EL1 Akron RubberDucks

Bevy of Hurlers, Big Fifth Lifts RubberDucks

Published on August 4, 2018 under Eastern League (EL1)
Akron RubberDucks News Release


Akron's Connor Marabell drove in three runs, and Rob Kaminsky recorded his first career save, as the RubberDucks captured a hard-fought, 9-8 victory over the Altoona Curve Saturday night at People's Natural Gas Field in Altoona, Pa.

Turning Point

The RubberDucks (66-46) rallied for five runs in the fifth inning against Luis Escobar and Bret Helton (5-6) to take a 7-5 lead. Sam Haggerty cracked an RBI triple, his third of the series, and Tyler Krieger and Connor Marabell added sacrifice flies to tie the game, 5-5. A throwing error by Ke'Bryan Hayes forced in the go-ahead run, and Daniel Salters capped the scoring with an RBI double.

Mound Presence

It took six Akron pitchers to see the game through. Sean Brady started and went four innings. He allowed five earned runs and left trailing, 5-2. Dominic DeMasi (8-2) was the beneficiary of the rally, as he picked up the relief win with one scoreless inning of relief. In the end, Kaminsky was summoned from the bullpen in the 9th, with the Ducks up 9-8, and two men on base with one out. He walked Stephen Alemais to load the bases, but rebounded to strike out Cole Tucker and retire Hayes on a fly-out to notch his first career save.

Duck Tales

Marabell socked a key two-run double in the sixth to extend Akron's lead to 9-5. It extended his hit streak to 18 games and gave him three RBI on the night. The Ducks needed all the runs as it turned out. The Curve (58-50) rallied to pull within 9-8, but left the bases loaded in the sixth, seventh and ninth. Nellie Rodriguez was 2-3, with a two-run double in the first.

Notebook

The RubberDucks halted a three-game losing streak...Jordan George homered twice for the Curve...The two teams combined for 17 walks...Akron's lead over the Curve is once again six games in the EL West with 28 left to play...Time of game: 3:15... Attendance: 6,087.

On the Pond

The RubberDucks and Curve will play the series and road trip finale on Sunday night at 6:00. The game will be broadcast on Fox Sports 1350 AM, the WARF iHeart channel, and the TuneIn Radio App.

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