Kaminsky deals for 'Ducks on deadline day

A day after the anniversary of the trade that sent him to Cleveland, Rob Kaminsky celebrated by wheeling and dealing on the mound.

The Indians' 19th-ranked prospect gave up three hits and two walks while striking out six over six scoreless innings on Sunday before Double-A Akron fell to Bowie, 1-0, at Canal Park.

"I was throwing all three pitches for strikes," Kaminsky said. "The curveball was definitely the best one today, so it's good to have that back in the repertoire. I've been working on it every day. At the end of the day, you just try to pound the strike zone and let them get themselves out."

The 2013 first-round pick had to battle at times -- the Baysox got a runner to third in three of his six innings and loaded the bases with two outs in the fourth -- but threw 85 pitches in his third scoreless outing in 19 starts this season.

"Most of the time, I'm trying to get guys out in three or four pitches, but when the time comes and you need a strikeout, you've got to turn it up a notch and battle. And that's what we did," Kaminsky said. "[Eric] Haase called a great game, we were on the same page throughout, so that always helps in a situation like that. It slows things down for you when you and your catcher are thinking the same thing."

Nearly a year to the day after Kaminsky was traded by the Cardinals for big leaguer Brandon Moss, the 21-year-old left-hander said he hasn't changed much. He's 5-7 with a 3.70 ERA and 68 strikeouts over 99 2/3 innings for Akron, including a 2.45 ERA and 31 punchouts in July.

After watching current and former teammates Clint Frazier, Justus Sheffield, Ben Heller and J.P. Feyereisen go through the same process early Sunday in a deal for Yankees closer Andrew Miller, Kaminsky said he would encourage them to do the same.

"I'll reach out to Clint and Sheff, J.P. and Heller. My advice would be, take it as someone else wanted you," the New Jersey native said. "Put your head down and work your tail off to get to the big leagues and win up there.

"At the end of the day, it's 60 feet, 6 inches. Wherever you're pitching, it's the same. I've just got a different name across the front of my chest."

Despite being dealt once before, Kaminsky said he knows better than to rest easy before the Trade Deadline, especially with a contending organizaiton.

"The deadline's not over, so we'll see what happens," he said. "It's been a pretty crazy 24 hours for the Cleveland guys."

Connor Bierfeldt accounted for Bowie's lone run when he slugged his first Eastern League homer off Craig Stammen (0-1) in the seventh.

Baysox starter Jayson Aquino (5-8) yielded six hits and a pair of walks while fanning four over six scoreless innings. Parker Bridwell struck out two over two hitless frames to earn his first professional save.