RubberDucks Game Recap | Box Score
Akron RubberDucks (20-23, 55-56) 7, Altoona Curve (17-26, 48-64) 1
WP: Caden Favors (6-6) LP: Connor Oliver (2-5) Save: N/A
Summary
Caden Favors tied a career high with 10 strikeouts while Ryan Cesarini hit two more home runs to lead the Akron RubberDucks past the Altoona Curve 7-1 on Friday night at Peoples Natural Gas Field.
Turning Point
After leading off the game with a home run in the first, Cesarini looked for another in the second. Maick Collado singled with two outs to keep the inning alive and put runners at first and second. Cesarini followed with a two-out, three-run home run to make it 4-0 Akron.
Mound Presence
Favors was lights out on Friday night. The only mistake the left-hander made was a solo home run in the fourth as he tossed a season-long seven innings while striking out 10. Izaak Martinez struck out two in a scoreless eighth. Adam Tulloch tossed a scoreless ninth with a strikeout.
Duck Tales
Cesarini got Akron’s offense going with a solo home run on the first pitch of the game. After Cesarini’s second homer made it 4-0 after two, the RubberDucks added two more in the third. Alex Mooney’s two-out single scored Bennett Thompson before a wild pitch brought home Luke Hill to make it 6-0 Akron. The RubberDucks added one more in the eighth. Jace LaViolette singled to put runners on the corners. An errant throw trying to catch LaViolette stealing second allowed Collado to score to make it 7-1 Akron.
Notebook
The win increases Akron’s season-long winning streak to seven games…Cesarini’s two homer night marks his second multi-home run game this week…Cesarini has homered six times in the series and now has eight home runs in 20 games played with Akron…Favors’ 10 strikeouts tied a career-high (struck out 10 with Lake County on July 5, 2025 in a win over Dayton) and makes him the first Akron pitcher to strike out 10 in a game since Yorman Gómez on August 9, 2025 vs Chesapeake…Game Time: 2:40…Attendance: 5,015.
On the Pond
The RubberDucks will continue their series at Peoples Natural Gas Field against the Altoona Curve on Saturday, August 15 at 6:00 p.m. Right-hander Sean Matson (1-5, 5.32 ERA) will get the start for Akron. 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.