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Ducks Back in the Win Column

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August 26, 2015
Summary
Akron's Nellie Rodriguez crushed a two-run homer, and right-hander D.J. Brown earned his first Double-A win, as the RubberDucks claimed a 5-3 victory over the Trenton Thunder Wednesday afternoon at Arm and Hammer Park.
 
Turning Point
The RubberDucks (67-63) snapped a 2-2 tie with three runs in the fifth inning against Thunder starter Matt Wotherspoon (1-1). Bryson Myles was hit by a pitch and proceeded to steal second and third. He scored on a wild pitch to give Akron a 3-2 lead. After a walk to Carlos Moncrief, Nellie Rodriguez blasted a long homer to left field, his fourth of the year, to extend the lead to 5-2.
 
Mound Presence
Brown (1-2) worked into the sixth inning and allowed three earned runs for the victory, his first at the Double-A level. He did not walk a batter and struck out four. He surrendered a pair of solo homers, including one to Trenton's Rob Segedin with one out in the sixth to make it 5-3. That was his final hitter of the day. Lefty Nick Maronde came on and fanned five hitters in his 1 2/3 innings. Josh Martin set-up Jeff Johnson with a scoreless eighth, and Johnson closed the game in the ninth for his 23rd save.
 
Duck Tales
The RubberDucks took an early 2-0 lead in the second inning on back-to-back RBI singles by Eric Stamets and Justin Toole.  Toole finished 2-4 on the day. Nellie Rodriguez was also 2-4, adding a single to go along with his homer.
 
Notes
The win snapped Akron's seven-game losing streak…The Ducks finished 7-5 in the season-series against the Thunder (67-62)…There are 12 games left to play in the regular season, and the RubberDucks are 2 ½ games out of the wild card spot in the EL West, pending the outcome of the Altoona-Reading game on Wednesday night…Time of game: 2:40…Attendance: 3,841.
 
Up Next
The RubberDucks will begin an eight-game homestand on Thursday night at 7:05, at Canal Park with the first of a four-game series against Richmond. RHP Adam Plutko is expected to start for Akron. RHP Chase Johnson is the announced starter for Richmond. The game will be broadcast on Fox Sports 1350 AM and at www.akronrubberducks.com.