SeaWolves blank Ducks to take series, 2-0
SeaWolves 2 RubberDucks 0WP: Spencer Turnbull (2-3) LP: Jake Paulson (2-1) Save: Kyle Dowdy (2) SummaryErie's Spencer Turnbull combined with three relievers on a six-hit shutout, and Jake Robson cracked a key RBI single, as the SeaWolves blanked the Akron RubberDucks, 2-0, Sunday afternoon at Canal Park in Akron, Ohio.
SeaWolves 2 RubberDucks 0
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Summary
Erie's Spencer Turnbull combined with three relievers on a six-hit shutout, and Jake Robson cracked a key RBI single, as the SeaWolves blanked the Akron RubberDucks, 2-0, Sunday afternoon at Canal Park in Akron, Ohio.
Turning Point
Erie (14-21) used small-ball effectively to score both its runs in the sixth inning off
Mound Presence
Paulson absorbed the hard-luck loss despite pitching a season-high seven innings and allowing just four hits and two earned runs. He walked one and fanned six. Newcomer
Duck Tales
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Notebook
The RubberDucks (21-15) stranded eight men on base, including five in the first two innings…Spencer Turnbell (2-3) started and won for Erie...Turnbull worked five innings and allowed just three hits…Kyle Dowdy closed the game with a perfect ninth and notched his second save…The SeaWolves took three out of four in the series…It was the fourth shutout loss of the season for Akron and the second in the last five games…Time of game: 2:36…Attendance: 3,763.
On the Pond
The RubberDucks will open a seven-game road trip with the first of three games at Trenton Monday night at 7:00. The game will be broadcast on Fox Sports 1350 AM, the WARF iHeart channel, and the TuneIn Radio App.