EL1 Akron RubberDucks

Chisenhall Homers Twice, Aeros Win 10-6

Published on August 7, 2010 under Eastern League (EL1)
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NEW BRITAIN, CT - The Aeros defeated the New Britain Rock Cats 10-6 in a slugfest Saturday night, jumping back to their winning ways the night after snapping a season-high six-game losing streak. Third baseman Lonnie Chisenhall homered twice in the final three innings as Akron overcame a rough Double-A debut from left-hander T.J. McFarland in front of 6,489 fans at New Britain Stadium. With the win, the Aeros (58-54) are now 3.5 games behind the Western Division wild card and the Rock Cats fell to 33-81.

Akron started with a bang in the top of the second against New Britain starting pitcher Deolis Guerra. First baseman Beau Mills led off the second with a double and shortstop Carlos Rivero created an early 1-0 advantage with an RBI single to right field.

The lead did not last long as the Rock Cats responded against McFarland in the bottom half of the frame. Erik Lis smashed a two-run homer to right field while a double-steal, double-error play plated two more to create a three-run deficit for the Aeros.

New catcher Juan Apodaca promptly led another rally in the top of the third with a single before back-to-back singles from left fielder Cristo Arnal and center fielder Jordan Henry loaded the bases. A wild pitch scored Apodaca and Akron reclaimed a 6-4 lead on two-run singles from second baseman Jason Kipnis and right fielder John Drennen.

New Britain tied the game in the bottom of that frame on four singles and a run-scoring walk but the visitors re-claimed the edge for good in the fourth. Designated hitter Tim Fedroff started with a double and later scored on Guerra's third wild pitch of the game.

Reliever Steven Wright led the charge for the Aeros bullpen after that inning and Chisenhall helped the team add to the lead in the seventh. He homered to left-center with one-out in the frame before Drennen recorded another RBI double, and in the ninth, Chisenhall provided for the final margin on yet another blast to right with a full count.

Wright (1-1) earned the victory by recording a pair of shutout innings of relief with three strikeouts and a lone walk. Guerra (2-8) struggled mightily in taking the loss, permitting seven runs on nine hits in just four innings pitched. McFarland allowed six runs (five earned) on nine hits with two walks and five strikeouts in four frames after earning the promotion from Class A Kinston earlier in the day. Akron's bullpen followed with five innings of one-hit shutout baseball led by performances from Wright and Bryan Price.

Chisenhall finished 3-for-5 on the night with his two homers and three runs scored, now ranking second on the team with 14 home runs this year. Mills, Fedroff, Apodaca and Drennen each collected two hits as well and the latter delivered a game-high three RBI.

The Aeros conclude their weeklong road trip Sunday afternoon at New Britain Stadium with a 1:35 p.m. first pitch time in the series finale against the Rock Cats. Akron ace right-hander Alex White (6-5, 1.84 ERA) hopes to complete the three-game sweep against New Britain's Kyle Gibson (6-5, 3.61 ERA). Join Ken Carman for Sunday afternoon's radio broadcast beginning at 1:35 p.m. on Fox Sports 1350 AM and at www.akronaeros.com. For more information, please call the Akron Aeros at (330) 253-5151.

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