2017 Akron RubberDucks Game Notes Akron RubberDucks (22-21) vs. Bowie Baysox (24-24)

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1 2017 Akron RubberDucks Game Notes Akron RubberDucks (22-21) vs. Bowie Baysox (24-24) Cleveland Indians Baltimore Orioles Game 45 Saturday, May 27, :35 p.m. Canal Park Akron, OH Radio: WARF 1350 AM TuneIn Radio WARF iheart Channel Television: MiLB.TV Today s Starting Pitchers: Sat. 5/27, 6:35 p.m. vs. Bowie: Akron: RHP Nick Pasquale (3-3, 3.30) Bowie: RHP David Hess (5-3, 5.09) Upcoming Games and Pitching Probables: Sun. 5/28, 6:35 p.m. vs. Bowie: Akron: LHP Luis Lugo (3-1, 2.95) Bowie: LHP Tanner Scott (0-0, 2.00) Mon. 5/29, 1:05 p.m. vs. Bowie: Akron: TBA Bowie: RHP Matthew Grimes (1-4, 4.19) Tue. 5/30, 6:00 p.m. at Altoona: Akron: RHP Julian Merryweather (4-2, 3.38) Altoona: LHP Brandon Waddell (0-2, 4.29) Wed. 5/31, 6:00 p.m. at Altoona: Akron: LHP Tom Pannone (1-1, 2.60) Altoona: RHP J.T. Brubaker (2-2, 3.86) RubberDucks News and Notes: Last Time Out Cleveland Indians ace Corey Kluber pitched five innings of shutout baseball in his first rehab start with the RubberDucks, and Akron pounded out a season-high 15 hits, in a 10-0 victory over the Bowie Baysox Friday night at Canal Park. Where We Stand The RubberDucks are in 2 nd place in the EL West, one game behind 1 st -place Altoona and a ½ game ahead of 3 rd -place Bowie. The RubberDucks -have won five straight games, matching their season-high win streak. -have thrown two consecutive shutouts and 22 consecutive scoreless innings overall. -are over the.500-mark for the first time this season. -are in the friendly confines of Canal Park. -have one suspended game to complete at Binghamton on 7/17. They lead the Rumble Ponies, 6-3, in the 3 rd inning in that game. -rank 3 rd in the EL with 41 homers, 10 th in runs (181), 11 th in team-batting (.240) and 4 th in team-pitching (3.52 ERA). Player Notes -C Francisco Mejia was 3-5, with two RBI, last night and is now hitting a team-high B Bobby Bradley was 2-4, with a key two-run double. He finished with three RBI and now leads the team with 25 RBI. -3B Mark Mathias wet 0-3 yesterday and snapped his seven-game hit streak. -SS Yu Chang is tied for 4 th in the league in homers (9), but is 2 nd in strikeouts (52). -RF Mike Papi ranks tied for 4 th in the EL in walks (22). He is hitting.372 vs. LHP s (16-43). -2B Tyler Krieger is tied for 4 th in the EL with nine steals. Transaction Wire The Indians announced that RHP Neil Holland has been promoted to Triple-A Columbus. Holland is 2-0, with a 2.61 ERA and three saves in nine appearances with the Ducks. This will be his third trip to the Clippers this year. On Deck The RubberDucks and Baysox will continue the series on Sunday evening at 6:35. Akron Baseball: A Winning Tradition This is the 29 th season of Double-A baseball in Northeast Ohio, and the 21 st in downtown Akron. The franchise began as the Canton-Akron Indians in 1989, and then moved to Canal Park in Akron as the Aeros in Known as the RubberDucks since 2014, Akron has made the Eastern League playoffs 16 times overall, and 10 of the last 15 years. The team has captured five Eastern League titles 2003, 2005, 2009, 2012, and Notable alumni of the franchise include Victor Martinez, CC Sabathia, Grady Sizemore, Charles Nagy, Cliff Lee, Jhonny Peralta, Danny Salazar, Jaret Wright, Jose Ramirez, Roberto Perez, Francisco Lindor, Giovanny Urshela, Tyler Naquin and Bradley Zimmer.

2 Last Game Recap RubberDucks 10 Baysox 0 Friday, 5/26/17 Summary Cleveland Indians ace Corey Kluber pitched five innings of shutout baseball in his first rehab start with the RubberDucks, and Akron pounded out a season-high 15 hits, in a 10-0 victory over the Bowie Baysox Friday night at Canal Park. Turning Point Outfielder Dorssys Paulino broke his 0-10 skid with a RBI single in the fourth that put Akron on the board 1-0. The offensive attack struck again for three runs in the fifth with a Francisco Mejia RBI single following singles by Tyler Krieger and Mike Papi. Bobby Bradley would then add a two run double to put Akron up 4-0 and give them a steady lead to play from. Winging It In his first outing since May 3 rd Corey Kluber (1-0) looked like his Cy-Young self, working five shutout innings and allowing just one hit with one strikeout on 47 pitches for the RubberDucks (22-21). The Akron bullpen held the shutout when Dylan Baker tossed one scoreless inning followed by two from David Speer with Leandro Linares closing out the ninth inning. Bowie starter John Means (2-5) battled through six innings allowing four runs on seven hits. Duck Tales Outfielder Mike Papi went 3-5 on the evening. Papi is now hitting.372 (16-43) against left-handers on the season. Mejia is hitting.400 (8-20) with two home runs and five RBI and seven runs scored in five games since returning from the disabled list. In the seventh the Ducks exploded for a six-run inning to push their lead to 10-0, featuring a two-run single by Jordan Smith and an RBI double by infielder Mark Mathias. Notebook It was the second straight shutout for the RubberDucks and their third of the season Kluber last pitched for Akron in 2010 starting five games and going 2-2 Pitcher Perci Garner was added to the RubberDucks roster prior to today s game Garner was an all-star in 2016 with Akron before being promoted to Columbus and then Cleveland The RubberDucks have won five straight and are over.500 for the first time this season at Time of Game: 2:17 Attendance: 7,707. RubberDucks 2017 Field Staff #7 Mark Budzinski, Manager Former Akron Aeros outfielder Mark Budzinski is in his first season as manager of the Akron RubberDucks. Budzinski, 43, was named the 16 th manager in franchise history on January 17, He replaces David Wallace, who managed the team the last three seasons. This season marks Budzinski s fourth as a manager in the Indians minor league system. A native of Baltimore, Maryland and now a resident of Richmond, Virginia, Budzinski has managed the Class-A Lynchburg Hillcats the last two seasons. He was named Carolina League Manager of the Year last season after guiding the Hillcats to a stellar overall record and a spot in the league championship series. Drafted by the Indians in the 21 st round of the 1995 draft out of the University of Richmond, Budzinski played professionally for 10 years in the minor leagues and was a career.275 hitter with 51 homers and 427 RBI. He played parts of three seasons in Akron. His best season in the Rubber City was 1998, when he appeared in 127 games with 10 homers and 62 RBI for manager Joel Skinner. Budzinski appeared in four games for the Cincinnati Reds during the 2003 season, going 0-7. He concluded his career in 2004 with a fine season for the Phillies Triple-A club in Scranton, PA, where he hit.283 in 135 games. #27 Tony Arnold, Pitching Coach A fixture in the Indians player development system for the last 25 years, Tony Arnold returns for his second straight season as Akron s pitching coach. Regarded as one of the top developmental pitching coaches in baseball, Arnold, 57, lent his expertise to a pitching staff that produced a 3.81 staff ERA and won the EL title last season. Arnold has worked at every level of the Indians farm system, including previous stints as Akron pitching coach from , 2008, and A former All- American at the University of Texas, Arnold pitched in the major leagues with Baltimore in 1986 and #43 Johnny Narron, Hitting Coach Former Milwaukee Brewers hitting coach Johnny Narron embarks on his first season as a member of the Indians player development staff. Narrom, 66, was the minor league hitting coordinator for the Los Angeles Angels last season. His vast experience in baseball includes three seasons as the hitting coach for the Milwaukee Brewers from 2012 through He has also served on the major league coaching staffs of the Texas Rangers and Cincinnati Reds. In Milwaukee, he coached alongside his brother Jerry, who played eight seasons in the major leagues. Their uncle, Sam, was a major league catcher and later coached for the Pittsburgh Pirates. #36 Omir Santos, Bench Coach A former catcher in the Indians organization, Omir Santos begins his first season with RubberDucks and his second in the Tribe minor league system. Sanots, 35, will serve as the bench coach for this year s team after holding the same position with the Columbus Clippers last season. Santos, wrapped up a 12-year playing career in He was originally drafted by the Yankees in the 21 st round of the 2001 draft and went on to play in 122 big league games with the Orioles, Mets, Tigers and Indians. He batted.248 with 7 homers and 41 RBI in his major league career. Santos first career home run came in 2009 while playing for the Mets. It was a grand slam on the Marlins Anibal Sanchez, and was the first grand slam ever hit at Citi Field. Jeremy Heller, Trainer The 2017 season mark s Heller s fourth in Akron and his 13 th overall as a trainer in the Indians organization. He was named Athletic Trainer of the Year in the Carolina League in Paul Synenkyj, Strength and Conditioning Coach Now in his 7 th season in the Indians organization, Paul Synenkyj will oversee the team s strength and conditioning program. Synenkyj holds degrees in physical education from Cleveland State and Akron.

3 RubberDucks Starting Pitcher #23 Nick Pasquale RHP, 6-0, 190, Age 26 (10/27/90), Resides: Walnut Creek, CA Last time out: Sun. 5/21 at HFD, 4.0 IP 6 H 5 R 3 ER 1 HR 3 BB 4 K (LP in 5-2 loss) Currently 3-3, 3.30 ERA Making 9 th start of the season. The RubberDucks are 4-4 in his starts. 6 th year pro. Owns a lifetime record of in the minor leagues. Making 123 rd career appearance, 53 rd career start, and 22 nd Akron start. Throws fastball, slider, curve and change-up. Missed the 2014 season due to a right shoulder strain. Acquired by Indians in 20 th round of 2012 draft out of Diablo Valley Community College (Pleasant Hill, CA) Season Highlights Blanked RIC for five innings and claimed 6-1 victory, 5/16. Worked a season-high, seven innings and allowed just one hit in 4-2 win vs. TRE, 5/10. Took no-hit bid into the seventh. Struck out a season-high, nine batters, but suffered hard-luck, 1-0 loss at BIN, 5/3. Worked six innings and allowed only one run on a double and bloop single in the fifth. Tossed five solid innings, but had no-decision in 7-6 win vs. BOW, 4/9. Allowed two runs and walked none. Claimed first win of the season with six-inning performance vs. ALT, 4/21. Allowed two runs on five hits and fanned five Season Highlights Made two starts in 2016 EL playoffs, going 1-0, 0.66 ERA. Rose to occasion and led Akron to its fifth championship with stellar effort in Game 3 of ELCS at Trenton, 9/16. Scattered four hits and a single run over 5.2 innings to capture 2-1 victory. Weaved eight innings of shutout ball vs. ALT in Game 4 of the ELDS, 9/11. Walked three and struck out seven. Did not figure in the decision, but Akron won 1-0, in 10 innings, to close out the series. Split 2016 regular season between Lynchburg, Akron and Columbus last season. Spent second half of season with the RubberDucks and went 4-7, 4.22 ERA in 13 regular season starts. Was 2-1 with a 2.03 ERA at Single-A Lynchburg. Allowed one run over seven inning sin 5-3 win vs. Bow, 9/4, which clinched a playoff spot for Ducks. Flirted with no-hitter in 4-1 win at ERI, 8/30. Did not allow a hit until a leadoff single in the seventh inning. Worked 6.2 innings and allowed one run on two hits. Combined on 3-0 shutout of POR, 8/14. Scattered five hits over six innings to break personal six-game losing streak. Made spot-start for Triple-A Columbus and earned 2-0 win in AAA debut, 7/22 vs. PAW. Twirled 6.2 innings of scoreless baseball. He walked three and fanned two. Allowed two hits and one run over five innings at ERI, 7/2, but settled for no-decision in 7-5 loss. Picked up first AA win in first Akron start. Worked 5.1 innings in 3-1 win vs. NH, 6/18. Allowed one run on four hits with five K s. Appeared in eight games for the Hillcats, going 2-1, 2.03 ERA. Had 25 strikeouts and seven walks in 26.2 IP. Moved into the Lynchburg starting rotation, 5/18. Went 1-1 with a 1.21 ERA as a starter (5 GS). Picked up second win of the season with five shutout innings in 7-1 win vs. Myrtle Beach, 6/10. Worked a season-high 6.1 innings in no-decision at Salem, 6/4. Pasquale s 2017 Akron Game-By-Game Date Opp. Dec. Final IP H R ER HR BB K NP-S ERA Notable Sun. 4/9 BOW ND 7-6(W) Left w/3-2 lead Fri. 4/14 at ALT ND 5-4 (L) Season-high 4 BB s Fri. 4/21 ALT W st win of the season Wed. 4/26 BIN L Run support MIA after 1 st Wed. 5/3 at BIN L Season-high K s Wed. 5/10 TRE W Took no-hit bid into 7 th Tue. 5/16 RIC W of his 3 hits came in 1 st Sun. 5/21 at HFD L run 4 th inning

4 RubberDucks Position Players #44 Bobby Bradley 1B Age 20, Resides: Gulfport, MS, Acq: 3rd Rd. 14, College/HS: Harrison Central (MS) HS Last Game: 5/26 vs. BOW, 2-3, 2B, 3 RBI Series: 2-3, 2B, 3 RBI, BB Homestand/Trip: 2-3, 2B, 3 RBI, BB Multi-Hit Games: 8 Multi-RBI Games: 7 Last HR: 5/20 at HFD, 2-run (Broyles) Notes: 4 th year pro Ranked by Baseball America as #5 Indians prospect Lambasted 3-run HR and drove in five RBI, 4/19 at REA One of youngest players in EL (20) Named 2016 Carolina League MVP ( ) Stroked walk-off, RBI single in bottom of 14 th inning to win epic battle in Game 2 of Carolina League Division Series vs. Potomac, 9/8/16 #6 Yu Chang SS Age 21, Resides: Taitung, TW, Acq: FA 13, College/HS: Taitung Agricultural HS Last Game: 5/26 vs. BOW, 1-3, SF, RBI Series: 1-3, SF, RBI, BB Homestand/Trip: 1-3, SF, RBI, BB Multi-Hit Games: 6 Multi-RBI Games: 4 Last HR: 5/19 at HFD, solo (Wade) Notes: 4 th year pro Ranked by Baseball America as #6 Indians prospect Slugged pair of solo homers at HFD, 5/19 Homered in first three games of season, 4/6-9 Named a 2016 Carolina League mid- and post-season all-star after hitting.259 with 13 HR and 70 RBI at Lynchburg Younger brother of Altoona catcher Jin-De Jhang #20 Juan De La Cruz C Age 23, Resides: Miranda, VE, Acq: FA 09, College/HS: NA Last Game: 5/26 vs. BOW, 0-1 Series: 0-1 Homestand/Trip: 0-7 Multi-Hit Games: 0 Multi-RBI Games: 1 Last HR: NA Notes: 8 th year pro Drilled three-run 2B in first AA at-bat, 5/16 vs. RIC Added to roster, 5/12 Began season with Lake County, appearing in eight games and hiting.280 (7-25) with one home run and four RBI Split time last season between Lynchburg and Lake County, appearing in 37 games Played his first three years for the Dominican Summer League Indians. #13 Eric Haase C Age 24, Resides: Westland, MI, Acq: 7th Rd. 11, College/HS: Divine Child (MI) H.S. Last Game: 5/26 vs. BOW, 0-3, BB Series: 0-3, BB Homestand/Trip: 0-3, BB Multi-Hit Games: 4 Multi-RBI Games: 4 Last HR: 5/19 at HFD, solo (Wade) Notes: 7 th year pro Had seven-game hit streak, 5/10-21 (9-27,.333) Smacked GSHR vs. ALT, 4/23 Named 2016 postseason MVP after Akron s championship run Lambasted GSHR in Game 1 of ELCS vs. TRE, 9/13 Lined series-winning, RBI single in 10 th inning to beat ALT, 1-0, in Game 4 of ELDS, 9/11 Cracked go-ahead, 2-run 2B in playoff opener at ALT, 9/7 #15 Tyler Krieger INF Age 23, Resides: Johns Creek, GA, Acq.: 4th Rd. 15, College/HS: Clemson Last Game: 5/26 vs. BOW, 2-5, RBI Series: 2-5, RBI Homestand/Trip: 2-5, RBI Multi-Hit Games: 7 Multi-RBI Games: 2 Last HR: 5/12 at BIN, solo (Hand) Notes: 2 nd year pro Had six-game hit streak, 4/14-22 (11-27,.407) Ranked by Baseball America as #18 Indians prospect Went 4-5, 3 RBI, w/first AA homer, 4/19 at REA Played for Israel in WBC (6 G, 3-18,.167, 4 RBI) Hit a combined.299 between Single-A Lake County and Lynchburg last season Midwest League All-Star with Captains #20 Mark Mathias 2B Age 22, Resides: Fremont, CA, Acq.: 3 rd Rd. 15, College/HS: Cal-Poly Last Game: 5/26 vs. BOW, 1-4, 2B, RBI Series: 1-4, 2B, RBI Homestand/Trip: 1-4, 2B, RBI Multi-Hit Games: 2 Multi-RBI Games: 2 Last HR: 5/16 vs. RIC, 2-run (Jones) Notes: 3 rd year pro Had seven-game hit streak, 5/16-24 (9-23,.391) Added to roster, 5/1 Suffered separated left shoulder in ST Ranked by Baseball America as #13 Indians prospect Made AA debut late in 16 and started at 2b in seven post-season games (3 RBI) Hit in 115 games at Lynchburg Won Big West Conf. batting title as a sophomore in 14 (.386) #17 Francisco Mejia C Age 21, Resides: Bani, DO, Acq: FA 12, College/HS: NA Last Game: 5/26 vs. BOW, 3-5, RBI Series: 3-5, RBI Homestand/Trip: 3-5, RBI Multi-Hit Games: 9 Multi-RBI Games: 2 Last HR: 5/21 at HFD, solo (Howard) Notes: 5 th year pro Was on DL, 5/9-18 (groin strain) Had 13-game hit streak, 4/6-4/24 (18-49,.367) Ranked by Baseball America as #1 Indians prospect Notable for his 50-game hitting streak last season, which ranks as 4 th longest in history of MiLB Hit combined HR-80 RBI between Lake County and Lynchburg Member of Indians 40-man roster

5 #38 Mike Papi OF Age 24, Resides: Tunkhannock, PA, Acq: 1 st Rd. (38 th ) 14, College/HS: Virginia Last Game: 5/26 vs. BOW, 3-5, 2B Series: 3-5, 2B Homestand/Trip: 3-5, 2B Multi-Hit Games: 12 Multi-RBI Games: 5 Last HR: 5/19 at HFD, 2-run (Wade) Notes: 4 th year pro Had 10-game hit streak, 5/3-15 (13-35,.371) Drove in five RBI with 3-run HR and 2-run 1B in Game 3 of ELDS vs. ALT, 9/9/16 Caught fire and hit safely in nine of his last 10 games in regular season (13-37,.351, 4 HR, 8 RBI).Drilled first career GSHR and had six RBI vs. ALT, 7/5 Began 16 season at Lynchburg ( in 40 games) #2 Dorssys Paulino OF Age 22, Resides: Bani, DO, Acq: FA 11, College/HS: NA Last Game: 5/26 vs. BOW, 2-5, 2B Series: 2-5, 2B Homestand/Trip: 2-5, 2B Multi-Hit Games: 7 Multi-RBI Games: 2 Last HR: 5/19 at HFD, solo (Wade) Notes: 6 th year pro Mashed first AA homer with solo shot at ALT, 4/14 Former top prospect making long-awaited Double-A debut Limited to just 55 games at Lynchburg due to left wrist injury Missed 2 ½ months, but returned for final month of regular season and playoffs Hit.284 with six homers and 31 RBI Began career as shortstop before converting to outfield #1 Luigi Rodriguez OF Age 24, Resides: Santiago, DO, Acq.: FA 09, College/HS: none Last Game: 5/25 at ALT, 0-4 Series: 4-16, 2B, 2 RBI, BB Homestand/Trip: 5-20, 2B, 2 RBI, SAC, BB Multi-Hit Games: 2 Multi-RBI Games: NA Last HR: NA Notes: 8 th year pro Added to roster, 5/9 Suffered broken hand in spring training Hit in 42 games with Ducks in 16 Also hit.330 with three HR s and 26 RBI in 24 games at Lynchburg Served 80-game MLB suspension for PED violation beginning in August of 15 Mid-season all-star at Lynchburg in 15 Named fastest baserunner in organization by BA in 13. #9 Joe Sever INF Age 26, Resides: San Jose, CA, Acq: 21 st Rd. 12, College/HS: Pepperdine Last Game: 5/25 at ALT, 0-3, BB Series: 3-15, 2 RBI, BB Homestand/Trip: 6-23, HR, SF, 4 RBI, BB Multi-Hit Games: 7 Multi-RBI Games: 3 Last HR: 5/21 at HFD, Solo (Johnson) Notes: 6 th year pro 2-run single in 9 th won game at ALT, 5/22 Slugged walk-off 2B in 9 th vs. ALT, 5/4 (3-2) Lined walk-off single in 11 th for 3-2 win vs. ALT, 4/22 Spent 2016 season with Akron ( ) Lined three singles on 26 th birthday, 8/12/16 vs. POR West Coast Conference POY as a junior at Pepperdine ( ) Nephew of HOF QB John Elway. #39 Jordan Smith OF Age 26, Resides: Willmar, MN, Acq: 9 th Rd. 11, College/HS: St. Cloud State Last Game: 5/26 vs. BOW, 1-3, 2 RBI, BB Series: 1-3, 2 RBI, BB Homestand/Trip: 1-3, 2 RBI, BB Multi-Hit Games: 1 Multi-RBI Games: 1 Last HR: NA Notes: 7 th year pro Added to roster 5/23 Began season at Columbus and hit.147 (14-95) with a homer and six RBI in 33 games Has appeared in 349 games for RubberDucks, 2014-present Hit in 97 games with Ducks last season Helped lead Ducks to EL title by hitting.273 with a pair of 2B s and 4 RBI in seven playoff games.

6 RubberDucks Relievers #36 Robbie Aviles RHP Age 25, Resides: Suffern, NY, Acq: 7 th Rd. 10, College/HS: Suffern (NY) H.S. Last Appearance: Thu. 5/25 at ALT, 1.2 IP 1 H 1 BB 1 K (Hold in 2-0 win) Throws: FB, SL, CH SV/SVO: 1/1 1 st Batter Retired: 9/13 IR/IRS: 2/0 Notes: 7 th year pro Tossed perfect 9 th inning for first save in 7-5 win, 5/17 vs. RIC Began 2016 season at Lynchburg (6 G 2-0, 2.16) Added to Akron roster 4/29/16 Blew save, but earned first AA win vs. BIN, 5/20/16 Tossed three SHO innings for first AA save, 5/12/16 at HAR (4-0) Stranded three inherited runners at BIN, 5/8/16 #30 Dylan Baker RHP Age 25, Resides: Juneau, AK, Acq: 5 th Rd. 12, College/HS: Western Nevada Last Appearance: Fri. 5/26 vs. BOW, 1.0 IP 1 K (ND in 10-0 win) Throws: FB, SL, CU, CH SV/SVO: 0/1 1 st Batter Retired: 4/8 IR/IRS: 2/1 Notes: 6 th year pro Added to roster, 4/26 Beset by injuries last three seasons Missed all of last season after experiencing complications from elbow surgery Limited to one start in 15 (4/9/15) before going on the DL Underwent Tommy John surgery, 5/20/15 Suffered broken ankle after initial start in 14, and was limited to nine starts in second half of season #26 Mitch Brown RHP Age 22, Resides: Rochester, MN, Acq: 2 nd Rd. 12, College/HS: Rochester Century HS Last Appearance: Mon. 5/24 at ALT, 1.0 IP 1 BB 2 K (Save in 3-2 win) Throws: FB, CU, CH SV/SVO: 2/2 1 st Batter Retired: 6/11 IR/IRS: 3/1 Notes: 6 th year pro Five straight scoreless outings, 5/7-present (10.0 IP) Twirled three scoreless innings for hold in 7-5 win vs. RIC, 5/17 Earned first AA save 4/9, in 7-6 win vs. BOW (1 IP 1 R) Strikeout artist for Lynchburg in 2016 Registered 120 K s in 98.1 IP (11 K s per 9 innings) Went 4-6, 5.03 ERA in 36 games (17 starts) for Hillcats Uncorked league-high 25 WP s. #12 Perci Garner RHP Age 28, Resides: Dover, OH, Acq: FA 15, College/HS: Ball State Last Appearance: Making first appearance of the season Throws: FB/SINK, CUR, SL, CH SV/SVO: 0/0 1 st Batter Retired: 0/0 IR/IRS: 0/0 Notes: 8 th year pro Added to roster, 5/26 Saw first big league action of career in 16, appearing in 8 games with CLE (0-0, 4.82 ERA) Wet 5-1, 1.94 ERA in 23 games with Ducks 1 st team All-MAC as a sophomore at Ball State in 10 Also played two years of FB at BSU Enjoyed prolific three-sport career at Dover (OH) HS Originally a 2 nd round pick by Phillies in 10. #10 Cameron Hill RHP Age 22, Resides: El Reno, OK, Acq: 17 th Rd. 14, College/HS: Redlands (CA) CC Last Appearance: Tue. 5/23 at ALT, 2.0 IP 3 H 1 ER 1 HR 1 BB (WP in 4-2 win) Throws: FB, CU, SPL SV/SVO: 0/0 1 st Batter Retired: 10/11 IR/IRS: 8/0 Notes: 4 th year pro Had streak of 13.1 scoreless innings, 4/22-5/16 Tossed four innings of shutout relief to earn first AA win, 4/28 at BOW Went 0-0, 2.51 ERA in 10 games for the Ducks in 16 Tossed 1.1 scoreless innings with 2 K s for Hold in Game 2 of ELCS vs. TRE, 9/14/16 #34 Leandro Linares RHP Age 23, Resides: Miami Gardens, FL, Acq: FA 13, College/HS: none Last Appearance: Fri. 5/26 vs. BOW, 1.0 IP 2 H 1 K (ND in 10-0 win) Throws: FB, CU, SL, CH SV/SVO: 1/1 1 st Batter Retired: 3/3 IR/IRS: 2/0 Notes: 4 th year pro Earned first AA save, 5/23, at ALT Added to roster 5/20 Was 0-1, 1.32 ERA and two saves in 12 appearances with Lynchburg Fanned 14 batters in 13.2 innings Did not allow an earned run in his first 11 outings this season (12.0 IP) Spent most of 16 season at Lake County, going 1-1, 1.76 ERA in 15 games Originally from Villa Clara, Cuba #24 David Speer LHP Age 24, Resides: Westport, CT, Acq: 27 th Rd. 14, College/HS: Columbia Last Appearance: Sat. 5/26 vs. BOW, 2.0 IP 1 H (ND in 10-0 win) Throws: FB, SL, CH SV/SVO: 2/3 1 st Batter Retired: 8/11 IR/IRS: 2/1 Notes: 4 th year pro Claimed first AA win in 4-3 triumph at ALT, 5/22 (1.2 IP) Made spot-start for Columbus vs. IND, 5/16 (2.2 IP, 0 R, ND in 9-0 loss) Claimed first AA save with 2.1 scoreless innings in 5-2 win vs. BIN, 4/24 Spent most of 2016 season with Single-A Lynchburg Promoted to Akron, 9/1/16, and threw two scoreless innings in playoffs Also earned first AAA win

7 #41 Matt Whitehouse LHP Age 25, Resides: Diamond Bar, CA, Acq: 19 th Rd. 13, College/HS: Cal-Irvine Last Appearance (start): Tue. 5/23 at ALT, 4.0 IP 1 BB (ND in 4-2 win) Throws: FB, CU, CH SV/SVO: 1/1 1 st Batter Retired: 8/11 IR/IRS: 2/0 Notes: 5 th year pro Tossed four hitless innings in spot-start vs. ALT, 5/23 Made relief appearance for Columbus, 5/16 (0.2 IP 7 ER) Started and lost Game 2 of DH vs. ALT, 5/7 (3 IP 2 ER) Claimed first AA win with 3.0 innings in 6-3 win in 10 innings at REA, 4/17 Split 16 between Lake County and Lynchburg after missing most of 15 season due to elbow trouble Akron General Manager Jim Pfander Named EL Executive of the Year Sept. 28, The Eastern League announced today that Akron RubberDucks General Manager and Chief Operating Officer Jim Pfander has been named its 2016 Eastern League Executive of the Year. In 2016, Akron hosted the 2016 Eastern League All-Star Game and Home Run Derby for the first time, saw an increase of more than 10,000 in attendance, and the team won its fifth Eastern League championship. "It is truly a staff award," said Pfander. "We, as a staff, accomplished some amazing things in 2016 and this award would not be possible without the hard working team we have in place in the Akron front office." Under Pfander's leadership, this season the RubberDucks were nominated by the Eastern League for the Minor League Baseball's top award, the John H. Johnson President's Award, which goes to the most "complete" baseball franchise that has demonstrated franchise stability while making significant contributions to its community, its league and to the baseball industry. RubberDucks owner Ken Babby, who made Pfander his first hire after he acquired the franchise in October 2012, said, "Jim's remarkable creativity and passion for Minor League Baseball, coupled with the love of his hometown of Akron, makes this recognition even more special. Pfander will be presented with the award at the Baseball Winter Meetings in National Harbor, Maryland, during the Opening Session on December Eastern League Umpires No. Name Resides Yr. 4 Dave Attridge Oshawa, ONT 6 th 64 Erich Bacchus* Germantown, MD 6 th 33 Ryan Benson* Gaylordsville, CT 7 th 98 Derek Gonzales Orem, UT 6 th 76 Rich Grassa* Lindenhurst, NY 5 th 17 Justin Houser Mattawan, MI 5 th 5 Ben Levin Cincinnati, OH 6 th 59 John Mang* Poland, OH 5 th 7 Christopher Marco Waterdown, ONT 4 th 16 Takahito Matsuda Seiyo, JP 6 th 9 Jacob Metz Edmonds, WA 4 th 28 Mike Rovine Newtown, PA 6 th 2 Richard Riley* Alexandria, VA 5 th 14 Randy Rosenberg* Arlington, VA 6 th 30 Mike Savakinas Fairborn, OH 6 th 6 Chris Scott Davidsonville, MD 4 th 3 Patrick Sharshel Highlands Ranch, CO 6 th 8 Zach Tieche Sebring, OH 5 th *Crew Chief We Are the RubberDucks On October 29, 2013, team-owner Ken Babby stood before a capacity audience at the Akron Civic Theater and announced that the team would be known henceforth as the Akron RubberDucks. In addition to being symbolic of the fun, family-friendly brand of entertainment offered by minor league baseball, the name also honors Akron s long history as the Rubber Capital of the World. Brandiose Marketing of San Diego, California designed the team logo, colors, and various marks and insignias. Please note that for print coverage, RubberDucks is spelled as one word with a capital D. In broadcast coverage, referring to the team as the Ducks is an acceptable variation of the team s nickname.

8 2017 RubberDucks Day-By-Day # Date Opp. W/L Score Rec. Standing W/L/SV Time Att. Tot. Home Att. 1 4/6 BOW* L T-5 th / -1.0 Meisinger/Merryweather/none 2:55 5,278 5,278 4/7 BOW Snowed out. Make-up set for 4/9. 2 4/8 BOW L th / -2.0 Means/Peoples/Liranzo 2:40 3,337 8, /9 (1) BOW W NA Sulser/Keller/M. Brown 2:10 NA 4 4/9 (2) BOW L th / -2.0 Long/Banwart/none 1:53 6,361 14, /10 TRE W th / -1.5 Lugo/German/D. Brown 2:27 4,097 19, /11 TRE L th / -2.5 Marsh/Hill/none 2:56 1,966 21, /12 TRE L th / -2.5 Sheffield/Kaminsky/Hissong 2:56 2,858 23, /13 at ALT L th / -3.0 Scioneaux/Sulser/DuRapau 2:29 7, /14 at ALT L th / -4.0 Brubaker/M. Brown/Lakind 2:50 3, /15 at ALT L th / -5.0 Anderson/Lugo/DuRapau 2:14 4,957 4/16 OFF 11 4/17 at REA W 6-3 (10) th / -4.5 Whitehouse/Nunez/none 2:50 2, /18 at REA L th / -5.0 Eshelman/D. Brown/Hollands 2:49 2, /19 at REA W th / -5.0 Peoples/Viza/none 2:56 1,982 4/20 OFF 14 4/21 ALT W th / -4.0 Pasquale/Anderson/Whitehouse 2:32 4,572 28, /22 ALT W 3-2 (11) 6-9 T5 th / -3.0 Aviles/Kuchno/none 3:03 3,637 32, /23 ALT W th / -2.0 Banwart/Garcia/none 2:37 6,120 38, /24 BIN W th / -2.0 Merryweather/Conlon/Speer 2:27 2,234 40, /25 BIN L th / -2.0 C. Taylor/Aviles/Baldanado 2:46 1,900 42, /26 BIN L th / -3.0 Oswalt/Pasquale/Peterson 2:31 2,357 44,717 4/27 OFF 20 4/28 at BOW W th / -2.0 Hill/Grimes/Sulser 2:57 4, /29 at BOW L th / -3.0 Long/D. Brown/none 2:32 4, /30 at BOW W th / -3.0 Merryweather/Means/none 2:49 4,573 5/1 at BIN Rained out. Make-up set for 5/13, 12:05 p.m. 23 5/2 at BIN L T3 rd / -4.0 C. Taylor/Peoples/Baldonado 2:40 1, /3 at BIN L T4 th / -5.0 Oswalt/Pasquale/Baldonado 2:33 1, /4 ALT W T4 th / -4.0 Holland/Rosario/none 2:38 2,148 46,865 5/5 ALT Rained out. Make-up set for 7/8, 5:35 p.m. 5/6 ALT Rained out. Make-up set for 5/7, 1:05 p.m. 26 5/7 (1) ALT L T4 th / -5.0 Garcia/Mryweather/Scioneaux 2:08 NA 27 5/7 (2) ALT L th / -6.0 Coley/Whitehouse/DuRapau 1:50 6,967 53, /8 TRE W th / -5.0 Holland/Frare/none 2:41 2,481 56, /9 TRE L th / -5.0 Rodriguez/D. Brown/none 2:34 3,297 59, /10 TRE W th / -5.0 Pasquale/German/Speer 2:18 6,075 65, /11 at BIN W th / -5.0 Lugo/Conlon/Holland 2:04 1, /12 at BIN W th / -5.0 Merryweather/Hand/none 2:24 3, /13 (1) at BIN Suspended in 3 rd inning with Akron leading, 6-3. Will be resumed 5/14, 12:05 p.m. 5/13 (2) at BIN Rained out. Make-up set for 7/19, 5:35 p.m. 5/14 (1) at BIN Rained out. Make up set for 7/17, 5:35 p.m. 5/14 (2) at BIN Rained out. Make-up set for 8/11, 5:35 p.m. 34 5/15 RIC L th / -5.5 Suarez/D. Brown/Cyr 2:14 2,417 68, /16 RIC W th / -4.5 Pasquale/Coonrod/none 2:40 5,994 74, /17 RIC W T3 rd / -4.0 Lugo/Lujan/Aviles 2:31 8,060 82,156 5/18 OFF 37 5/19 at HFD L T3 rd / -5.0 Brazoban/Baker/Farris 2:52 6, /20 at HFD L T3 rd / -6.0 French/Pannone/Broyles 2:46 6, /21 at HFD L th / -6.0 Neiman/Pasquale/none 2:43 6, /22 at ALT W T3 rd / -5.0 Speer/Heredia/Holland 2:27 2, /23 at ALT W T3 rd / -4.0 Hill/Garcia/Linares 2:40 2, /24 at ALT W rd / -3.0 Merryweather/McRae/M. Brown 2:16 6, /25 at ALT W rd / -2.0 Pannone/Waddell/Holland 2:28 4, /26 BOW W nd / -1.0 Kluber/Means/none 2:17 7,707 89,862 *Game called in bottom 8 th due to snowy conditions.

9 2017 RubberDucks Transactions & Misc. Records April 6: April 9: April 11: April 12: April 19: April 21: April 23: April 26: April 29: May 1: May 5: May 8: May 9: May 12: May 14: May 15: May 16: May 18: May 19: May 20: May 22: May 23: May 26: May 27: 2017 RubberDucks Transactions OF Taylor Murphy placed on DL (right thumb sprain). INF Yhoxian Medina received from Columbus. 2B Jason Kipnis received from Cleveland on minor league rehabilitation assignment. RF Lonnie Chisenhall received from Cleveland on minor league rehab assignment. RF Lonnie Chisenhall recalled from minor league rehab assignment. 2B Jason Kipnis minor league rehab assignment transferred to Columbus. LHP Rob Kaminsky placed on DL (left forearm soreness). RHP Neil Holland promoted from Lynchburg. SS Eric Stamets received from Columbus. INF Yhoxian Medina released. RHP Travis Banwart promoted to Columbus. RHP Dylan Baker received from Mahoning Valley. RHP Jordan Milbrath received from Mahoning Valley. INF Ivan Castillo transferred to Lynchburg. 2B Mark Mathias activated from DL and added to roster. RHP Jordan Milbrath transferred to Lynchburg. RHP Michael Peoples promoted to Columbus. LHP Thomas Pannone received from Lynchburg. OF Greg Allen placed on DL (right hamate fracture). OF Luigi Rodriguez activated from DL and added to roster. C Francisco Mejia placed on DL (groin). C Juan De La Cruz received from Lake County. RHP Argenis Angulo received from Lynchburg. LHP Luis Lugo placed on Temporary Inactive list. SS Eric Stamets promoted to Columbus. LHP Luis Lugo reinstated from Temporary Inactive List. RHP Argenis Angulo transferred to Lynchburg. LHP David Speer and LHP Matt Whitehouse promoted to Columbus. LHP David Speer and LHP Matt Whitehouse received from Columbus. RHP Cole Sulser and RHP Neil Holland promoted to Columbus. C Francisco Mejia activated from DL. RHP Leandro Linares received from Lynchburg. RHP Neil Holland received from Columbus. LHP David Speer promoted to Columbus. LHP David Speer received from Columbus. RHP D.J. Brown placed on DL (abdominal strain). UT Todd Hankins promoted to Columbus. OF Jordan Smith received from Columbus. RHP Corey Kluber received from Cleveland on minor league rehabilitation assignment. RHP Perci Garner activated from the DL and received from Columbus. RHP Neil Holland promoted to Columbus Season Records Record: Home: Away: vs. Eastern: 8-11 vs. Western: vs. RH Starters: vs. LH Starters: 8-6 Day: 9-7 Night: One-run Games: 8-8 Extra Innings: 2-0 Shutouts: 3-2 Doubleheaders: Leading After 8: 18-1 Trailing After 8: 1-17 Tied After 8: 2-0 Walk-Off Wins: 2 Scoring First: 17-6 Opponent Scores First: 5-15 Leading at End of Game: 22-0 Ducks vs. the EL Opp. H A Total ALT BIN BOW ERI HAR HFD NH POR REA RIC TRE Team Game-High s Runs: 12 (4/19 at REA) Runs Allowed: 13 (4/6 vs. BOW) Hits: 15 (5/26 vs. BOW) Hits Allowed: 15 (4/6 vs. BOW) HR s: 5 (2x, 5/19 at HFD, last) HR s Allowed: 3 (4/6 vs. BOW) BB s (Drawn): 8 (2x, 4/28 at BOW, last) BB s (Issued): 8 (4/14 at ALT) K s (Batters): 15 (4/23 vs. ALT) K s (Pitchers): 15 (5/12 at BIN) Individual Game-High s Hits 4 (Krieger, 4/19 at REA) 2B s: 2 (several) 3B s: 1 (several) HR s: 2 (Chang, 5/19 at HFD) Runs: 3 (several) RBI: 5 (2x, Bradley, 4/19 at REA, last) BB s: 3 (Bradley, 4/18 at REA) SB s: 2 (3x, Hankins, 5/19 at HFD, last) K s (Pitcher): 10 (Merryweather, 5/12 at BIN) BB s (Pitcher): 5 (Lugo, 5/11 at BIN)