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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 (20-29, 54-64) at Portland Sea Dogs (25-24, 52-64) Cleveland Indians Double-A Boston Red Sox Double-A LHP Adam Scott (4-2, 3.63) LHP Daniel McGrath (4-0, 1.34) akronrubberducks.com @AkronRubberDucks Sunday, August 11, 2019 • Hadlock Field • 1:00 p.m. EDT @AkronRubberDuck Game 119, Road Game 63, Second Half Game 50, Day Game 35 WARF Fox Sports 1350 AM ● iHeartRadio (Fox Sports 1350) ● TuneIn (Akron RubberDucks) ● MiLB.TV @akronrubberducks Broadcast Powered By FirstEnergy ● Broadcaster: Marco LaNave Saturday Recap: RubberDucks strike back, even series with Sea Ducks visit Sea Dogs: As part of a stretch of 26 straight games against Dogs (Akron 7, Portland 3): RubberDucks right fielder Trenton Brooks Eastern Division opponents July 18-Aug. 15, The RubberDucks and Sea had his first two-homer game of the season and matched a season high Dogs are playing the last of two scheduled series this season, with three with five RBI, third baseman Nolan Jones added a solo home run, and games at Canal Park (Portland swept June 14-16) and three at Hadlock left-hander Scott Moss (2-0) won his second straight start since joining Field. Last season, they split the series, 3-3, but Akron went 2-1 in Akron, which defeated Portland, 7-3, at Hadlock Field Saturday night. Portland. The Sea Dogs finished in sixth place in the Eastern Division, at Sunday will mark the RubberDucks' third straight series rubber match. 63-76, last season, and last made the playoffs in 2014. Since 2005, Akron leads the series, 58-33. According to Baseball America (pre-2019) and Picking up the pace: The RubberDucks have won 11 of their last 17 MLB.com (July 2019), top prospects in this series include: games and three of their last four series. In that span, they have scored Indians (BA/MLB.com): #2/1 3B Nolan Jones, #6/15 LHP Sam 75 runs (4.41/game) and allowed 47 (2.76/game), for a +28 differential. Hentges, #28(CIN)/17 LHP Scott Moss, #18/26 Ernie Clement #22/NR The RubberDucks hit three home runs Saturday and have four in the OF Oscar Gonzalez series in Portland after hitting just three (two by Nolan Jones, one by Red Sox (BA/MLB.com): #8/3 RHP Bryan Mata #10/10 SS C.J. Connor Marabell) the previous 20 games. Chatham, #11/17 RHP Durbin Feltman, #12/4 CF Jarren Duran, #18/27 RHP Denyi Reyes, #29/NR 2B Brett Netzer, NR/#18 OF Marcus Wilson, Clement’s strong return: Since returning from the Injured List May 9, NR/#26 RHP Eduard Bazardo shortstop Ernie Clement has played 79 games and has 90 hits (going hitless in consecutive games just four times, but including his last two When the RubberDucks meet the road: Akron has been better games and four of the last five), tied for second in the Eastern League. In statistically on the road than at Canal Park by the following offensive that span, he is 90-for-316 (.285, sixth in EL). The stretch includes 26 measures: average (.252 vs. .230), R/G (4.69 vs. 3.48), HR/G (0.94 vs. multi-hit games, 10 doubles, three triples, a home run, 39 runs, 21 RBI, 21 0.55), OBP (.315 vs. .303), SLG (.403 vs. .334), OPS (.718 vs. .637). In walks, a .333 OBP, and separate 13- and 14-game hitting streaks. He was away games, Akron leads the league in home runs (58), and slugging on the Injured List with a right adductor strain April 16-May 8. In six games percentage (.403) and is tied for the lead in RBI (273). prior to going on the IL, the Indians No. 18 (Baseball America)/No. 26 (MLB.com) prospect was 3-for-25 (.120). Jones arrives in Double-A: Third baseman Nolan Jones, ranked by MLB.com as the Indians’ No. 1 prospect (July 2019) and No. 2 by Marabell is a mainstay: RubberDucks outfielder and first baseman Baseball America (entering 2019), made his Double-A debut on July 11, Connor Marabell is playing in the Eastern League for a third straight becoming the highest-ranked Indians prospect to appear for Akron this season, has appeared in a team-high 106 games and leads Akron in at season. A 2019 Carolina League Mid-Season All-Star with Class-A bats (402), runs (51), hits (107, sixth in the EL) and total bases (156). He Advanced Lynchburg, Jones led the league in walks (65), on-base has also appeared for Columbus (AAA) for a third straight season, going percentage (.435) and OPS (.860) at the time of his promotion to Akron. 0-for-12 in three games June 4-7. Since he returned to the Akron lineup He also led Lynchburg with 48 runs. He played 77 games and hit .286 with June 11, he is seventh in the league with a .291 batting average and has seven home runs, 41 RBI, and a .456 slugging percentage. He also gone hitless in consecutive games just twice. played in the SiriusXM All-Star Futures Game at Progressive Field on July 7, starting at third base and grounding out to the pitcher in his only at bat. Since the All-Star break: Since the Eastern League All-Star break, Akron is 13-16, but a few RubberDucks have posted number among the league Flying out of the park: The RubberDucks have hit seven home runs and leaders since the break. Trenton Brooks has 12 doubles (second in the allowed 19 in the past 22 games, but overall they have 89 home runs league), 17 extra-base hits (tied for second), 54 total bases (tied for (fourth in the Eastern League) while allowing 80 (tied for fifth-most in the eighth), a .535 SLG (sixth) and .892 OPS (seventh). Nolan Jones, called EL) for a +9 home run differential. In 62 road games, the RubberDucks up to Double-A for the first time during the break, has scored 23 runs (tied have hit a league-high 58 home runs, while allowing 43, which is fourth- for the lead). Ernie Clement has seven stolen bases (tied for seventh). most (+13 differential). Of the RubberDucks’ 89 home runs this season, Jake Paulson has three wins (tied for fifth), and Dalbert Siri has five 55 (62 percent) have come in 20 multi-homer games, including 13 in four saves (tied for fifth) in 10 appearances (tied for seventh). straight games May 9-13. Akron’s six home runs on May 11 in Reading were its most since hitting seven on July 2, 2008, in a 10-6 win at Erie. League leaders: Akron leads the league in at-bats (3,896), while tying for Akron allowed six home runs to Binghamton on July 20, marking its most the most hits (943) and fewest strikeouts (886). The RubberDucks allowed since May 29, 2009, when Erie hit six in an 11-8 win over the average 4.12 runs per game this season, but since June 5, they have Aeros. The last season Akron led the Eastern League in home runs was scored 224 total runs in the last 62 games (3.61/game, 25-37 W-L), 2005, when the Aeros hit 151, led by Jonathan Van Every’s 27 (tied for scoring 5 or more in 20 games (17-3). second in the league) among seven with double-digit home run totals. UPCOMING PROBABLE PITCHERS (ALL TIMES EASTERN) – SUBJECT TO CHANGE Tuesday, Aug. 13 7:05 p.m. RHP Corey Kluber (MLB rehab) vs. Trenton TBA Wednesday, Aug. 14 7:05 p.m. LHP Sam Hentges (2-10, 5.01) vs. Trenton RHP Nick Nelson (7-2, 2.35) Thursday, Aug. 15 7:05 p.m. LHP Tanner Tully (7-9, 4.40) vs. Trenton RHP Rony Garcia (3-11, 4.60) Friday, Aug. 16 7:05 p.m. TBA at 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 (Tuesday, Aug. 6, at New Hampshire, L in 7-0 loss): Scott pitched five innings, his shortest of nine Eastern League starts, and the Fisher Cats had baserunners every inning against him. He worked around four hits, two walks and a hit batter to strand six runners and allow only an unearned run through the first four innings. In the fifth inning, New Hampshire’s Nash Knight and Josh Palacios hit one-out singles on consecutive pitches. With two outs and runners at first and third base, Fisher Cats shortstop Kevin Smith hit a three-run home run to center field, extending his team's lead to 4-0. 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. 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).