Thursday, April 14, 2011

Cord Phelps nearly hits for cycle in Columbus Clippers victory: Minor League Baseball

Grady Sizemore gets a leadoff single in an Aeros loss, while the Lake County Captains crush the Great Lakes Loons in a Midwest League opener.

Cord Phelps.JPGView full sizeThe Clippers' Cord Phelps.

AAA Columbus Clippers

Clippers 4, Indians 3 Cord Phelps knocked in two runs while coming a home run shy of hitting for the cycle as Columbus won its International League opener Thursday in Indianapolis.

Lefty David Huff (1-0) earned the win with six shutout innings.

AA Akron Aeros

Mets 1, Aeros 0 Indians center fielder Grady Sizemore led off Akron's season with a single, but the Aeros managed just three more hits in the Eastern League loss at Canal Park. Sizemore, with the Aeros on a rehab assignment, played seven innings in center field.

Left-hander Kelvin De La Cruz (0-1, 1.80) allowed one earned run on one hit in five innings. He struck out seven and walked four.

Advanced A Kinston Indians

The K-Tribe opens its Carolina League season tonight at home against the Winston-Salem Dash.

A Lake County Captains

Captains 13, Loons 3 Lake County third baseman Giovanny Urshela had two hits and three RBI and St. Ed grad Alex Lavisky doubled and knocked in two runs as the Captains hammered Great Lakes in Midland, Mich.

It was the Midwest League season opener for both teams.

Source: http://www.cleveland.com/tribe/index.ssf/2011/04/cord_phelps_nearly_hits_for_cy.html

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