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 (8-19, 42-54) vs.Binghamton Rumble Ponies (12-16, 47-45) Cleveland Indians Double-A New York Mets Double-A LHP Adam Scott (3-0, 3.34) RHP Zach Lee (1-0, 1.00) akronrubberducks.com @AkronRubberDucks Thursday, July 18, 2019 • Canal Park • 7:05 p.m. EDT @AkronRubberDuck Game 97, Home Game 47, Second Half Game 28, Night Game 70 WARF Fox Sports 1350 AM ● iHeartRadio (Fox Sports 1350) ● TuneIn (Akron RubberDucks) ● MiLB.TV @akronrubberducks Broadcast Powered By FirstEnergy ● Broadcaster: Marco LaNave Wednesday Recap: SeaWolves strike early to sweep RubberDucks Ducks visit Rumble Ponies: The RubberDucks and Rumble Ponies are (Erie 6, Akron 2): The Erie SeaWolves scored five runs in the first three playing the fourth of five scheduled series this season, with 10 games at innings to earn a 6-2 win and sweep the three-game series over Akron at Canal Park and seven at NYSEG Stadium. Binghamton leads the season UPMC Park on Wednesday afternoon. Catcher Li-Jen Chu homered for series, 7-3, including 2-1 in Akron. Last season, Akron went 10-3 against Akron’s two runs in the second inning, while left-hander Sam Hentges (1- Binghamton, including 4-2 at NYSEG Stadium. In 2018, Binghamton 9) pitched the first six innings. The RubberDucks have lost three straight finished fifth in the Eastern Division, at 64-76. Since 2005, Akron leads the road series and five straight series overall (both season highs) and seven series, 118-90, winning eight, losing five, and tying one season series. straight games to Erie (most against any 2019 opponent). RubberDucks All-Stars: The RubberDucks had five players selected as Clement’s strong return: Since returning from the Injured List on May 9, Western Division All-Stars, and four played in the Eastern League All-Star shortstop Ernie Clement has played 58 games, collecting 72 hits (second Game, won by the Western Division, 5-0, on July 10 in Richmond. in the Eastern League) and going 72-for-233 (.309, second in the EL) to Connor Marabell played the entire game as the designated hitter, going move to fifth in league with a team-high .291 average with 20 multi-hit 0-for-4 with a strikeout. Ka’ai Tom went 1-for-2 with a strikeout and was games, eight doubles, three triples, a home run, 30 runs, 14 RBI, 14 promoted afterward to Triple-A Columbus. Right-hander Eli Morgan walks, a .357 OBP and separate 13- and 14-game hitting streaks. He was allowed one of the two Eastern Division hits but was the only Western on the Injured List with a right adductor strain April 16-May 8. In six games Division pitcher to strike out two batters in his scoreless fifth inning. Left- prior to going on the IL, the Indians No. 15 (MLB.com)/No. 18 (Baseball hander Kyle Nelson struck out Binghamton’s Braxton Lee to end the America) prospect was 3-for-25 (.120). seventh inning. Wilson Garcia did not participate (right foot sprain). League leaders: Akron leads the league in games (96), at-bats (3,208), Jones arrives in Double-A: Third baseman Nolan Jones, ranked by hits (778), home runs (82) and total bases (1,218). The RubberDucks Baseball America and MLB.com as the Indians No. 2 prospect, made his average 4.17 runs per game this season, but since June 5, they have Double-A debut on July 11. A second-round pick in 2016 from Holy Ghost scored 139 total runs in the last 40 games (3.48/game, 13-27 W-L), Preparatory School (Bensalem, PA), he became the highest-ranked scoring 5 or more in 11 games (8-3). Indians prospect to appear for Akron this season. A 2019 Carolina League Mid-Season All-Star with Class-A Advanced Lynchburg, Jones led the Warming up the infield bats: Shortstop Ernie Clement currently has a league in walks (65), on-base percentage (.435) and OPS (.860) at the 17-game on-base streak, three shy of his season high. Third baseman time of his promotion to Akron. He also led Lynchburg with 48 runs. He Nolan Jones came within a double of the cycle while hitting his first played 77 games and hit .286 with seven home runs, 41 RBI, and a .456 Double-A home run Monday, homered again Tuesday and finished 6-for- slugging percentage. He also represented the Indians in the SiriusXM All- 13 with a triple, two home runs, four RBI and three runs in three games in Star Futures Game at Progressive Field on July 7, starting at third base Erie. Second baseman Andruw Monasterio has consecutive two-hit and grounding out to the pitcher in his only at bat. games, went 5-for-12 on the three-game road trip, and has seven hits in seven games since the All-Star break. First baseman Nellie Rodriguez is Ducks flying out of the park: The RubberDucks have hit an Eastern 4-for-12 in his last three games and has hit safely in four of his last five League-leading 81 home runs while allowing only 60 home runs (fourth games. His 10 home runs lead the RubberDucks’ active roster. fewest among EL clubs) for a league-best +21 home run differential. In 49 road games, Akron has hit 51 home runs, allowing 35 (+16 differential). Of Salazar makes rehab start: Cleveland Indians right-hander Danny the RubberDucks’ 81 home runs this season, 52 (64 percent) have come Salazar (currently on the 60-day Injured List) made his second Double-A in 19 multi-homer games, including 13 in four straight games May 9-13. rehab start with the RubberDucks in Erie on Tuesday, allowing an earned Akron’s six home runs on May 11 in Reading were the most for the club run on three hits with two walks and four strikeouts in three innings. In his since hitting seven on July 2, 2008, in a 10-6 win at Erie. first Double-A start on Thursday, he took a loss (2.2 IP, 2 K) and allowed an earned run on two hits and a walk in the third inning, before the Akron Call named Player of the Week: RubberDucks center fielder Alex Call bullpen relieved him. Salazar made two rehab starts (June 30 and July 5) was named the Eastern League Player of the Week for June 24-30, after this season for the rookie-level Arizona League Indians (0-1, 6.23 ERA, he led the league with 22 total bases and was tied for the lead with three 4.1 IP, 7 H, 3 ER, 0 BB, 11 K), his first regular season action since he was home runs (including consecutive games Saturday, when he hit Akron’s placed on the Injured List for the entire 2018 regular season with right first grand slam of the season, and Sunday), five extra-base hits, and shoulder rotator cuff tendonitis. He has not pitched in the major leagues eight RBI. He hit safely in six of seven games on the road trip, going 10- since the 2017 American League Division Series. After 13 starts for Akron for-32 with a double, a triple, and four runs. He is the second RubberDuck between 2012 and 2013 (6-3, 2.26 ERA, 67.2 IP, 74 K), Salazar has to be named Player of the Week (Ka’ai Tom was May 20-26). pitched 2013-2017 in the major leagues with the Indians. UPCOMING PROBABLE PITCHERS (ALL TIMES EASTERN) – SUBJECT TO CHANGE Friday, July 19 7:05 p.m. RHP Jake Paulson (6-7, 4.11) vs. Binghamton TBA RHP Tony Dibrell () Saturday, July 20 7:05 p.m. RHP Chih-Wei Hu (0-0, 3.38) vs. Binghamton TBA RHP Kevin Smith () Sunday, July 21 2:05 p.m. LHP Tanner Tully (6-7, 4.54) vs. Binghamton RHP Harol Gonzalez (4-4, 3.52) Monday, July 22 7:00 p.m. TBA at Trenton TBA Double-A Eastern League Affiliate of the Cleveland Indians RUBBERDUCKS STARTING PITCHER #48 Adam Scott…LHP, 6-4, 220, Age 23 (10/10/95), Resides: Fort Mill, SC Acquired: Selected by the Indians out of Wofford University in the 4th round of the June 2018 MLB Draft Twitter: @Adam_Scott13 Instagram: Throws: Fastball, Slider, Curveball, Changeup LAST OUTING (Saturday, July 13, vs. Bowie, ND in 10-7 win) Adam Scott’s 19.1-inning scoreless streak ended in the first inning, as Yusniel Diaz hit an RBI double. In the fourth inning, Scott allowed three runs on a Martin Cervenka home run to give the Baysox the 4-1 lead. Scott worked into the sixth inning before being replaced by Yapson Gomez, who allowed only one of his inherited runners to score, thus charging Scott for his fifth earned run. Akron rallied for four eighth-inning runs in a 10-7 win. Season Highlights • Pitched 19.1 consecutive scoreless innings June 20-July 5, including three straight starts. Akron’s longest this season is 21.2 innings (Zach Plesac). • Began the season with Lynchburg (A-Adv), making 12 starts before a June 20 promotion to Akron. • Ranked third in the Carolina League with 74 strikeouts at the time of his promotion. 2018 • Began his professional career on June 18 and made four relief appearances for the AZL Indians (rookie).