EASTERN LEAGUE
AKRON RUBBERDUCKS AT PORTLAND SEA DOGS
08/13/2113
 
EASTERN LEAGUE
AKRON RUBBERDUCKS AT PORTLAND SEA DOGS
GAME ID: 5298 - SUNDAY, AUGUST 13TH , 2113 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Akron RubberDucks (38-81) 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 0 5 9 0
Portland Sea Dogs (55-64) 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 2 7 13 0
Akron Beaten, 7-5, by Portland
Portland first baseman Cameron Middleton made his presence felt in the 7-5 Sea Dogs triumph over the Akron RubberDucks. Middleton went 2-5 with a home run and a double, while scoring 2 and driving in 4. Jake Schafer, credited with the win in relief, is now 3-2. He allowed no runs on no hits in 1 innings. Portland is in 4th place in the Northern Division with a record of 55-64.

Middleton delivered in the clutch for Portland. In the bottom of the ninth, he took a 1-0 fastball from Akron pitcher Carlos Lerma and parked it over the fence. The 2-run home run won it for Portland.

"This ballpark was lit," Middleton said.
AKRON BATTING LINESCORE PORTLAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Bussell SS 5 1 1 1 0 0 0 .222 0 2
R. Kindell CF 3 1 1 2 0 0 0 .154 1 4
A. Kaushik DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .298 7 18
C. Zamora 1B 4 1 3 2 0 0 0 .240 8 31
L. Vos LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .301 6 25
   a-A. Thompson LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .169 0 13
R. Hershberger 3B 4 1 3 0 0 0 1 .263 5 28
G. Smith RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .250 5 26
Z. Stark C 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 .226 0 4
   b-J. Faucher PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .234 2 6
   c-J. McCormick C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .239 1 13
R. Forsberg 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .236 6 36
Totals 35 5 9 5 1 5 12      
a - A. Thompson substituted for L. Vos in the 8th
b - J. Faucher pinch hit for Z. Stark in the 9th
c - J. McCormick substituted for J. Faucher in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Kindell (1, 5th Inning off V. Bentz, 2 on, 2 outs) , E. Bussell (1, 5th Inning off V. Bentz, 2 on, 2 outs) , R. Hershberger (15, 6th Inning off V. Bentz, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: C. Zamora (8, 8th Inning off V. Bentz, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: E. Bussell 2 , R. Kindell 2 , C. Zamora 6 , R. Hershberger 4 , G. Smith
2-out RBI: E. Bussell , R. Kindell
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Kaushik , G. Smith , Z. Stark
GIDP: L. Vos
Hit by Pitch: R. Kindell
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Kindell (3) , R. Hershberger (9)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Bussell-Forsberg-Zamora)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Hyden CF 3 1 2 0 2 0 1 .256 5 12
J. Mosley 3B 5 2 1 0 0 0 3 .222 1 6
C. Middleton 1B 5 2 2 4 0 2 2 .356 7 23
G. Tetro RF 3 0 2 1 1 0 0 .304 5 14
A. Adams 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .292 10 36
E. Molina DH 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 .236 5 18
R. Valentin LF 4 1 0 0 0 2 5 .242 1 18
S. Connell C 4 1 1 1 0 1 3 .231 6 29
D. Eppinger SS 4 0 2 1 0 0 3 .222 2 14
Totals 35 7 13 7 3 5 19      
BATTING
Doubles: S. Connell (7, 5th Inning off O. Eason, 1 on, 1 out) , J. Mosley (3, 8th Inning off J. Puckett, 1 on, 0 outs) , C. Middleton (6, 8th Inning off G. Siver, 2 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: C. Middleton (7, 9th Inning off C. Lerma, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: A. Hyden 2 , J. Mosley 2 , C. Middleton 6 , G. Tetro 2 , E. Molina 3 , S. Connell 2 , D. Eppinger 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Middleton , D. Eppinger
GIDP: A. Adams
Hit by Pitch: A. Adams
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Hyden (12)
CS: A. Hyden 2 (5)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Eppinger-Adams-Middleton)
AKRON PITCHING LINESCORE PORTLAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
O. Eason 4.1 5 2 2 2 1 0 70 4.08   
J. Puckett 2.2 4 2 2 0 2 0 36 3.88   
G. Siver BS (2) 1.0 3 1 1 1 2 0 27 5.23   
C. Lerma L (2-5) 0.1 1 2 2 0 0 1 7 4.09   
PITCHING
Game Score: O. Eason 44
Batters Faced: O. Eason 18, J. Puckett 11, G. Siver 8, C. Lerma 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: O. Eason 4-6, J. Puckett 2-3, G. Siver 0-1, C. Lerma 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: O. Eason 70-44, J. Puckett 36-24, G. Siver 27-15, C. Lerma 7-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Puckett 1-0 , G. Siver 2-2 , C. Lerma 1-0
Hit Batsmen: G. Siver
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
V. Bentz 7.1 8 5 5 1 4 1 98 5.08   
D. Rush 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 9 11.57   
J. Schafer W (3-2) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 5.58   
PITCHING
Game Score: V. Bentz 45
Batters Faced: V. Bentz 31, D. Rush 3, J. Schafer 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: V. Bentz 9-8, D. Rush 0-1, J. Schafer 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: V. Bentz 98-64, D. Rush 9-7, J. Schafer 6-3
Hit Batsmen: V. Bentz
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Cameron Middleton
Ballpark: Hadlock Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (65 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:12
Attendance: 5637
Special Notes: SP Omar Eason was injured while pitching.
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