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Phillies Blow Out Aeros 14-1

Published on May 18, 2008 under Eastern League (EL1)
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READING, PA - The Aeros sat around for more than two hours to wrap up their series with the Reading Phillies Sunday afternoon at FirstEnergy Stadium, and in the end the wait really wasn't worth it.

Reading scored five runs in both the second and third innings and never looked back, scoring a 14-1 decision over Akron before 4,513 fans. The Phillies improved to 19-22 with the win while the Aeros fell to 18-21. Reading's 14 runs matched a season-high for an Aeros opponent, and the 20 hits given up by Akron pitching set a new season-high.

The Phillies struck for a run in the bottom of the first on Lou Marson's RBI single, but things really got out of hand an inning later. Luke Appert led off with a solo home run to left-center, and Greg Golson made it 4-0 with a two-run single up the middle. Reading then tacked on two more runs on RBI hits from Marson and Joey Hammond to make it 6-0 after two, and the tough times continued for the Aeros in the third. Jason Donald singled home a run to push the lead to 7-0, and Marson then put an exclamation point on things with a grand slam to make it 11-0.

Akron got on the board with a sacrifice fly from Wes Hodges in the fourth, his team-leading 34th RBI of the year in his 39th game, but couldn't muster anything else. Golson capped the scoring with a three-run bomb off Erik Stiller in the eighth.

Antonio Bastardo (2-1) got the win with six innings of one-run baseball for Reading, while Akron starter Frank Herrmann (4-3) suffered through just 2.1 innings, allowing nine runs and a dozen hits. Brandon Pinckney extended his hitting streak to nine games with a 2-4 effort, and Jose Constanza collected a pair of hits as well.

The Aeros head back to open an eight-game homestand Monday evening against Altoona at Canal Park. Left-hander Ryan Edell (1-3, 5.59 ERA) will get the start for Akron on Dollar Dog night, with all hot dogs just $1 all night long. The game broadcast begins at 12:50 p.m. on SportsRadio 1350 AM and online at www.akronaeros.com. For more information, please call the Aeros at (330) 253-5151.

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