RubberDucks Game RecapRubberDucks 5 Senators 4WP: Kieran Lovegrove (1-0) LP: Guillon (1-1) Save: Argenis Angulo (5)SummaryAkron's Mark Mathias slapped a crucial, RBI single in the eighth inning, and Argenis Angulo slammed the door in the ninth for his fifth save, as the RubberDucks slipped by the Harrisburg Senators, 5-4, late
RubberDucks Game Recap
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WP: Kieran Lovegrove (1-0) LP: Guillon (1-1) Save: Argenis Angulo (5)
Summary
Akron's Mark Mathias slapped a crucial, RBI single in the eighth inning, and Argenis Angulo slammed the door in the ninth for his fifth save, as the RubberDucks slipped by the Harrisburg Senators, 5-4, late Friday night at Canal Park in Akron, Ohio.
Turning Point
Mathias drilled an opposite-field, run-scoring single to right off Derek Self in the bottom of the eighth inning to give the RubberDucks a 5-4 lead. The key hit came on a 1-2 pitch with two outs in the inning and drove home Bobby Bradley, who had doubled. Two batters earlier, Willi Castro lifted a sacrifice fly to right off Ismael Guillòn (1-1) to tie the game, 4-4.
Mound Presence
Kieran Lovegrove (1-0) picked up his first win at the Double-A level, although he allowed a pair of unearned runs in his lone inning of work in the top of the eighth inning. After the RubberDucks botched a rundown play to allow Harrisburg to put men on second and third, Alex Keller lined a two-run single that gave the Senators a brief 4-3 lead. Once the RubberDucks (42-31) had the lead, Angulo weaved a perfect ninth inning for his fifth save.
Duck Tales
Connor Marabell homered smacked a solo homer in the sixth off Sens starter Kyle McGowin to give Akron a 3-2 lead. It was Marabell's eighth homer of the year and his second in as many games. He finished 2-4 on the night. Castro had a hit and a stolen base to go along with his RBI sacrifice fly.
Notebook
Lefty Sean Brady started for Akron and pitched the first 5.2 innings, allowing two earned runs…The RubberDucks have won two straight and three out of four on the homestand…The Ducks managed just five hits in the game…Harrisburg (38-34) lost for the second straight day…The start of the game was delayed one hour and 55 minutes due to rain…Time of game: 2:51… Attendance: 6,359.
On the Pond
The RubberDucks and Senators will play the middle game of the series on Saturday night at 7:05. The game will be broadcast on Fox Sports 1350 AM, the WARF iHeart channel, and the TuneIn Radio App.
