Sixth Inning Homers and Stanley's Strong Pitching Guide Akron to 4-1 Win

Published on May 25, 2023 under Eastern League (EL)
Akron RubberDucks News Release

Summary

Johnathan Rodriguez and Julian Escobedo launch back-to-back sixth inning home runs to back Hunter Stanley's seven innings of one run ball to best the Bowie Baysox 4-1 on Thursday night at Canal Park.

Turning Point

After Bowie jumped ahead 1-0, the RubberDucks looked to answer back in the sixth. Bryan Lavastida worked a two-out walk to keep the inning alive. Rodriguez followed with a two-run shot to the ribbon board in left to put Akron on top 2-1. Escobedo followed Rodriguez's homer with a solo home run into the Cutwater Tiki Terrace to make it 3-1 RubberDucks.

Mound Presence

Stanley ran into some early trouble loading the bases with one out in the first, but quickly worked out of the inning getting back-to-back groundouts to avoid damage. The right-hander cruised the rest of his start only allowing one hit, a solo home run, while striking out two. Stanley's great work on the mound was backed by Escobedo, who made two incredible catches in center. Randy Labaut followed Stanley's cue by working two scoreless innings to pick up the save.

Duck Tales

Akron added on some insurance in the seventh when Angel Martinez lined a single into center to score Joe Naranjo to make it 4-1 RubberDucks. The RubberDucks offense worked seven walks in the win.

Notebook

Lavastida worked a second inning walk marking the sixth time he has walked in the first three games of the series...Stanley's seven innings are a career-high...Game Time: 2:05...Attendance: 2,202.

On the Pond

The RubberDucks will continue their series at Canal Park against the Bowie Baysox on Friday, May 26 at 7:05 p.m. Akron left-hander Jaime Arias (0-1, 6.39 ERA) will get the start against Bowie right-hander Houston Roth (0-2, 6.31 ERA). The game broadcast is on 640 WHLO, the 640 WHLO iHeartRadio channel, and akronrubberducks.com, and available on Bally Live. Tickets for all RubberDucks home games, are available at akronrubberducks.com/tickets.

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