UPDATED: The Columbus Clippers and Akron Aeros both lose on Thursday, but the Kinston Indians cruise to a win.
Delvi Cid is one of the quickest players in the Indians organization.Updated at 12:40 a.m.
AAA Columbus Clippers
Bulls 4, Clippers 2 Durham, N.C., got two-run hits in both the sixth and seventh innings Thursday, erasing a 2-0 deficit and taking an International League victory over visiting Columbus to earn a split of their four-game set. Columbus got home runs from Nick Weglarz in the second inning and Wes Hodges in the fourth, but only generated three other hits against Durham starter Heath Phillips (8-6). R.J. Swindle pitched the last 1 1/3 innings to earn the save, allowing only a two-out hit in the ninth.
Notes: Going into Thursday night's game, OF Nick Weglarz (.289) was 16-for-40 (.400) with four doubles and three home runs in his last nine games....OF Jordan Brown (.291) was 11-for-46 (.239) in his last 10 games, but had five doubles, two home runs and 11 RBI....2B Cord Phelps (.377) was on a 10-game hitting streak, going 16-for-38 (.421)....LHP David Huff is 4-0 with a 3.14 ERA in his five starts after being sent from the Indians to the Clippers....RH reliever Vinnie Pestano (1-1, seven saves, 1.86) hadn't allowed a run in his last eight games, pitching 9 1/3 innings and fanning 10, while allowing three hits and two walks.
AA Akron Aeros
Phillies 4, Aeros 1 Reading, Pa., beat visiting Akron in the opening game of their four-game Eastern League series. The loss snapped the Aeros' seven-game winning streak.
Notes: The Aeros were on a seven-game winning streak going into Thursday night's game....2B Jason Kipnis (.338) had multi-hit games in six of the previous seven games, going 16-for-28 (.571) with four doubles....OF Jerad Head (.296) had an extra-base hit in each of the previous seven games, going 12-for-24 with five doubles and three homers....RHP Shane Lindsay was promoted to Class AAA Columbus and LH Nick Hagadone, Thursday night's starting pitcher, was activated from the disabled list. In 10 relief outings for Akron, Lindsay had an 0.77 ERA in 11 2/3 innings, striking out 18 and allowing just two hits, but walking 12. Hagadone, considered a top prospect, had been on the disabled list since July 5 with left shoulder discomfort. Going into Thursday night's game, Hagadone was 1-0 with a 5.48 ERA in 23 innings pitched over six starts for the Aeros, after going 1-3 with a 2.39 ERA for Kinston. The Indians continue to be cautious with Hagadone, who underwent Tommy John reconstructive elbow surgery in June, 2008.
Advanced A Kinston Indians
Indians 10, Blue Rocks 3 Tyler Sturdevant (1-0) picked up the Carolina League victory in Kinston, N.C., pitching a scoreless two innings of relief against Wilmington, Del. He struck out three.
Notes: Going into Thursday night's game, OF Lucas Montero (.269) was batting .378 (14-for-37) with three triples in his last 10 games....OF Donnie Webb (.256) was hitting .324 (11-for-34) in his last 10 games with three doubles and one homer.
A Lake County Captains
Captains 8, Bees 1 RH starter and winner Clayton Cook (5-6, 3.68) held Burlington to one run on four hits in six innings for the host Captains, and RH reliever Antwonie Hubbard (3.12) pitched three scoreless, one-hit innings to earn his second save. OF Delvi Cid (.249) was 3-for-5 with two runs and three stolen bases, taking over the Midwest League lead with 46 swipes.
Notes: Captains 1B Adam Abraham (.220) lined a two-run double and singled, giving him a six-game hitting streak during which he's 10-for-26 (.385) with four doubles, two homers and seven RBI....SS Casey Frawley (.266) had an RBI double, a sacrifice fly and a run scored, making him 13-for-37 (.351) with three doubles, one triple, 10 RBI and nine runs in his last 10 games.... 3B Kyle Smith (.276) drilled a double and RBI single, making him 7-for-15 (.467) in his last four games....C Dwight Childs got his first hit -- he has just 12 at bats -- with the Captains, a two-run single....Cook is 4-2 with a 2.25 ERA in his last eight games, striking out 36 in 44 innings while allowing 11 walks and 35 hits.
A Mahoning Valley Scrappers
Crosscutters 7, Scrappers 2 Mahoning Valley's Carlos Moncrief hit his third homer of the season in the loss at Williamsport, Pa., in New York-Penn League action.
Notes: Going into Thursday night's game, LH reliever Nick Kirk (0-0, four saves, 2.77) had struck out 23 while allowing just eight hits and three walks in 13 innings....3B Giovanny Urshela (.250) was hitting .310 (13-for-42) in his last 10 games....1B Jonathan Burnette (.320) was hitting .342 (25-for-73) in July, with two doubles, three triples and two homers....2B Daniel DeGeorge (.247) was batting .310 (9-for-29) with two doubles and two stolen bases in his last 10 games.
Independent Lake Erie Crushers
Crushers vs. Cruisers, suspended The Cruisers were leading Oakland County, Mich., 2-0, after four innings when umpires called the game because of heavy rain. The Frontier League game in Avon will resume at 5:05 p.m. today and followed by a seven-inning contest to begin 30 minutes after the suspended game.
Notes: Going into Thursday night's game, 3B Andrew Davis was second in the Frontier League in hitting (.346) and sixth in RBI (40). He was 8-for-22 (.364) in his last six games, with one double, two home runs and six RBI....RHP Matthew Smith (7-4, 3.62) was tied for the league lead in wins, and RHP Josh Roberts (5-1, 2.16) led the league in ERA.