Indians news, features and notes
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Sunday's around the minors
A look at how the Indians Minor League affiliates fared Sunday:
Triple-A Columbus (23-15) - Host Columbus shut out Durham 5-0 on the strength of RHP Josh Tomlin (4-1, 2.59 ERA) tossing six shutout innings for the win. Tomlin scattered eight hits and walked just one in earning his fourth win of the season...The Clippers bullpen made Tomlin's effort stand, with RHP's Joe Smith, Frank Herrmann and Jensen Lewis combining for three scoreless frames...DH Carlos Santana went 1-for-1 with a home run, two walks and three RBI...1B Wes Hodges also homered.
Double-A Aeros (14-23) - Host Akron dropped rallied from behind with runs in the fifth and sixth innings to avoid a shutout, but the late offense wasn't enough as the Aeros fell 3-2 to Reading...RHP Paolo Espino allowed all three Phillies runs on seven hits in his 4 2/3 innings of work...RHP's Chen-Chang Lee and Carlton Smith held Reading to just one hit the rest of the way while striking out six...DH Jerad Goedert went 2-for-4 with two doubles...SS Carlos Rivero went 2-for-4 with an RBI.
High Class-A Kinston (17-20) - Host Kinston was blown out 8-1 by Frederick, which banged around K-Tribe pitchers for 14 hits...LHP Nick Hagadone (0-3, 2.76 ERA) held the Keys to just four of those hits, but along with five walks they went for three runs in the first 3 2/3 innings...3B Karexon Sanchez had a RBI double.
Low Class-A Lake County (27-11) - Visiting Lake County came up on the short end of a 3-1 decision to Fort Wayne...Starter and RHP Brett Brach (0-1, 3.00 ERA) gave up all three runs on seven hits in the first four innings...C Chun-Hsiu Chen went 2-for-4...SS Kyle Smith had the other two-hit game, going 2-for-4 with a double.