EL1 Akron RubberDucks

Winning Streak Ends as Aeros Fall 5-1

Published on May 24, 2008 under Eastern League (EL1)
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AKRON, OH - Erie's Danny Christensen tossed seven innings of one-run baseball for his first win since July 29th of last year and halted Akron's five-game winning streak in the process, as the SeaWolves claimed a 5-1 victory before 2,877 fans at Canal Park Saturday night. Erie improved to 18-30 while the Aeros slipped to 23-22.

Akron starter Ryan Edell got a couple of nifty defensive plays behind him in the first two innings, but it was a play the Aeros couldn't make in the top of the third that led to the first run of the game. A pair of singles put runners at first and second with no one out for the Wolves, but Edell promptly induced a come-backer from Kody Kirkland. Edell fielded it cleanly and fired to shortstop Brandon Chaves at the second base bag, but Chaves dropped the ball and lost the chance at turning a double play. That extra out proved costly a batter later, as Max Leon delivered a sacrifice fly to right to put Erie ahead 1-0.

The Aeros had good chances to tie the game or take the lead in the next two frames, but both times the SeaWolves held Akron at bay. In the bottom of the third, Christensen issued three straight walks to load the bases with two away, but recovered to get Wes Hodges on a fly out to center to end the inning. Then in the bottom of the fourth Chaves delivered a two-out single to center that looked like it would knot the game, but Deik Scram delivered a perfect strike to the plate to throw out Stephen Head and keep Erie on top.

The SeaWolves added a pair of big insurance runs in the top of the seventh, as Danny Worth ripped a two-run double off the left field wall for a 3-0 lead. Akron got on the board courtesy of Jose Constanza's RBI infield single in the bottom of the frame, but Erie's Dusty Ryan answered with a solo home run in the top of the eighth to make it 4-1. Leon then capped the scoring with an RBI single in the top of the ninth to account for the final margin.

Christensen (1-4) held Akron to just a run on six hits over a season-high seven innings of work for the victory, while Edell (1-4) ended up with nothing to show for his third quality start of the year. The left-hander was charged with three runs and six hits in 6.1 innings, and has not won since April 23rd in Altoona. Head paced the offense with his second straight three-hit night, and Gimenez reached base three times on a double and two walks.

Game three in this four-game series is set for 2:05 p.m. Sunday afternoon, with Akron's Kevin Dixon (2-3, 4.34 ERA) taking on SeaWolves lefty Luke French (2-4, 4.15 ERA). Sunday is of course a Family Pack Day, with four tickets, four hot dogs, four bags of chips and four sodas for just $48. The game broadcast begins at 1:50 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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