EASTERN LEAGUE Aeros win in 10 innings over Norwich
The Erie SeaWolves were pounded by Harrisburg, 10-1.
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NORWICH, Conn. -- Alex Requena scored twice as Akron took advantage of three Norwich errors to beat the Navigators 7-5 in ten innings Sunday in the Eastern League.
Requena scored in both the three-run third inning and two-run seventh for Akron, with each scoring burst keyed by a throwing error by Mitch Walk.
Norwich rallied from deficits of 3-0 and 5-3 to force extra innings.
Akron won the game with an RBI double by Corey Smith and an RBI single by Hector Luna.
Norwich leadoff hitter Pat Hallmark walked three times, stole a base and scored a run.
Harrisburg 10, Erie 1
ERIE, Pa. -- Jeremy Ware had two homers to back up six shutout innings by Seung Song as Harrisburg beat Erie.
Song (3-0), who threw a no-hitter against the SeaWolves on April 28, held Erie to two hits and allowed only three men on base.
Meanwhile, the Senators had a season-high 20 hits to end a two-game slide.
Jeremy Ware went 3-for-5 with two homers and five RBIs and Noah Hall had three hits and drove in two runs.
The Senators took a 4-0 lead against Erie starter Jeremy Johnson (3-2), who gave up a two-run homer by Ware for a 3-0 Harrisburg lead. Ware also had a three-run shot during Harrisburg's four-run seventh.
Chad Bentz pitched three innings for his second save for Harrisburg.
Erie's only run came on Billy Munoz's RBI single in the seventh.
Reading 4, Altoona 2
READING, Pa. -- Bud Smith allowed just two hits over seven innings as the Reading Phillies beat the Altoona Curve.
Smith (1-1) allowed two runs, walked four and struck out four. Dan Giese pitched a scoreless ninth for his first save.
John Grabow (2-1) took the loss, allowing eight hits and three runs over six innings.
Smith took a no-hitter into the fourth and a one-hitter into the eighth before Ray Navarrete hit a two-run homer to make it 3-2.
The Phillies took a 4-2 lead in the eighth on Nate Espy's RBI single.
Brian Hitchcox went 2-for-2, scored twice and hit a solo homer, his fourth of the season, for Reading.
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