The Aeros didn't miss a beat Wednesday and took advantage of Bowie's fourth doubleheader in seven days to sweep the Baysox 3-1 and 5-4.

With one out in the fourth inning of the second game, Joe Inglett hit a two-run RBI single to score Luke Scott and Brian Luderer and put the Aeros ahead 5-2.

Inglett has a hit in 14 of the last 15 games.

The Aeros have won three consecutive games and conclude the series tonight against Bowie before heading off to Altoona and then the All-Star break.

Aeros starter Derrick Van Dusen left the first game with a swollen hand in the third after he was hit by a batted ball. He was X-rayed Wednesday night.

Jake Robbins (5-2) relieved Van Dusen, but threw the ball away trying to pick off a runner before he threw a pitch. Robbins' first pitch was a passed ball and moved the runner to third. Bowie then added a one-out run on a fielder's choice.That error allowed the Baysox to score their only run. Jose Vargas got his second save of the season.

Robbins gave up three runs and two hits but still picked up the win. Komminsk was pleased with the team's performance and said the Tuesday's rainout was ``no big deal. The guys played good, we definitely maximized what we had there.''

In the first inning, the Aeros went up 3-0 after Scott drove a 1-2 pitch over the left fielder's head to score Nate Grindell and Eric Crozier, who had driven in Hector Luna with a sacrifice fly. Luna reached on a one-out walk, then stole second.

In the second game the Aeros came back in the bottom of the first to tie the score at 1-1 thanks to Grady Sizemore, who drove home Hector Luna from second with an RBI double.

Eric Crozier led off the fourth inning with a walk then scored on a sacrifice fly by Brian Luderer to put the Aeros up 2-1.

Bowie starter and Eastern League All-Star Brian Forystek was pulled with one out in the sixth after allowing a leadoff double by Nate Grindell. Two batters later, Luderer hit an RBI single to left off reliever Rodney Ormond to make it 3-1.

Aeros starter Francisco Cruceta (7-6) had six strikeouts and allowed five hits in seven innings. He leads the Eastern League with four complete games.

"He's been very consistent the past three or four year starts, he gave up a run in the first, he's been haunted by a little bit the first or second inning, but he got through and that and was very consistent with the strike zone,'' Aeros pitching coach Steve Lyons said.

Lyons said he was impressed with Cruceta's fastball, change-up and breaking ball.

"Earlier in the year he was consistent with fastball command issues, getting hurt early in the ballgame,'' Lyons said. "But he's been pretty good the past few starts.''

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