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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 (22-36, 56-71) vs. Harrisburg Senators (25-30, 67-58) Cleveland Indians Double-A Washington Nationals Double-A RHP Eli Morgan (6-3, 3.49) RHP Tyler Mapes (6-6, 4.64) akronrubberducks.com @AkronRubberDucks Wednesday, August 21, 2019 • Canal Park • 7:05 p.m. EDT @AkronRubberDuck Game 128, Home Game 62, Second Half Game 59, Night Game 92 WARF Fox Sports 1350 AM ● iHeartRadio (Fox Sports 1350) ● TuneIn (Akron RubberDucks) ● MiLB.TV @akronrubberducks Broadcast Powered By FirstEnergy ● Broadcasters: Jim Clark & Marco LaNave More rehabs in Akron: Cleveland Indians outfielder Bradley Zimmer Ducks host Senators: The RubberDucks and Senators are playing the and pitcher Jefry Rodriguez, both on the 60-day Injured List, played their last of three scheduled intradivision three-game series this season, with first games with the RubberDucks on rehab assignments on Tuesday. six games at Canal Park and three at FNB Field. Akron swept a series at Zimmer had suffered a right shoulder injury during pre-game batting drills home in May and won two of three in Harrisburg in June. The Senators in Columbus on June 11, 2018, and had season-ending arthroscopic right won the first half in the Western Division, with Akron finishing in third shoulder surgery on July 20, 2018, to repair a torn labrum, with rehab from place, 7.5 games behind. Last season, Akron went 5-7 against Harrisburg, the procedure back to full baseball activities expected to be 8-12 months. including 2-4 at Canal Park. In 2018, the Senators finished in third place in He has appeared in five Arizona League games since Aug. 11 (4-for-8, 1 the Western Division, at 72-65 overall. Since 2005, Akron leads the series, HR, 2 RBI). Rodriguez, who has made eight starts with Cleveland this 104-85. According to Baseball America (pre-2019) and MLB.com (July season, made an Aug. 16 appearance (1 IP, 1 BB, 1 K) in the Arizona 2019), top prospects in this series include: League in his return from a right shoulder strain. With Rodriguez, all three Indians (BA/MLB.com): #2/1 3B Nolan Jones, #6/15 LHP Sam players acquired in the Nov. 30, 2018, Yan Gomes trade with Washington Hentges, #18/26 Ernie Clement #22/NR OF Oscar Gonzalez (also outfielder Daniel Johnson, infielder Andruw Monasterio) will have Nationals (BA/MLB.com): #3/2 IF Luis Garcia, #16/18 C Tres Barrera, appeared for the RubberDucks this season. NR/#28 RHP Jhonatan German Carlos Carrasco returns: Cleveland Indians right-hander Carlos Clement’s strong return: Since returning from the Injured List May 9, Carrasco (currently on the 60-day Injured List) is scheduled to pitch on shortstop Ernie Clement has 93 hits (seventh in the Eastern League). Thursday for Akron after his first rehab appearance Monday (1 IP, 1 BB, 1 Since May 9, he is 93-for-336 (.277, seventh in EL). That includes 27 K), marking his first game action since May 30 in Chicago against the multi-hit games, 11 doubles, three triples, a home run (at Erie in his first White Sox. It was his fourth appearance for Akron, where he pitched one game back), 42 runs, 21 RBI, 22 walks, a .327 OBP, and separate 13- start each in 2011, 2016 and 2018. Carrasco has been diagnosed with and 14-game hitting streaks. He was on the IL with a right adductor strain treatable chronic myeloid leukemia. The Indians announced on July 7 that April 16-May 8. In six games prior to going on the IL, the Indians No. 18 he was cleared to resume strength and conditioning workouts and (Baseball America)/No. 26 (MLB.com) prospect was 3-for-25 (.120). throwing activity to tolerance. Jones arrives in Double-A: Third baseman Nolan Jones hit his sixth Tuesday Recap: Senators score early to win late contest at Canal home run in 37 Eastern League games on Tuesday night. Ranked by Park (Harrisburg 5, Akron 3): The Harrisburg Senators scored four runs MLB.com as the Indians’ No. 1 prospect (July 2019) and No. 2 by over the first three innings in front of 3,914 at Canal Park on Tuesday Baseball America (entering 2019), he made his Double-A debut on July night. RubberDucks left-hander Tanner Tully (7-11) allowed the runs but 11, becoming the highest-ranked Indians prospect to appear for Akron this lasted five innings for the 19th time in 21 Eastern League starts this year. season. A 2019 Carolina League Mid-Season All-Star with Class-A Advanced Lynchburg, Jones led the league in walks (65), on-base Since the All-Star break: Since the Eastern League All-Star break, Akron percentage (.435) and OPS (.860) at the time of his promotion to Akron. is 15-23, but a few RubberDucks have posted numbers among the league He also led Lynchburg with 48 runs. He played 77 games and hit .286 with leaders since the break. Trenton Brooks has a league-leading 23 extra- seven home runs, 41 RBI, and a .456 slugging percentage. He also base hits, 16 doubles (tied for the lead), 73 total bases (third), a .537 played in the SiriusXM All-Star Futures Game at Progressive Field on July slugging percentage (second), .881 OPS (third) and 23 RBI (tied for 7, starting at third base and grounding out to the pitcher in his only at bat. ninth). Nolan Jones, called up to Double-A for the first time during the break, has 22 walks (third) and 27 runs (tied for third). Ernie Clement has Flying out of the park: The RubberDucks have hit 10 home runs over the nine stolen bases (tied for sixth). Jake Paulson has five wins (tied for the past 11 games after hitting just three in the previous 20 games. In the past lead), Sam Hentges has 40 strikeouts (tied for fifth), and Dalbert Siri has 31 games, Akron has 13 home runs while allowing 28. Overall, the six saves (tied for sixth) in 14 appearances (tied for fifth). RubberDucks have 95 home runs (fourth in the Eastern League) while allowing 89 (sixth fewest in the EL) for a +6 home run differential. Of the Gonzalez warms up to the EL: Outfielder Oscar Gonzalez, who was RubberDucks’ 95 home runs this season, 57 (60 percent) have come in promoted to Akron on Aug. 1, has hit safely in nine of his last 13 games, 21 multi-homer games, including 13 in four straight games May 9-13. including a six-game hitting streak Aug. 6-13 (8-for-22, three doubles, a Akron’s six home runs on May 11 in Reading were its most since hitting home run, five runs and five RBI) after going hitless in his first three seven on July 2, 2008, in a 10-6 win at Erie. Akron allowed six home runs Eastern League games (0-for-10). The Carolina League All-Star left to Binghamton on July 20, marking its most allowed since May 29, 2009, Lynchburg with a league-best .319 average, 123 hits and 175 total bases. when Erie hit six in an 11-8 win over the Aeros. The last season Akron led He had eight home runs, 61 RBI (fourth), 33 extra-base hits (sixth), .455 the Eastern League in home runs was 2005, when the Aeros hit 151, led SLG (fifth) and .797 OPS (second). by Jonathan Van Every’s 27 (tied for second in the league). UPCOMING PROBABLE PITCHERS (ALL TIMES EASTERN) – SUBJECT TO CHANGE Thursday, Aug. 22 7:05 p.m. RHP Kyle Dowdy (0-0, 2.92) vs. Richmond LHP Caleb Baragar (3-5, 3.45) Friday, Aug. 23 7:05 p.m. LHP Adam Scott (4-4, 3.63) vs. Richmond RHP Alfred Gutierrez (8-4, 4.07) Saturday, Aug. 24 7:05 p.m. LHP Sam Hentges (2-12, 5.49) vs. Richmond RHP Ryan Halstead (2-5, 3.52) Sunday, Aug. 25 7:05 p.m. LHP Tanner Tully (7-11, 4.72) vs. Richmond RHP Brandon Lawson (5-8, 3.56) Double-A Eastern League Affiliate of the Cleveland Indians RUBBERDUCKS STARTING PITCHER #35 Eli Morgan…RHP, 5-10, 190, Age 23 (5/13/96), Resides: Rancho Palos Verdes, CA (EL All-Star) Acquired: Selected by the Indians out of Gonzaga University in the 8th round of the June 2017 MLB Draft Twitter: @eliimorgan Instagram: @eli__morgan Throws: Fastball, Slider, Curveball, Changeup LAST START (Friday, Aug. 16, at Erie, L in 5-1 loss): Morgan allowed a hit in each of the first five innings, but only yielded three runs on two homers in the first three innings. He struck out seven batters, walking one and allowing six hits in six innings. The bullpen allowed two more runs, and Akron scored in the ninth in a 5-1 loss. Season Highlights: Was Carolina League’s first Pitcher of the Week for April 4-14 (11 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 15 K) and began the season with 14 consecutive scoreless innings. 2018 • Started Opening Day for Lake County (A), was promoted to Lynchburg (A-Adv) May 16, went 9-7 with a 3.21 ERA, 1.10 WHIP, 156 K in 143.1 IP across two levels. • Earned Pitcher of the Week honors three times, once with Lake County (A) and twice with Lynchburg (A-Adv).