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Gardner Roughed up as Aeros Fall to Senators

Published on May 24, 2011 under Eastern League (EL1)
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AKRON, OH - The Akron Aeros lost game two of a four-game series to the Harrisburg Senators 11-6 Tuesday at Canal Park.

Right-handed pitcher Joe Gardner suffered the loss for the Aeros pitching 4.1 innings, giving up nine runs (six earned) on nine hits, walking two and striking out three.

Left-hander Matt Chico came in from the bullpen and earned the win for Harrisburg lasting 1.1 innings, giving up three earned runs on three hits, walking two and striking out two. Erik Arnesen pitched three scoreless innings of relief to earn the save.

Tim Fedroff went 1-for-3 with a double and two RBI to extend his hitting streak to 18 games, which is the longest in the Eastern League this season.

The Senators (21-20) began their scoring in the top of the first inning. Steve Lombardozzi led off with a triple and Josh Johnson singled him home to make it 1-0. With two outs and one on, Derek Norris hit a two-run home run to give Harrisburg a 3-0 lead. Bill Rhinehart capped the frame with an RBI double.

Harrisburg added to their lead in the top of the fourth inning. With one out, Stephen King singled and Jonathan Tucker reached on a Juan Diaz error. Lombardozzi followed with a single scoring King and advancing Tucker to third. Josh Johnson singled home Tucker to give the Senators a 6-0 lead. Lombardozzi scored on an Alex Valdez ground out to make it 7-0.

The Senators scored two more in the top of the fifth inning to take a 9-0 lead.

The Aeros (22-24) answered with three in the bottom of the frame. Karexon Sanchez led off with a double and advanced to third on a wild pitch. Following a strikeout, Sanchez scored on a Jordan Henry groundout to make it 9-1. Fedroff followed with a walk and scored when Archie Gilbert misplayed a ball in left field. Later in the frame, Matt McBride singled home a run to cut the deficit to 9-3.

Akron added three more in the bottom of the sixth inning on a Henry RBI double and a Fedroff two-RBI double to close the gap to 9-6.

Harrisburg added runs in the top of the eighth and ninth innings and went on to the win.

The Aeros and Senators will continue their series Wednesday night. Akron will give the ball to right-hander Austin Adams, who is 4-3 with a 2.45 ERA this season. He will face southpaw Oliver Perez, who is 1-0 with a 0.00 ERA in 2011. First pitch is set for 7:05 p.m. The game can be heard on Fox Sports 1350 AM or online at sportsradio1350.com. Coverage begins at 6:50 p.m.

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