Sept. 11: Peterson shines in 5-4 Akron win

RubberDucks Game Recap | Box Score

Akron RubberDucks (42-23, 79-55) 5, Hartford Yard Goats (35-29, 73-59) 4

WP: Austin Peterson (7-2) LP: Chase Dollander (2-1) Save: Zane Morehouse (2)

Summary

Austin Peterson fanned six over six brilliant innings to lead the Akron RubberDucks past the Hartford Yard Goats 5-4 on Wednesday night at Canal Park.

Peterson was dealing!!!

Final line for @APetey19 6 innings, 3 hits, 0 runs, 6 strikeouts 🔥🔥🔥 https://t.co/ekDqA4iM6f pic.twitter.com/2WSe07AofG

— Akron RubberDucks (@AkronRubberDuck) September 12, 2024

Turning Point

Akron got the offense going in the second. Milan Tolentino singled with one out before back-to-back walks by Yordys Valdes and Tyresse Turner loaded the bases later in the inning. Cooper Ingle lined a single into right to score Tolentino and Valdes and make it 2-0 RubberDucks.

Cooper comes through!@IngleCooper lines a two-run single to put us on top!

BOT 2: Akron 2 | Hartford 0 pic.twitter.com/Ge5xTHnTys

— Akron RubberDucks (@AkronRubberDuck) September 11, 2024

Mound Presence

Peterson was dominant for Akron on Wednesday night. The right-hander set down the first 10 Yard Goats he faced to open the game. Hartford was only able to scratch three hits (two singles and a double) off Peterson, who tossed six shutout innings while striking out six. Davis Sharpe allowed four runs over two-thirds of an inning. Jack Leftwich tossed a scoreless inning and a third. Zane Morehouse tossed a perfect ninth to pick up the save.

Duck Tales

Akron added on to the lead in the fifth. Turner opened the inning with a single before coming around to score two batters later on a CJ Kayfus double to make it 3-0 Akron. Jorge Burgos brought home a run on an RBI groundout before a passed ball scored Kayfus and put the RubberDucks ahead 5-0.

The RBI machine!!@CJK_3121 picks up his 53rd RBI with Akron with the line drive double!

BOT 5: Akron 3 | Hartford 0 pic.twitter.com/LBbn5G8Knh

— Akron RubberDucks (@AkronRubberDuck) September 11, 2024

Notebook

Kayfus’ RBI double was his 53rd RBI with Akron (leads the team) and 90th on the season between Akron and Lake County (leads Guardians organization)….Peterson did not walk a batter for the 16th time in 27 starts this season between Akron and Lake County…Peterson has struck out 5 or more batters in 10 of his 13 Akron starts…Game Time: 2:29…Attendance: 2,483.

On the Pond

The RubberDucks will continue their series at Canal Park against the Hartford Yard Goats on Thursday, September 12 at 6:35 p.m. Akron left-hander Parker Messick (3-1, 2.11 ERA) will get the start against Hartford right-hander Balke Adams (2-1, 4.05 ERA). The game broadcast is on 640 WHLO, the 640 WHLO iHeartRadio channel, and akronrubberducks.com, and available on Bally Live. Tickets for all RubberDucks home games, are available at akronrubberducks.com/tickets.