RubberDucks Blank Rumble Ponies in Moss' Akron Debut, 5-0
RubberDucks Game RecapRubberDucks 5 (17-27, 51-62) - Rumble Ponies 0 (22-25, 57-54)WP: Scott Moss (1-0) LP: Tony Dibrell (0-4) Save: Argenis Angulo (2)SummaryAkron RubberDucks got five shutout innings from newly-acquired starting pitcher Scott Moss and a clutch two-run, second-inning double by Nellie Rodríguez to defeat the Binghamton Rumble Ponies 5-0
RubberDucks Game Recap
RubberDucks 5 (17-27, 51-62) - Rumble Ponies 0 (22-25, 57-54)
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Summary
Akron RubberDucks got five shutout innings from newly-acquired starting pitcher Scott Moss and a clutch two-run, second-inning double by
Turning Point
With the game scoreless and one out in the bottom of the second inning,
Mound Presence
RubberDucks starter
Duck Tales
The RubberDucks attack was led by Marabell, who went 2-for-4 with a run batted in...Rodriguez's two-run double gave him the only multi-RBI total…
Notebook
Marabell's two-hit game is his team-leading 28th multi-hit game. He has three consecutive multi-hit games and has hit safely in 11-of-13 games since July 21, with a .354 average (17-for-48) over that span. Over his last nine games dating to July 25, he's hit safely in 8-of-9 games with five multi-hit games…Moss had gone 10 starts without a scoreless start with his last one coming May 28 at Jacksonville while with Chattanooga…Akron won a home series for the first time since sweeping Hartford, June 11-13. That series also marked the last time before today the Ducks had consecutive home wins…The back-to-back shutout wins are the first since Akron swept Bowie in a doubleheader on April 20 at Canal Park…Binghamton won the season series 11-6 and went 6-4 in 10 games at Canal Park…Time of Game: 2:50…Attendance: 4,985.
On the Pond
The RubberDucks start a six-game road trip on Tuesday following an off day tomorrow. The trip kicks off with three games in New Hampshire against the Fisher Cats with Tuesday's game scheduled for 7:05 p.m. The game will be broadcast on Fox Sports 1350 AM, the WARF iHeart channel, and the TuneIn Radio App. LHP