RubberDucks Game RecapFisher Cats 3 (17-24, 48-60) RubberDucks 2 (14-26, 48-61)WP: Brad Wilson (1-0) LP: Henry Martinez (0-1) Save: Dany Jimenez (1)SummaryThe New Hampshire Fisher Cats rallied from a one-run deficit with a two-run ninth inning to top the Akron RubberDucks, 3-2, on Wednesday afternoon at Canal Park.
RubberDucks Game Recap
Fisher Cats 3 (17-24, 48-60) RubberDucks 2 (14-26, 48-61)
WP: Brad Wilson (1-0) LP: Henry Martinez (0-1) Save: Dany Jimenez (1)
Summary
The New Hampshire Fisher Cats rallied from a one-run deficit with a two-run ninth inning to top the Akron RubberDucks, 3-2, on Wednesday afternoon at Canal Park.
Turning Point
Entering the ninth inning with Akron leading 2-1, the Fisher Cats scored twice on a leadoff double followed by four walks off Akron reliever Henry Martinez, which forced in both runs and gave New Hampshire a 3-2 lead.
Mound Presence
Akron RubberDucks starter Sam Hentges went five innings, allowing one run on five hits while walking one and striking out a season-high nine. It was his first outing since June 12 that he has allowed one run or less. Starting with the final out of the first inning, Hentges would record seven straight outs via strikeout. Argenis Angulo , who returned to Akron from Columbus today, made his first appearance in a Ducks' uniform since May 24 and threw two scoreless innings, allowing one hit and fanning five. Robert Broom relieved him with a scoreless eighth inning before he allowed a leadoff double in the ninth inning to New Hampshire's Chad Spanberger. After Broom got Kevin Smith to strike out, Henry Martinez entered the game to try for the save. Martinez would walk four of the first five batters he faced, forcing in two Fisher Cats runs.
Duck Tales
The RubberDucks offense had eight hits, with catcher Gianpaul Gonzalez leading the way with two, the second time this week he's had a multi-hit game (July 28 at HFD). The Akron runs both came in the fourth inning. Connor Marabell reached on a one-out single. Next batter Alex Call doubled to left, scoring Marabell from first base. Mitch Longo followed with a run-scoring single to give Akron a temporary 2-1 lead.
Notebook
With his double in the fifth inning, Alex Call extended his hitting streak to a season-long eight games, including four multi-hit games … The RubberDucks' struggles in close games continued, now holding a record of 7-11 in games decided in the seventh inning or later … Ernie Clement went 1-for-4 and now has reached base safely in 28-of-30 games and hit safely in 25-of-30 games since coming off the IL on May 9…Hentges' run of seven consecutive strikeouts matches the team-high set by Kyle Nelson from May 29-June 4…Angulo has five straight scoreless outings in Double-A (8.2 IP, 2 H, 1 BB, 18 K) … Time of Game: 2:53… Attendance: 6,531
On the Pond
The RubberDucks continue their homestand Thursday afternoon at 12:05 p.m. against the New Hampshire Fisher Cats. The game will be broadcast on Fox Sports 1350 AM, the WARF iHeart channel, and the TuneIn Radio App. RHP Jake Paulson (8-7, 3.96) will face off against RHP Hector Perez (7-4, 4.53) in the finale of New Hampshire's three-game visit to Canal Park.
