RubberDucks Defy Defeat in 10-9, 12-Inning Win in Erie
July 2, 2022 - Eastern League (EL)
Akron RubberDucks News Release
Summary
The RubberDucks overcame a 6-1, seventh-inning deficit and being down to their final strike, as Akron second baseman Brayan Rocchio hit a game-tying double in the ninth inning and a tie-breaking two-run home run in the 12th inning to lead a 10-9, 12-inning win - the season's largest comeback victory - over the Erie SeaWolves at UPMC Park Saturday night.
Turning Point
After Rocchio's ninth-inning RBI double, the game was tied, 6-6, through the 11th inning. With shortstop José Tena placed at second base, Rocchio led off the 12th against right-hander Zac Houston with a two-run home run to right-center field - his third in two games - for an 8-6 lead. Left fielder George Valera reached on an error, and right fielder Jhonkensy Noel hit a two-run homer to left field - for his second straight two-homer game - to make it 10-6.
Mound Presence
Right-hander Tanner Burns allowed a first-inning, two-run homer to first baseman Quincy Nieporte. Burns allowed three earned runs on three hits and four walks with six strikeouts in 3 1/3 innings. In the fourth, right-hander Kyle Marman entered and allowed right fielder Daniel Cabrera's two-run home run for a 4-0 Erie lead. After Marman's 1 2/3 innings, right-hander Cade Smith started the sixth and gave up a double, three walks and Nieporte's two-run single to make it 6-1. Left-hander Eli Lingos pitched 1 1/3 scoreless innings. Right-hander Robert Broom shut out Erie from the ninth through the 11th, allowing a 12th-inning, three-run homer to shortstop Gage Workman before finishing the game for four innings.
Duck Tales
After right-hander Chance Kirby tossed five scoreless innings, Noel took him deep to lead off the sixth inning to cut it to 4-1. In the seventh against right-hander Brendan White, third baseman Daniel Schneemann and catcher Angel Lopez hit consecutive singles, first baseman Marcos Gonzalez walked, and Tena hit a two-run single to left-center field. Valera hit a two-out RBI single off right-hander Kyle Zurak, who threw a wild pitch to make it 6-5. With two outs in the ninth against right-hander Yaya Chentouf, Tena doubled to right-center field, and Rocchio hit a game-tying double to right field.
Notebook
Micah Pries extended a 10-game hitting streak, the club's longest this season...Akron has hit 13 home runs in four games in Erie...The RubberDucks are 6-4 in extra innings...Game Time: 4:22 (season long)...Attendance: 5,090.
On the Pond
The RubberDucks conclude their series in Erie at 6:05 p.m. EDT Sunday. Right-hander Gavin Williams (0-1, 2.89 ERA) is scheduled to face SeaWolves right-hander Markus Solbach (2-4, 4.29 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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