AKRON, Ohio – Ron Wright drove in three runs and Derrick Van Dusen scattered six hits over eight innings as the Akron Aeros beat the Portland Sea Dogs 7-2 on Sunday in the Eastern League.

Portland got both runs in the third inning as John Nathans scored on a wild pitch by Van Dusen and Carlos Leon hit a sacrifice fly to make it 2-1. Van Dusen (6-4) also walked one and struck out one.

Wright’s sacrifice fly in the bottom of the third tied it, and Corey Smith scored on a wild pitch by Chris Elmore to put the Aeros up for good. Smith hit a run-scoring double in the fourth.

In the sixth, Grady Sizemore hit a home run, his eighth of the year, and Wright added a two-run homer, his seventh.

Elmore (1-1) gave up four runs on four hits and six walks over 3 1-3 innings.