Morgan, Marabell lead Akron to 3-0 shutout over Ponies
RubberDucks Game RecapRubberDucks 3 (16-27, 50-62) - Rumble Ponies 0 (22-24, 57-53) -WP: Eli Morgan (6-2) LP: David Peterson (3-4) Save: Dalbert Siri (9)SummaryAkron RubberDucks' starting pitcher Eli Morgan threw six scoreless innings and first baseman Connor Marabell drove in a pair of run to lead Akron to a 3-0
RubberDucks Game Recap
RubberDucks 3 (16-27, 50-62) - Rumble Ponies 0 (22-24, 57-53) -
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Summary
Akron RubberDucks' starting pitcher Eli Morgan threw six scoreless innings and first baseman
Turning Point
With the game scoreless entering the bottom of the fourth inning, Marabell doubled to right-center field to score
Mound Presence
Akron RubberDucks starter
Duck Tales
The RubberDucks attack was led by Marabell, who went 2-for-4 with a double and two runs driven in. In addition to his fourth-inning, run-scoring double, in the sixth inning he flared a bases-loaded single over third base to score
Notebook
Marabell's two-hit game is his team-leading 27th multi-hit game. He is hitting .325 (13-for-40) over his last 11 games…Ernie Clement went 1-for-4 and has now reached bases safely in 30-of-33 games dating back to May 9…Morgan's scoreless outing was his first since June 7 at Altoona. Morgan earned his firs win since June 13 vs. Hartford, going 0-2 with four no-decisions in the six Double-A starts since then. He has only allowed more than three earned runs in one of 14 EL starts…The shutout win was Akron's first nine-inning shutout win since July 5 at Binghamton (5-0)…Binghamton now leads the season series 11-5 and have won six of nine games at Canal Park…Time of Game: 2:24…Attendance: 7,284.
On the Pond
The RubberDucks conclude its six-game homestand Sunday afternoon at 2:05 p.m. against the Binghamton Rumble Ponies and will try and win its first series at Canal Park since sweeping Hartford, June 11-13. The game will be broadcast on Fox Sports 1350 AM, the WARF iHeart channel, and the TuneIn Radio App. LHP