Clip Joint's Got Some Huevos

The Chiz Kid

That's Spanish for eggs, specifically goose eggs, which is what Indianapolis put up in each of the nine innings this afternoon.  Chris Seddon (2-0, 3.45) threw six beautiful innings (6 H, 5 K) and the bullpen was outstanding once again.  Hector Ambriz (1.04) went 2 innings of 2 hit ball, fanning 3 and Jeremy Accardo (1.35) brought it home in the 9th (H, K).  The relief corps has certainly been the Clippers (9-6) greatest asset thus far, pitching to a 2.60 ERA and a 0.99 WHIP. 

The offense did more than enough with Ezequiel Carrera (.267) and Lonnie Chisenhall (.344) leading the way with three hits apiece.  Carrera fell a homer short of the cycle, while the Chiz Kid's day included a double and an RBI.  Cord Phelps (.354) extended his hitting streak to 13 games with an RBI double, his MiLB best 9th, in the 3rd inning. 

Right handed pitcher Toru Murata was promoted from Akron to take Nick Hagadone's spot on the roster.  He will likely return to AA when Asdrubal Cabrera is reactivated from the bereavement list.

The Clips finish up in Indy with a 7:15p tilt on Friday.  The rotation turns over with #1 Zach McAllister (0-1, 4.00) taking the pill.

Other Minor Points of Interest...

Akron
The Aeros were off today, but knuckleballer Steven Wright (2-1, 1.56) pitched another gem on Wednesday.  The knuckler was dancing as Wright scattered 4 hits and 4 walks while fanning 7 and allowing just one run.  His OBA is .155 in 2012, quite an improvement from the .284 he posted across four levels last season.  Even including the bases on balls, his WHIP is a solid 1.10 (down from 1.61) and he has not allowed a home run after 18 in 2011.

Carolina
The ballad of Tony Wolters (.100) continued with another o-fer, tonight over 5 AB's and including 2 punch outs.  Tony has gone down on strikes in 17 of his first 50 high A at-bats and has posted a nightmarish .287 OPS.  Jesus Aguilar (.341) also took the collar, but Jake Lowery (.333) had two hits, including a double.


Cheers.

P.s.  Another scoreless inning for our good buddy Tyler Tufts (1.17) last night.