Johnson's blast gives Ducks walk-off win in 11 over Baysox

RubberDucks Game Recap
Akron RubberDucks (17-21) 5 - Bowie Baysox (12-26) 2 (11 innings)
WP: Kyle Nelson (1-0) LP: Zack Muckenhirn (0-2) Save: none

Summary
The 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 10^th-inning runs, Akron's Daniel Johnson hit a three-run homer in the bottom of the 11^th to give the RubberDucks a 5-2 win.

Turning Point
Wednesday's game came down to late game heroics from the RubberDucks. With the game tied 2-2 in the bottom of the 11^th inning, Daniel Johnson hit a three-run home run, his eighth home run of the season, to win it for Akron in dramatic fashion. The lefthanded outfielder took a 0-1 fastball and drove it beyond the fence in right field to give the RubberDucks a 5-2 walk-off win.
Mound Presence
Akron RubberDucks starter Sam Hentges held the Baysox scoreless through seven innings, working past two extra-base hits in the third and fourth innings. The fourth-round draft pick of the Cleveland Indians worked efficiently on the mound, allowing only four hits and throwing 58 out of 90 pitches for strikes. David Speer threw scoreless innings in the eighth and ninth before allowing a two-run home run to T.J. Nichting in the 10^th. Kyle Nelson earned his first Double-A win, throwing a three-strikeout scoreless 11th inning.
Duck Tales
The RubberDucks offense again struggled to push any runs across the plate, having been kept off the scoreboard for 23 straight innings until the bottom of the 10th. Six Ducks had hits, including Wilson Garcia's RBI double to get Akron on the board in the 10^th inning and Johnson's three-run homer in the 11^th inning, which was his team-leading ninth double and 33^rd hit.
Notebook
Hentges struck out six batters in his longest start this season, raising his strikeout rate to 5.25 per start…It was his second scoreless outing in his last three starts, during which time he's allowed two earned runs over 19 IP (0.95 ERA) and he now has a 4.69 ERA after being at a season-high 9.39 after his second start (he now has eight GS)…Johnson now is tied for second in the Eastern League in home runs (8) and RBI (28)…Johnson extended his hitting streak to eight games (10-for-34, .294) with five home runs and 13 RBI…Connor Marabell went 1-for-2 with a walk and he now has a seven-game hitting streak (8-for-26, .308) … Nellie Rodríguez has hit safely in all four games since being assigned to Akron, batting .357 in that span…Time of game: 2:27…Attendance: 7,501.
On the Pond
The RubberDucks will now hit the road for a weekend road trip to Richmond to take on the Flying Squirrels in a four-game series starting Thursday at 6:35 p.m. LHP Eli Morgan (0-0, 1.69) is scheduled for Akron and LHP Conner Menez (2-2, 2.27) is slated for Richmond. The game will be broadcast on Fox Sports 1350 AM, the WARF iHeart channel, and the TuneIn Radio App.