State of the System: Cleveland Indians
Starting in October and running through the end of the year, MiLB.com's State of the System series evaluates the strengths and weaknesses of each Major League organization, highlighting prospects who've made the biggest strides in 2020 and offering a peek at 2021. After the Indians' three-year playoff streak was snapped
RubberDucks Come Up Short Despite Late Rally In 3-2 Loss To Altoona
RubberDucks Game RecapCurve 3 (33-35, 69-67) RubberDucks 2 (26-41, 60-76) WP: Cam Vieaux (4-4) LP: Sam Hentges (2-13) Save: Jesus Liranzo (1)SummaryThe Akron RubberDucks fell just short in their final road game of the season, losing 3-2 to the Altoona Curve on Thursday night at Peoples Natural Gas Field despite
Disastrous Fifth Dooms Ducks in 8-1 Loss to Trenton
RubberDucks Game RecapThunder (27-27) 8 - RubberDucks (21-31) 1WP: Trevor Stephan (2-4) LP: Sam Hentges (2-11) Save: NoneSummaryA big fifth inning allowed the Trenton Thunder to storm past the Akron RubberDucks 8-1 in the second game of their series on Wednesday at Canal Park.Turning PointAfter taking a 3-1 lead, Trenton
RubberDucks Float Past Fisher Cats In Rain-Soaked Seven Innings, 2-1
RubberDucks Game RecapRubberDucks 2 (18-28, 52-63) Fisher Cats 1 (19-28, 50-64) Final/7 InningsWP: Sam Hentges (2-10) LP: Joey Murray (0-2) Save: noneSummaryThe Akron RubberDucks took a late one-run lead, 2-1, in the sixth inning of a rain-shortened, seven-inning victory over the New Hampshire Fisher Cats Wednesday night at Northeast Delta
Late Rally From Baysox Stuns RubberDucks, 6-5
RubberDucks Game RecapBaysox 6 (17-4, 47-42) RubberDucks 5 (7-15, 41-50)WP: Luis Gonzalez (1-0) LP: Kyle Nelson (1-3) Save: noneSummaryThe Bowie Baysox used two late-inning rallies, including a go-ahead two-run home run in the top of the ninth inning, to steal the victory from the Akron RubberDucks, 6-5, Friday night at
Four-Run Eighth Inning Lifts Curve Over RubberDucks, 6-4
RubberDucks Game RecapCurve 6 (9-6, 44-38) RubberDucks 4 (6-10, 40-45)WP: Joel Cesar (2-2) LP: Jordan Stephens (1-1) Save: Matt Eckelman (15)SummaryThe Akron RubberDucks dropped the series finale to the Altoona Curve, 6-4, despite a solid start from LHP Sam Hentges and a long ball from 1B Nellie Rodríguez Wednesday night
Akron Clipped by Reading in Ninth, 3-2
RubberDucks Game RecapFightin Phils (32-24) 3 RubberDucks (30-28) 2WP: Addison Russ (1-3) LP: Anthony Gose (0-1) Save: noneSummaryThe Akron RubberDucks fought back from two separate one-run deficits, but that was not enough as the Reading Fightin Phils regained the lead for good in the top of the ninth inning to
Flying Squirrels' Home Run Sinks RubberDucks, 3-2
RubberDucks Game RecapFlying Squirrels (17-28) 3 RubberDucks (23-25) 2 WP: Alfred Gutierrez (1-2) LP: Sam Hentges (1-6) Save: Melvin Adon (6)SummaryThe Akron RubberDucks dropped the third of their four-game series against the visiting Richmond Flying Squirrels on Sunday night at Canal Park, as a two-run Richmond home run proved the
Prospect Roundup: Games of May 15
Mariners RHP Justin Dunn, Double-A Arkansas: 6 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 7 K -- One start after yielding six runs -- four earned -- over two innings, the third-ranked Seattle prospect rebounded with his second scoreless outing of the season. Dunn allowed two singles in the first but gave up
Johnson's blast gives Ducks walk-off win in 11 over Baysox
RubberDucks Game RecapAkron RubberDucks (17-21) 5 - Bowie Baysox (12-26) 2 (11 innings)WP: Kyle Nelson (1-0) LP: Zack Muckenhirn (0-2) Save: noneSummaryThe Akron RubberDucks and Bowie Baysox engaged in a pitcher's duel Wednesday morning at Canal Park, remaining scoreless until extra innings, but after each team scored two 10th-inning runs,
Ducks thrown for Curve in Opening Night shutout, 5-0
SummaryThe Altoona Curve played spoiler for the home opener at Canal Park, shutting out the RubberDucks and only surrendering one hit in a 5-0 Curve win. Altoona's James Marvel blanked the RubberDucks through six innings and the Curve offense supported the righthander with three runs in the fourth inning followed
New age of Indians led by Jones, Bradley
Each offseason, MiLB.com goes position by position across each system and honors the players -- regardless of age or prospect status -- who had the best seasons in their organization. Click here to locate your favorite club.In an era in which developing homegrown talent has become paramount to Major League
Hillcats' Hentges puts up more zeros
Sam Hentges went nearly two months without a scoreless outing. He's posted only zeros in his last two starts. The Indians' No. 16 prospect blanked Salem for six innings on Saturday, allowing two hits and a pair of walks while striking out four, in Class A Advanced Lynchburg's 4-1 win at Lynchburg
Toolshed: Tribe's Hentges growing into himself
Sam Hentges is still growing as a pitcher.That's true of just about everyone who takes a Minor League mound, of course, but Hentges is a special case. The left-hander was a part-time pitcher, most-of-the-time first baseman during his junior year at Mounds View High School in Arden Hills, Minnesota, before
Prospect Roundup: Games of April 17
Theme of the dayArt of fielding: The defensive side of the game doesn't often draw headlines, but when it does, it's often for the circus-like nature it can bring to the game. That was on full display Tuesday night. First, Double-A Mobile executed its first triple play since July 20,