The Morning Journal (Lorain, OH)

Indians minors roundup

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• Triple-A Columbus belted out 13 hits, including Eric Haase’s 12th home run of the year, in an 8-2 win over host Louisville.

Five different Clippers had two or more hits, including Yandy Diaz, who upped his average to .285 with a double and a single.

With the win, Columbus improved to 49-43.

• Bobby Bradley blasted his 18th home run of the year, and Mark Mathias doubled twice, leading Double-A Akron to a 9-5 win over visiting Binghamton.

Binghamton held a 2-0 lead before the RubberDuck­s (55-38) got on the board in the third inning. Aside from Bradley’s homer and Mathias’ doubles, Tyler Krieger singled three times as part of Akron’s 11hit attack.

Tristan McKenzie (4-2) got the win, giving up one earned run in 5 2⁄3 innings, lowering his ERA to 2.86.

• Dillon Persinger’s single in the top of the ninth inning plated Jodd Carter with the go-ahead run, leading highA Lynchburg to a 6-5 win over host Carolina.

The Hillcats (47-46) trailed, 5-4, going into the eighth inning before pulling out the victory. Persinger’s three hits were part of Lynchburg’s 15-hit attack.

Billy Strode got the win with two innings of scoreless relief, with James Karinchak picking up his 11th save.

• Three Lake County pitchers combined on a threehitte­r, giving the Captains a 4-0 win over host Cedar Rapids in Low-A action.

Gregori Vasquez (4-4) pitched six scoreless innings, with Jonathan Teaney and Kyle Nelson combining for three innings of shutout ball after that.

Will Benson hit his 14th homer of the season for the Captains (41-53).

• Hosea Nelson hit a tworun, walk-off home run in the bottom of the ninth inning as the short-season Mahoning Valley Scrappers topped Hudson Valley, 8-6, to snap a four-game losing streak.

Nelson had three hits and three RBI for the Scrappers (16-11), who trailed, 6-3, at one point before scoring five unanswered runs.

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