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July 2009

Aeros’ McBride ties club RBI record in win

July 31, 2009

Aeros 1B/OF Matt McBride tied a franchise record with eight RBI Friday night, hitting two home runs as Akron crushed host Binghamton 16-3 in the opener of a three-game weekend series at NYSEG Stadium in New York.
McBride became just the second Aeros player to ever drive in eight runs in a game, Scott Morgan, who [...]

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Shapiro emotional over Martinez trade

July 31, 2009

When Indians general manager Mark Shapiro went to bed late Thursday night, he had no intention of trading Tribe All-Star catcher Victor Martinez before baseball’s trading deadline the next day.
But as Friday progressed, it became clear that trading Martinez was indeed the direction the Indians were headed. The deal was finally reached in the late [...]

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Roster moves R’ us

July 31, 2009

CLEVELAND: The Indians’ roster will undergo more changes in the wake of the trades of Cliff Lee and Victor Martinez.
Wyatt Toregas will report to Progressive Field today from Columbus and join Kelly Shoppach to form the Tribe’s tandem of catchers. He will take Martinez’s place on the roster.
Right-hander Justin Masterson also is scheduled to arrive [...]

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Martinez traded to Red Sox

July 31, 2009

The Cleveland Indians have traded starting catcher Victor Martinez to the Boston Red Sox in exchange for starting pitcher Justin Masterson, left-handed prospect Nick Hagadone and right-handed prospect Bryan Price.
The Indians have scheduled a press conference for 4:45 p.m.
The Red Sox seemed destined to make a move this afternoon as their name was attached to rumors for [...]

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Brewers reacquire Vargas

July 31, 2009

The Milwaukee Brewers have reacquired right-handed pitcher Claudio Vargas from the Los Angeles Dodgers for utlity prospect Vinny Rottino, according to Tom Haudricourt of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.

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Twins acquire Orlando Cabrera

July 31, 2009

The AL central already has two trades reported, and none of them involve the Indians.
Oakland has traded veteran shortstop Orlando Cabrera to the Minnesota Twins for minor league shortstop Tyler Ladendorf, according to CBSSports.com

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Washburn traded to Tigers

July 31, 2009

The first notable trade of the day has just arrived.
Mike Salk of ESPN Radio Seattle and foxsports.com is reporting Seattle Mariners left-handed pitcher Jarrod Washburn has been traded to the Detroit Tigers for left-handed pitcher Luke French and Class A left-hander Mauricio Robles.
The Tigers have a two-game lead in the Al Central and bolster their [...]

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7-31-09 AL Central roundup

July 31, 2009

INDIANS — off last night. Will host Detroit today.
ORIOLES 7, ROYALS 3 — Orioles starter Brad Bergesen limited the Royals to one run over seven innings, striking out six. Aubrey Huff drove in three with a base-clearing double in the fifth inning. Kansas City catcher John Buck drove in two with an eighth inning home [...]

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Aeros sweep second-place SeaWolves

July 30, 2009

AKRON AEROS 13, ERIE SEAWOLVES 4
KEY STATS: With the win, the Aeros completed a four-game sweep of the SeaWolves – an event that marks quite a reversal of their fortunes against the pesky SeaWolves. Akron entered the home series with just three wins in the previous 15 meetings this season.
KEY MOMENTS: Erie starter [...]

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7-30-09 Morning Highlights

July 30, 2009

ANGELS 8, INDIANS 3 — Angels second baseman Howie Kendrick drove in five runs as the Angels buried the Indians in the series finale. Kelly Shoppach was 2-3 with two RBI for the Indians. The Indians are off today, but return home tomorrow to play the AL Central leader, Detroit. Jeremy Sowers and Edwin Jackson [...]

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the latest on the Lee trade

July 29, 2009

Sheldon Ocker has the story with the Indian’s reasoning for the trade. Indians General manager Mark Shapiro says the moves are not a salary dump and the Dolan family did not give him any directive that such a move needed to be made. Shapiro did say that there is a financial freeze for next year [...]

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More on Graham’s Akron debut

July 29, 2009

Connor Graham, the pitcher the Indians acquired for Rafael Betancourt, made his debut last night and I covered it in the paper. Due to deadline issues I was unable to get his thoughts into the paper. Here is the story that ran in the Beacon Journal. Thoughts from Graham and Aeros manager Mike Sarbaugh are [...]

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Aeros beat Erie 5-1

July 29, 2009

Key Stats: The Aeros have outscored the SeaWolves 21-5 heading into today’s series finale.
Key Moment: The Aeros sent eight hitters to the plate in the third inning. Singles by Cristo Arnal and Jose Constanza and a two-run double by Carlos Santana highlighted the four-run inning.
Star of the game: The Bullpen. With a blister ending Graham’s [...]

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Aeros game No. 105: Erie at Akron

July 29, 2009

Game No. 105:
Erie SeaWolves (57-45) At Akron Aeros (63-41)

STARTING LINEUP

1.
Andy Dirks
54
L
LF

1.
Jose Constanza
7
L
CF

2.
Cale Iorg
18
R
SS
2.
Jerad Head
6
R
2B

3.
Brennan Boesch
32
L
DH
3.
Nick Weglarz
33
L
LF

4.
Casper Wells
22
R
CF
4.
Carlos Santana
41
S
C

5.
Alex Avila
15
L
DH
5.
Beau Mills
24
L
1B

6.
Michael Bertram
49
L
3B
6.
Matt McBride
36
R
LF

7.
Ron Bourquin
35
L
1B
7.
Carlos Rivero
17
R
SS

8.
Danny Worth
23
R
2B
8.
Mickey Hall
12
L
RF

9.
Jeff Kunkel
37
S
C
9.
Cristo Arnal
25
R
2B

STARTING PITCHERS

Jonah Nickerson
36
RHP

Connor Graham
52
RHP

7-7

0-0

5.12 ERA

0.00 ERA

57 K

0 K

31 walks

0 walks

THE SKINNY

The newly acquired Graham will be making his Double A and Eastern League debut after being acquired [...]

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Martinez next on trading block, Olney says

July 29, 2009

The trade of Cliff Lee may not be the last of Cleveland’s deadline dealings this season. ESPN senior baseball writer Buster Olney fully expects Victor Martinez to be dealt as well.
Here is the story Via MLBTraderumors.com
The Indians have traded Mark DeRosa, Rafael Betancourt and, now, Cliff Lee. Who’s next? Executives tell ESPN.com’s Buster Olney that they fully expect Victor Martinez [...]

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Lee, Francisco traded to Phillies for four prospects

July 29, 2009

MAJOR UPDATE (2 p.m.): The Cleveland Indians have agreed to a trade that will send left-handed pitcher Cliff Lee and outfielder Ben Francisco to the Philadelphia Phillies according to Foxsports reporter Ken Rosenthal.
In return the Indians will receive Class A right-hander Jason Knapp, Class AAA right-hander Carlos Carrasco, shortstop Jason Donald and catcher Lou Marson.
Rosenthal cites [...]

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7-29-09 Morning highlights

July 29, 2009

INDIANS 6, ANGELS 7 — The Indians loaded the bases with no outs in the top of the ninth to force Angels closer Brian Fuentes out of the game, but reliever Jason Bulger saved the day. Bulger got Indians catcher Victor Martinez to ground into a double play before getting Jhonny Peralta to ground out [...]

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Aeros beat Erie 7-4

July 28, 2009

Key Stats: Aeros starter Jeanmar Gomez struck out eight in seven innings. He allowed two earned runs, both solo home runs, and four hits. He walked none. Offensively, Mickey Hall drove in two runs and Jerad Head had a triple and a home run, his fifth of the season.
Key Moment: With the game tied at [...]

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Mills talks about power surge

July 28, 2009

Akron Aeros first baseman Beau Mills has been able to tap into his power potential a bit lately. Entering tonight’s game against Erie, Mills is hitting .385 (5-13) on the home stand with three home runs.
Mills deposited a ball into the right field stands Sunday against Altoona. He hit two more home runs yesterday, one [...]

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Aeros game No. 104 Erie at Akron

July 28, 2009

Game No. 104:
Erie SeaWolves (57-44) At Akron Aeros (62-41)

STARTING LINEUP

1.
Andy Dirks
54
L
LF

1.
Jose Constanza
7
L
CF

2.
Deik Scram
8
L
DH
2.
Jesus Merchan
6
R
2B

3.
Brennan Boesch
32
L
DH
3.
Nick Weglarz
33
L
LF

4.
Casper Wells
22
R
CF
4.
Carlos Santana
41
S
C

5.
Alex Avila
15
L
C
5.
Beau Mills
24
L
1B

6.
Santo De Leon
25
R
3B
6.
Jerad Head
13
R
3B

7.
Ron Bourquin
35
L
1B
7.
Carlos Rivero
17
R
SS

8.
Danny Worth
23
R
SS
8.
Mickey Hall
12
L
RF

9.
Shawn Roof
28
R
2B
9.
Cristo Arnal
25
R
2B

STARTING PITCHERS

Pat Stanley
43
RHP

Jeanmar Gomez
44
RHP

4-3

7-3

4.62 ERA

3.54 ERA

43 K

71 K

22 walks

27 walks

THE SKINNY

The middle of the Aeros lineup crushed the SeaWolves yesterday in the series opener. Beau Mills [...]

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