'Wolves Fall on Walkoff In the Ninth
July 28, 2008 - Eastern League (EL1)
Erie SeaWolves News Release
The SeaWolves fell on Monday night on a walkoff home run in the series opener at Canal Park against the Akron Aeros by a score of 8-7.
The Aeros struck first against Erie spot starter Juan Cedeno in the top of the first inning. Josh Rodriguez drew a leadoff walk and Bronson Sardinha singled to put a pair on for Wes Hodges. Hodges lined a double down the left field line, scoring both baserunners, giving Akron a 2-0 lead. Stephen Head, with one out, doubled home Hodges for a 3-0 lead. Wyatt Toregas followed with a single to put runners on the corners for Ryan Goleski. Goleski connected on a sacrifice fly to center, scoring Head for a 4-0 lead.
The SeaWolves would get on the board in the top of the third inning against Akron starter Ryan Edell. Santo De Leon led off and connected on a solo home run, his second, over the wall in left to make it a 4-1 game. The hit was Erie's first of the game and for De Leon, it was his second home run at Canal Park.
Akron would go back ahead by four runs in the bottom of the fourth. Hodges doubled for the second time with one out and was doubled home by Matt Whitney for a 5-1 Akron advantage. Whitney would be the last batter Cedeno faced in the game as reliever Rudy Darrow came in to get the final two outs of the inning. Darrow would retire all eight batters he faced in the game in his Double-A debut.
The âWolves cut the lead in the sixth down to three runs when, with two outs, Casper Wells connected on a solo home run, his sixth, to make it a 5-2 game.
In the top of the seventh, the Aeros went to the bullpen to get reliever Reid Santos. Jeff Frazier led off and was hit by a pitch. Ryan Roberson singled and Dusty Ryan walked to load the bases. Deik Scram flew out for the first out of the inning. De Leon came in and doubled passed Hodges at third, down the left field line. Frazier and Roberson scored to make it a one-run game at 5-4. With runners on second and third, Caonabo Cosme, in his first game since returning from the disabled list, grounded home Ryan, tying the game at 5-5.
Akron regained the lead against reliever Ben Fritz in the bottom of the seventh. Whitney led off with a single and Head homered to right to make it 7-5. The home run for Head was his ninth of the year and his fourth against Erie.
The âWolves again tied the game in the top of the eighth. With two outs, Frazier lined a single up the middle bringing Roberson to the plate. Roberson connected on a two-run, opposite field home run, his 19th, making it a 7-7 game.
The Aeros would win the game in the bottom of the ninth inning against reliever Brendan Wise (2-1) when Hodges led off and connected on a line drive home run over the wall in left. The home run was the 12th of the season for Hodges and it gave Akron the 8-7 win.
The loss drops Erie to 7-9 against Akron and to 0-12 in Monday games.
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