RubberDucks Edge Binghamton 3-2
Published on June 4, 2015 under Eastern League (EL1)
Akron RubberDucks News Release
Todd Hankins homered, Tyler Naquin notched the game-winning RBI with a seventh-inning single, and Adam Plutko earned his first Double-A win as the Akron RubberDucks edged the Harrisburg Senators, 3-2, on Thursday night at Metro Bank Park.
Turning Point
Naquin went 2-5, with a pair of singles to raise his season average to .331, and extend his hitting streak to nine games. His two-out single in the seventh inning off Senators reliever Abel De Los Santos (1-4) drove in Tony Wolters to snap a 2-2 tie and give the RubberDucks (25-27) the lead for good. Naquin had six hits in the three-game series.
Mound Presence
Plutko (1-0) worked seven innings and allowed just two runs on six hits. He did not walk a batter and equaled a team-high with nine strikeouts. He allowed a solo homer to Harrisburg's Matt Skole in the second inning, and allowed a run in the sixth on a wild pitch. It was Plutko's first win at the AA level. Right-handers Trey Haley and Jeff Johnson pitched the eighth and ninth, respectively. Johnson earned his eighth save.
Duck Tales
Hankins smacked a solo homer in the top of the first off Harrisburg starter Dakota Bacus. It was his fourth of the year, which ties Hankins for the team-lead. Yandy Diaz drove in a run in the third on a fielder's choice that gave the RubberDucks a 2-1 lead. Bryson Myles was 1-3, with a bunt single that extended his hitting streak to 10 games. Jeremy Lucas was 2-3, with a run scored.
Notes
The RubberDucks took two out of three in the series...All three games were decided by one run...Akron is now 8-16 in one-run games...Hankins made two fine defensive plays in the ninth, scooping up a grounder to his right and throwing out Kevin Keyes for the second out, and snagging a screaming line drive by Shawn Pleffner to end the game...Time of game: 2:32... Attendance: 3,047.
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