Sept. 15: Ducks late charge falls short in 5-4 loss to Hartford
RubberDucks Game Recap | Box Score Hartford Yard Goats (38-30, 76-60) 5, Akron RubberDucks (43-26, 80-58) 4 WP: Mason Green (1-1) LP: Tommy Mace (8-7) Save: Bryce McGowan (2) Summary The Hartford Yard Goats held off a late Akron RubberDucks rally to take the regular season finale 5-4 on Sunday
RubberDucks Game Recap | Box Score
Hartford Yard Goats (38-30, 76-60) 5, Akron RubberDucks (43-26, 80-58) 4
WP: Mason Green (1-1) LP: Tommy Mace (8-7) Save: Bryce McGowan (2)
Summary
The Hartford Yard Goats held off a late Akron RubberDucks rally to take the regular season finale 5-4 on Sunday night at Canal Park.
Turning Point
Hartford broke the scoreless tie in the top of the fifth. Braiden Ward reached on a hit by pitch before stealing second and third and scoring on an error to make it 1-0 Yard Goats. Adeal Amador added on with a solo home run. Hartford added one more later in the inning when Braxton Fulford lifted a sacrifice fly to make it 3-0 Yard Goats.
Mound Presence
Tommy Mace worked around traffic most of the night. The right-hander stranded runners in scoring position in each of the first three innings before Hartford got to him in the fifth. In total Mace tossed four and two-thirds innings allowing three runs while striking out one. Ross Carver allowed two runs over an inning and a third. Magnus Ellerts, Lenny Torres Jr. and Davis Sharpe each tossed scoreless innings and combined to strike out five.
Duck Tales
Akron answered Hartford’s big inning with a run in the bottom of the fifth. Dayan Frias kept the inning alive with a two-out single before advancing to second on Guy Lipscomb’s single. Cooper Ingle lined a single into left center to make it 3-1 Hartford. Akron got closer in the eighth as Alexfri Planez doubled home Jorge Burgos before a wild pitch allowed Milan Tolentino to score and make it 5-3 Yard Goats. The RubberDucks added another run in the ninth as CJ Kayfus doubled home Yordys Valdes to make it 5-4 Hartford, but Kayfus was stranded on second to end the game.
COOOP!!!@IngleCooper lines a single to get us on the board!
— Akron RubberDucks (@AkronRubberDuck) September 15, 2024
BOT 5: Hartford 3 | Akron 1 pic.twitter.com/5qdDP4RJju
Getting closer!
— Akron RubberDucks (@AkronRubberDuck) September 16, 2024
Alexfri Planez with the RBI double off the wall!
BOT 8: Hartford 5 | Akron 2 pic.twitter.com/OozvXMCxar
One run game!@CJK_3121 makes it one run game with the RBI double!
— Akron RubberDucks (@AkronRubberDuck) September 16, 2024
BOT 9: Hartford 5 | Akron 4 pic.twitter.com/NTpO5JUMIU
Notebook
Akron finishes the regular season 80-58, which is the best record in the Eastern League and most wins by an Akron club since the 2012 Akron Aeros won 82 games….Akron finishes the second half with 43 wins, which tied with Somerset for most in the Eastern League …Game Time: 2:49…Attendance: 6,417.
On the Pond
The RubberDucks will open the 2024 playoffs at Canal Park as they host the Erie SeaWolves on Tuesday, September 17 for game one of the Eastern League Divisional Series. First pitch on Tuesday, September 17 is set for 6:35 p.m. The RubberDucks are asking fans to wear yellow to the game on Tuesday. 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.