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 (16-27, 50-62) vs. Binghamton Rumble Ponies (22-24, 57-53) Cleveland Indians Double-A New York Mets Double-A LHP Scott Moss (Southern League: 6-5, 3.44) RHP Tony Dibrell (0-3, 9.82) akronrubberducks.com @AkronRubberDucks Sunday, August 4, 2019 • Canal Park • 2:05 p.m. EDT @AkronRubberDuck Game 113, Home Game 56, Second Half Game 44, Day Game 33 WARF Fox Sports 1350 AM ● iHeartRadio (Fox Sports 1350) ● TuneIn (Akron RubberDucks) ● MiLB.TV @akronrubberducks Broadcast Powered By FirstEnergy ● Broadcasters: Jim Clark & Marco LaNave Saturday Recap: RubberDucks shut out Rumble Ponies (Akron 3, Hall of Fame Weekend: While the Pro Football Hall of Fame induction Binghamton 0): Right-hander Eli Morgan (6-2) pitched six innings, weekend is in Canton, the Greater Akron Baseball Hall of Fame will induct combining with right-handers Henry Martinez (two innings) and Dalbert a class of 17 this weekend, with their ceremonial first pitch at Canal Park Siri (one inning, ninth save) for a 3-0 shutout of the Rumble Ponies in on Friday. Jim Clark, radio voice of the Canton-Akron Indians, Akron front of 7,284 at Canal Park Saturday night. First baseman Connor Aeros and RubberDucks since 1990, is receiving the “Speed″ Bosworth Marabell had two RBI and was 2-for-4 to reach 100 hits for the season. In Award for community service and contributions to baseball. Kent State Sunday’s rubber match, the RubberDucks are seeking to snap a six-series alumnus and former RubberDuck outfielder Anthony Gallas played 2010- losing streak at home and win consecutive home games for the first time 16 in the Indians system, including parts of four with Akron (.271, 28 HR, since sweeping Hartford June 11-13, their last home series win. 93 RBI in 166 games). The Kent State Athletics Hall of Famer is the Flashes’ career leader in RBI (224) and tied for the career lead in home Ducks host Rumble Ponies: As part of a stretch of 26 straight games runs (49). The induction will be Sunday night in a banquet at St. George against Eastern Division opponents July 18-Aug. 15, the RubberDucks Antiochian Orthodox Church in Copley. Since 1981, the Greater Akron and Rumble Ponies are playing the last of five scheduled series this Baseball Hall of Fame has honored Northeast Ohio individuals who make season, with 10 games at Canal Park and seven at NYSEG Stadium. a major impact as players, coaches, managers, umpires, sponsors and Binghamton has won each of the first four series and leads the season administrators. More information is at www.gabhof.org. series, 11-5, including 6-3 in Akron. Last season, Akron went 10-3 against Binghamton, including 6-1 at Canal Park. In 2018, Binghamton finished Since the All-Star break: Since the Eastern League All-Star break, Akron fifth in the Eastern Division, at 64-76. Since 2005, Akron leads the series, is 9-14, but a few RubberDucks have posted number among the league 119-92, winning eight, losing six (including this season), and tying one leaders since the break. Trenton Brooks has 11 doubles and 13 extra- season series. Including the current six-game homestand ending Sunday, base hits, both tied for the Eastern League lead. Nolan Jones, called up the RubberDucks play 20 of their final 33 games at Canal Park. to Double-A for the first time during the break, has six doubles (tied for eighth), 11 extra-base hits (tied for sixth), 43 total bases (tied for eighth) Clement’s strong return: Shortstop Ernie Clement has reached base in and 18 runs (third). Ernie Clement has six stolen bases (tied for seventh). 30 of 33 games and hit safely in 27 of 33. Since returning from the Injured Jake Paulson has three wins (tied for first), and Dalbert Siri has five List May 9, he has played 74 games and has an Eastern League-leading saves (tied for third) in nine appearances (tied for second). 89 hits (going hitless in consecutive games just twice), going 89-for-295 (.302, third in the league) to reach third in the league with a .288 average. Jones arrives in Double-A: Third baseman Nolan Jones, ranked by The stretch includes 26 multi-hit games, 10 doubles, three triples, a home MLB.com as the Indians’ No. 1 prospect (July 2019) and No. 2 by run, 38 runs, 20 RBI, 20 walks, a .351 OBP, and separate 13- and 14- Baseball America (entering 2019), made his Double-A debut on July 11, game hitting streaks. He was on the Injured List with a right adductor becoming the highest-ranked Indians prospect to appear for Akron this strain April 16-May 8. In six games prior to going on the IL, the Indians No. season. A 2019 Carolina League Mid-Season All-Star with Class-A 18 (Baseball America)/No. 26 (MLB.com) prospect was 3-for-25 (.120). Advanced Lynchburg, Jones led the league in walks (65), on-base percentage (.435) and OPS (.860) at the time of his promotion to Akron. League leaders: Akron leads the league in at-bats (3,688) and hits (900) He also led Lynchburg with 48 runs. He played 77 games and hit .286 with and are tied with Reading for the lead in games (112). The RubberDucks seven home runs, 41 RBI, and a .456 slugging percentage. He also average 4.13 runs per game this season, but since June 5, they have played in the SiriusXM All-Star Futures Game at Progressive Field on July scored 201 total runs in the last 56 games (3.59/game, 21-35 W-L), 7, starting at third base and grounding out to the pitcher in his only at bat. scoring 5 or more in 17 games (14-3). Flying out of the park: The RubberDucks have hit just three home runs Midsummer warmups: While Akron went 9-18 in July, a few players had and allowed 16 in the past 16 games, but overall they have 85 home runs notable success. Outfielder Trenton Brooks, playing his first Double-A (third in the Eastern League) while allowing 77 (sixth-most in the EL) for a season, had personal one-month season highs with a .289 average, 28 +8 home run differential. Of the RubberDucks’ 85 home runs this season, hits, 11 doubles (tied for third in the Eastern League), two triples, 15 extra- 52 (61 percent) have come in 19 multi-homer games, including 13 in four base hits (tied for third), 49 total bases (tied for seventh), a .505 SLG straight games May 9-13. Akron’s six home runs on May 11 in Reading (seventh), .860 OPS (ninth) and 18 RBI (tied for second). Outfielder Mitch were its since hitting seven on July 2, 2008, in a 10-6 win at Erie. Akron Longo, in his first Double-A season, had monthly bests of a .312 average allowed six home runs to Binghamton on July 20, marking its most (fifth in the league), 24 hits and a .393 OBP (fifth). Shortstop Ernie allowed since May 29, 2009, when Erie hit six in an 11-8 win over the Clement had 32 hits (tied for seventh) and six stolen bases (tied for Aeros. The last season Akron led the Eastern League in home runs was eighth). Catcher Logan Ice hit .271 in July – his best month after hitting 2005, when the Aeros hit 151, led by Jonathan Van Every’s 27 (tied for .122, .163 and .174 in the first three calendar months of the season. second in the league) among seven with double-digit home run totals. UPCOMING PROBABLE PITCHERS (ALL TIMES EASTERN) – SUBJECT TO CHANGE Tuesday, Aug. 6 7:05 p.m. LHP Adam Scott (4-1, 3.45) at New Hampshire RHP Justin Dillon (3-2, 3.89) Wednesday, Aug. 7 7:05 p.m. LHP Sam Hentges (1-10, 5.21) at New Hampshire RHP Joey Murray (0-1, 5.14) Thursday, Aug. 8 12:05 p.m. LHP Tanner Tully (6-9, 4.54) at New Hampshire RHP Thomas Hatch (0-1, 9.00) Friday, Aug. 9 7:00 p.m. TBA at Portland TBA Double-A Eastern League Affiliate of the Cleveland Indians RUBBERDUCKS STARTING PITCHER #44 Scott Moss…LHP, 6-6, 225, Age 24 (10/6/94), Resides: Deltona, FL Acquired: Traded from the Cincinnati Reds to the Indians as part of a seven-player trade on July 31, 2019 Twitter: Instagram: @scottmoss30 Throws: Fastball, Slider, Changeup FIRST EASTERN LEAGUE START Season Highlights • Traded from Cincinnati to Cleveland, along outfielder Yasiel Puig in a three-team, seven-player trade that sent pitcher Trevor Bauer from the Indians to the Reds on July 31. • Ranked as the Indians No. 17 prospect by MLB.com. • Ranked third in strikeouts (123) and 11th in ERA (3.44) in the Southern League at the time of the trade. • In four seasons in the Reds system, he had an ERA of 3.42 in 81 starts (408.0IP, 368H, 155ER, 420SO). • Ranked as Cincinnati’s No. 12 prospect according to MLB.com before the trade, and the No. 28 prospect entering the season, according to Baseball America. 2018 • Ranked by MLB.com (16) and Baseball America (26) as one of the Reds' top prospects. • Ranked among Florida State League leaders in wins (15, 1st), starts (25, T2nd), ERA (3.68, 6th) and innings pitched (132.0, 4th).