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 (19-28, 53-63) at Portland Sea Dogs (24-23, 51-63) Cleveland Indians Double-A Boston Red Sox Double-A RHP Eli Morgan (6-2, 3.13) RHP Denyi Reyes (6-9, 3.63) akronrubberducks.com @AkronRubberDucks Friday, August 9, 2019 • Hadlock Field • 7:00 p.m. EDT @AkronRubberDuck Game 117, Road Game 61, Second Half Game 48, Night Game 83 WARF Fox Sports 1350 AM ● iHeartRadio (Fox Sports 1350) ● TuneIn (Akron RubberDucks) ● MiLB.TV @akronrubberducks Broadcast Powered By FirstEnergy ● Broadcaster: Marco LaNave Thursday Recap: RubberDucks beat Fisher Cats, win consecutive Ducks visit Sea Dogs: As part of a stretch of 26 straight games against series (Akron 5, New Hampshire 1): RubberDucks left-hander Tanner Eastern Division opponents July 18-Aug. 15, The RubberDucks and Sea Tully (7-9) allowed one run in 5 1/3 innings, and center fielder Alex Call Dogs are playing the last of two scheduled series this season, with three hit a go-ahead RBI single and threw out the potential tying run at home games at Canal Park (Portland swept June 14-16) and three at Hadlock plate to lead a 5-1 rubber match victory over New Hampshire at Northeast Field. Last season, they split the series, 3-3, but Akron went 2-1 in Delta Dental Stadium on Thursday afternoon, giving Akron its first Portland. The Sea Dogs finished in sixth place in the Eastern Division, at consecutive series wins of the season, both overall and on the road. 63-76, last season, and last made the playoffs in 2014. Since 2005, Akron leads the series, 57-32. According to Baseball America (pre-2019) and Picking up the pace: The RubberDucks have won 10 of their last 15 MLB.com (July 2019), 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 64 runs (4.27/game) and allowed 39 (2.60/game), for a +25 differential. Hentges, #28(CIN)/17 LHP Scott Moss, #18/26 Ernie Clement #22/NR However, the RubberDucks have hit just three home runs (two by Nolan OF Oscar Gonzalez Jones and one by Connor Marabell), while allowing seven homers. Red Sox (BA/MLB.com): #8/3 RHP Bryan Mata #10/10 SS C.J. Chatham, #11/17 RHP Durbin Feltman, #12/4 CF Jarren Duran, #18/27 Clement’s strong return: Since returning from the Injured List May 9, RHP Denyi Reyes, #29/NR 2B Brett Netzer, NR/#18 OF Marcus Wilson, shortstop Ernie Clement has played 77 games and has 90 hits (going NR/#26 RHP Eduardo Bazardo hitless in consecutive games just three times), which leads the Eastern League lead. In that span, he is 90-for-308 (.292, fourth in EL) to reach When the RubberDucks meet the road: Akron has been better eighth in the league with a .279 average. The stretch includes 26 multi-hit statistically on the road than at Canal Park by the following offensive games, 10 doubles, three triples, a home run, 39 runs, 20 RBI, 20 walks, a measures: average (.253 vs. .230), R/G (4.67 vs. 3.48), HR/G (0.90 vs. .340 OBP, and separate 13- and 14-game hitting streaks. He was on the 0.55), OBP (.316 vs. .303), SLG (.400 vs. .334), OPS (.716 vs. .637). Injured List with a right adductor strain April 16-May 8. In six games prior to going on the IL, the Indians No. 18 (Baseball America)/No. 26 Jones arrives in Double-A: Third baseman Nolan Jones, ranked by (MLB.com) prospect was 3-for-25 (.120). MLB.com as the Indians’ No. 1 prospect (July 2019) and No. 2 by Baseball America (entering 2019), made his Double-A debut on July 11, Marabell is a mainstay: RubberDucks outfielder and first baseman becoming the highest-ranked Indians prospect to appear for Akron this Connor Marabell is playing in the Eastern League for a third straight season. A 2019 Carolina League Mid-Season All-Star with Class-A season, has appeared in a team-high 104 games and leads Akron in at Advanced Lynchburg, Jones led the league in walks (65), on-base bats (394), runs (50), hits (104, tied for sixth in the Eastern League) and percentage (.435) and OPS (.860) at the time of his promotion to Akron. total bases (151). He has also appeared for Columbus (AAA) for a third He also led Lynchburg with 48 runs. He played 77 games and hit .286 with straight season, going 0-for-12 in three games June 4-7. Since he seven home runs, 41 RBI, and a .456 slugging percentage. He also returned to the Akron lineup June 11, he is ninth in the league with a .288 played in the SiriusXM All-Star Futures Game at Progressive Field on July batting average and has gone hitless in consecutive games just twice. 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 Flying out of the park: The RubberDucks have hit just three home runs is 12-15, but a few RubberDucks have posted number among the league and allowed 17 in the past 20 games, but overall they have 85 home runs leaders since the break. Trenton Brooks has a league-high 12 doubles (fifth in the Eastern League) while allowing 78 (sixth-most in the EL) for a and 15 extra-base hits, second in the EL. Nolan Jones, called up to +7 home run differential. In 60 road games, the RubberDucks have hit a Double-A for the first time during the break, has scored 20 runs (tied for league-high 54 home runs, while allowing 41, which are sixth-most (+13 third). Ernie Clement has seven stolen bases (tied for seventh). Jake differential). Of the RubberDucks’ 85 home runs this season, 52 (61 Paulson has three wins (tied for first), Sam Hentges has 30 strikeouts percent) have come in 19 multi-homer games, including 13 in four straight (tied for sixth) and Dalbert Siri has five saves (fifth) in 10 appearances games May 9-13. Akron’s six home runs on May 11 in Reading were its (tied for fourth). since hitting seven on July 2, 2008, in a 10-6 win at Erie. Akron allowed six home runs to Binghamton on July 20, marking its most allowed since League leaders: Akron leads the league in at-bats (3,797) and hits (928) May 29, 2009, when Erie hit six in an 11-8 win over the Aeros. The last while striking out the least of any club (970). The RubberDucks average season Akron led the Eastern League in home runs was 2005, when the 4.09 runs per game this season, but since June 5, they have scored 213 Aeros hit 151, led by Jonathan Van Every’s 27 (tied for second in the total runs in the last 60 games (3.55/game, 24-36 W-L), scoring 5 or more league) among seven with double-digit home run totals. in 19 games (16-3). UPCOMING PROBABLE PITCHERS (ALL TIMES EASTERN) – SUBJECT TO CHANGE Saturday, Aug. 10 6:00 p.m. LHP Scott Moss (1-0, 0.00) at Portland RHP Bryan Mata (2-4, 5.28) Sunday, Aug. 11 1:00 p.m. LHP Adam Scott (4-2, 3.63) at Portland LHP Daniel McGrath (4-0, 1.34) Tuesday, Aug. 13 7:05 p.m. TBA vs. Trenton TBA Wednesday, Aug. 14 7:05 p.m. TBA vs. Trenton TBA 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 (Saturday, Aug. 3, vs. Binghamton, W in 3-0 win): Morgan worked around a walk and single in the first inning, a single and error in the fourth inning, and consecutive singles in the fifth inning, only allowing one runner to reach third base. Akron scored once in the fourth and twice in the sixth to give Morgan his first victory since June 13. Season Highlights • Was Carolina League’s first Pitcher of the Week for April 4-14, after 11 scoreless innings (3 H, 2 BB, 15 K), beginning two combined shutouts for Lynchburg (A-Adv). • Began the season with 14 consecutive scoreless innings. • Promoted to Akron for his first Double-A callup on May 6 and allowed two earned runs or fewer in each of his first nine Eastern League starts. 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). • For second straight year, named Best Changeup in Indians Farm System by Baseball America. • MiLB.com Indians Organizational All-Star (RH starter). Indians Director of Player Development James Harris (to MiLB.com): "Eli is one of those pitchers who gets a lot of swings and misses with his changeup.