EASTERN LEAGUE
AKRON RUBBERDUCKS AT READING FIGHTIN PHILS
08/09/2032
 
EASTERN LEAGUE
AKRON RUBBERDUCKS AT READING FIGHTIN PHILS
GAME ID: 4118 - MONDAY, AUGUST 9TH , 2032 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 R H E
Akron RubberDucks (62-37) 1 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 16 2
Reading Fightin Phils (37-63) 0 2 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 15 1
Fightin Phils Pitching Ravaged by Mears
The Akron RubberDucks swept past the Reading Fightin Phils, 8-7, at FirstEnergy Stadium, paced by left fielder Joshua Mears. The 31-year-old Mears got 5 hits in 8 at-bats, helping to down the Fightin Phils.

Joshua Mears singled in the 2nd, hit a solo-shot off Dan Brown in the 3rd, singled in the 5th, grounded out in the 7th, grounded out in the 9th, doubled in the 11th, struck out in the 12th and singled in the 15th.

For the year, Mears is batting .308 with 10 home runs, 21 RBIs and 23 runs scored.
AKRON BATTING LINESCORE READING BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Polite CF 5 2 1 0 4 1 5 .289 11 42
R. Palacios 1B 7 1 2 2 1 0 7 .239 1 13
   a-J. Noel 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .205 3 9
J. Miranda 2B 7 0 1 1 1 2 4 .253 9 31
A. Wiggins LF 6 0 1 1 2 2 3 .250 12 52
Y. Pinango DH 7 1 2 1 0 1 7 .231 1 5
L. Soto 3B 6 0 1 0 2 1 5 .213 3 12
J. Mears RF 8 1 5 1 0 1 5 .308 10 21
M. Rodriguez C 6 1 0 0 2 1 5 .241 3 32
D. Malave SS 7 2 3 2 0 1 6 .165 4 9
Totals 59 8 16 8 12 10 47      
a - J. Noel substituted for R. Palacios in the 15th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Polite (16, 1st Inning off D. Brown, 0 on, 0 outs) , L. Soto (4, 9th Inning off J. Chevis, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Mears (6, 11th Inning off M. Pickering, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Mears (10, 3rd Inning off D. Brown, 0 on, 0 outs) , D. Malave (4, 3rd Inning off D. Brown, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: A. Polite 2 , R. Palacios 2 , J. Miranda , A. Wiggins , Y. Pinango 2 , L. Soto 2 , J. Mears 9 , D. Malave 6
2-out RBI: A. Wiggins
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Polite , R. Palacios 2 , Y. Pinango 2 , L. Soto 2 , J. Mears , D. Malave
Sac Fly: Y. Pinango , D. Malave
Hit by Pitch: R. Palacios
Team LOB: 21

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Palacios (2)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Miranda (7) , D. Malave (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Soto-Miranda-Palacios)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Felix CF 7 0 1 0 0 1 3 .256 5 16
J. Gallegos 3B 6 1 2 0 0 2 3 .244 4 24
D. Brown P, DH 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .278 7 21
   a-J. Mewborn DH 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .149 0 2
G. Seguin RF 7 0 3 1 0 1 4 .223 4 22
S. Beulah 1B 5 1 1 1 1 1 5 .256 2 5
E. Rueda LF 7 2 2 3 0 0 5 .190 7 15
A. Blodgett 2B 3 1 1 0 0 2 2 .237 5 14
   b-C. Carpenter PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .215 3 15
   c-P. Markovich 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 0 2
K. Byrd C 7 0 2 2 0 0 2 .083 2 7
J. Allison SS 7 0 1 0 0 1 1 .178 7 18
Totals 59 7 15 7 1 9 27      
a - J. Mewborn inserted as DH in the 7th
b - C. Carpenter pinch hit for A. Blodgett in the 7th
c - P. Markovich substituted for C. Carpenter in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Byrd (1, 2nd Inning off T. Okezie, 2 on, 0 outs) , A. Blodgett (6, 2nd Inning off T. Okezie, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: E. Rueda (7, 3rd Inning off T. Okezie, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Felix , J. Gallegos 2 , D. Brown 2 , G. Seguin 3 , S. Beulah , E. Rueda 5 , A. Blodgett 2 , K. Byrd 3 , J. Allison
2-out RBI: E. Rueda
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Gallegos , S. Beulah , E. Rueda , C. Carpenter , K. Byrd
GIDP: J. Gallegos
Sac Bunt: J. Mewborn
Sac Fly: S. Beulah
Hit by Pitch: J. Gallegos
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Mewborn (4)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Gallegos (6)
Double Plays: 1 (Seguin-Byrd)
OF assists: 1 (Seguin(Soto at home))
AKRON PITCHING LINESCORE READING PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Okezie 5.1 10 6 5 0 4 1 89 5.17   
M. Hickman BS (1) 2.2 3 1 1 0 3 0 36 1.77   
Z. Buie 4.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 42 3.38   
S. Stovall W (3-1) 3.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 30 0.54   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Okezie 30
Batters Faced: T. Okezie 28, M. Hickman 10, Z. Buie 13, S. Stovall 12
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Okezie 7-5, M. Hickman 3-1, Z. Buie 5-6, S. Stovall 3-5
Pitches - Strikes: T. Okezie 89-65, M. Hickman 36-27, Z. Buie 42-28, S. Stovall 30-22
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Hickman 1-0
Hit Batsmen: S. Stovall
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Brown 2.1 9 7 7 2 1 2 55 3.88   
J. Farrell 4.0 1 0 0 2 3 0 61 4.86   
J. Chevis 2.2 2 0 0 2 1 0 45 3.83   
M. Pickering 2.1 2 0 0 3 0 0 46 2.12   
K. Dickerson L (4-8) 3.1 2 1 1 3 5 0 57 2.81   
Z. Bielik 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2.62   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Brown 6
Batters Faced: D. Brown 18, J. Farrell 16, J. Chevis 12, M. Pickering 12, K. Dickerson 15, Z. Bielik 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Brown 3-3, J. Farrell 6-3, J. Chevis 1-5, M. Pickering 2-5, K. Dickerson 2-3, Z. Bielik 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Brown 55-34, J. Farrell 61-34, J. Chevis 45-23, M. Pickering 46-25, K. Dickerson 57-32, Z. Bielik 3-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Chevis 1-0 , K. Dickerson 2-0 , Z. Bielik 3-0
Hit Batsmen: J. Farrell
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Joshua Mears
Ballpark: FirstEnergy Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (69 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 5:40
Attendance: 5587
Special Notes: Joshua Mears ties the regular season extra-inning game record for hits with 5. Amari Polite ties the AKR regular season extra-inning game record for bases on balls with 4.
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