Left-hander Huff made his first appearance for AAA Columbus after being sent there by the Indians. He allowed two runs on 11 hits but no walks.
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AAA Columbus Clippers
Clippers 5, Red Wings 3 SS Josh Rodriguez (.349, six homers) and catcher Chris Gimenez (.291, nine homers) slugged solo home runs as Columbus (44-30) won at Rochester. LH starter David Huff, making his first appearance since being sent to Columbus by the Indians, pitched 7 2/3 innings to get the win, holding the Red Wings to two runs despite yielding 11 hits. He struck out five and walked none.
Notes: Rodriguez is 9-for-20 (.450) in his last five games, with a double, two homers and seven RBI. Combined with his time at Akron this season, Rodriguez is batting .326 in 138 at bats, with 11 doubles, seven homers, 30 RBI and 28 runs....LF Matt LaPorta singled, doubled and drove in two runs, and is batting .359 (23-for-64) with three doubles, five homers and 14 RBI since sent to the Clippers by the Indians.
AA Akron Aeros
Aeros 3, Flying Squirrels 2 RH relievers Bryan Price, Connor Graham and Steven Wright each pitched two scoreless innings for the Aeros, and LF John Drennen slapped a RBI single in the bottom of the third inning to snap a 2-2 tie. Price (2-2, 4.45) got credit for the win and Wright picked up his third save.
Notes: DH Tim Fedroff (.240) and catcher Miguel Perez (.333) each lined RBI singles for the Aeros in the second inning....LH starter Nick Hagadone pitched the first three innings, yielding two runs on four hits and three walks, striking out seven. Combined with his time at Advanced A Kinston, Hagadone has fanned 66 batters in 56 2/3 innings. He has, though, walked 45.
Advanced A Kinston Indians
Tonight: Lynchburg (29-41) at Indians (36-34), 7:00. Hillcats RH Jordan Hotchkiss (4-0, 1.80) vs. Indians RH Joseph Mahalic (2-1, 3.60).
Notes: Going into Thursday night's game, LF Lucas Montero (.250) had 18 stolen bases in 20 attempts. In his last seven games, he was batting .357 (10-for-28) with three doubles and five steals in five tries....RH closer Cory Burns was 0-0 with 10 saves and a 2.13 ERA in 13 relief outings spanning 12 2/3 innings. Including his time at Lake County, Burns was 0-0 with 22 saves and a 2.21 ERA in 27 games, pitching 28 1/3 innings. He had struck out 41, allowed 25 hits -- no homers -- and walked eight.
A Lake County Captains
Captains off Lake County was idle Thursday.
Notes: 3B Jeremie Tice, batting .284 with 18 doubles, one triple, seven homers and 45 RBI, is 10-for-26 (.385) in his last nine games, with four doubles and a homer....catcher Chun Chen, despite going 4-for-31 (.128) in his last eight games, is still batting .318, and in just 195 at bats, has 20 doubles, three triples, six homers and 36 RBI....The Captains (44-25) begin post-All-Star break play on Friday night at West Michigan (26-43).
A Mahoning Valley Scrappers
Tonight: Batavia (3-3) at Scrappers (2-4), 7:05. Pitchers TBA.
Notes: The Scrappers went into Thursday night's game having been outscored, 36-17....RHP Kyle C. Smith, picked by the Indians in the 20th round of the 2009 draft, had struck out six and allowed just two hits in two relief outings spanning 6 1/3 innings, but had walked eight and allowed six runs (five earned).
Independent Lake Erie Crushers
Tonight: Crushers (18-13) at Traverse City (17-14), 7:05. Pitchers TBA.
Notes: Going into Thursday night's game, RH starters Josh Roberts (3-0, 1.85) and Matthew Smith (5-1, 1.91) ranked first and second, respectively, among Frontier League pitchers in ERA, and Smith was tied for the league lead in wins....SS Jodam Rivera (.364) and 3B Andrew Davis (.342) ranked fourth and fifth, respectively, in batting average.