EL1 Trenton Thunder

Thunder Fall in Homestand Finale

April 17, 2019 - Eastern League (EL1)
Trenton Thunder News Release


After striking first on the scoreboard Wednesday morning, the Thunder, presented by NJM Insurance, led the lead slip away in the second inning en route to a 5-3 loss to the Akron RubberDucks at ARM & HAMMER Park.

Hoy Park led off the bottom of the first inning for the Thunder (8-4) with a double and after advancing to third on a flyout, scored on an infield grounder by Ben Ruta.

But the RubberDucks (4-9) got to Thunder starter Brody Koerner (0-1) in the second, as Tyler Krieger earned a leadoff walk and scored the tying run on a Wilson Garcia double. Garcia then scored the go-ahead run on a single by Alexis Pantoja.

Akron added two more runs in the third on a fielding error by first baseman Brandon Wagner for a 4-1 RubberDucks lead.

Koerner, however, settled down from the fourth inning through the seventh, retiring 11 of the final 12 batters he faced.

The Thunder offense went just 1-for-10 with runners in scoring position and managed just two runs the rest of the way, getting a fourth-inning RBI-groundout from Wendell Rijo and a Rashad Crawford RBI-single in the ninth off closer Dalbert Siri, who recorded the save.

Jake Paulson (2-0) earned the win for Akron, allowing just two runs over seven innings.

The loss snapped a season-best five-game winning streak for the Thunder and was the team's first home loss of the year.

Your Thunder open a three-game series on the road against the Portland Sea Dogs on Thursday at 6 p.m. RHP Albert Abreu (0-1, 6.75) will start for the Thunder, and LHP Kyle Hart (0-2, 3.75) will go for Portland. Pregame coverage begins at 5:45 p.m. on 920 AM The Jersey or online at TrentonThunder.com.

Check out the Trenton Thunder Statistics



Eastern League Stories from April 17, 2019


The opinions expressed in this release are those of the organization issuing it, and do not necessarily reflect the thoughts or opinions of OurSports Central or its staff.

OurSports Central