Portland Sea Dogs Quiet Akron Bats On Screamer Night, 3-1

RubberDucks Game Recap
Sea Dogs (23-40) 3 RubberDucks (34-32) 1
WP: Konner Wade (1-1) LP: Evan Mitchell (0-2) Save: Durbin Feltman (3)

Summary
Despite a solid pitching performance from starter Evan Mitchell, the Akron RubberDucks could not overcome an early two-run deficit to the Portland Sea Dogs, losing 3-1 Friday night at Canal Park.

Turning Point
The Portland Sea Dogs scored a run in each of the first two innings, scoring the first of two on a Tate Matheny RBI single in the top of the first and scoring the second on Jarren Duran's fielder's choice which scored Jake Romanski. That two-run lead would prove to be enough for the victory over the RubberDucks, 3-1.
Mound Presence
Akron RubberDucks starter Evan Mitchell struggled in the first two innings before settling down to post a two-run, five-inning performance. Two early walks combined with two timely hits gave the Portland Sea Dogs the only two runs that Evan Mitchell would surrender in his outing, though he struck out three Sea Dog batters. David Speer was stellar in relief for the RubberDucks, working three innings out of the bullpen and only allowing a hit and a walk while striking out four Sea Dogs.
Duck Tales
The Akron offense came alive in the bottom of the 6th inning with back-to-back singles from Ka'ai Tom and Connor Marabell before Alex Call's double to the right field corner made the score 2-1 in favor of Portland. The Ducks would load the bases on a Nellie Rodríguez but could not capitalize and left three men on base. Akron collected seven hits and three walks against Portland pitching but could only push one run across as they stranded six runners on the base paths.
Notebook
Reigning Eastern League Player of the Month Ka'ai Tom extended his on-base streak to 24 consecutive game, while batting .371 with two home runs in his last 10 games … With his two hits, Connor Marabell posted his 14th multi-hit game of the 2019 campaign … Ernie Clement has now extended his hitting streak to nine games, going 12-for-36 over that span with doubles … Time of Game: 2:57… Attendance: 8,026 (Sellout #2)
On the Pond
The RubberDucks will now play the middle of their three-game series with the Portland Sea Dogs at 7:05 p.m. Saturday night. The game will be broadcast on Fox Sports 1350 AM, the WARF iHeart channel, and the TuneIn Radio App. LHP Tanner Tully (5-5, 4.03) will be the starter for Akron as the RubberDucks face off against LHP Dedgar Jimenez (1-3, 3.55) and Portland.