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RubberDucks 4 Curve 2--Recap and Box Score

Published on May 23, 2017 under Eastern League (EL1)
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RubberDucks Game Recap

RubberDucks 4 Curve 2

WP: Cameron Hill (2-1) LP: Yeudy Garcia (2-3) Save: Leandro Linares (1)

Summary

Akron's Matt Whitehouse threw four hitless innings in a spot-start, and Luigi Rodriguez had a pair of hits and an RBI, as the RubberDucks beat the Altoona Curve, 4-2, Tuesday night at PNG Field in Altoona, Pennsylvania.

Turning Point

The RubberDucks (19-21) scored a pair of key runs in the fifth inning against Yeudy Garcia (2-3) to build a 3-0 lead. Mark Mathias singled and scored on a double by Mike Papi. One out later, Papi scored on a throwing error by Garcia on a slug-bunt by Bobby Bradley.

Winging It

Whitehouse was called upon to start the game since the RubberDucks are down a starter due to the recent injury to D.J. Brown. The 26-year-old lefty delivered four sensational innings, holding the Curve hitless. He walked only one batter- Kevin Kramer- with one out in the fourth. Cameron Hill (2-1) worked the next two innings, and allowed one run on three hits. Dylan Baker was touched for a run in the eighth and gave way to hard-throwing right-hander Leandro Linares with Akron holding a 4-2 lead. Linares got a double-play grounder to end the eighth, and then got a strike-out-throw-out double play in the ninth to end the game and earn his first Double-A save.

Duck Tales

Rodriguez was 2-5 on the night. He drilled a double in the third that helped set up Akron's first run, and later drove in Akron's fourth run with a single in the sixth. Mathias was 2-3, with a walk and two runs scored. He extended his hit streak to six games.

Notebook

Akron third baseman Joe Sever turned in the defensive play of the game with a diving stop on a ball hit by Kramer in the fifth. With the Ducks leading 3-1 at the time, he jumped to his feet and threw out Kramer to end the inning and strand three men on base...Jordan Smith made his first appearance with the Ducks after being received from Triple-A Columbus. He was 1-4. It was Smith's 350th career game for Akron...The RubberDucks have turned the fewest double plays in the EL (23)...Time of Game: 2:40 ...Attendance: 2,603.

On Deck

The RubberDucks and Curve will play Game 3 of the series Wednesday morning at 10:35. The game will be broadcast on Fox Sports 1350 AM, the WARF iHeart channel, and the TuneIn Radio App.

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