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Michael Brantley hitting with authority and running with aggression: Minor league report

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Brantley is not only making contact, but driving the baseball, too. He's showing signs of being the same player who stole 46 bases at Columbus last season.

michael-brantley3.jpgThe Indians hope Michael Brantley can fill an outfield spot for years.

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AAA Columbus Clippers

Clippers 7, Indians 3: Columbus matched their winning score Tuesday night against Indianapolis at Huntington Park in International League play. Carlos Carrasco took the win for Columbus, pitching five innings giving up two earned runs on five hits. He did struggle with his command at times, walking five but striking out six. Clippers first baseman Jordan Brown had three hits and four RBI.

Notes: Going into Wednesday night's game, CF Michael Brantley (.310) was 15-for-37 (.405) in his last eight games, with three doubles, one home run, 10 runs and nine RBI. He was 3-for-3 in stolen bases his last three games, after stealing seven bases in 11 tries in his first 53 games at Columbus since being sent there by the Indians on April 21. Last season at Columbus, Brantley stole 46 bases in 51 attempts. ... 2B Luis Valbuena was 7-for-16 (.438) with a double and homer in four games since being sent to the Clippers by the Indians. ... 3B Jared Goedert was batting .326 (28-for-86) with seven doubles, 10 homers and 22 RBI in 22 games since being promoted from Akron.

AA Akron Aeros

Aeros 8, Flying Squirrels 6: Alex White allowed one earned run in 6.1 innings and Matt McBride belted a two-run homer as Akron built an 8-1 lead in the seventh inning and then held on for the Eastern League road win over Richmond, Va.

Notes: Going into Wednesday night's game, RH closer Bryce Stowell (1-0, six saves, 0.00) not only had not given up a run in his 21 1/3 innings with the Aeros, but he had not allowed any of the six runners he inherited to score. ... RH reliever Omar Aguilar (1-2, three saves, 4.34) had strabded 10 of the 11 runners he inherited. ... OF John Drennen (.299) was on an eight-game hitting streak, going 11-for-32 (.344) with a double, triple, six RBI and five runs. ... RHP Marty Popham was transferred back to Advanced A Kinston and RHP Shane Lindsay was placed on the active roster after clearing outright waivers. ... Popham pitched six innings for Akron Tuesday night, holding the Flying Squirrels to one run and striking out six. It was his lone appearance for the Aeros. 

Advanced A Kinston Indians

Pelicans 2, Indians 1: Myrtle Beach pitching limited Kinston to just two hits in Carolina League play at Myrtle Beach, S.C.

Notes: Going into Wednesday night's game, LF Bo Greenwell was 7-for-17 (.412) with two doubles since being promoted from Lake County, where he hit .310. ... LH reliever Chris Jones was 1-1 with one save and an 0.91 ERA in 29 2/3 innings over 13 games. He had struck out 22, walked 10 and allowed 22 hits, none of them homers. Combined with his time at Lake County, Jones was 3-3 with two saves and a 1.74 ERA in 20 games spanning 51 2/3 innings. He had fanned 42, walked 12 and allowed 38 hits, including two homers.

A Lake County Captains

Captains 5, Loons 3 First baseman Jeremie Tice (.287) slugged his second home run of the game, a three-run blast, with none out in the bottom of the ninth inning to give the Captains (48-27) a walk-off win. The homer followed a leadoff walk to SS Casey Frawley (.275) and a single by catcher Chun Chen (.316). Tice, who usually plays 3B, leads the Midwest League with 51 RBI. His first homer followed a Chen single in the fifth inning.

Notes: RH starter Clayton Cook pitched six innings, allowing two runs and getting no decision after going 2-0 and pitching 16 scoreless innings in his three previous starts. ... RH reliever Preston Guilmet (1-1, six saves, 2.08) got the win, pitching a scoreless ninth inning. Guilmet has struck out 27 and walked two in 17 1/3 innings.

A Mahoning Valley Scrappers

Muckdogs 3, Scrappers 0: Catcher Moises Montero had the only hit for Mahoning Valley in its New York-Penn League loss at Batavia, N.Y.

Notes: Going into Wednesday night's game, OF Jonathan Burnette (.304) was 11-for-30 (.367) in his last seven games, with four doubles, two homers, seven RBI and seven runs. ... OF Jordan Casas (.317) was 8-for-22 (.367) over five games, with three doubles, five runs and four RBI. ... The Scrappers return to Eastwood Field on Thursday night to open a three-game series against the Jamestown Jammers. The 7:05 game is packaged with the Scrappers' "LeBron James Stay in Cleveland Rally."

Independent Lake Erie Crushers

Freedom 5, Crushers 4: Lake Erie out-hit Florence, 10-9, but took the loss on Keep LBJ in CLE night at Avon.

Notes: Going into Wednesday night's game, Crushers pitchers had not allowed a run in the last 20 1/3 innings. ... After pitching nine scoreless innings and getting no-decision in Tuesday night's 1-0, 11-inning win over Florence, RHP Josh Roberts is 4-0 with a 1.83 ERA -- second best in the Frontier League -- in 54 innings. ... RHP Matthew Smith (5-2) is sixth with a 2.41 ERA.


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