RubberDucks Hold off Late Richmond Surge, 5-3
July 23, 2021 - Eastern League (EL)
Akron RubberDucks News Release
The Akron RubberDucks used two late insurance runs to preserve a 5-3 win over the Richmond Flying Squirrels, earning their third straight victory and 41st of the season.
Turning Point
With the game tied 3-3 and two outs in the bottom of the seventh, Chris Roller hit a double into the gap in left center to put himself in scoring position for Daniel Schneeman, who hit a line drive into right allowing Roller to race around third to put the Ducks up 4-3. Steven Kwan added an additional insurance run in the eighth inning that extended the lead to 5-3. With a 2-run lead in the ninth, Juan Mota closed the door in the ninth to preserve the win.
Mound Presence
Tanner Tully took the mound for Akron, making his 9th start of the season, and five was the magic number. Tully went five innings, giving up one run on five hits and struck out five batters. Dakody Clemmer would go one inning for the Ducks striking out two batters while walking one. Jake Miednik came on to work 1.1 innings, surrendering two runs on two hits, earning all four outs . The fourth and final pitcher for Akron in the game was Juan Mota, who dominated in getting a 5-out save to end the game, giving up no hits in 1.2 innings of work.
Duck Tales
The Flying Squirrels would threaten in the first inning by loading the bases, but only managed to push across one run courtesy of a sacrifice fly by Diego Rincones.
The lead would not last for long as Andruw Monasterio hit one deep to right that just missed being a home run, but still was able to turn it into a game tying rbi triple, his third of the season. Akron would gain their first lead of the game in the bottom of the second as Clark Scolamiero hit a 2-run home run into the bullpen in right to make it 3-1 for the Ducks.
The game would remain 3-1 until the top half of the seventh. With a man on, Frankie Tostado got a hold of one and hit it on top of the Tiki Terrace in right field to tie the game at 3.
Akron would respond in the bottom half of the seventh thanks to a RBI-single by Daniel Schneeman that gave the Ducks the lead right back 4-3. The lead would be extended in the eighth when Steven Kwan added his third hit of the game, an RBI single that scored Ike Freeman.
Notebook
Clark Scolamiero picked up his first hit and home run with the RubberDucks in the second inning when he hit a 2-run homer off Trenton Toplikar. Steven Kwan had a triple and two singles in the game, giving him a hit in 11 out of his last 12 games...Time of Game: 3:03 ... Attendance: 6718
On the Pond
The RubberDucks and Flying Squirrels will play game number five of the series Saturday at Canal Park. First Pitch is scheduled for 7:05 p.m. Logan T. Allen (0-0, 1.08) will be on the mound for Akron while Richmond will send out Aaron Blair. The game broadcasted is on 640 WHLO AM, the WHLO iHeartRadio channel, and the TuneIn Radio App, and available on MiLB.TV.
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