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RubberDucks Sneak past Trenton 2-1

May 2, 2016 - Eastern League (EL1)
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Bradley Zimmer homered and Alex Monsalve delivered a clutch sacrifice fly during a two-run rally in the seventh inning Monday night, as the RubberDucks came from behind to beat the Trenton Thunder, 2-1, at Canal Park.

Turning Point

Down 1-0 in a tightly-contested pitcher's duel, the RubberDucks came to life in the seventh against Trenton reliever Alex Smith (0-2). Zimmer led off with a solo homer to right field to tie the game. It was his fourth of the year. Bryson Myles followed with a single. He stole second base and moved to third on a long fly ball to right by catcher Eric Haase. Monsalve then lifted a fly ball to center, deep enough to score Myles and give the Ducks a 2-1 lead. It was Monsalve's third RBI of the season.

Winging It

Adam Plutko started for the RubberDucks and twirled a shutout through six innings. In the seventh, however, he allowed a pair of doubles, including an RBI double by Kyle Higashioka, to give Trenton a 1-0 lead. Justin Brantley (1-0) came out of the bullpen and tossed 1.1 innings of scoreless relief to earn his first Double-A win. J.P. Feyereisen worked the ninth and gave up a hit and two walks, but managed to end the game on back-to-back strikeouts to earn his first Double-A save.

Duck Tales

The RubberDucks were held to just three hits on the night. Zimmer homered for the second straight day and now has 16 RBI. Myles's steal in the seventh was his fourth of the year. Todd Hankins was held hitless and snapped his six-game hit streak.

Notebook

The RubberDucks (16-8) have won four straight games overall and seven in a row at Canal Park...Right-hander Cale Coshow started for Trenton and hurled six shutout innings...Plutko was pitching for the first time since April 23rd when he was struck on the right arm by a line drive at Trenton...Time of game: 2:33...Attendance: 2,188.

On Deck

The RubberDucks will play Game 2 against the Thunder (14-9) on Tuesday evening at 6:35. RHP D.J. Brown is the announced starter for Akron, and RHP Ronald Herrera is expected to get the ball for the Thunder. The game will be broadcast on Fox Sports 1350 AM, the WARF iHeart channel, and the TuneIn Radio App.

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