Columbus:
Erik Gonzalez extended his modest hit streak to 4 (5-18), hitting his 3rd HR as a Clipper, driving in 2 more (22 RBI)
Michael Choice has hit in 4 of his 5 games for Columbus (5-16), going 1-3 with his 3rd double already.
Giovanni Soto retired 1 of the men he faced and hasn't allowed a run over his past 7 innings of work (4 H, 2 BB, 5 K)
Akron:
Carlos Moncrieff went 2-4 and is 7 for his last 16 to push his average up to .254.
Yandy Diaz had 2 more hits (.307), knocked in 2 (54 RBI) and walked for the 75th time (vs 63 K's).
Ronny Rodriguez extended his hit streak to 5 in a row (7-15) to raise his average to .290. He is now OPS'ing at an .832 clip. He also walked twice.
Adam Plutko bounced back nicely from a bad start by tossing 5.2 innings of 2 run ball (1 ER) allowing 6 hits while striking out 6 (0 BB). In 153 IP on the year, he has walked 24 with 127 K's.
Louis Head got the win and now has allowed 2 runs over his past 13.2 IP, striking out 19.
Jeff Johnson notched his 24th save (1 BS) with a scoreless inning, lowering his ERA to 1.14. He hasn't allowed a run since his only blown save on 8/5 (7.2 IP, 2 H, 3 BB, 9 K).
Lynchburg:
LeVon Washington went 3-4 with a pair of 2B (10), raising his average to .261. He has also drawn 4 walks and struck out just once in his last 4 games.
Yhoxian Medina drove in a pair (22) while going 2-4, pushing his BA back up over .300. He is 6-11 in the last 3 games.
Clint Frazier broke a 3-23 skid with a pair of hits (.281).
Dorssys Paulino extended his hit streak to 6 (8-20) and is now hitting .312 at Lynchburg. He also drove in RBI #27 and has 17 XBH in 125 AB.
Eric Haase delivered 2 more hits and is hitting .355 since July 20 (20 games) with 15 RBI (53 for the year with an .820 OPS).
Claudio Bautista hit in his 5th straight game (6-19) and doubled in his 4th straight game (2 in the game, 29 on the season, 10th since his promotion).
David Speer tossed his 2nd straight scoreless inning since his promotion. Overall, he hasn't allowed an ER since July 2 (spanning 16 appearances).
Lake County:
Greg Allen hit in his 7th straight game (9-24, .273 overall), swiping SB #41
Bobby Bradley got another base knock and has hit safely in 19 of his past 20 games, raising his average from .256 to .271.
Sean Brady was a tough luck loser again, tossing 6 innings of 1 run ball. He has a 2.22 ERA over his past 4 starts, lowering his ERA to 3.55 overall.
Mahioning Valley:
Ka'ai Tom had a pair of hits to extend his hit streak to 10. He's hitting .310 in that span, with 5 doubles.