RubberDucks Edge Hartford 4-3
Published on June 19, 2018 under Eastern League (EL1)
Akron RubberDucks News Release
Akron's Ka'ai Tom socked a two-run triple, and Aaron Civale allowed just one run over six innings, as the RubberDucks edged the Hartford Yard Goats, 4-3, in the opener of a three-game series Tuesday night at Canal Park in Akron, Ohio.
Turning Point
The RubberDucks (40-30) scored three runs in the sixth inning to erase a 2-1 deficit. Bobby Bradley belted a solo homer off Rayan Gonzalez (0-1) to tie the game. It was Bradley's team-high 11thhomer of the season. Gonzalez walked Willi Castro and then left the game with an injury. Right-hander Scott Griggs entered the game and gave up a single to Mark Mathias, but retired Sam Haggerty on a tapper to the mound for the second out. Tom followed with a clutch, two-out triple to the gap in left-center to drive in two runs and give Akron a 4-2 lead.
Mound Presence
Civale (4-1) worked six solid innings, allowing two runs, one earned, on eight hits. He walked none and struck out four in his longest outing since coming off the DL on June 6th. Civale lowered his ERA to 2.09. Kieran Lovegrove chipped in two innings, allowing one unearned run in the eighth to make it a 4-3 game. Henry Martinez pitched the ninth and successfully protected a one-run lead to earn his 5th save.
Duck Tales
Mathias was 2-4, with a double and single. Sicnarf Loopstok slapped an RBI single in the second inning off Hartford starter Evan Grills to give the Ducks a 1-0 lead.
Notebook
The RubberDucks have won three of the last four...Tuesday's game was the 70thgame of the season, which is the exact half-way point of the season...Time of game: 2:34... Attendance: 3,192.
On the Pond
The RubberDucks and Yard Goats will play the middle game of the series on Wednesday night at 7:05. The game will be broadcast on Fox Sports 1350 AM, the WARF iHeart channel, and the TuneIn Radio App.
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