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AKRON RUBBERDUCKS GAME NOTES Akron Rubberducks Media Relations ● Canal Park ● 300 S AKRON RUBBERDUCKS GAME NOTES Akron RubberDucks Media Relations ● Canal Park ● 300 S. Main St. ● Akron, OH 44308 Director of Public & Media Relations: Adam Liberman [email protected] Lead Broadcaster: Marco LaNave [email protected] Akron RubberDucks (26-38, 60-73) at Altoona Curve (30-35, 66-67) Cleveland Indians Double-A Pittsburgh Pirates Double-A RHP Kyle Dowdy (0-0, 3.94) RHP Pedro Vasquez (7-4, 2.97) akronrubberducks.com @AkronRubberDucks Tuesday, August 27, 2019 • Peoples Natural Gas Field • 6:00 p.m. EDT @AkronRubberDuck Game 134, Road Game 68, Second Half Game 65, Night Game 97 WARF Fox Sports 1350 AM ● iHeartRadio (Fox Sports 1350) ● TuneIn (Akron RubberDucks) ● MiLB.TV @akronrubberducks Broadcast Powered By FirstEnergy ● Broadcaster: Marco LaNave Monday Recap: Robles shuts out RubberDucks again (Altoona 5, RubberDucks visit Curve: The RubberDucks and Curve are playing the Akron 0): While Cleveland Indians right-hander Danny Salazar pitched a last of five scheduled series this season, with seven games at Canal Park scoreless first inning in a rehab appearance for the RubberDucks, Curve and 11 at Peoples Natural Gas Field. Altoona leads the series, 11-4, left-hander Domingo Robles (4-6) pitched a five-hit, nine-inning shutout in winning six of seven games at Canal Park and five of eight games in his team's 5-0 series-opening win at Peoples Natural Gas Field on Altoona. Last season, Altoona won the series, 13-10, for the first time Monday night. Robles pitched his second complete-game shutout of since 2010, including 7-3 in Altoona, although Akron won the Western Akron, as he also held the RubberDucks scoreless for seven innings in Division playoff series, three games to one. Altoona finished first in the Game 1 of a June 8 doubleheader in Altoona. Eastern Division, at 78-60, by one game over Akron (78-62) last season. Since 2005, Akron leads the series, 173-141, and has won 10, lost three, Danny Salazar rehab: Cleveland Indians right-hander Danny Salazar and tied two season series. According to Baseball America (pre-2019) and (currently on the 10-day Injured List) made his third Double-A rehab start MLB.com (July 2019), top prospects in this series include: – and first since July 16 – with the RubberDucks on Monday, throwing 8 Indians (BA/MLB.com): #2/1 3B Nolan Jones, #6/15 LHP Sam pitches (6 strikes), striking out one batter and hitting another in the first Hentges, #18/26 Ernie Clement #22/NR OF Oscar Gonzalez inning. Salazar was placed on the Injured List for the entire 2018 regular Pirates (BA/MLB.com): #4/3 SS Oneil Cruz, #19/11 OF Jared Oliva season with right shoulder rotator cuff tendonitis. This season, he made six rehab starts between June 30 and July 27 – two each with the Arizona Clement’s strong return: Since returning from the Injured List May 9, League Indians (Rookie), Akron and Columbus (Triple-A) – before starting shortstop Ernie Clement has 99 hits (tied for sixth in the Eastern League). for Cleveland on Thursday, Aug. 1, against Houston at Progressive Field. Since May 9, he is 99-for-356 (.278, seventh in EL). That includes 29 He was placed on the Injured List with a right groin strain after that start, multi-hit games, 13 doubles, three triples, a home run (at Erie in his first which was his first appearance in the major leagues since the 2017 game back), 43 runs, 24 RBI, 24 walks, a .331 OBP, and separate 13- American League Division Series. and 14-game hitting streaks. He was on the IL with a right adductor strain April 16-May 8. In six games prior to going on the IL, the Indians No. 18 Since the All-Star break: Since the Eastern League All-Star break, Akron (Baseball America)/No. 26 (MLB.com) prospect was 3-for-25 (.120). is 19-25, but a few RubberDucks have posted numbers among the league leaders since the break. Trenton Brooks leads the league with 28 extra- Jones arrives in Double-A: Third baseman Nolan Jones has seven base hits and 21 doubles and is second with 85 total bases, a .531 home runs in 42 Eastern League games (tied for seventh in the EL since slugging percentage and .876 OPS. He also has 45 hits (tied for seventh). July 11). Ranked by MLB.com as the Indians’ No. 1 prospect (July 2019) Nolan Jones, called up to Double-A for the first time during the break, has and No. 2 by Baseball America (entering 2019), he made his Double-A seven home runs (tied for seventh), 26 walks (second), 30 runs (tied for debut on July 11, becoming the highest-ranked Indians prospect to appear third), and an .823 OPS (ninth). Ernie Clement has nine stolen bases for Akron this season. A 2019 Carolina League Mid-Season All-Star with (tied for eighth). Jake Paulson has five wins (tied for the lead). Sam Class-A Advanced Lynchburg, Jones led the CL in walks (65), on-base Hentges has 45 strikeouts (tied for fifth). Dalbert Siri has six saves (tied percentage (.435) and OPS (.860) at the time of his promotion to Akron. for seventh) in 15 appearances (tied for eighth). He also led Lynchburg with 48 runs. He played 77 games and hit .286 with seven home runs, 41 RBI, and a .456 slugging percentage. He also Longo finding a groove: RubberDucks outfielder Mitch Longo has hit played in the SiriusXM All-Star Futures Game at Progressive Field on July safely in nine of his last 10 games, going 13-for-39 (.333) with six runs, 7, starting at third base and grounding out to the pitcher in his only at bat. three doubles and a home run in that span. Since July 1, his .298 batting average is fifth in the Eastern League. Flying out of the park: The RubberDucks have hit 14 home runs over the past 17 games after hitting just three in the previous 20 games. In the past Gonzalez warms up to the EL: Outfielder Oscar Gonzalez, promoted to 37 games, Akron has 17 home runs while allowing 31. Overall, the Akron on Aug. 1, hit safely in nine of 12 games Aug. 6-19, including a six- RubberDucks have 99 home runs (fourth in the Eastern League) while game hitting streak Aug. 6-13 (8-for-22, three doubles, a home run, five allowing 92 (tied for fourth fewest in the EL) for a +7 home run differential. runs and five RBI) after going hitless in his first three EL games (0-for-10). In road games, the RubberDucks have hit 60 home runs (second-most in The Carolina League All-Star left Lynchburg with a CL-best .319 average, the EL) and allowed 47 (tied for fourth-most), for a +13 differential. Of 123 hits and 175 total bases. He had eight home runs, 61 RBI (fourth), 33 Akron’s 99 home runs this season, 59 (60 percent) have come in 22 multi- extra-base hits (sixth), .455 SLG (fifth) and .797 OPS (second). homer games, including 13 in four straight games May 9-13. Akron’s six home runs on May 11 in Reading were its most since hitting seven on July Bullpen strength: Over the seven-game homestand, the RubberDucks 2, 2008, in a 10-6 win at Erie. Akron allowed six home runs to Binghamton bullpen pitched 31.1 innings, allowing five runs (three earned, 0.86 ERA). on July 20, marking its most allowed since May 29, 2009, when Erie hit six Akron has an Eastern League-best 2.77 bullpen ERA. in an 11-8 win over the Aeros. UPCOMING PROBABLE PITCHERS (ALL TIMES EASTERN) – SUBJECT TO CHANGE Wednesday, Aug. 28 6:00 p.m. LHP Adam Scott (4-4, 3.63) at Altoona LHP Sean Brady (4-12, 4.47) Thursday, Aug. 29 6:00 p.m. LHP Sam Hentges (2-12, 5.28) at Altoona LHP Cam Vieaux (3-4, 2.47) Friday, Aug. 30 7:05 p.m. TBA vs. Erie TBA Saturday, Aug. 31 7:05 p.m. TBA vs. Erie TBA Double-A Eastern League Affiliate of the Cleveland Indians RUBBERDUCKS STARTING PITCHER #13 Kyle Dowdy…RHP, 6-1, 195, Age 26 (2/3/93), Resides: Escondido, CA Acquired: Returned to the Indians on July 28, 2019, after being a Rule 5 pick (by the Mets) designated for assignment by the Rangers on July 25 Twitter: @kyle_dowdy116 Instagram: @kyle_dowdy116 Throws: Fastball, Slider, Curveball, Changeup 2019: Claimed by Texas, off waivers from the New York Mets, on March 26 and made his MLB debut March 28. Placed on MLB Injured List June 1 (right elbow impingement), made 10 rehab appearances June 27-July 21, before being designated for assignment July 25. 2018: Acquired by the Indians with OF Leonys Martín for INF Willi Castro on July 31, then selected by the Mets from Cleveland in the MLB Rule 5 Draft on Dec. 13. Pitched 30 games (20 starts) and went 9-12 with a 5.15 ERA in 124 IP between Erie (AA-Detroit), Toledo (AAA-Detroit) and Akron 2017: Ranked among Florida State League leaders in walks per 9 IP (1.85, third), strikeouts (121, fifth), WHIP (1.27, fifth) and ERA (3.83, eighth). 2016: Went 10-3 (tied for second-most wins in Midwest League) with a 2.84 ERA in 107.2 IP across 23 games (16 starts). 2015: Drafted by Detroit from the University of Houston in the 12th round of the First-Year Player Draft.
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