The rehabbing Cleveland Indians stars both contribute as the Aeros get a Class AA win over the Altoona Curve.
AAA Columbus Clippers
Clippers 8, Bulls 3 Columbus used a five-run fourth inning to take control of the game, then added two more in the sixth to clinch the victory at Durham, N.C.
Clippers first baseman Jordan Brown (.293) was 1-for-5 with a bases-clearing double in the big fourth inning. In the sixth inning, left fielder Nick Weglarz (.286) had an RBI double and catcher Lou Marson (.161) an RBI single.
Columbus scored six runs in 3 1/3 innings off Durham starter Jeremy Hellickson (11-3, 2.56 ERA), but five were unearned because of a fielding error by first baseman Chris Richard.
Clippers starting pitcher Yohan Pino (8-5, 5.54) gave up three runs on five hits in six innings, striking out two.
AA Akron Aeros
Aeros 4, Curve 1 Cleveland Indians shortstop Asdrubal Cabrera was 2-for-4 with an RBI and right fielder Shin-Soo Choo was 1-for-3 as Akron defeated Altoona, Pa., at Canal Park. Cabrera and Choo are in Akron on a rehab assignment and are expected to rejoin the Indians on Friday. Aeros second baseman Jason Kipnis (.336) was 3-for-4 with a double, and right fielder Matt McBride (.280) was 3-for-4 with a double, a homer and two RBI.
Advanced A Kinston Indians
Dash 7, Indians 3 The K-Tribe found itself down, 7-0, after five innings and was unable to rally against Winston-Salem in Kinston, N.C. Indians designated hitter Nate Recknagel (.234) had a three-run homer in the fifth inning as Kinston mustered only six hits for the game.
A Lake County Captains
Kernels 5, Captains 1 Designated hitter Chris Kersten's home run in the ninth inning prevented Lake County from getting shut out at Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Kernels starting pitcher Fabio Martinez Mesa (6-2, 3.73) held the Captains to four hits over seven innings and struck out nine.
A Mahoning Valley Scrappers
Crosscutters 3, Scrappers 0 Three Williamsport, Pa., pitchers combined on a four-hitter to get the victory at Niles, Ohio. Mahoning Valley right fielder Carlos Moncrief (.214) had two hits, including a double.
Independent Lake Erie Crushers Beach Bums 4, Crushers 2 Andrew Davis had two hits for Lake Erie in the loss to Traverse City, Mich., at All-Pro Freight Stadium.