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Harrisburg Downs RubberDucks 5-3

August 20, 2015 - Eastern League (EL1)
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Harrisburg's Isaac Ballou delivered a sacrifice fly and a solo homer, and right-hander Lucas Giolito picked up his second straight win, as the Senators captured a 5-3 win over the Akron RubberDucks Thursday night at Canal Park.

Turning Point

Ballou, Harrisburg's 25-year-old right fielder, gave the Senators a 3-2 lead when he lifted a sacrifice fly to center in the top of the fourth against Akron starter Duke von Schamann (1-1). Ballou's sacrifice fly drove in Pedro Severino who had doubled. He later added a solo homer in the sixth, also off von Schamann, to extend the Senators' lead to 4-2.

Mound Presence

Giolito, regarded by experts as Washington's top minor league prospect, made his fifth Double-A start, and first against Akron. He worked five innings and allowed two runs on five hits. Mixing in a 96-mph fastball with a number of biting curves, he fanned five. Giolito (1-1) limited the RubberDucks to a run in the first on a wild pitch, and a run in the third on an RBI single by Yandy Diaz. For the RubberDucks, von Schamann absorbed the loss, going five innings as well. He was tagged for four runs on eight hits, including a pair of solo homers by Ballou and Drew Vettleson. In just his second start of the season, von Schamann walked three and struck out four.

Duck Tales

Diaz had a pair of hits and walked twice. He raised his batting average to .309. Carlos Moncrief tripled and scored in the third inning. Nellie Rodriguez snapped a 0-22 streak at the plate with a long home run to center in the eighth... Righthander Casey Weathers tossed 1 1/3 innings of scoreless relief. He has not given up a run in his last seven outings, covering 7 1/3 innings of work.

Notes

The RubberDucks (66-58) lost two of three games in the series...The Senators (59-65) were successful on 13 of 15 stolen base attempts in the series...The Ducks held a 2-1 lead until Harrisburg's Drew Vettleson homered in the fourth, his second of the series...Akron had the potential winning run at the plate in the 9th , but closer Paul Demny struck out Bradley

Zimmer to end the game...Akron still holds the Wild Card spot in the EL West by one game over third-place Altoona with 18 games left to play...Time of game: 3:09 ...Attendance: 3,373.

Up Next

The homestand continues Friday night at 7:05, as the Erie SeaWolves come to Canal Park to start a three-game weekend series. RHP D.J. Brown is expected to start for Akron, and LHP Josh Turley is slated to start for Erie. The game will be broadcast on Fox Sports 1350 AM and at www.akronrubberducks.com.

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