June 26: Ducks rally back late to win 5-4
RubberDucks Game Recap | Box Score Akron RubberDucks (2-1, 45-26) 5, Harrisburg Senators (1-2, 35-37) 4 WP: Tommy Mace (8-3) LP: Kyle Luckham (4-3) Save: Zach Jacobs (4) Summary The Akron RubberDucks rallied back with three in the fifth to defeat the Harrisburg Senators 5-4 in seven innings on Thursday
RubberDucks Game Recap | Box Score
Akron RubberDucks (2-1, 45-26) 5, Harrisburg Senators (1-2, 35-37) 4
WP: Tommy Mace (8-3) LP: Kyle Luckham (4-3) Save: Zach Jacobs (4)
Summary
The Akron RubberDucks rallied back with three in the fifth to defeat the Harrisburg Senators 5-4 in seven innings on Thursday night at Canal Park.
Turning Point
Alex Mooney launched a solo home run to open the RubberDucks fifth. After two quick outs, Angel Genao singled before advancing to third on Dayan Frias’ single. Jorge Burgos lifted a broken bat single into right to tie the game 4-4. Joe Lampe lined a single into right to plate Frias to give Akron the 5-4 lead.
Alex Mooney's first Double-A home run is headed to the canal!!! pic.twitter.com/0WuPstF5KR
— Akron RubberDucks (@AkronRubberDuck) June 27, 2025
The bat goes out a hero!
— Akron RubberDucks (@AkronRubberDuck) June 27, 2025
Broken bat single by Jorge Burgos ties the game! pic.twitter.com/3RrdMManNL
Joe comes up clutch!
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Joe Lampe's RBI single gives us the lead! pic.twitter.com/IzrDjG0chS
Mound Presence
Tommy Mace ran into some trouble in the early innings allowing three runs in the second and one in the fourth. The right-hander quickly settled in and retired seven in a row to finish his night. In total, Mace worked five innings allowing four runs on two hits while striking out three. Magnus Ellerts followed with a scoreless inning and two strikeouts. Zach Jacobs struck out two over a scoreless inning to pick up the save.
Duck Tales
The RubberDucks opened the scoring in the bottom of the first when Burgos singled home Cooper Ingle to make it 1-0 Akron. After Harrisburg jumped in front 4-1, Akron answered back in the bottom of the third when Michael Turconi tripled before scoring on Genao’s sac-fly to make it 4-2 Senators.
Jorge Burgos is on 🔥
— Akron RubberDucks (@AkronRubberDuck) June 27, 2025
After four hits and two RBI last night, he opens the scoring tonight with a RBI single! pic.twitter.com/QOyLp5URjI
Notebook
Mooney’s homer was his first at Double-A…Burgos has four RBI and six hits in the last two games…Lampe has three RBI in the last two games…Game Time: 1:57 (2:27)…Attendance: 2,770.
On the Pond
The RubberDucks will continue their series at Canal Park against the Harrisburg Senators on Friday, June 27 at 7:05 p.m. 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.