April 14: Tugboat fans five, Rosario homers in 8-7 Akron win
RubberDucks Game Recap | Box Score Akron RubberDucks (6-4) 8, Binghamton Rumble Ponies (5-4) 7 WP: Jack Jasiak (3-1) LP: Jonathan Santucci (0-1) Save: Alaska Abney (1) Summary Matt Wilkinson’s five strikeout night and big innings by the offense lead the Akron RubberDucks to an 8-7 series opening win over
RubberDucks Game Recap | Box Score
Akron RubberDucks (6-4) 8, Binghamton Rumble Ponies (5-4) 7
WP: Jack Jasiak (3-1) LP: Jonathan Santucci (0-1) Save: Alaska Abney (1)
Summary
Matt Wilkinson’s five strikeout night and big innings by the offense lead the Akron RubberDucks to an 8-7 series opening win over the Binghamton Rumble Ponies on Tuesday night at 7 17 Credit Union Park.
Turning Point
Trailing 1-0 entering the bottom of the fourth, the RubberDucks used their legs to crack the scoreboard. Alfonsin Rosario and Wuilfredo Antunez pulled off a successful double steal to put runners at second and third with one out. Jacob Cozart lifted a deep fly ball to center to score Rosario and tie the game. Nick Mitchell followed with an infield single that plated Antunez to give Akron the lead. Mitchell then stole second and third, which forced an errant throw by the Binghamton catcher allowing Mitchell to score and make it 3-1 RubberDucks.
WE ARE FAST! @hammermitchell2 beats out the infield single to give us the lead!
— Akron RubberDucks (@AkronRubberDuck) April 14, 2026
BOT 4: Akron 2 | Binghamton 1#QuAkron pic.twitter.com/SoypjZTtAf
Mound Presence
Matt “Tugboat” Wilkinson worked around traffic on Tuesday night. The Akron lefty allowed a hit in each inning but only allowed one run to score over his 4.1 innings with five strikeouts. Jack Jasiak allowed three runs over an inning and two-thirds. Matt Jachec allowed three unearned runs in his two innings pitched. Alaska Abney worked a scoreless ninth to record the save.
Tugboat strikeouts in #QuAkron
— Akron RubberDucks (@AkronRubberDuck) April 14, 2026
Final line: 4.1 innings, 1 run, 5 strikeouts 🔥🔥🔥 pic.twitter.com/lmEQiCjYb1
Money Mooney with the web gem to save a run!!#QuAkron pic.twitter.com/xgdzUBxq31
— Akron RubberDucks (@AkronRubberDuck) April 15, 2026
Duck Tales
Akron kept the offense going in the sixth as with the bases loaded Joe Lampe softly lined a broken bat single into center to plate two. Later in the inning, Angel Genao lined a single to right to plate Mitchell and Lampe to make it 7-1 Akron. The RubberDucks added one more in the seventh when Rosario launched a solo home run to left to grow the Ducks lead to 8-4.
That bat goes out a hero!
— Akron RubberDucks (@AkronRubberDuck) April 15, 2026
Joe Lampe brings home two with a broken bat single!
BOT 6: Akron 5 | Binghamton 1#QuAkron pic.twitter.com/IY9HQdhvoe
Another one!!
— Akron RubberDucks (@AkronRubberDuck) April 15, 2026
Our second two-run single of the inning, this one by Angel Genao!!#QuAkron pic.twitter.com/EPwNPvINUZ
FONSI 💣
— Akron RubberDucks (@AkronRubberDuck) April 15, 2026
The Eastern League home run leader Alfonsin Rosario launches a solo shot deep into the #QuAkron night!@GuardsInsider pic.twitter.com/yZHCcGX5s5
Notebook
Rosario’s home run was his Eastern League leading fourth of the season…Wilkinson has struck out 11 through his first two Double-A starts…After not recording a hit in his first five games of the season, Lampe now has a hit in three consecutive games with three RBI in that span…Game Time: 2:44…Attendance: 1,711.
On the Pond
The RubberDucks will continue their series at 7 17 Credit Union Park against the Binghamton Rumble Ponies on Wednesday, April 15 at 6:35 p.m. Akron right-hander Khal Stephen (0-1, 1.17 ERA) will take the mound against Binghamton left-hander Zach Thornton (0-0, 1.69 ERA). The game broadcast is on 640 WHLO, the 640 WHLO iHeartRadio channel, and akronrubberducks.com, and available on Bally Live. Tickets for RubberDucks home games are available at akronrubberducks.com/tickets.