Donaldson sitting out today for Akron. the Ducks are hitless in the 3rd, trailing 1-0. Jake Paulsen their starter.
Scrappers just underway. Shane McCarthy who recorded a regular season ERA of 0.88 between Arizona and Mahoning Valley is starting. One of those control freaks the Tribe likes, he walked 4 and struck out 36
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9047so of all things, McCarthy walks the second batter he faces, and league batting champ Tyler Freeman singles, but the game is scoreless after 1.
Akron remains hitless through 4, still down only 1-0
Akron remains hitless through 4, still down only 1-0
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90486 innings 1 run allowed by McCarthy but the bullpen blows up and the Scrappers are eliminated.
Akron wins 2-1 in 10 innings, to go up 2 games to none.Nellie Rodriguez homer wins it. NRod has proved himself to be a very solid AA slugger who failed miserably in conquer AAA. probably last we'll see of him before he heads off to the Independent leagues or back home to New York city for his second career.
Akron wins 2-1 in 10 innings, to go up 2 games to none.Nellie Rodriguez homer wins it. NRod has proved himself to be a very solid AA slugger who failed miserably in conquer AAA. probably last we'll see of him before he heads off to the Independent leagues or back home to New York city for his second career.
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9049Lynchburg fell to Potomac too. 4-1
Jean Carlos Mejia got smacked around a bit. 6 hits and 3 earned in 4 innings.
Longo 1-4 and Jones 0-5.
A guy I used to tout, Gavin Collins, has been swinging a very good bat of late though. 2-4 with double.
Jean Carlos Mejia got smacked around a bit. 6 hits and 3 earned in 4 innings.
Longo 1-4 and Jones 0-5.
A guy I used to tout, Gavin Collins, has been swinging a very good bat of late though. 2-4 with double.
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9050Donaldson was 0-4 last night. Sandlin got beat up, as Akron went down. Ducks are still up in series 2-1 tho.
Lynchburg was losing 4-0 late in game when the game was suspended due to weather. They are going to finish that game today before game 4 starts. And looking like Lynchburg will be down 2-1.
Lynchburg was losing 4-0 late in game when the game was suspended due to weather. They are going to finish that game today before game 4 starts. And looking like Lynchburg will be down 2-1.
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9051I didn't even realize Lynchburg was in the playoffs. ! What's their record in games so far?
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9052Wow. Lynchburg came back and won the game that was suspended last night. They was down 4-0 in the 7th or 8th when it was called. Came back and won 6-4. Persinger hit a 3 run homer and Collins a solo shot late in game.
So Hillcats are up 2-1 in series.
Today’s regularly scheduled game is underway. Potomac winning 1-0 early.
So Hillcats are up 2-1 in series.
Today’s regularly scheduled game is underway. Potomac winning 1-0 early.
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9053Akron has won today, 9-0.
Brady, Karnchak, and Lovegrove combine for shutout.
Donaldson 1-3. ... Calica was 3-5 with a homer.
That was a best of 5 if I remember correctly, so Ducks win series, 3-1
Brady, Karnchak, and Lovegrove combine for shutout.
Donaldson 1-3. ... Calica was 3-5 with a homer.
That was a best of 5 if I remember correctly, so Ducks win series, 3-1
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9054For the second time in three seasons, Akron will play for the Eastern League title.
Indians prospect Sean Brady scattered seven hits and struck out three without issuing a walk over seven innings as the RubberDucks blitzed Altoona, 9-0, to win the best-of-5 semifinal series, 3-1, on Saturday at Peoples Natural Gas Field.
"The ride's been great," said first-year Akron manager Tony Mansolino. "It's definitely something gratifying and we're excited about it."
Brady (1-0) pitched to contact throughout, recording eight ground-ball outs and seven through the air. His offense staked him to a two-run lead before he even took the mound, with a run-scoring groundout from Tyler Krieger and RBI single by Andrew Calica giving Akron a 2-0 lead in the first. Calica added a two-run homer in the fourth and finished 3-for-4 with three RBIs and two runs scored.
"[Calica]'s been beat up a little bit this season," Mansolino said. "Happy for him. That's a big moment that he took advantage of."
The left-hander faced the minimum the first time through the order, despite allowing two hits. He induced a double play from Logan Hill to end the second and picked off Stephen Alemais for the second out of the third.
The 2013 fifth-round pick encountered his most serious challenges in the fifth and seventh, when he gave up back-to-back singles in each instance. Pirates No. 16 prospect Will Craig and Jin-De Jhang led off the seventh with knocks, but with a nine-run lead, Brady stayed on the attack. He recorded three consecutive flyouts to keep a zero on the board.
The Cape Coral, Florida, native threw 64 of 96 pitches for strikes, and it was his ability to stay around the zone that convinced Mansolino to let him finish the seventh.
"The conversation was ultimately, we needed somebody to throw strikes," he said. "And in a nine-run game or whatever it was, who better to throw strikes than the guy who had been doing it the previous six innings? We were going to cover our backs a little bit, but the idea was that he was going to finish that inning."
In 27 regular-season starts, Brady went 7-7 with a 4.53 ERA. He's come on strong down the stretch, allowing three earned runs over 23 innings in his last four starts and stretched his scoreless streak to 15 frames, dating back to his Aug. 28 start against Bowie.
"He's a high ground-ball guy," his manager said. "Hitters get singles, but there's a pretty good likelihood he'll get those ground balls to help him out. But that's a pretty big game right there, especially with the rain here. There was some pressure there. But, man, that's a big game and a big step forward in his career."
Mansolino said Akron will take Sunday off before holding a workout Monday. The RubberDucks will host New Hamphire in Game 1 of the Championship Series on Tuesday.
"That New Hampshire team that's coming in, they're loaded," the skipper said. "Altoona's loaded, too. So it'll be a challenge. I'm sure we'll be the underdogs. We'll go out there and do what we can and see what happens
Indians prospect Sean Brady scattered seven hits and struck out three without issuing a walk over seven innings as the RubberDucks blitzed Altoona, 9-0, to win the best-of-5 semifinal series, 3-1, on Saturday at Peoples Natural Gas Field.
"The ride's been great," said first-year Akron manager Tony Mansolino. "It's definitely something gratifying and we're excited about it."
Brady (1-0) pitched to contact throughout, recording eight ground-ball outs and seven through the air. His offense staked him to a two-run lead before he even took the mound, with a run-scoring groundout from Tyler Krieger and RBI single by Andrew Calica giving Akron a 2-0 lead in the first. Calica added a two-run homer in the fourth and finished 3-for-4 with three RBIs and two runs scored.
"[Calica]'s been beat up a little bit this season," Mansolino said. "Happy for him. That's a big moment that he took advantage of."
The left-hander faced the minimum the first time through the order, despite allowing two hits. He induced a double play from Logan Hill to end the second and picked off Stephen Alemais for the second out of the third.
The 2013 fifth-round pick encountered his most serious challenges in the fifth and seventh, when he gave up back-to-back singles in each instance. Pirates No. 16 prospect Will Craig and Jin-De Jhang led off the seventh with knocks, but with a nine-run lead, Brady stayed on the attack. He recorded three consecutive flyouts to keep a zero on the board.
The Cape Coral, Florida, native threw 64 of 96 pitches for strikes, and it was his ability to stay around the zone that convinced Mansolino to let him finish the seventh.
"The conversation was ultimately, we needed somebody to throw strikes," he said. "And in a nine-run game or whatever it was, who better to throw strikes than the guy who had been doing it the previous six innings? We were going to cover our backs a little bit, but the idea was that he was going to finish that inning."
In 27 regular-season starts, Brady went 7-7 with a 4.53 ERA. He's come on strong down the stretch, allowing three earned runs over 23 innings in his last four starts and stretched his scoreless streak to 15 frames, dating back to his Aug. 28 start against Bowie.
"He's a high ground-ball guy," his manager said. "Hitters get singles, but there's a pretty good likelihood he'll get those ground balls to help him out. But that's a pretty big game right there, especially with the rain here. There was some pressure there. But, man, that's a big game and a big step forward in his career."
Mansolino said Akron will take Sunday off before holding a workout Monday. The RubberDucks will host New Hamphire in Game 1 of the Championship Series on Tuesday.
"That New Hampshire team that's coming in, they're loaded," the skipper said. "Altoona's loaded, too. So it'll be a challenge. I'm sure we'll be the underdogs. We'll go out there and do what we can and see what happens
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9055Karnichak with 3 K in his one inning. Wild at times, but he is closing in on the majors. Lovegrove went K-less yesterday and is longer shot for the Indians. Sandlin is in the Ducks bullpen and could race Karinchak to Cleveland.
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9056Lynchburg lost the second game; KIrk McCarty tagged with 3 runs in 5 2/3 and another fast riser in the pen Adam Scott 1 run in 1 1/3.
Austen Wade a grand slam.
Eli Morgan works today.
Austen Wade a grand slam.
Eli Morgan works today.
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9057So Lynchburg plays semi-final finale game today. 2-2 in best of 5.
And Akron plays New Hampshire starting Tuesday in the Finals.
And Akron plays New Hampshire starting Tuesday in the Finals.
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9058Lynchburg lost the game and the series Sunday evening.
Morgan only allowed 1 earned through 5.1 but takes the loss. Siri got walloped.
Down to just the Ducks.
Morgan only allowed 1 earned through 5.1 but takes the loss. Siri got walloped.
Down to just the Ducks.
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9059Akron loses the opener 3-1 in 10 innings. Rob Kaminsky allows a 2 run single as he relieves with the bases full and two away,
Cody Anderson started and faced four batters, walked two and retired the others. Jake Paulson then worked 7 innings.
Andrew Calica with a couple singles and a walk. Nellie Rodriguez an RBI single. Tyler Krieger hitless and fanned 3 times.
Cody Anderson started and faced four batters, walked two and retired the others. Jake Paulson then worked 7 innings.
Andrew Calica with a couple singles and a walk. Nellie Rodriguez an RBI single. Tyler Krieger hitless and fanned 3 times.
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9060Nice to see Cody Anderson back on a mound. Now to see if he can get back to where he was. ... Paulson deserved better. 3 hits and 1 run in those 7 innings.
Akron went down again tonight (Wednesday) 6-1 to fall to 0-2 in the best of 5 championship.
Dowdy started and got smacked around. The bullpen all did well except for Whitehouse. Calica with 2 more hits.
The Indians shut McKenzie down for the rest of the year for precautionary reasons at the end of regular season and its proven costly in this series.
But kudos to Akron and Tribe brass. This is the 11th time Akron has played in the championship since joining Tribe organization, which I think was around ‘89.
Akron went down again tonight (Wednesday) 6-1 to fall to 0-2 in the best of 5 championship.
Dowdy started and got smacked around. The bullpen all did well except for Whitehouse. Calica with 2 more hits.
The Indians shut McKenzie down for the rest of the year for precautionary reasons at the end of regular season and its proven costly in this series.
But kudos to Akron and Tribe brass. This is the 11th time Akron has played in the championship since joining Tribe organization, which I think was around ‘89.