Stowell is having a spectacular season as a relief pitcher. Third baseman Chisenhall is one of the Indians' top prospects. Drennen is a solid contact hitter and outfielder.
Lonnie Chisenhall is regarded as a top prospect by the Indians.FARM REPORT
AAA Columbus Clippers
Tonight: Indianapolis (44-34) at Clippers (46-32), 7:05. Indians RHP Charlie Morton (1-1, 3.42) vs. Clippers LHP David Huff (1-0, 2.35).
Notes: IF Josh Rodriguez is back with the Clippers after leaving them last week and playing two games for Class AA Akron. Going into Tuesday night's game, Rodriguez was batting .341 (30-for-88) with five doubles, six home runs and 20 RBI for Columbus this season. In two stints with Akron, Rodriguez was 20-for-63 (.317) with seven doubles, a homer and 11 RBI....3B Brian Buscher has been granted his unconditional release. He hit .265 with nine doubles, two triples, four home runs and 26 RBI in 47 games with the Clippers, but 3B Jared Goedert was batting .329 with seven doubles and nine homers in 21 games with the Clippers since being promoted from Akron. Buscher played with the Minnesota Twins from 2007-09, hitting .266 with eight homers and 69 RBI in 436 at bats....The Clippers drew a record crowd of 12,227 at their Huntington Park home on Monday night, when they lost to the Gwinnett Braves, 4-3. The previous record of 12,223 was set last June 15....Since becoming strictly a starter on April 28, RH Josh Tomlin is 6-1 with a 2.39 ERA. He's pitched 71 2/3 innings in 12 starts, striking out 48 while allowing 53 hits and 21 walks.
AA Akron Aeros
Tonight: Aeros (36-40) at Richmond (37-40), 7:05. Aeros RHP Marty Popham (0-0, 0.00) vs. Flying Squirrels RHP Daryl Maday (8-4, 2.22).
Notes: Aeros RH reliever Bryce Stowell, 3B Bryce Stowell and OF John Drennen have been named to the Western Division all-star team for the Eastern League All-Star Game on July 14 in Harrisburg, Pa. Chisenhall and Stowell are fan-vote selections. Going into Tuesday night's game, Stowell was 1-0 with six saves and had not allowed a run in 12 games spanning 20 innings for Akron. Counting his time at Advanced A Kinston, Stowell was 2-0 with six saves and an 0.79 ERA in 23 games, totaling 45 1/3 innings. He had struck out 67, walked 16 and allowed 31 hits....Chisenhall was batting .276 with 11 doubles, one triple, six homers and 28 RBI. He missed 14 games during May with a shoulder injury....Drennen was batting .300 with 12 doubles, five triples, two homers and 29 RBI....LHP Nick Hagadone has been sent from the Aeros to Class A Mahoning Valley; RHP Marty Popham was promoted to the Aeros from Advanced Class A Kinston; IB Beau Mills was activated from the disabled list (intercostal strain).... Hagadone was named the third-best prospect in the Cleveland Indians system prior to the season by Baseball America. He was promoted from Kinston to the Aeros on June 1. In his five starts with Akron, he was 1-0 with a 6.16 ERA, 21 strikeouts and 16 walks in 19 innings. At Kinston, Hagadone was 1-3, but he had a 2.39 ERA and struck out 45 in 37 2/3 innings, allowing just 28 hits. However, he walked 29. Hagadone was acquired by the Indians from the Boston organization last July in the Victor Martinez trade.... Popham started for the Aeros on Tuesday night against the Richmond Flying Squirrels. He began this season with the Class A Lake County Captains and was 3-1 with a 3.70 ERA in eight outings (four starts). Promoted to Kinston on May 22, he was 1-2 with a 5.16 ERA in six starts for the Indians, but he fanned 29 and walked just seven in 29 2/3 innings....Mills, Cleveland's first pick (13th overall) in the 2007 draft, was batting .205 with three homers and 32 RBI in 54 games with the Aeros going into Tuesday night's game....OF Jerad Head was named the Aeros Player of the Week. Head was 9-of-16 (.563) last week with three doubles, a homer, four RBI and three runs....Going into Tuesday night's game, the Aeros had lost 10 of their last 14 games since their franchise-record 12-game winning streak.
Advanced A Kinston Indians
Tonight: Potomac (33-42) at Indians (39-36), 7:00. Nationals RHP Brad Peacock (2-8, 4.44) vs. Indians RHP Joseph Mahalic (3-1, 3.40).
Notes: Going into Tuesday night's game, DH/catcher Doug Pickens was batting .371 (13-for-35) in his last 10 games....OF Abner Abreu was 6-for-14 (.429) in his last three games, with two home runs and two stolen bases.
A Lake County Captains
Tonight: Great Lakes (45-27) at Captains (47-26), 7:00. Loons RHP Matt Magill (2-1, 3.40) vs. Captains RHP Trey Haley (4-2, 4.91).
Notes: Going into Tuesday night's game, IF Adam Abraham was 7-for-15 (.467) with two doubles, two homers and six RBI in his last four games....3B Jeremie Tice was second in the Midwest League with 46 RBI. He was batting .355 (11-for-31) in his last 10 games, with four doubles and a homer....OF Delvi Cid was second in the league with 31 stolen bases (in 35 attempts).
A Mahoning Valley Scrappers
Tonight: Scrappers (5-6) at Batavia (5-6), 7:05. Scrappers LHP Kirk Wetmore (0-1, 5.87) vs. Muckdogs RHP Christopher Corrigan (0-0, 13.50).
Notes: Going into Tuesday night's game, SS-3B Tyler Cannon was 9-for-26 (.346) in six games since being signed by the Indians on June 17 as a 12th-round draft pick out of the University of Virginia. Cannon had three doubles, seven RBI and six runs....RHP Alex Kaminsky is 2-0 and hasn't allowed a run in two starts spanning 10 innings. He's struck out seven, walked four and allowed eight hits.
Independent Lake Erie Crushers
Tonight: Florence (14-22) at Crushers (20-16), 7:05. Freedom RHP Tim Holmes (1-4, 5.79) vs. Crushers RHP Josh Roberts (4-0, 2.20).
Notes: Going into Tuesday night's game, RH reliever Jeff Cinadr was 0-1 with two saves and a 2.45 ERA in 15 games, totaling 25 2/3 innings. He had struck out 19, walked six and allowed 21 hits....RH reliever J.J. Pacella had three saves and an 0.93 ERA, striking out 14 in 9 2/3 innings over eight games. He had walked two and given up six hits.