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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 (8-17, 42-52) at Erie SeaWolves (16-7, 47-42) Cleveland Indians Double-A Detroit Tigers Double-A RHP Danny Salazar (0-1, 3.38; MLB Rehab) RHP Matt Manning (6-4, 2.77) akronrubberducks.com @AkronRubberDucks Tuesday, July 16, 2019 • UPMC Park • 7:05 p.m. EDT @AkronRubberDuck Game 95, Road Game 49, Second Half Game 26, Night Game 69 WARF Fox Sports 1350 AM ● iHeartRadio (Fox Sports 1350) ● TuneIn (Akron RubberDucks) ● MiLB.TV @akronrubberducks Broadcast Powered By FirstEnergy ● Broadcaster: Marco LaNave Monday Recap: Jones singles, homers, triples, but SeaWolves walk Ducks visit SeaWolves: The RubberDucks and SeaWolves are playing off RubberDucks (Erie 5, Akron 4): RubberDucks third baseman Nolan the fourth of six scheduled series this season, with seven games at Canal Jones came within a double of the cycle – including his first Double-A Park and 12 at UPMC Park (Akron’s closest trip – 125 miles – and most home run and first two RBI – to help build a 4-1 lead, but the SeaWolves frequent road opponent). Last season, Akron went 11-8 against Erie, rallied, and right fielder Derek Hill hit a seventh-inning, game-tying home including 7-3 at UPMC Park. Erie finished fifth in the Western Division, at run and ninth-inning, walk-off single to give Erie a 5-4 win – Akron’s sixth 63-77, last season. Since 2005, Akron is 155-158 against Erie, which has walk-off loss this season – in the series opener at UPMC Park. won eight of the first 10 meetings this season (five of seven in Erie). Clement’s strong return: Since returning from the Injured List on May 9, Jones arrives in Double-A: Third baseman Nolan Jones, ranked by shortstop Ernie Clement has played 56 games, collecting 70 hits (second Baseball America and MLB.com as the Indians No. 2 prospect, made his in the Eastern League) and going 70-for-224 (.313, second in the EL) to Double-A debut Thursday. A second-round pick in 2016 from Holy Ghost move to sixth in league with a team-high .293 average with 20 multi-hit Preparatory School (Bensalem, PA), he became the highest-ranked games, eight doubles, three triples, a home run, 30 runs, 14 RBI, 14 Indians prospect to appear for Akron this season. A 2019 Carolina League walks, a .362 OBP (10th in the EL) and separate 13- and 14-game hitting Mid-Season All-Star with Class-A Advanced Lynchburg, Jones led the streaks. He was on the Injured List with a right adductor strain April 16- league in walks (65), on-base percentage (.435) and OPS (.860) at the May 8. In six games prior to going on the IL, the Indians No. 15 time of his promotion to Akron. He also led Lynchburg with 48 runs. He (MLB.com)/No. 18 (Baseball America) prospect was 3-for-25 (.120). played 77 games and hit .286 with seven home runs, 41 RBI, and a .456 slugging percentage. He also represented the Indians in the SiriusXM All- League leaders: Akron leads the league in games (94), at-bats (3,139), Star Futures Game at Progressive Field on July 7, starting at third base runs (396), hits (761), home runs (80) and total bases (1,193). The and grounding out to the pitcher in his only at bat. RubberDucks average 4.21 runs per game this season, but since June 5, they have scored 134 total runs in the last 38 games (3.53/game, 13-25 Ducks flying out of the park: The RubberDucks have hit an Eastern W-L), scoring 5 or more in 11 games (8-3). League-leading 80 home runs while allowing only 59 home runs (fourth fewest among EL clubs) for a league-best +21 home run differential. In 48 Salazar makes rehab start: Cleveland Indians right-hander Danny road games, Akron has hit 50 home runs, allowing 34 (+16 differential). Of Salazar (currently on the 60-day Injured List) makes his second Double-A the RubberDucks’ 80 home runs this season, 52 (65 percent) have come rehab start with the RubberDucks in Erie on Tuesday – his third career in 19 multi-homer games, including 13 in four straight games May 9-13. start against the SeaWolves but the first since May 7, 2013 (ND, 5.0 IP, 1 Akron’s six home runs on May 11 in Reading were the most for the club ER), and his first in Erie since Aug. 22, 2012 (W, 5.1 IP, 1 ER). In his first since hitting seven on July 2, 2008, in a 10-6 win at Erie. Double-A start on Thursday, he took a loss (2.2 IP, 2 K) and allowing an earned run on two hits and a walk in the third inning, before the Akron Warming up the bats: Shortstop Ernie Clement‘s 13-game hitting streak bullpen relieved him. Salazar made two rehab starts (June 30 and July 5) ended on Sunday, but his 15-game on-base streak continues. Outfielder this season for the rookie-level Arizona League Indians (0-1, 6.23 ERA, Trenton Brooks also had his longest hitting streak of his first Double-A 4.1 IP, 7 H, 3 ER, 0 BB, 11 K), his first regular season action since he was season snapped Sunday. He had 11 RBI in an 11-game hitting streak (five placed on the Injured List for the entire 2018 regular season with right two-hit games) in which he was 17-for-46 with four doubles, a triple, three shoulder rotator cuff tendonitis. He has not pitched in the major leagues home runs and 11 RBI. Outfielder Mitch Longo, also in his first Double-A since the 2017 American League Division Series. After 13 starts for Akron season, had a seven-game hitting streak snapped on Thursday. He was between 2012 and 2013 (6-3, 2.26 ERA, 67.2 IP, 74 K), Salazar has 12-for-25, with four multi-hit games, three doubles, a home run, two RBI pitched 2013-2017 in the major leagues with the Indians. and five walks. First baseman Nellie Rodriguez hit four home runs in eight games June 29-July 6, has 10 this season – tied for second on the RubberDucks All-Stars: The RubberDucks had five players selected as club – and has 45 in his Double-A career – his most at any level. Western Division All-Stars, and four played in the Eastern League All-Star Game, won by the Western Division, 5-0, on July 10 in Richmond. Call named Player of the Week: RubberDucks center fielder Alex Call Connor Marabell played the entire game as the designated hitter, going was named the Eastern League Player of the Week for June 24-30, after 0-for-4 with a strikeout. Ka’ai Tom went 1-for-2 with a strikeout and was he led the league with 22 total bases and was tied for the lead with three promoted afterward to Triple-A Columbus. Right-hander Eli Morgan home runs (including consecutive games Saturday, when he hit Akron’s allowed one of the two Eastern Division hits but was the only Western first grand slam of the season, and Sunday), five extra-base hits, and Division pitcher to strike out two batters in his scoreless fifth inning. Left- eight RBI. He hit safely in six of seven games on the road trip, going 10- hander Kyle Nelson struck out Binghamton’s Braxton Lee to end the for-32 with a double, a triple, and four runs. He is the second RubberDuck seventh inning. Wilson Garcia did not participate (right foot sprain). to be named Player of the Week (Ka’ai Tom was May 20-26). UPCOMING PROBABLE PITCHERS (ALL TIMES EASTERN) – SUBJECT TO CHANGE Wednesday, July 17 12:05 p.m. LHP Sam Hentges (1-8, 4.96) at Erie LHP Tarik Skubal (0-1, 0.90) Thursday, July 18 7:05 p.m. TBA vs. Binghamton TBA Friday, July 19 7:05 p.m. TBA vs. Binghamton TBA Saturday, July 20 7:05 p.m. TBA vs. Binghamton TBA Double-A Eastern League Affiliate of the Cleveland Indians 2019 RUBBERDUCKS FIELD STAFF #24 Rouglas Odor, Manager (First Season) – Odor, 51, is the 18th manager in club history. He follows Tony Mansolino, who was promoted to Triple-A Columbus after guiding Akron to a 78-62 record and finish as runner-up in the 2018 Eastern League Championship Series against the New Hampshire Fisher Cats. Last season, Odor managed the Class-A Advanced Lynchburg Hillcats to their fourth consecutive postseason. After posting the Carolina League's worst first-half record of 29-38, the Hillcats rebounded to go 42-28 in the second half, claiming the Northern Division title. They fell to Potomac in the semifinals, three games to two. Odor has a 361-363 (.499) career managing record in 11 seasons. When Odor was the RubberDucks hitting coach in 2014, he became the first person to wear the uniforms of the Canton-Akron Indians, Akron Aeros, and Akron RubberDucks. He played 197 games for Canton-Akron during the 1991, 1993-94 seasons, and he was the hitting coach for the Aeros' 2012 Eastern League Championship squad. The 2019 season is Odor's 32nd in the Cleveland organization as a player or coach (19th as a coach).