Minor Issues: Aeros win Sixth Straight, Kinston Breaks Streak

WHAT'S THE NEWS

It's time to get back in tune with everything. We've not done the normal rotation in about a week and it feels like things are a bit out of whack.

So here we are, with me working just one day next week, and not till Wednesday the week after, things are going to get back to normal for a bit.

I feel out of tune with the minor league teams, so let's get back into tune.

Hey an update on number of players on each roster with all the movement going on.

Columbus: 23
They actually are a player short after they got to call up Jensen Lewis. Of note, Andy Cannizaro came off the disabled list.
Akron: 24
Merchan is up, Haines went to Kinston, Gomez is with MV as a paper move, I'm assuming
Kinston: 26
Heath Taylor, Joey Mahalic, and I guess Matt Brown are all on the DL. I guess Garrison Campfield and Mike McGuire are also gone to Mahoning Valley, probably as paper moves. Eric Perlozzo was released to make room for Kyle Haines from Akron.
Lake County: 26
Matt Willard was sent to Columbus, and now MV, probably as a paper move, or who knows.
Mahoning Valley: 31
Like I've been saying, MV has a bunch of paper move players on their roster for the time being.

COLUMBUS

I have to wonder why we're continuing down this road of retread city. The Gwinnett Braves collected 21 hits and scored 15 runs, with 10 of them being charged to Zach Jackson.

Michael Tejera gave up three runs in relief.

The point is this.

With all the infusion of young pitchers, there are definitely arms at the lower levels to replace someone if they do a chain of call-ups.

So just release Bobby Livingston and Michael Tejera or Kenny Ray. Call up Ryan Edell to Columbus, Eric Berger to Akron, Bryan Price fits into the Kinston rotation, and

Anyway, moving on. Jordan Brown doubled and had two hits that knocked in two runs on the night. Damaso Espino knocked in the other two runs via a two-run home run.

AKRON

Speaking of... Ryan Edell pitched six scoreless in the Aeros win over Binghamton. Six straight for Akron.

Edell gave up five hits and one walk with four strikeouts and he is now 4-1 with a 2.32 ERA. I'd get him up there.

Not a good night for the mascot, Zach Putnam, who gave up four runs, three earned in just 1.1 innings of work.

Neil Wagner struck out three to get his first save.

The offense was rolling and the big blast came off the bat of Carlos Rivero, who finally displayed that power we all know he has.

His fifth jack of the year was a grand slam home run in the third inning. It was his lone hit of the night, but it was a big one. It's his third home run in as many games and his fourth in the last ten. We all knew he had it in him.

Beau Mills had a four hit night that knocked in two runs, scored one, and doubled.

McBride went 0-5 a night after killing everyone, it happens.

KINSTON

There's a win for Kinston! The K-Tribe beat Myrtle Beach 7-0 to snap that ugly losing streak.

Bad news though... Alex Perez left the game after facing just one hitter with an undisclosed injury. He struck out the leadoff hitter and was then replaced by Bryce Stowell.

Stowell combined with Jonathan Holt, CC Lee, and Kyle Landis to give up just four hits and four walks and strike out 11 in the shutout.

A few hitters with a few hits, but Tim Fedroff had the best night. Fedroff is heating up and after homering last night, he had three hits and three runs batted in, with a double and a run scored.

LAKE COUNTY

Welcome back!

Jeremie Tice returned to the Captains this week and last night, he got back into the swing of things by swinging his bat and connecting four times in the Captains win over Kannapolis.

Between Tice and Donnie Webb, the Captains didn't need much.

Tice went 4-4 with two RBI, a run scored, and a stolen base. Webb was 3-4 with two runs scored, and his 29th stolen base. Nate Recknagel also knocked in a run.

Chris Jones got the win by going five innings and giving up just one run. Steve Smith pitched a scoreless ninth to pick up save number 18.

MAHONING VALLEY

More dominant pitching for the Valley, how nice it is.

The Scrappers beat Batavia 2-0 behind Clayton Cook's gem.

Cook went six innings, gave up just three hits and two walks with four punch outs. He picked up his second win while Tyler Sturdevant picked up save number two and finished off the four-hit shutout.

Kyle Smith the shortstop and Casey Frawley knocked in the runs for the Scrappers, with Frawley collecting two hits. He's hitting .321 since getting called up.

ARIZONA LEAGUE

The AZL Pads kicked the AZL Indians in the teeth last night.

Kirk Wetmore gave up four runs in four innings to fall to 0-2. Jose Flores followed him up with four more runs, but only one earned.

Nick Sarianides with three scoreless innings and just one hit and four strikeouts to stop the bleeding.

The two runs were knocked in by Moises Montero, who had a double. Roberto Perez continues to hit his head off with two more runs and a double.