Akron hit four home runs — two by Carlos Rivero — to win 8-1 Sunday, ending the Rock Cats’ four-game winning streak before 4,908 at New Britain Stadium.
Jose Lopez had three hits and three RBI and the Seattle Mariners beat the Yankees 10-3 Sunday, ending New York’s five-game winning streak and handing Joba Chamberlain his first loss in two months.
Ian Kinsler homered and drove in two runs, Dustin Nippert pitched six solid innings and the Texas Rangers passed Boston in the American League wild card race, beating the Red Sox 4-3 Sunday.
Christian Schirra, a member of Ellington High School’s state championship boys soccer team, is this year’s recipient of the Bo Kolinsky Team Player Scholarship.