May 4: Sea Dogs silence RubberDucks bats in 2-0 shutout

RubberDucks Game Recap | Box Score

Portland Sea Dogs (17-6) 2, Akron RubberDucks (10-12) 0

WP: Shane Drohan (5-0) LP: Tanner Burns (0-1) Save: Luis Guerrero (5)

Summary

The Portland Sea Dogs pitching best the Akron RubberDucks in 2-0 duel on Thursday night at Canal Park.

Turning Point

After Akron opened the scoring with a solo homer on Wednesday night, Portland returned the favor on Thursday. Corey Rosier launched a solo shot on the seventh pitch of the at-bat to put the Sea Dogs ahead 1-0.

Mound Presence

Taner Burns got the start for Akron and scattered hits for most of the night. The right-hander allowed six hits over four and two-thirds but only allowed two runs while striking out three. Jordan Jones followed with three and a third scoreless innings while striking out four. Trey Benton tossed a scoreless ninth while striking out two.

Duck Tales

Portland’s Shane Drohan kept the RubberDucks offense off base until the fifth inning when Johnathan Rodriguez reached on an error to break up the perfect game before Joe Naranjo lined a two-out single into left for Akron’s only hit of the night.

Notebook

Jones’ three and a third scoreless inning marks his longest appearance of the season…J. Rodriguez’s team-long 12 game on-base streak was snapped…Game Time: 2:16…Attendance: 2,064.

On the Pond

The RubberDucks will continue their series against the Portland Sea Dogs with a doubleheader on Friday, May 5 at 5:05 p.m. Akron right-hander Jack Leftwich (1-1, 4.32 ERA) will face Portland right-hander CJ Liu (2-1, 5.09 ERA) in game one. In game two, Akron lefty Doug Nikhazy (0-0, 4.35 ERA) will take on Portland lefty Brendan Nail (1-0, 0.87 ERA). 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.