Strong Start From Morgan Not Enough For Ducks In 4-1 Loss To Erie

RubberDucks Game Recap
SeaWolves 4 (45-25, 76-60) RubberDucks 1 (26-43, 60-78)
WP: Zac Houston (6-1) LP: Anthony Gose (0-3) Save: Drew Carlton (19)

Summary
The Akron RubberDucks dropped their sixth straight game in a row, this time by a score of 4-1 to the Erie SeaWolves, which squandered a quality start from Eli Morgan Saturday night at Canal Park.

Turning Point
The Erie SeaWolves broke open the game with a Isaac Paredes three-run home run over the left field fence off Robert Broom to give Erie the 4-1 lead. That lead would be enough as the RubberDucks could not muster enough offense for a comeback.
Mound Presence
Akron RubberDucks starter Eli Morgan battled through six strong innings of work against the Erie SeaWolves, allowing just one earned run on seven hits and no walks. The only trouble that Morgan faced came in the top of the fifth inning when Cam Gibson doubled to lead off the inning to right field, and the damage came when Isaac Paredes chopped a groundball into right field past the shifted Akron infield to make the score 1-0 Erie. The Akron bullpen, however, gave up three runs in relief of Morgan on an Isaac Paredes home run in the top of the seventh inning, giving Erie the 4-1 lead.
Duck Tales
The RubberDucks offense again struggled against a solid pitching effort from Erie SeaWolves starter Joey Wentz. Wentz struck out the RubberDucks 13 times Saturday night and only allowed four hits through 5.1 innings. Nolan Jones was one of the few bright spots for the RubberDucks as he reached base safely on all four of his plate appearances, collecting three hits and a walk, including a leadoff double in the bottom of the sixth when he came around to score on an Andruw Monasterio RBI groundout to even the score at 1-1. The other production at the plate came from Trenton Brooks who singled and Alex Call who doubled, to give the RubberDucks a total of five hits.
Notebook
With 13 strikeouts tonight, the RubberDucks matched their season-long streak of strikeouts, having struck out 40 times over the past three games, which matches the longest such streak since April 8^th-10^th with 31 strikouts … With their sixth loss in a row tonight, the Ducks have tied their longest skid of the season, and longest since April 4^th-April 9^th where the Ducks lost the first six games of the season … Nolan Jones reached base safely on all four trips to the plate tonight which buoyed his batting average to .256, his highest mark since August 3^rd … Time of Game: 2:51… Attendance: 8,327 (8^th largest crowd in Canal Park history)
On the Pond
The RubberDucks play their final night game of the 2019 season at Canal Park, as they take on the Erie SeaWolves Sunday night at 6:05 p.m. The game will be broadcast on Fox Sports 1350 AM, the WARF iHeart channel, and the TuneIn Radio App. RHP Kyle Dowdy will take the ball for the RubberDucks as they try to spoil the SeaWolves' playoff hopes.