SeaWolves Sprint by RubberDucks, 11-5
Published on August 20, 2018 under Eastern League (EL1)
Akron RubberDucks News Release
Erie's Josh Lester homered twice and drove in six RBI, and Spenser Watkins earned his first Double-A win, as the SeaWolves throttled the Akron RubberDucks, 11-5, Monday night at UPMC Park in Erie, Pa.
Turning Point
The SeaWolves (60-66) doubled their lead from 3-0 to 6-0 in the third inning against Kyle Dowdy (3-8). After back-to-back walks to start the inning, Dowdy fanned former Ducks star Willi Castro, but then served up a three-run homer to Lester on a 2-2 pitch to give the Wolves a 6-0 lead. It was Lester's second homer of the game, adding to his two-run shot in the first.
Mound Presence
Dowdy, who opened the season with the SeaWolves prior to a July trade, lasted just three innings. He allowed six earned runs on four hits and three walks. Dowdy dropped to 0-4 in four starts with the Ducks. SeaWolves hitters inflicted more damage after Dowdy left, scoring once against Argenis Angulo in the fifth and four more times in the sixth against Dominic DeMasi.
Duck Tales
The RubberDucks (70-56) got a pair of homers from clean-up man Nellie Rodriguez, who smacked a three-run homer in the fifth off Watkins and a two-run blast in the seventh off Sandy Baez. Rodriguez now has three homers for the Ducks. Tyler Krieger continued his hot streak as he collected a pair of hits, including a double, to extend his hit streak to six games.
Notebook
The loss cut Akron's lead in the EL West to just a precarious half-game over Altoona with 14 to play...The Curve beat Binghamton on the road, 5-4...The RubberDucks are 3-4 on the current road trip and just 5-13 so far this month...Watkins (1-0) worked five innings and struck out eight batters in his Double-A debut ...Lester's six RBI was a career high...he added a sacrifice fly to his dual-homer performance...Erie has won seven of 12 games against the RubberDucks...Time of game: 3:06... Attendance: 6,144.
On the Pond
The RubberDucks and SeaWolves will play the road trip finale on Tuesday 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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