RubberDucks Game RecapSeaWolves 5 RubberDucks 3WP: Tyler Alexander (8-8) LP: Matt Whitehouse (7-8) Save: Paul Voelker (7) SummaryErie's Dawel Lugo went 3-for-4 with two RBI to lead Erie past Akron, 5-3 Thursday night at UPMC Park.
RubberDucks Game Recap
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WP: Tyler Alexander (8-8) LP: Matt Whitehouse (7-8) Save: Paul Voelker (7)
Summary
Erie's Dawel Lugo went 3-for-4 with two RBI to lead Erie past Akron, 5-3 Thursday night at UPMC Park.
Turning Point
Erie's Dawel Lugo blasted a solo home run in the first inning to give the SeaWolves the early 1-0 advantage. The SeaWolves belted three solo homers to power past the RubberDucks.
Winging It
Akron left hander Matt Whitehouse suffered the loss Thursday, working 4.2 innings, allowing five earned runs on eight hits. Whitehouse gave up three solo home runs in his outing that was the deciding factor in the RubberDucks loss. In relief for the Akron, Mitch Brown worked 2.1 scoreless with four strikeouts and Dylan Baker worked one inning recording three strikeouts. Erie's Tyler Alexander earned his eighth win of the season working 6.2 innings allowing three earned runs while striking out six.
Duck Tales
Akron scored all three runs in the seventh innings. Infielder Tyler Krieger hit a two-run triple to put Akron on the board in the seventh inning. The Ducks scored again in the seventh when utility man Todd Hankins lifted a sacrifice fly to score Krieger. Outfielder Greg Allen and Infielder Joe Sever each went 2-for-4 with a double to have the only multi-hit games for the RubberDucks. Erie belted three solo homers by Dawel Lugo, Gabriel Quintana, and A.J. Simcox.
Notebook
Infielder Tyler Krieger has been swinging a hot bat as of late hitting .437 (7-16) with three RBI, a triple and double in his last four games… The RubberDucks are now five games out of the second playoff spot behind Bowie with only 11 games to play… Time of Game: 2:27 (delay: 28)… Attendance: 3,458.
On Deck
Akron and Erie will meet again on Friday with first pitch scheduled at 7:05 p.m. Shane Bieber (2-1,2.86) will start for Akron against Erie's A.J. Ladwig (7-6, 5.27). The game will be broadcast on Fox Sports 1350 AM, the WARF iHeart channel, and the TuneIn Radio App.
