June 17: Baysox rally past RubberDucks, 4-3

June 17 RubberDucks Game Recap | Box Score

Bowie Baysox 4 (27-10), Akron RubberDucks (21-16) 3

WP: Blaine Knight (2-0) LP: Zach Draper (0-1) S: None

Summary

Akron RubberDucks left-hander Juan Hillman allowed one run and pitched five innings for a sixth straight start, but the Bowie Baysox overcame a 2-0 deficit to win, 4-3, in the third game of a six-game series at Prince George’s Stadium Thursday night. All three games of the series so far have been decided by just one run.

Turning Point

In a 2-2 tie in the bottom of the seventh inning, Akron left-hander Zach Draper walked Baysox third baseman Patrick Dorrian with one out. Second baseman Willy Yahn doubled down the left-field line, and left fielder Robert Neustrom hit a two-run single past a drawn-in infield for a 4-2 Bowie lead.

Mound Presence

Given a 2-0 lead in the second inning, Hillman held Bowie scoreless until the fourth inning, when right fielder Doran Turchin hit a one-out solo home run – the only run against Hillman, who worked around three hits and a walk, while striking out four batters. In his 1 2/3 innings, Draper allowed the game-tying home run to center fielder Johnny Rizer leading off the sixth inning, and the deciding runs in the seventh. Right-hander Kyle Marman worked around a walk and had two strikeouts in 1 1/3 innings.

Duck Tales

Akron scored first for the seventh time in nine games on the road trip. In the second inning against Bowie right-hander Cody Sedlock, left fielder Oscar González hit a one-out single to center field, and designated hitter Will Benson hit a double to right-center field. Third baseman Andruw Monasterio hit an RBI single down the right field line, and catcher Mike Rivera hit a liner misplayed by shortstop Cadyn Grenier, allowing a run to score for a 2-0 lead. With a 4-2 deficit in the ninth inning against right-hander Blaine Knight – perfect since entering in the sixth inning – Benson hit a leadoff triple – his team-high third – Monasterio walked, and Rivera hit an RBI groundout, but a groundout and popout ended the game.

Notebook

Akron has played seven one-run games in the first nine of the current road trip…The top three spots in the Akron order were 0-for-12, while hitters 4-9 each had a hit and were a combined 7-for-23…Akron has been out-homered 10-2 on the road trip…Time of game: 2:32…Attendance: 2,696.

On the Pond

The RubberDucks continue their six-game series in Bowie at 7:05 p.m. EDT Friday. Akron LHP Tanner Tully (1-3, 6.62 ERA) scheduled to face Baysox RHP Gray Fenter (3-2, 8.75 ERA). The game broadcast, powered by FirstEnergy, is on 640 WHLO, the 640 WHLO iHeartRadio channel, and akronrubberducks.com, and available on MiLB.TV. Tickets for RubberDucks home games are available at akronrubberducks.com/tickets.