Akron Beats Somerset 6-3 Behind Turner's Big Day

RubberDucks Game Recap | Box Score

Akron RubberDucks (15-23, 50-56) 6, Somerset Patriots (18-20, 55-52) 3

WP: Jack Jasiak (9-4) LP: Ben Hess (3-4) Save: Zach Jacobs (1)

Summary

Tyresse Turner’s three-hit night leads the Akron RubberDucks past the Somerset Patriots 6-3 on Saturday night at 7 17 Credit Union Park.

Turning Point

Akron’s offense got to Somerset starter Ben Hess in the second. Aaron Walton doubled to open the inning before stealing third base. Two batters later, Turner lined a single into right to put Akron ahead 1-0. After back-to-back walks by Logun Clark and Jhorvic Abreus loaded the bases, Ryan Cesarini doubled into the left-center gap to score three and make it 4-0 RubberDucks.

Mound Presence

Sean Matson looked sharp in his third start of the season. The right-hander faced just two over the minimum in the first three innings. In total, Matson allowed three runs over 4.2 innings while striking out four. Jack Jasiak struck out two over 2.1 scoreless innings. Zach Jacobs allowed just one hit over two scoreless innings to finish out the win.

Duck Tales

The RubberDucks added some insurance in the fifth. Bennett Thompson worked a one-out walk before advancing to second on a single by Dean Curley. After a double steal put both men in scoring position, Walton lifted a sac-fly to score Thompson. Two batters later, Turner singled to center to score Curley and make it 6-3 Akron.

Notebook

Turner picked up his first three-hit game of the season…Jasiak picked up his ninth win of the season (all in relief) which is tied with Steven Wright (nine wins in 2009) for most wins by an Akron reliever since at least 2005…Game Time: 2:31…Attendance: 5,108.

On the Pond

The RubberDucks will conclude their series at 7 17 Credit Union Park against the Somerset Patriots on Sunday, August 9 at 1:05 p.m. The game broadcast is on 640 WHLO, the 640 WHLO iHeartRadio channel, and akronrubberducks.com, and available on Bally Live. Tickets for RubberDucks home games are available at akronrubberducks.com/tickets.