UPDATED: The Columbus Clippers win in 12 innings, and Karexon Sanchez has a big game for the Class A Kinston Indians.
The Indians hope that Nick Weglarz can develop into a run-producer in the big leagues.Updated at 12:15 a.m.
AAA Columbus Clippers
Clippers 8, Bulls 6 (12) Josh Judy (2-0) pitched two scoreless innings and Columbus scored two in the 12th inning to defeat the Bulls in International League play in Durham, N.C.
Notes: Going into Wednesday night's game, 2B Cord Phelps (.389; 42-for-108) was on a nine-game hitting streak, going 15-for-32 (.469) with two doubles, one triple and one home run. Phelps was batting .422 (35-for-83) in his last 23 games, and had hit in 16 straight road games, going 29-for-59 (.492)....OF Nick Weglarz (.286) was 14-for-31 (.452) with four doubles and two homers in his last eight games....OF Jose Constanza (.300) was tied for the International League lead with 25 stolen bases (in 27 attempts) and been safe on his last 13 tries....RH reliever Vinnie Pestano (1-1, seven saves, 2.00) was 1-0 with four saves in his last seven games, pitching 7 1/3 scoreless innings and fanning eight while allowing three hits and one walk. Pestano had struck out 35 and walked eight in 27 innings....RH reliever Josh Judy (1-0, 3.12) had struck out 35 and walked eight in 26 innings.
AA Akron Aeros
Aeros 4, Curve 2 Jerad Head's two-run homer, his ninth this season, led Akron to an Eastern League victory over visiting Altoona, Pa.
Notes: The Aeros were on a six-game winning streak going into Wednesday night's game....OF Matt McBride (.280) was batting .364 (28-for-77) with 11 home runs, seven doubles and 24 RBI in his last 20 games....2B Jason Kipnis (.338) was 15-for-25 (.600) with four doubles and two homers in his last six games -- getting three hits in each of three games and two hits in each of the other three games....3B Lonnie Chisenhall (.276) was on a seven-game hitting streak, going 10-for-27 (.370) with two doubles and a homer....RH reliever Chen Lee (4-3, 4.29) had allowed one run (unearned) in his last six games, striking out 17 in 10 1/3 innings, while giving up three hits and three walks....RH reliever Omar Aguilar (1-2, five saves, 3.63) was 0-0 with two saves and am 0.77 ERA in his last eight games, fanning 13 in 11 2/3 innings while yielding one walk and five hits....In his last four games, RH reliever Bryan Price (4-2, 3.55) had pitched 8 2/3 scoreless innings, getting one win while striking out nine, walking one and allowing three hits....RH reliever Shane Lindsay was 1-0 with an 0.84 ERA in nine games with the Aeros, striking out 16 and allowing two hits in 10 2/3 innings, but walking 11.
Advanced A Kinston Indians
Indians 5, Winston-Salem 1 Second baseman Karexon Sanchez (.262) slugged his ninth homer, a solo clout, slapped an RBI single and doubled and scored as the host Indians put together a 14-hit attack in support of right-handed starter and winner Austin Adams (2-0, 1.25). Adams pitched five scoreless, two-hit innings, before Marty Popham earned his third save, yielding one unearned run in four innings.
Notes: DH Juan Diaz (.179) singled three times, drove in one run and scored another. Catcher Chun Chen (.263) had a double, single, run and RBI, and CF Donnie Webb (.256) singled twice and scored a run....Adams has pitched 21 2/3 innings for Kinston in five games (four starts), striking out 23 while yielding seven walks and 16 hits. He has held opponents to a .203 batting average, after beginning the season at Lake County, where he was 2-4 with one save and a 3.54 ERA in 13 games (eight starts). With the Captains, Adams struck out 61 in 53 1/3 innings, while allowing 21 walks, 40 hits and a .206 batting average....After three so-so outings, RH starter Joseph Gardner is 2-0 with a 1.38 ERA over 13 innings in his last two games. Gardner is 8-4 with a 2.62 ERA in 14 starts with Kinston, after going 1-0 with a 3.24 ERA in six starts at Lake County. He has struck out a combined 113 batters and walked 42 in 104 innings, while giving up just 69 hits and four homers. At Kinston, he is holding batters to a .189 average after a .185-average-against at Lake County.
A Lake County Captains
Bees 6, Captains 4 Jake Kuelbler drove in three runs to lead Burlington (Iowa) to a Midwest League win over host Lake County.
Notes: Going into Wednesday night's game, 1B Chris Kersten (.284) had four home runs and 11 RBI in his last five games....LHP Matt Packer (8-4) leads the Midwest League with a 1.65 ERA. He has pitched in 22 games -- the first 11 in relief and the last 11 starts -- and has struck out 78 while allowing 12 walks and 67 hits in 82 innings....RH reliever Jeremy Johnson (3-1, 3.60) had pitched 8 2/3 scoreless, three-hit innings in his last three games, earning his first save while striking out 10 and walking two....LH reliever Francisco Jimenez (6-1, one save, 3.46) was 1-0 and has not allowed a run in his last five games, spanning 9 2/3 innings....SS Argenis Martinez, 20, was 11-for-36 (.306) in his last 10 games, boosting his batting average from .158 to .184.
A Mahoning Valley Scrappers
Scrappers 6, Spikes 4 Brian Heere had two hits and two RBI to lead Mahoning Valley's 13-hit attack in its 11-inning New York-Penn League victory at State College, Pa.
Notes: Going into Wednesday night's game, RH reliever James Ehlert (0-2, two saves, 2.55) had struck out 25, walked four and not allowed a home run in 17 2/3 innings....OF Jonathan Burnette (.316) was on a five-game hitting streak, going 7-for-17 (.412)....RH starter Alex Kaminsky is fourth in the New York-Penn League in wins (four) and seventh in ERA (2.04). He has given up just two homers in 35 1/3 innings.
Independent Lake Erie Crushers
Traverse City 7, Crushers 5 Shortstop Jodam Rivera (.294) and 2B Andrew Saylor (.214) both hit solo home runs, but it wasn't enough for the host Crushers to lose their fourth straight game. 3B Andrew Davis (.346) singled, doubled and got his 40th RBI. Rivera's homer was his third; Saylor's, his fourth.
Notes: Crushers RHP Alberto Rolon (2-0, seven saves, 3.62) will make his first start of the season when the Crushers host Oakland County at All Pro Freight Stadium on Thursday night. Rolon has pitched 36 2/3 innings, striking out 42 while allowing 12 walks and 28 hits....LH Ronnie Morales pitched 2 2/3 scoreless, hitless innings in relief for the Crushers on Wednesday, fanning three and walking two.