Ducks Fall, 6-5 in 11, Then Take Series with 5-1 Win in Harrisburg
July 18, 2021 - Eastern League (EL)
Akron RubberDucks News Release
After Harrisburg rallied for a 6-5, 11-inning win to complete Saturday's suspended game, Akron scored four first-inning runs against Senators right-hander Cade Cavalli, and RubberDucks left-hander Tanner Tully struck out a season-high eight batters in six innings to clinch a 4-2 series victory with a 5-1, seven-inning win Sunday afternoon at FNB Field.
Turning Point
In the resumed game, the Senators rallied from a 4-1 deficit to tie the game in the eighth inning, 4-4, and the 10th inning, 5-5. In the 11th, still in a tie game with shortstop Gilbert Lara at second base, catcher Allan Berríos reached on a sacrifice bunt to right-hander Juan Móta, who walked center fielder Cole Freeman to load the bases. Right fielder Rhett Wiseman hit a walk-off sacrifice fly. When Akron came to bat in the first inning against Cavalli, he walked left fielder Will Benson and shortstop Tyler Freeman, designated hitter Richie Palacios singled, and third baseman Andruw Monasterio drilled a three-run double to left-center field. Second baseman Daniel Schneemann added an RBI single for a 4-0 lead.
Mound Presence
Left-hander Logan Allen made his second Double-A appearance to begin the second inning when play resumed from Saturday's game. He worked around three hits and a walk to preserve the 2-0 lead through the fifth inning. In the sixth, he allowed a leadoff bunt single to Wiseman, who later scored, after Allen departed with one out. Allen allowed one earned run on five hits and one walk with four strikeouts in 4 1/3 innings. Left-hander Skylar Arias recorded two outs, right-hander Manuel Alvarez yielded three straight hits and two earned runs, and left-hander Ben Krauth allowed the tying run but went three innings, striking out three batters. Móta allowed two unearned runs in 1 1/3 innings. After Tully went the first six innings of Sunday's scheduled game, right-hander Dakody Clemmer pitched a perfect seventh inning to end it.
Duck Tales
In the resumed game, Akron took a 5-4, 10th-inning lead on Monasterio's RBI single. After Harrisburg tied it, 5-5, and had the winning run at third base with one out, the RubberDucks intentionally walked two batters to load the bases. Móta got Lara to ground to Palacios at second base for an inning-ending double play, sending the game into the 11th inning.
Notebook
The RubberDucks hold a one-game lead in the Southwest Division over second-place Bowie (37-27)...Akron finished 7-4 on the road trip, also winning three of five in Altoona...Tully won the first (in relief) and last games of the series in Harrisburg...Monasterio led the team on the 11-game road trip with 18 hits, a .391 average, 13 runs, and 13 RBIs. He and Palacios each had 11 hits in the series in Harrisburg, and Palacios had a team-high 10 RBIs...Steven Kwan extended a nine-game hitting streak Saturday...Schneemann had three hits between the two games, seven hits in the series, and has a five-game hitting streak...Times of games: 3:45 & 2:02...Attendance: 3,267 & 2,573.
On the Pond
Union Home Mortgage Welcomes You Home To Canal Park when the RubberDucks open a six-game series with Richmond at 6:35 p.m. Tuesday. Akron is scheduled to face Flying Squirrels LHP Michael Plassmeyer (1-3, 4.34 ERA). The game broadcast, powered by FirstEnergy, is on 640 WHLO, the 640 WHLO iHeartRadio channel, and akronrubberducks.com, and available on MiLB.TV. Tickets for RubberDucks home games are available at akronrubberducks.com/tickets.
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