Whitehouse trumps Senators on 4th of July, 5-2

Matt Whitehouse pitched his third quality start in eight attempts, going six innings, giving up six hits, two earned runs and two walks with six strikeouts in the RubberDucks' 5-2 win over the Senators at FNB Field. (David Monseur)

July 4, 2017

RubberDucks Game RecapRubberDucks 5 Senators 2WP: Matt Whitehouse (5-3) LP: Kyle McGowin (0-4) Save: Jordan Milbrath (1) SummaryAkron's Eric Haase slugged a pair of home runs and drove in three RBI to lead the RubberDucks to a 5-2 victory over the Harrisburg Senators Tuesday night at FNB Field in Harrisburg, Pa.

RubberDucks Game Recap
RubberDucks 5 Senators 2
WP: Matt Whitehouse (5-3) LP: Kyle McGowin (0-4) Save: Jordan Milbrath (1)

Summary
Akron's Eric Haase slugged a pair of home runs and drove in three RBI to lead the RubberDucks to a 5-2 victory over the Harrisburg Senators Tuesday night at FNB Field in Harrisburg, Pa.

Turning Point
The RubberDucks (42-37) scored three runs in the fourth inning against Kyle McGowin (0-4). Yu Chang stroked a lead-off double and scored on a single by Tyler Krieger. Haase then followed with his second homer of the night, a two-run shot to left field, to extend Akron's lead to 5-0.

Winging It
Matt Whitehouse and newcomer Jordan Milbrath proved to be a lethal 1-2 punch for the RubberDucks. Whitehouse (5-3) started and worked into the seventh inning before tiring. He tossed shutout ball through the first six innings, but left a pair of men on base in the seventh. Milbrath, who was just added to the Ducks roster on Tuesday from Single-A Lynchburg, entered the game and committed a throwing error and a wild pitch that allowed two runs to score. He settled after that and worked three innings and fanned five hitters to close out a 5-2 win for his first Double-A save. Whitehouse collected his fourth straight win.

Duck Tales
Haase yanked a solo homer to left field in the 2^nd. He now has 15 home runs and 33 RBI on the season. Bobby Bradley continued to build on his spectacular homestand by belting a pair of doubles, including a run-scoring double in the first inning. He leads the club with 57 RBI. Krieger finished 2-4, and also added a double in the eighth.

Notebook
The RubberDucks improved to five games over .500 for the first time this season…The Senators (34-49) have lost four in a row…Time of Game: 2:41… Attendance: 7,417.

On Deck
The RubberDucks and Senators will play the middle game of the series on Wednesday night at 6:30. The game will be broadcast on Fox Sports 1350 AM, the WARF iHeart channel, and the TuneIn Radio App.