Going into Wednesday night's game, Chisenhall was 13-for-33 (.394) with one double, one triple, three homers, 12 RBI and 11 runs in his last nine games.
Lonnie Chisenhall's hitting has keyed Akron's eight-game winning streak.FARM REPORT
AAA Columbus Clippers
Tonight: Rochester (24-35) at Clippers (36-24), 7:05. Red Wings LHP Ryan Mullins (3-4, 4.83) vs. Clippers RHP Carlos Carrasco (4-2, 4.68).
Notes: Carrasco went into Wednesday night's game having won his last two starts, despite allowing 11 earned runs on 19 hits in 13 innings. It helped that he walked just three in the two games and struck out 12....IF Jared Goedert was 5-for-11 (.455) with three doubles in his first three games with the Clippers. He had hit .325 with 14 doubles, seven home runs and 32 RBI in 44 games at AA Akron before being promoted....2B Cord Phelps has been promoted to Columbus after batting .296 with two homers and 23 RBI at Akron....The Clippers' average home attendance going into Wednesday night was 7,920, seventh best in Minor League Baseball.
AA Akron Aeros
Tonight: New Hampshire (36-23) at Aeros (28-30), 7:05. Fisher Cats LHP Luis Perez (5-5, 4.82) vs. Aeros LHP Scott Barnes (1-5, 7.17).
Notes: The Aeros were on an eight-game winning streak going into Wednesday night's game....They were 16-9 in games with Damaso Espino in the lineup at catcher. Espino was batting .325 (25-for-77)....3B Lonnie Chisenhall (.286) was 13-for-33 (.394) with one double, one triple, three homers, 12 RBI and 11 runs in his last nine games. His two-run, walkoff home run in the bottom of the ninth inning gave the Aeros a 4-3 win over New Hampshire on Tuesday night...IF Carlos Rivero (.235) was on an 11-game hitting streak, going 13-for-43 (.302) with five doubles, six RBI and six runs....LF Matt McBride (.265) had hit in seven straight games, going 9-for-27 (.333) with two doubles, a triple and five RBI.
Advanced A Kinston Indians
Tonight: Indians (29-30) at Wilmington (28-31), 7:00. Indians RHP Joseph Gardner (3-1, 2.14) vs. Blue Rocks LHP Ivor Hodgson (2-4, 5.33).
Notes: Gardner went into Wednesday night's game 3-1 with a 2.14 ERA in six starts spanning 33 2/3 innings for Kinston, striking out 26 while yielding 21 hits, one homer and 16 walks. Combined with his six starts for Class A Lake County, Gardner was 4-1 with a 2.61 ERA, fanning 64 and giving up 38 hits, three homers and 27 walks in 58 2/3 innings....C Richard Martinez (.148) went 38 straight at bats without a hit before lining a single in the top of the fifth inning during Tuesday night's 2-1 loss at Wilmington.
A Lake County Captains
Tonight: Captains (39-19) at Clinton (32-26), 8:00. Captains LHP Vidal Nuno (1-1, 6.52) vs. LumberKings RHP Taylor Stanton (5-2, 3.44).
Notes: Going into Wednesday night's game, LF Bo Greenwell was batting a combined .256 (32-for-125) in May and June, with four doubles, one triple and 12 RBI. During April, Greenwell batted .405 (32-for-79) with seven doubles, two triples, three homers and 23 RBI....2B Casey Frawley (.268) was 6-for-13 (.462) in his last three games, with two doubles, one homer and nine RBI....SS Kyle Smith (.296) was 8-for-16 (.500) in his last five games.
Independent Lake Erie Crushers
Rascals 8, Crushers 6 Lake Erie (6-9) took the loss on the road despite slugging four home runs: two by right fielder Arden McWilliams (.213), giving him four this season; 1B Lee Huggins (.311) second homer and DH Travis Vetters' (.254) first homer.
Notes: SS Jodam Rivera is batting a team-leading .346 (18-for-52)....McWilliams' four homers, two doubles and a triple give him a .475 slugging percentage.