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 (3-5, 37-40) at Harrisburg Senators (2-4, 44-32) Cleveland Indians Double-A Washington Nationals Double-A LHP Tanner Tully (5-7, 4.60) RHP Mario Sanchez (5-1, 3.11) akronrubberducks.com @AkronRubberDucks Wednesday, June 26, 2019 • FNB Field • 12:00 p.m. EDT Game 78, Road Game 39, Second Half Game 9, Day Game 23 @AkronRubberDuck WARF Fox Sports 1350 AM ● iHeartRadio (Fox Sports 1350) ● TuneIn (Akron RubberDucks) ● MiLB.TV @akronrubberducks Broadcast Powered By FirstEnergy ● Broadcaster: Marco LaNave Tuesday Recap: Tom homers RubberDucks past Senators for 11- Second half now: The first half of the season concluded with Tuesday’s inning win (Akron 2, Harrisburg 1): Playing their third straight extra- games, and the second half began on Wednesday. The Harrisburg inning game, the RubberDucks played the Senators to a scoreless tie Senators won the first half in the Western Division, with Akron finishing in through 10 innings, before All-Star left fielder Ka’ai Tom hit a leadoff two- third place, 7.5 games behind. Trenton won the Eastern Division first-half run home run in the 11th inning for a 2-1 road win on Tuesday night. Left- title. The first-place team in each division in each half qualifies for the hander Adam Scott pitched a career-long seven shutout innings, and playoffs. If the same team wins both halves, the team with the second- right-hander Jordan Stephens (1-0) pitched three scoreless innings to best overall record in the division receives the second playoff spot. earn his first Eastern League win, while right-hander Dalbert Siri earned his fourth save, snapping Akron’s four-game losing streak. League leaders: Akron leads the Eastern League in games (77), at-bats (2545), runs (321), hits (606), total bases (940) and RBI (294). More extra innings: With three straight extra-inning games, including 10- inning losses to Erie (6-5 Sunday) and Harrisburg (3-2 Monday), the Tom’s hot stretch: Since April 30, outfielder Ka’ai Tom is leading the RubberDucks have played an Eastern League-high 15 extra-inning Eastern League in total bases (112), batting average (.333), on-base games, going 7-8 (4-4 on the road). Akron is now 7-13 in one-run games percentage (.429), slugging (.602) and OPS (1.031), and is tied for the but has played the third-fewest one-run games of any EL club. lead in home runs (12) and runs (35). Tom had a 27-game on-base streak May 21-June 18 to tie Binghamton’s Sam Haggerty (a RubberDuck in Ducks visit Senators: The RubberDucks and Senators are playing the 2018) for the longest on-base streak in the EL this year. During the streak, second of three scheduled intradivision three-game series this season, Tom was 35-for-92 (.380) with seven doubles, seven home runs, 19 RBI, with six games at Canal Park and three at FNB Field. Last season, Akron 19 runs and 17 walks for a .491 on-base percentage. Since May 10, he went 5-7 against Harrisburg, including 2-4 at Canal Park. In 2018, the has hit safely in 36 of 43 games (54-for-153, .353 average, 12 home runs, Senators finished in third place in the Western Division, at 72-65 overall. 32 runs, 28 RBI), raising his average from .191 to a team-best .285. Tom Since 2005, Akron leads the series, 104-85. leads the EL with 75 hits, is second in total bases (133) and runs (44), tied for third in triples (4), fourth in on-base percentage (.384), slugging (.506) RubberDucks All-Stars: The RubberDucks had five players selected as and OPS (.890), tied for fourth in home runs (13) and bases on balls (38), All-Stars for the Western Division. The rosters were announced on tied for fifth in extra-base hits (28), and seventh in batting average (.285). Monday for the 2019 Eastern League All-Star Game in Richmond on July 10 at 7:05 p.m. They include first baseman Wilson Garcia (will not Tom named Eastern League Player of the Month: Outfielder Ka’ai Tom participate because of right foot sprain), outfielders Connor Marabell and was named as the Eastern League’s Player of the Month for May 2019, Ka’ai Tom, and pitchers Eli Morgan and Kyle Nelson. becoming the first Akron player to earn the honor since Tim Fedroff won in May 2011. Tom led the league in May with a .434 OBP, .635 SLG, and Ducks flying out of the park: The RubberDucks have hit 63 home runs 1.069 OPS, and tied for the lead with 21 runs. He was second in hits (32) (second in the Eastern League) while allowing only 41 home runs (third and total bases (61), and tied for second in average (.333). After hitting fewest among EL clubs) for a league-best +22 home run differential. In 38 .177 with one home run in 23 April games, Tom hit .333 (32-for-96) with road games, Akron has hit 38 home runs, allowing 21 (+16 differential). Of seven home runs (tied for the team high and third in the league) in 26 May the RubberDucks’ 63 home runs this season, 42 (two-thirds) have come in games. Tom was also the EL Player of the Week for May 20-26, when he 15 multi-homer games, including 13 in four straight games May 9-13. was 9-for-20, with two doubles, two home runs (May 25 and 26), five runs, Akron’s six home runs on May 11 in Reading were the most for the club four RBI, and a league-best .850 SLG and 1.392 OPS. He is the first, and since hitting seven on July 2, 2008, in a 10-6 win at Erie. so far only, RubberDuck this season to win a weekly award. In 2018, he hit .286 in May (his best in any month) after hitting .183 in April. Clement’s hitting streak: Shortstop Ernie Clement had a 14-game hitting streak June 6-19 and now has reached base his last five games Garcia finds a groove in Double-A: First baseman and designated hitter (the last four with hits) to extend a season-long 19-game on base streak, Wilson Garcia was placed on the injured list Friday with a right foot in which he is 24-for-75 (.320) with five doubles, one triple, six runs, two sprain, interrupting a stellar campaign. In his first season with the Indians RBI, three walks and a .358 OBP). After he was on the Injured List with a organization and in Double-A, he still leads the Eastern League with 23 right adductor strain April 16-May 8, Clement has played 39 games since doubles. He is second in extra-base hits (33), RBI (46), third in total bases coming off the IL, going 46-for-150 (.307) with 12 multi-hit games, seven (122, second on the club), sixth in slugging (.475) and tied for ninth in hits doubles, two triples, a home run, 19 runs, eight RBI, 12 walks, and a .369 (69) and home runs (10). He is also second on the club with a .268 OBP. In six games prior to going on the IL, the Indians No. 15 average and .785 OPS and tied for second with 10 home runs. Originally (MLB.com)/No. 18 (Baseball America) prospect was 3-for-25 (.120). signed by the Phillies in 2010, he was traded to the Orioles May 1, 2018, before the Indians acquired him in the December Rule 5 Draft. UPCOMING PROBABLE PITCHERS (ALL TIMES EASTERN) – SUBJECT TO CHANGE Thursday, June 27 7:05 p.m. RHP Jake Paulson (5-4, 3.84) at Bowie RHP Dean Kremer (2-4, 4.28) Friday, June 28 7:05 p.m. LHP Sam Hentges (1-8, 5.04) at Bowie LHP Bruce Zimmermann (2-2, 2.72) Saturday, June 29 6:35 p.m. RHP Eli Morgan (5-0, 2.22) at Bowie RHP Marcos Molina (4-6, 3.81) Sunday, June 30 1:35 p.m. LHP Adam Scott (1-0, 4.26) at Bowie LHP Zac Lowther (8-4, 2.03) Double-A Eastern League Affiliate of the Cleveland Indians RUBBERDUCKS STARTING PITCHER #29 Tanner Tully…LHP, 6-0, 200, Age 24 (11/30/94), Resides: Bristol, IN Acquired: Selected by the Indians out of the Ohio State University in the 26th round of the June 2016 MLB Draft Twitter: @ttully17 Instagram: @16tanner16 Throws: Fastball, Curveball, Changeup LAST TIME OUT (Friday, June 21, vs. Erie, L in 11-3 Loss) Tully cruised the first time through the order, retiring eight of the first nine batters. With a 3-0 lead in the top of the third, four straight two-outs singles gave Erie three runs to tie score, 3-3. Frank Schwindel hit a fifth-inning, two-run double to give Erie a 5-3 lead. Tully exited after the first two batters of the sixth inning – a solo home run from Kody Eaves and single from Sergio Alcantara – that lasted 12 batters and led to six runs – two charged to Tully and four unearned to Anthony Gose – for an 11-3 Erie lead. Season Highlights • Has pitched five innings in 12 of his 14 starts.