Peoples gets tough-luck loss in series finale, 3-0
RubberDucks Game RecapFisher Cats 3 RubberDucks 0WP: T.J. Zeuch (5-2) LP: Michael Peoples (1-2) Save: Jose Fernandez (2)SummaryNew Hampshire's T.J. Zeuch delivered a dominant outing Thursday night, as he worked eight innings of two-hit, shutout baseball in a 3-0 victory over the Akron RubberDucks at Canal Park in Akron, Ohio.
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Summary
New Hampshire's T.J. Zeuch delivered a dominant outing Thursday night, as he worked eight innings of two-hit, shutout baseball in a 3-0 victory over the Akron RubberDucks at Canal Park in Akron, Ohio.
Turning Point
The Fisher Cats (39-26) scored the only run necessary in the fifth when they reached
Mound Presence
Peoples, making his second start since returning from the DL, only allowed two hits over five innings. He walked none and struck out five. In his two outings since missing six weeks with a right foot fracture, Peoples has allowed just one unearned run in nine innings of work. For the season, he's only allowed five runs, total, in six starts.
Duck Tales
Zeuch (5-2) handcuffed the RubberDucks (37-29) for eight innings until he was inexplicably removed after just 89 pitches. He gave up just two harmless singles-one by
Notebook
Jose Fernandez walked a pair of batters to start the ninth, but recovered to retire the next three for his second save…New Hampshire won two of the three games in the series with a one-hitter and a two-hitter…It was the sixth shutout loss of the season for Akron…Joe Sever ended his eight-game hit streak…Time of game: 2:05… Attendance: 5,352.
On the Pond
The RubberDucks will open a three-game, weekend road trip at Reading on Friday night at 7:15. The game will be broadcast on Fox Sports 1350 AM, the WARF iHeart channel, and the TuneIn Radio App.