Akron Aeros Top Harrisburg Senators 4-2 - AA, Eastern League

MLN - THE RAW FEED - www.mlntherawfeed.com - AKRON, OH – Frank Herrmann tossed six strong innings and the Aeros got contributions from every hitter in the lineup in a 4-2 win over Harrisburg before 3,736 fans at Canal Park Sunday. Akron (9-13) rebounded to win the final two games and split the four-game series with the first-place Senators (14-9).
 
The Aeros never trailed in the game, opening the scoring with a run in the bottom of the first. Josh Rodriguez laced a one-out single to right, and then raced all the way to third after the ball skipped past Justin Maxwell. Michael Aubrey then came through with a soft liner past the drawn-in infielders and back up the middle to make it 1-0. Rodriguez pushed the lead to 2-0 with a two-out RBI double in the third, and the Aeros tacked on two more runs in the fourth.
 
Matt Whitney led things off with a double and went to third on a single by Wes Hodges, and a hit-and-run base hit by Chris Gimenez scored Whitney and put runners back on the corners. Ryan Goleski followed with a pop-up to shallow center, and Senators shortstop Ian Desmond made an impressive over-the-shoulder catch for the first out. As Desmond turned back to the infield however, he noticed Gimenez was a long way from first base and tried to double him off. The throw was too high for a leaping Andrew LeFave though, and as it rolled down the first base line Hodges alertly ran home with an insurance run.
 
Harrisburg got on the board with a solo home run from Mike Daniel in the fifth, and a throwing error by Hodges allowed another run to score in the eighth for the final margin.
 
Herrmann (3-1) was impressive with his second straight quality start, holding the Senators to one run and scattering eight hits in six innings. He issued two walks and struck out four, and made big pitches at the right time in stranding seven runners (including four in scoring position in the first four innings). Josh Hall (1-3) suffered the loss for Harrisburg, allowing all four runs (two earned) on seven hits in five innings. Sung-Wei Tseng and Shawn Nottingham combined for six outs in relief, and Randy Newsom, pitching for the third straight day, notched his fourth save of the season with a perfect ninth. Rodriguez and Hodges both had two hits at the plate, and every hitter in the lineup reached base at least once.
 
The Aeros get their first schedule off-day Monday before getting back to work with the opener of a three-game series Tuesday night at 7:05 p.m. against the Erie SeaWolves. Lefty Ryan Edell (1-0, 2.22 ERA) will go for Akron against Erie southpaw Luke French (1-2, 5.79 ERA). It will also be a two-for-one Tuesday at Canal Park, with two-for-one deals on tickets and select concessions. The game broadcast begins at 6:50 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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