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 (7-9) vs. Binghamton Rumble Ponies (7-4) Cleveland Indians Double-A New York Mets Double-A LHP Sam Hentges (0-2, 7.82) LHP Anthony Kay (0-1, 2.77) akronrubberducks.com @AkronRubberDucks Monday, April 22, 2019 • Canal Park • 6:35 p.m. EDT @AkronRubberDuck Game 17, Home Game 11, First Half Game 17, Night Game 10 WARF Fox Sports 1350 AM ● iHeartRadio (Fox Sports 1350) ● TuneIn (Akron RubberDucks) ● MiLB.TV @akronrubberducks Broadcasters: Marco LaNave & Jim Clark Winning twin bill, Ducks sweep Baysox out of town: The Ducks All Over the Pond: Of the 12 position players who began the RubberDucks pitched 15 innings of shutout baseball in winning both season with Akron, nine have started games at multiple positions. ends of Saturday’s doubleheader, taking Game 1, 1-0 in eight innings, Only catchers Li-Jen Chu and Logan Ice, and first baseman Wilson and Game 2, 2-0 in seven innings. In Game 1, right-hander Zach Garcia, have played exclusively at one position. Plesac pitched the first five innings to extend his scoreless streak to 13.2 innings. In the eighth inning, center fielder Ka’ai Tom hit a one- Ducks enjoying home: After a 3-3 road trip, Akron has begun 3-0 in out, bases-loaded RBI single to center field off Bowie’s Dillon Tate for the six-game, seven-day homestand. Akron won three against Bowie Akron’s first walk-off win of the year. In Game 2, left-hander Tanner and host three against Binghamton, before visiting the same teams for Tully pitched six scoreless innings for his first win, and right-hander four and three games, respectively, on the next road trip April 25-May James Karinchak pitched a perfect seventh inning for his third save. 1. The RubberDucks opened the season with six straight home losses Designated hitter Li-Jen Chu hit his first home run of the season. before a win in their April 10 homestand finale. Akron was 38-32 at Canal Park in the 2018 regular season and 78-62 overall. RubberDucks’ shutout pitching: Akron pitchers combined to shut out the Bowie Baysox for the final 17 innings of their three-game Ducks host Rumble Ponies: The RubberDucks and Rumble Ponies series, including the last two innings Thursday and both games of are playing the first of five scheduled series this season, with 10 Saturday’s doubleheader. games at Canal Park and seven at NYSEG Stadium. Last season, Akron went 10-3 against Binghamton, including 6-1 at Canal Park. Strong starters: Over the current four-game winning streak, Binghamton finished fifth in the Eastern Division, at 64-76. Notable RubberDucks starting pitchers have combined to work 23 innings, current RubberDucks last season against Binghamton include: allowing three earned runs (1.17 ERA) on 14 hits with six walks and Ka’ai Tom 12 games, 12-for-44 (.273), 2B, 3B, 3 HR, 7 RBI 21 strikeouts. The last four starts: Tyler Krieger 11 games, 14-for-46 (.304), 5 RBI April 17 @ TRN RHP Jake Paulson - 7.0 IP, 2 H, 2 ER, 3 BB, 0 K Connor Marabell 7 games, 8-for-27 (.296), 2 2B, 3B, 1 HR, 6 RBI April 18 v BOW RHP Matt Solter - 5.0 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 10 K April 20-1 v BOW RHP Zach Plesac - 5.0 IP, 4 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 5 K Homers in bunches: The RubberDucks hit their first four home runs April 20-2 v BOW LHP Tanner Tully - 6.0 IP, 4 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 6 K of the season on April 5 in a 7-6 home loss to Altoona, then went homerless for seven straight games, before hitting three in Altoona in Unhittable Karinchakkkkkkkkkkkk: Akron right-hander James Game 2 of an April 13 doubleheader. Both Daniel Johnson and Tyler Karinchak recorded his first 12 outs this season via strikeout in five Krieger hit home runs in each of those games. Akron has five solo appearances. He has allowed four baserunners via two walks, one home runs and four two-run homers in 2019 but did not hit one in catcher’s interference, and a wild-pitch strikeout. He has thrown three either of two three-game series with Trenton. total wild pitches. He has twice had six consecutive strikeouts and has 18 in seven total innings this season. Karinchak is ranked as the Ducks’ Double-A Debuts: The three RubberDucks position players Indians’ No. 30 prospect by MLB.com. who had no Double-A experience before this season have found early success with Akron this season. Johnson delivering: Outfielder Daniel Johnson had back-to-back • Infielder Andruw Monasterio leads the team with 19 hits in 15 four-RBI games April 13 and April 15, added an RBI Tuesday and games, playing error-free defense at second base, third base and homered on Thursday to lead Akron with three home runs and 11 shortstop. After going hitless on Opening Night, he has reached RBI. In his last six games, Johnson is 10-for-22 with three doubles, base safely in a team-best 14 straight games. He has started each two homers and 10 RBI. Last season, Johnson played 89 games with of the last 12 games for Akron. the Washington Nationals’ Eastern League affiliate, Harrisburg. He • First baseman Wilson Garcia has 12 hits, including a team-high was on the injured list June 6-July 23, due to a broken right hamate five doubles and a home run with eight RBI (third on the team). bone that required surgery. Part of the trade that sent Yan Gomes • A Mayfield High School and Ohio University alumnus, outfielder from Cleveland to Washington on Nov. 30, Johnson is ranked as the Mitch Longo, homered on the first Double-A pitch he saw April 5. Indians’ No. 14 (Baseball America)/No. 22 (MLB.com) prospect. His two triples lead the team, his nine RBI and seven walks each rank second, while his 13 hits are tied for third, and his seven runs are third on the club. UPCOMING PROBABLE PITCHERS (ALL TIMES EASTERN) – SUBJECT TO CHANGE Tuesday, April 23 6:35 p.m. LHP Sean Brady (0-1, 2.57) vs. Binghamton LHP David Peterson (0-1, 3.12) Wednesday, April 24 6:35 p.m. RHP Jake Paulson (2-0, 4.15) vs. Binghamton RHP Chris Mazza (0-0, 3.00) Thursday, April 25 6:35 p.m. TBA at Bowie TBA Friday, April 26 7:05 p.m. TBA at Bowie TBA Double-A Eastern League Affiliate of the Cleveland Indians RUBBERDUCKS STARTING PITCHER #33 Sam Hentges…LHP, 6-8, 245, Age 22 (7/18/96), Resides: Shoreview, MN Acquired: Selected by the Indians out of Mounds View High School in the 4th round of the June 2014 MLB Draft Twitter: @samhentges Instagram: @samhentges Throws: Fastball, Cutter, Curveball, Changeup RubberDucks record in 2019 starts: 0-3 Member of Indians 40-man roster LAST START (Tuesday, April 16, at Trenton, No Decision) Hentges was given a 4-0 lead before taking the mound in the first inning. He allowed two hits and a walk for a run in the first inning and three hits and a walk for two runs in the fourth inning. He did not allow a hit in the other three frames and went a season-long five innings in his first Double-A road start, departing with a 5-3 lead. Trenton tied the game in the eighth inning against the RubberDucks bullpen and later won, 7-6, in 11 innings. Season Highlights • Made his first two career major league spring training appearances, with two scoreless, hitless starts for the Indians – Feb. 26 at Colorado (W, 1.0 IP, 0 BB, 0 K) and March 3 vs. Kansas City (2.0 IP, 1 BB, 3 K). 2018: • Posted the second-lowest ERA (3.27) and third-most strikeouts (122) in the Carolina League. Was a Mid-Season Carolina League All-Star and MiLB.com organizational All-Star. • Did not pitch after August 15 due to a left shoulder strain, but his final start was his best, Aug. 15 at Wilmington (6.1IP, 2H, 0R, 2BB, 7SO). • Over his final 12 starts of the season he posted an ERA of 2.69 (19ER/63.2IP). • Recorded four starts of at least 6.0 innings and zero runs allowed and fanned 10 on April 17 vs. Frederick. • Allowed only four homers in 118.1 innings, while batters hit .230 (46-for-200) off him with runners on and .231 (27-for-117) with RISP. • Added to the 40-man roster on Nov. 20. 2017: • Season did not begin until 7/8 due to elbow surgery the previous July. • Made six starts on a rehab assignment in the Arizona League before being activated at Mahoning Valley on 8/9, finishing the season with five outstanding starts (2.04 ERA). 2016: Limited to 14 starts for Lake County (A) due to a left elbow strain, and did not pitch after June 23…had left elbow reconstruction in July. 2015: Led AZL Indians with 59 strikeouts, third-most in the league. PERSONAL/MISCELLANEOUS Graduated from Mounds View High School in Arden Hills, MN in 2014 and pitched the school to the Class 3A Minnesota state baseball title during his junior and senior years...Finished senior season with an 8-0 record and a 0.56 earned-run average (85 strikeouts in 50 innings)…Named 2013-14 Gatorade Minnesota Baseball Player of the Year...Growing up, his favorite player to watch was Torii Hunter with the Minnesota Twins....Enjoys golfing away from the field.