Team features some Indians prospects, some of whom could help when major league rosters expand in September. Also, the Aeros, Kinston Indians, Captains, Scrappers and Crushers.
MINOR LEAGUE NOTES
AAA Columbus Clippers
Notes: The Clippers are on their all-star break. The 2011 Triple A All-Star Game will be played in Salt Lake City on Wednesday night....The Clippers lead the International League West Division with a 58-33 record, 9 1/2 games ahead of the second-place Louisville Bats....Columbus hosts the Indianapolis Indians on Thursday night.
CF Ezequiel Carrera (.288) is 11-for-37 (.297) with eight stolen bases in eight attempts in his last nine games. He leads the IL with 33 steals. He has been caught stealing just four times, and three of those are on pickoffs....IF Jason Donald (.295) is 8-for-18 (.444) with one double and two home runs in his last five games....2B Jason Kipnis (.297) is 2-for-15 (.133) in his last four games, after going 11-for-22 (.500) with three homers and a double in his previous six games.
LH Scott Barnes (7-4, 3.68) is 0-2 with a 5.56 ERA, striking out eight and walking three in 11 1/3 innings in his last two starts, including Sunday's game, when he injured his left knee. Prior to those two outings, Barnes was 5-1 with a 1.88 ERA in his previous eight games, striking out 55, walking 16 and giving up 35 hits in 48 innings....RH Jeanmar Gomez (9-3, 2.40) is 6-2 with a 2.05 ERA in his last 10 games, during which he has fanned 52, walked 21 and yielded 58 hits in 70 1/3 innings....LH David Huff (8-2, 3.70) is 5-0 with a 3.09 ERA in his last seven games, fanning 36, walking 10 and giving up 36 hits in 46 2/3 innings.
RH reliever Josh Judy (2-2, 13 saves, 3.09) is 0-1 with six saves in his last 10 games. He has given up five runs -- all unearned -- struck out 17, walked five and allowed six hits in 11 2/3 innings....RH Justin Germano (0-1, three saves, 4.07) is 0-0 with two saves and has not given up a run in his last seven games, including one start. He has struck out 15, walked none and given up five hits in 12 2/3 innings.
AA Akron Aeros
Notes: Going into Monday night's home game against the Erie SeaWolves, catcher Michel Hernandez was 10-for-22 (.455) in eight games since joining the Aeros, with three doubles, seven RBI and no strikeouts....C-1B Raul Padron was 10-for-32 (.313) as an Aero, with three doubles, one homer and nine RBI.
RH closer Cory Burns (2-3, 24 saves, 2.21) had not given up a run in his last 17 appearances. He had fanned 16, walked three and allowed seven hits in 17 2/3 innings....RH Paolo Espino (4-0, one save, 2.79) was 3-0 with a 2.16 ERA in his last nine games, including two starts. He had struck out 23, walked nine and given up 28 hits in 33 1/3 innings....LH reliever Eric Berger (2-0, 3.52) was 1-0 with a 1.38 ERA in his last eight games, striking out 18, walking five and yielding 11 hits in 13 innings....LH T.J. McFarland (5-4, 4.30) is 3-0 with a 1.80 ERA in his last four games. In 25 innings, he has fanned 20, walked eight and given up 15 hits.
Advanced A Kinston Indians
Notes: Including the Indians' 9-1 road loss to the Frederick Keys on Monday, OF Abner Abreu (.227) is 9-for-23 (.391) with four homers, two triples and two doubles in his last four games....OF Anthony Gallas, of Strongsville High School and Kent State, is hitting .161 in 87 at bats since being promoted from Lake County. He is in a 1-for-28 slump over his last seven games, the hit being a home run. In Gallas' last 24 at bats, he has struck out just once, putting the baseball in play in his other 23 at bats, but getting just the one hit -- the homer.
3B Adam Abraham (.256) is 5-for-13 (.385) with two homers in his last four games....RH reliever Kyle Landis is 3-0 with one save and an 0.89 ERA for Kinston. He has struck out 24, walked four and given up 10 hits in 20 1/3 innings....LH reliever Francisco Jimenez (3-1, 3.64) is 2-0 and has not allowed a run in 10 1/3 innings in his last four games. He has struck out 12, walked none and allowed seven hits....LH Drew Pomeranz (3-2), Cleveland's first pick and the fifth overall in the 2010 draft, leads the Carolina League with a 1.87 ERA. In 77 innings, he has struck out 95, walked 32 and allowed 56 hits, including just two homers.
RH Brett Brach (6-5, 2.71) is 3-2 with a 2.17 ERA in his last nine games. In 54 innings, he's fanned 30, walked 13 and allowed 40 hits....LH T.J. House (6-7, 3.95) is 4-1 with a 1.80 ERA in his last six games, allowing just 19 hits in 35 innings.
A Lake County Captains
Notes: Going into Monday night's home game against the Lansing Lugnuts, catcher Alex Monsalve (.282) was 13-for-32 (.406) with one homer and one double in his last eight games....OF Brian Heere (.231) had reached base in his last 13 games and was on an eight-game hitting streak, going 9-for-28 (.321) with two doubles....1B Jesus Aguilar (.288) was 13-for-39 (.333) with four doubles and two homers in his last 11 games....3B Giovanny Urshela (.230) was 16-for-52 (.308) with three doubles, one triple and one homer in his last 16 games.
RH reliever Dale Dickerson (1-1, two saves, 1.63) had not allowed a run in his last 10 games, fanning 10, walking none and allowing 10 hits in 11 2/3 innings....RH reliever Clayton Ehlert (1-2, 10 saves, 2.04) had given up one run on seven hits in his last 12 innings for an 0.75 ERA....RH reliever Bryce Stowell (0-1, 2.08) had struck out 16, walked eight and allowed six hits in 13 innings with the Captains.
A Mahoning Valley Scrappers
Notes: Going into Monday night's road game against the Williamsport Crosscutters, OF Jordan Smith (.356) was on a six-game hitting streak, going 9-for-18 (.500) with four doubles, one triple, six walks, four RBI and four runs....SS Tony Wolters (.306) was 13-for-36 (.361) with two doubles, one triple, six runs and five RBI in his last nine games.
LH Danny Jimenez was 1-0 with an 0.92 ERA in seven games, including three starts. He had struck out 14, walked 10 and allowed 17 hits (no homers) in 19 2/3 innings....RH reliever Cody Allen was 2-0 with a 2.04 ERA in seven games. He had fanned 22, walked six and given up seven hits (no homers)....RH reliever Enosil Tejeda (1-2, two saves, 3.60) was 1-2 with two saves and a 2.61 ERA in his last eight games, striking out 16 while allowing four walks and six hits (no homers) in 10 1/3 innings.
Independent Lake Erie Crushers
Notes: The Crushers are on their all-star break. They are the host team for the Frontier League All-Star Game. It will be played on Wednesday night at All-Pro Freight Stadium in Avon.
RH reliever Kelyn Schellenberg is 1-0 with one save and an 0.61 ERA in 23 games. He has struck out 13, walked one and given up 20 hits in 29 2/3 innings....OF Kevin Kulbacki (.304) is on a 14-game hitting streak, going 22-for-52 (.423) with five doubles....3B Andrew Davis (.292) is on an eight-game hitting streak, going 17-for-30 (.567) with one homer, one double, eight runs and six RBI....C Joel Collins (.311) has hit in six straight, going 8-for-21 (.381) with five RBI.