Somerset Outduels Akron 3-1

RubberDucks Game Recap | Box Score

Somerset Patriots (30-25, 67-57) 3, Akron RubberDucks (24-29, 59-62) 1

WP: Trent Sellers (4-4) LP: Sean Matson (1-8) Save: Toni Rossi (2)

Summary

The Somerset Patriots hit three solo home runs to defeat the Akron RubberDucks 3-1 on Friday night at TD Bank Ballpark.

Turning Point

Tied entering the bottom of the seventh, the Somerset offense show off their muscle once again. Josh Moylan and Cole Gabrielson hit back-to-back solo home runs to put the Patriots ahead 3-1.

Mound Presence

Franklin Gómez was excelled in his second Double-A start. The only blemish against the left-hander was a solo home run in the first. In total, Gómez allowed just the one run while striking out six over four innings. Sean Matson allowed two runs over 3.1 innings while striking out four. Dylan DeLucia tossed a scoreless two-thirds of an inning.

Duck Tales

Akron’s only offense came in the top of the fourth when Aaron Walton tied the game with a solo home run. The RubberDucks threatened to tie the game in the eighth by getting runners on first and second with one out, but back-to-back strikeouts ended the threat.

Notebook

Walton’s homer was his fourth with Akron and 19th on the season…All four combined runs in the game came on solo home runs…Game Time: 2:21…Attendance: 6,310.

On the Pond

The RubberDucks will continue their series at TD Bank Ballpark against the Somerset Patriots on Saturday, August 29 at 6:05 p.m. Akron left-hander Caden Favors (7-6, 4.78 ERA) will face Somerset right-hander Rory Fox (1-1, 5.34 ERA). 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.