July 6: Five homers power Akron past Erie 8-2
RubberDucks Game Recap | Box Score Akron RubberDucks (9-3, 46-35) 8, Erie SeaWolves (7-5, 45-34) 2 WP: Aaron Davenport (6-2) LP: Wilkel Hernandez (4-4) Save: N/A Summary The Akron RubberDucks slug five home runs to back five strong innings from Aaron Davenport and defeat the Erie SeaWolves 8-2 on Saturday
RubberDucks Game Recap | Box Score
Akron RubberDucks (9-3, 46-35) 8, Erie SeaWolves (7-5, 45-34) 2
WP: Aaron Davenport (6-2) LP: Wilkel Hernandez (4-4) Save: N/A
Summary
The Akron RubberDucks slug five home runs to back five strong innings from Aaron Davenport and defeat the Erie SeaWolves 8-2 on Saturday night at UPMC Park.
Turning Point
Already on top 3-0, the RubberDucks looked to break the game open in the fourth. Yordys Valdes got the big inning started by lining a solo home run over the wall in right. After a pop out and a Petey Halpin double, Kahlil Watson launched a two-run home run to right. Milan Tolentino capped the scoring launching a two-out, two-run home run to make it 8-1 RubberDucks.
The first 💣 for number 1!
— Akron RubberDucks (@AkronRubberDuck) July 6, 2024
Yordys Valdes launches his first Western Reserve Distillers 🍸 home run in Double-A!
TOP 4: Akron 4 | Erie 1 pic.twitter.com/VqFIUENsp4
It's a home run party!!!!@KahlilWatson1 with a two-run Western Reserve Distillers 🍸 home run!!
— Akron RubberDucks (@AkronRubberDuck) July 6, 2024
TOP 4: Akron 6 | Erie 1 pic.twitter.com/U4CqhLIoBB
BAT FLIP 👑@milantolentino launches a two-run Western Reserve Distillers 🍸 home run of his own!!!!!
— Akron RubberDucks (@AkronRubberDuck) July 6, 2024
TOP 4: Akron 8 | Erie 1 pic.twitter.com/CJSUtrGtYl
Mound Presence
Davenport looked sharp in his start for Akron scattering five SeaWolves hits and allowing just a run in the third and a solo home run in the fifth. In total, Davenport struck out eight over five innings. Hunter Stanley tossed a scoreless inning in his Akron return. Ross Carver tossed two perfect innings. Bradley Hanner worked a scoreless ninth to secure the win.
DEALING!!
— Akron RubberDucks (@AkronRubberDuck) July 7, 2024
Final line for @aarondav34 5 innings, 2 runs, 8 strikeouts 🔥🔥🔥 https://t.co/NMB7ngsgD0 pic.twitter.com/2YMEZ3tiMI
Duck Tales
Halpin got Akron’s home run party started with a solo home run in the top of the first to put Akron ahead 1-0. Joe Lampe launched a solo home run in the top of the second to stretch the Akron lead. The lone Akron run to not come from a home run came in the top of the third when Kody Huff lifted a sac-fly to center to score Watson make put the RubberDucks ahead 3-0.
HALPIN 💣@peteyhalpin launches a solo Western Reserve Distillers 🍸 home run to give us the early lead!
— Akron RubberDucks (@AkronRubberDuck) July 6, 2024
TOP 1: Akron 1 | Erie 0 pic.twitter.com/ElqKMl6NrI
🚀@joelampe5 launches his second Western Reserve Distillers 🍸 home run of the week!
— Akron RubberDucks (@AkronRubberDuck) July 6, 2024
TOP 2: Akron 2 | Erie 0 pic.twitter.com/mLNSUJ2nOk
Scoring early!@Kodyhuff2 lifts a sac-fly to stretch the lead!
— Akron RubberDucks (@AkronRubberDuck) July 6, 2024
TOP 3: Akron 3 | Erie 0 pic.twitter.com/k4Y3lh70aE
Notebook
Akron’s five home runs are tied for the most in an Eastern League game this season and are the most by a RubberDucks team since June 30, 2022 in Erie…Watson’s 13 homers are tied for third most in the Eastern League…Davenport’s eight strikeouts are a season-high…Game Time: 2:43…Attendance: 3,864
On the Pond
The RubberDucks will have Sunday and Monday off before heading to Reading to start a six-game series. The series will start on Tuesday, July 9 at 7:00 p.m. at FirstEnergy Stadium. The game broadcast is on 640 WHLO, the 640 WHLO iHeartRadio channel, and akronrubberducks.com, and available on Bally Live. Tickets for all RubberDucks home games, are available at akronrubberducks.com/tickets.