RubberDucks Game Recap | Box Score
Akron RubberDucks (23-26, 58-59) 8, Harrisburg Senators (25-24, 59-59) 4
WP: Caden Favors (7-6) LP: Yoel Tejeda Jr. (0-4) Save: N/A
Summary
Ryan Cesarini hit two of the Akron RubberDucks five home runs in the 8-4 win over the Harrisburg Senators on Sunday afternoon at 7 17 Credit Union Park.
Turning Point
Cesarini gave the RubberDucks the lead on the first pitch of the bottom of the first. He launched a solo home run to the bullpens in right-center field to make it 1-0 Akron.
Mound Presence
Caden Favors was brilliant on Sunday afternoon. The left-hander fanned seven over 5.1 innings while allowing just two unearned runs. Adam Tulloch got the final two outs of the sixth. Michael Kennedy allowed two runs and struck out one in the seventh. Cam Walty, Zane Morehouse and Zach Jacobs combined to toss two scoreless innings to close out the win.
Duck Tales
Akron added on to the early with three straight two-run innings. Dean Curley got the scoring run started with a two-run home run in the third. Cesarini launched a two-run home run in the fourth. Nolan Schubart and Luke Hill each added solo home runs in the fifth. Akron added one more run in the sixth when Jace LaViolette lifted a sac-fly to score Jake Fox and make it 8-2 RubberDucks.
Notebook
Cesarini’s two homer game marks his third multi-homer game this month and gave him eight home runs in two weeks, 11 home runs in 25 games with Akron and 18 homers on the season between High-A and Double-A…Akron hit five home runs as a team for the first time since Aug. 7 against Somerset…Favors improves to 4-0 in six starts since the All-Star break with 37 strikeouts and just nine earned runs allowed over 32.1 innings…Akron took the series 3-2 marking the third straight series the RubberDucks have won (4-1-1 in series out of the break)…Game Time: 2:44…Attendance: 4,532.
On the Pond
The RubberDucks will have Monday off before beginning a six-game series against the Somerset Patriots on Tuesday, August 25 at 6:35 p.m. at TD Bank Ballpark. The RubberDucks return to 7 17 Credit Union for the final homestand of the season on Tuesday, September 1. The series opener against the Richmond Flying Squirrels on September 1 begins at 6:35 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.