Ducks win 4th straight behind Whitehouse's 5 IP, 5-4

Matt Whitehouse won his sixth game of the season on five innings pitched, eight hits, three runs, two earned, no walks and four strikeouts in the RubberDucks' 5-4 win over the Flying Squirrels. (David Monseur)

July 22, 2017

RubberDucks Game RecapRubberDucks 5 Flying Squirrels 4WP: Matt Whitehouse (6-4) LP: Nate Reed (1-2) Save: Cameron Hill (7)SummaryAkron's Eric Haase cranked a double and a single, driving in a run and scoring once, to lead the RubberDucks to a 5-4 victory over the Richmond Flying Squirrels Saturday night at Canal

RubberDucks Game Recap
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WP: Matt Whitehouse (6-4) LP: Nate Reed (1-2) Save: Cameron Hill (7)
Summary
Akron's Eric Haase cranked a double and a single, driving in a run and scoring once, to lead the RubberDucks to a 5-4 victory over the Richmond Flying Squirrels Saturday night at Canal Park.

Turning Point
The RubberDucks (49-47) scored twice in the first inning off Richmond starter Nate Reed (1-2). Joe Sever singled with one out and scored on a double by Francisco Mejía. After a wild pitch moved Mejia to third, Bobby Bradley drove him home with a groundout. It was Bradley's 67^th RBI, tops on the team, and gave the Ducks a 2-0 lead right out of the gate.
Winging It
Akron's Matt Whitehouse (6-4) earned the win with a five-inning effort. He scattered eight hits and allowed only a three-run homer by Richmond's K.C. Hobson. Whitehouse did not walk a batter and fanned four. He has won six of his last seven decisions, counting a win at Triple-A Columbus. D. J. Brown chipped in a pair of shutout innings, Mitch Brown worked a scoreless eighth, and closer Cameron Hill worked around two walks and a run in the ninth for his seventh save.
Duck Tales
Haase was 3-4 on the night, with two singles and a double. He drilled an RBI single off Reed in the third. He added a leadoff double in the sixth, and came around to score on sacrifice fly by Greg Allen to extend the Akron lead to 5-3. Mike Papi cracked a double in the third inning to extend his hit streak to seven games.
Notebook
Mejia left the game after his double in the first with a right hip strain. He will be evaluated on Sunday and is listed as day-to-day…The RubberDucks have won four straight games, and improved to 7-2 in the season series against Richmond (39-58)…Squirrels outfielder Dylan Davis was 3-4, with a double…Time of game: 2:50… Attendance: 7,277.
On Deck
The RubberDucks and Flying Squirrels will conclude the four-game series on Sunday afternoon at 2:05. The game will be broadcast on Fox Sports 1350 AM, the WARF iHeart channel, and the TuneIn Radio App.