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  Thursday, May 4 7:05pm ET
Akron 11, Reading 7
 
  RECAP

READING, Pennsylvania (Ticker) -- Mike Edwards doubled, homered and drove in four runs as the Akron Aeros beat the Reading Phillies, 11-7. Edwards, who extended his hitting streak to 13 games, smacked to two-run homer in the third inning and tied the score at 7-7 with two-run double in the seventh. Ryan Jones snapped the tie two batters later with a run-scoring double for Akron, which has won two straight after losing four in a row. Chad Whitaker and David Miller hit back-to-back homers in the fourth inning and Scott Pratt added a solo shot two batters later for the Aeros. Clint Sodowsky (1-0) yielded an unearned run and three hits over 2 2/3 innings, striking out two, to pick up the win. Nick Punto collected a pair of doubles and four RBI for Reading, which has dropped four of its last six games. Rusty McNamara, who lengthened his hitting streak to 11 games, and Pete Rose Jr. both hit a solo homer for the Phillies. Eric Valent doubled in the third inning to extend his hitting streak to 17 games for Reading. Brandon Duckworth (0-3), who fanned 11 batters over 6 1/3 innings, was shelled for eight runs and nine hits, including four homers, to take the loss.

 


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