2018 Akron RubberDucks Game Notes

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1 2018 Akron RubberDucks Game Notes Erie SeaWolves (59-66) vs. Akron RubberDucks (70-55) Detroit Tigers Cleveland Indians Game 126 Monday, August 20, :05 p.m. UPMC Park Erie, PA Radio: WARF 1350 AM WARF iheart Channel TuneIn App Television: MiLB.TV Today s Starting Pitchers: Mon. 8/20, 7:05 p.m. at Erie: Akron: RHP Kyle Dowdy (3-7, 5.86) Erie: RHP Spenser Watkins (NR) Upcoming Games and Pitching Probables (subject to change): Tue. 8/21, 7:05 p.m. at Erie: Akron: LHP Sean Brady (5-7, 4.89) Erie: RHP Alfred Gutierrez (2-2, 4.73) Wed. 8/22, 7:05 p.m. vs. Erie: Akron: RHP Aaron Civale (5-7, 4.18) Erie: RHP Spencer Turnbull (4-7, 4.78) Thu. 8/23, 7:05 p.m. vs. Erie: Akron: RHP Triston McKenzie (7-3, 2.86) Erie: RHP Beau Burrows (10-8, 3.89) Fri. 8/24, 7:05 p.m. vs. Harrisburg: Akron: RHP Jake Paulson (7-5, 3.07) Harrisburg: RHP Wil Crowe (0-3, 4.80) RubberDucks News and Notes: Last Time Out Akron s Jake Paulson threw five shutout innings, and Tyler Krieger slugged an RBI triple, as the RubberDucks notched a 3-0 shutout over the Harrisburg Senators in a rain-shortened game Sunday afternoon at FNB Field in Harrisburg, Pa. Where We Stand At 70-55, the RubberDucks are in 1 st place in the EL West, 1.5 games ahead of 2 nd -place Altoona and 6.0 up on 3 rd -place Harrisburg with 15 games left. The top two teams in the division advance to post-season play. The RubberDucks -are 3-3 on the road trip so far, including wins in the last two games at Harrisburg. -are 5-6 vs. Erie. -have occupied 1 st place in the EL West since 5/2 and have been alone in 1 st since 5/4. -are on the road, which is the 2 nd -most road wins in the EL. -rank 2 nd in the EL in runs (598), 2 nd in ERA (3.48), tied for 9 th in batting (.247), 3 rd in steals (123) and T-7 th in defense (.977). Player Notes -OF Tyler Krieger has a five-game hit streak, 8/15-present 11-19,.579). -OF Ka ai Tom is hitting.288 so far this month (17-59, 1 HR, 5 RBI). -2B Mark Mathias is the top-ranked defensive second baseman in the EL (.991 FA, 4 E, 432 TC). -OF Andrew Calica is 3 rd in the EL in stolen bases (26) and 4 th in on-base percentage (.387). About the Opposition Erie is the Double-A affiliate of the Detroit Tigers, a partnership that began in The team is managed by Andrew Graham. Erie s hitting coach is Mike Hessman, who holds the all-time minor league home run record with 433 career homers. Home games are played at UPMC Park in downtown Erie, Pa. The SeaWolves have qualified for the EL playoffs five times, losing in the first round each time. The SeaWolves lost to the then-akron Aeros, 3-1, in the first round of the playoffs in Notable alumni of the franchise include Nick Castellanos, Michael Fulmer, Curtis Granderson, and Eugenio Suarez. Transaction Wire No transactions involving the RubberDucks roster have been announced by the Indians so far today. On Deck The RubberDucks and SeaWolves will conclude the road trip on Tuesday night at 7:05. Akron Baseball: A Winning Tradition This is the 30 th season of Double-A baseball in Northeast Ohio, and the 22 nd 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 qualified for the Eastern League playoffs 16 times overall, and 10 of the last 16 years. The team has captured five Eastern League titles 2003, 2005, 2009, 2012 and Notable alumni of the franchise include Jaret Wright, Victor Martinez, CC Sabathia, Grady Sizemore, Charles Nagy, Cliff Lee, Jhonny Peralta, Danny Salazar, Jose Ramirez, Roberto Perez, Francisco Lindor, Giovanny Urshela, Tyler Naquin and Bradley Zimmer.

2 Last Game Recap RubberDucks 3 Senators 0 Sunday, 8/19/18 Summary Akron s Jake Paulson threw five shutout innings, and Tyler Krieger slugged an RBI triple, as the RubberDucks notched a 3-0 shutout over the Harrisburg Senators in a rain-shortened game Sunday afternoon at FNB Field in Harrisburg, Pa. Turning Point The RubberDucks (70-55) held a 2-0 lead entering the third inning and added to it when Andrew Calica drew a lead-off walk from Harrisburg starter Wil Crowe (0-3) and Krieger cracked an RBI triple to right field to expand the lead to 3-0. It was Krieger s third triple of the year and extended his hit streak to five games. Mound Presence Paulson (7-5) went the distance (5.0 IP) for Akron and picked up his first win since July 21 st. He scattered three hits and worked around three walks. Duck Tales The RubberDucks scored in each of the first three innings against Crowe. In the first, Calica managed to scamper home from third when Krieger got caught in a rundown on a failed stolen base attempt. Sam Haggerty added a sacrifice fly in the second inning to make it 2-0. Krieger and Jodd Carter finished with two hits apiece. Notebook The game was halted after five innings due to rain and was called shortly thereafter due to unplayable field conditions Akron shortstop Ernie Clement was 1-2, and has hit in 13 consecutive games, including all four he has played since being promoted to the RubberDucks Akron won took two of three against the 3 rd -place Senators (63-60) The win was timely for the Ducks as 2 nd -place Altoona defeated Portland, 8-2, to remain 1.5 games behind the Ducks Akron has 15 games left Time of game: 1:53 Attendance: 4,674. RubberDucks 2018 Field Staff #6 Tony Mansolino, Manager Former minor league infielder Tony Mansolino is in his first season as manager of the Akron RubberDucks. Mansolino, 35, was named the 17 th manager in franchise history on January 17, He replaces Mark Budzinski, who was promoted to the major league staff after managing the RubberDucks last season. This season marks Mansolinoi s third as a manager in the Indians minor league system. A native of Newport Beach, California, and now a resident of Nashville, Tennessee, Mansolino managed the Class-A Lynchburg Hillcats last season. He was named Carolina League Manager of the Year after guiding the Hillcats to a stellar overall record and a Carolina League co-championship. Mansolino made his managerial debut with the Lake County Captains in Drafted by the Pirates in the 26 th round of the 2005 draft out of Vanderbilt University, Mansolino played professionally for six years in the minor leagues and was a career.231 hitter with 19 homers and 173 RBI. In addition to the Pirates organization, he also played in the Phillies minor league system and with three independent clubs before moving into coaching in He served as the RubberDucks hitting coach in Mansolino played four years for head coach Tim Corbin at Vandy, including an NCAA tournament appearance in Mansolino s father, Doug, is the minor league field coordinator for the Phillies. #47 Rigo Beltran, Pitching Coach After spending the past three seasons as pitching coach at Class-A Lynchburg, former major league left-hander Rigo Beltran will serve as the RubberDucks pitching coach in Beltran, 48, joined the Indians in 2014, following seven years as a pitching coach in the Reds organization. After being selected in the 26 th round of the 1991 draft by the St. Louis Cardinals out of the University of Wyoming, Beltran went on to pitch professionally for 16 seasons. He appeared in 78 major league games with the Cardinals, Mets, Rockies and Expos, going a combined 2-3, with a 4.40 ERA. Born in Tijuana, Mexico, and now a resident of Delray Beach, Florida, Beltran served as the pitching coach for Mexico in the 2017 World Baseball Classic. #25 Kevin Howard, Hitting Coach RubberDucks hitters will have the luxury of getting advice from a College World Series champion this season, as former University of Miami star Kevin Howard will serve as the RubberDucks hitting coach. This will be his fourth season as a hitting coach in the Indians organization. Howard, 36, was a sophomore infielder when the Hurricanes defeated Stanford to win the 2001 college baseball title. The following summer, he was drafted in the 5 th round by the Reds and went on to play professionally for 10 seasons. Howard slugged 93 homers and drove in 540 runs during his minor league career. He was born in Hinsdale, Illinois, attended high school in Westlake Village, California, and now makes his off-season home in Miami Beach. #13 Dennis Malave, Bench Coach A fixture in the Indians player development system, Dennis Malave assumes the role of bench coach for the RubberDucks in Malave, 38, is entering his 14 th year in the organization. He spent the last seven seasons as a hitting coach for Indians rookie-level players in Goodyear, Arizona. He spent two seasons as a bullpen catcher for the Cleveland Indians from Malave moved into the coaching ranks after playing in the Tribe system for eight years, starting in 1997 when he was signed as a free agent. A native of Caracas, Venezuela, Malave lives in Goodyear during the off-season. Jeremy Heller, Trainer The 2018 season mark s Heller s fifth in Akron and his 14 th overall as a trainer in the Indians organization. He was named Athletic Trainer of the Year in the Eastern League in Paul Synenkyj, Strength and Conditioning Coach Now in his 8 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 #48 Kyle Dowdy RHP, 6-1, 194, Age 25 (2/3/93), Resides: Houston, TX Last time out: Wed. 8/15 at BIN (1), 3.2 IP 5 H 5 ER 5 BB 2 K (LP in 5-4 loss) Currently 3-7, 5.86 ERA. Making his 4 th Akron start, his 9 th EL start, and his 18 th overall start of the season. 0-3, 7.98 ERA in three Akron starts. The RubberDucks are 0-3 in his starts. Throws fastball, slider, curve and change-up. 3 rd year pro. Owns a lifetime record of 26-26, 3.95 ERA in the minor leagues (351.1 IP, 154 ER). Making his 76 th career appearance, 56 th career start and 4 th career Akron start. Acquired by Indians in trade-deadline deal with Tigers for MLB OF Leonys Martin and SS Willi Castro, 7/31/18. Originally drafted by the Tigers in the 12 th round of the 15 draft out of the University of Houston. Named 2 nd -team All-American Athletic Conference as a junior at UH (9-2, 2.45 ERA) Season Highlights Tossed seven innings and allowed two runs vs. REA, 8/9, but finished on wrong end of 2-0 loss. Included in trade between Tigers and Indians, 7/31, coming to Indians with MLB OF Leonys Martin in exchange for SS Willi Castro. Was 5-4, 5.09 ERA in 13 games (five starts) for Erie. Enjoyed first action at the AAA level with Toledo, 5/17-7/8, going 5-4, 4.47 ERA, in 11 games (nine starts) Season Highlights Spent entire season at High-A Lakeland, going 8-12, 3.83 ERA in 25 games (22 starts). Fanned 121 batters in IP. Dowdy s 2018 Akron Game-By-Game Date Opp. Dec. Final IP H R ER HR BB K NP-S ERA Notable Fri. 8/3 at ALT L 6-4 L CLE org. debut Thu. 8/9 REA L 2-0 L Hard-luck loss Wed. 8/15 at BIN L 5-4 L st game of DH

4 RubberDucks Position Players #15 Andrew Calica OF Age 24, Resides: Chula Vista, CA, Acq.: 11 th Rd. 16, College/HS: UC-Santa Barbara Last: 8/19 at HBG, 0-1, 2 BB Series: 3-7, 4 BB, SB Last HR: 6/25 at BOW, solo (Ming) Notes: 3 rd year pro 6-18, 2 2B, RBI, 4 BB, SB on trip Had 10-game hit streak, 6/27-7/7 (13-43,.302) Selected to EL West All- Star Team Named EL POW, 6/4-10 (.375, 2 HR, 7 RBI) Hit a hefty.390 in May (32-82) Launched lead-off HR and went 4-6 at HFD, 5/18, for first AA homer Had 11-game hit streak, 4/25-5/7 (18-42,.429) Smacked walk-off single for 2-1 win vs. BOW, 4/27. #16 Jodd Carter OF Age 22, Resides: Hilo, HI, Acq: 24 th Rd. 14, College/HS: Hilo (HI) HS Last: 8/19 at HBG, 2-3 Series: 4-7, HR, 2 RBI Last HR: 8/18 at HBG, 2-run (Pena) Notes: 5 th year pro 5-13, HR, 2 RBI, BB on trip Smacked first AA homer with 2-run shot at HBG, 8/18 Pitched 1/3 of inning for final out in 8 th inning in 11/3 loss at HBG, 8/17 (0.1 IP 1 BB) Picked up first two AA hits and RBI 8/11 vs. POR Added to roster, 8/9 Hit.244 with 10 homers and 52 RBI for High-A Lynchburg (103 games). #30 Li-Jen Chu C Age 24, Resides: Taichung, TW, Acq: FA 12, College/HS: NA Last: 8/18 at HBG, 2-5 Series: 2-8, BB Last HR: NA Notes: 5 th year pro 5-18, 3 RBI, BB on trip Drove in pair of runs with first AA hit, 8/15 at BIN Added to roster, 8/13 Hit.278 with eight home runs and 45 RBI in 81 games at Lynchburg Clubbed 17 homers at Lake County in 17. #2 Ernie Clement SS Age 22, Resides: Pittsford, NY, Acq: 4 th 17, College/HS: Virginia Last: 8/19 at HBG, 1-2, BB Series: 2-7, RBI, BB Last HR: NA Notes: 2 nd year pro 5-16, 2 RBI, BB on trip Added to roster, 8/13 Ripped pair of singles in AA debut, 8/15 at BIN Hit.346 with one home run and 13 RBI in 33 games at Lynchburg Began the season at Low-A Lake County where he hit.254 with a homer and 15 RBI in 54 games Enjoyed stellar career at Virginia ( 15-17) Member of UVA s championship team in 15 Hit.292 (7-24) in CWS. #8 Sam Haggerty INF Age 24, Resides: Denver, CO, Acq.: 24 th Rd. 15, College/HS: New Mexico Last: 8/19 at HBG, 1-1, 2B, SF, RBI Series: 2-8, 2B, SF, RBI, SAC, SB Last HR: 8/2 vs. BOW, Solo (Akin) Notes: 4 th year pro 3-15, 2 2B, SF, RBI, BB, HB, SB, SAC on trip Lifted game-winning SF in 11 th to beat BIN, 8-7, 7/13 Spent 6/28-7/4 with AAA Columbus (3-7, 2 RBI) Was on DL, 4/17-5/19 (right shoulder strain) Led Carolina League and Indians PDS with 49 steals in 17 Freshman All-American, Academic All-American and First Team All-Mountain West performer at New Mexico #10 Tyler Krieger OF Age 24, Resides: Johns Creek, GA, Acq.: 4 th Rd. 15, College/HS: Clemson Last: 8/19 at HBG, 2-3, 3B, RBI Series: 6-12, 3B, 2 RBI Last HR: 6/17 at REA, Solo (Singer) Notes: 3 rd year pro 11-21, 3B, 3 RBI, BB, SAC on trip Had team-record 24-game hit streak, 7/2-31 (39-100,.390) Perfect 5-5, 2 HR, 4 RBI performance at REA, 6/17 Had 11-game hit streak, 4/22-5/4 (18-52,.346) Ripped leadoff HR at BOW, 4/22 Ranked #23 Indians prospect by Baseball America Spent entire 17 season with Akron (.225, 6 HR, 43 RBI) Smacked inside-the-park homer, 6/16/17 vs. POR Played for Israel in 17 WBC. #12 Mark Mathias INF Age 23, Resides: Fremont, CA, Acq: 3 rd Rd. 15, College: Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Last: 8/19 at HBG, 0-2, BB Series: 2-10, 2B, RBI, 2 BB Last HR: 8/5 at ALT, solo (Vieaux) Notes: 4 th year pro 6-20, 3 2B, RBI, 2 BB on trip Lifted timely SAC fly in 9 th for win vs. RIC, 7/19 Lambasted GSHR vs. ALT, 7/1 Was on DL, 5/15-24 (left hamstring strain) Had eight-game hit streak, 4/17-25 (12-31,.387) Ranked #25 Indians prospect by Baseball America Limited to 35 games in 17 due to left shoulder injury Won 14 Big West Conf. batting title as a soph. at Cal Poly. #1 Alexis Pantoja INF Age 22, Resides: Vega Alta, PR, Acq: 9 th 14, College/HS: NA Last: 8/17 at HBG, 0-4 Series: 0-4 Last HR: NA Notes: 5 th year pro 1-8 on trip Added to roster for third time, 8/1 Hit.202 with 21 RBI in 72 games at Lynchburg Joined Akron for first time on 4/17 Infield single in first AA at-bat, 4/22 at BOW Spent all of 17 with Low-A Lake County (.251, 2 HR, 21 RBI). #7 Nellie Rodriguez 1B Age 24, Resides: New York, NY, Acq: 15 th 12, College/HS: Geo. Washington (NY) HS Last: 8/19 at HBG, 1-3 Series: 3-10, RBI Last HR: 8/2 vs. BOW, solo (Flaa) Notes: 7 th year pro 4-20, SF, 3 RBI, 2 BB on trip Crushed solo HR to CF in first game back with Ducks, 8/2 Added to roster 8/2 Was hitting.204, with 10 homers and 39 RBI in 76 games at Columbus Spent last two seasons at AAA level Hit.250, with 26 HR and 85 RBi for Akron in 16 #11 Daniel Salters C Age 25, Resides: Eufaula, OK, Acq: 13 th Rd. 15, College/HS: Dallas Baptist Last: 8/18 at HBG, 1-3 Series: 2-7 Last HR: 8/3 at ALT, solo (Vera) Notes: 4 th year pro 2-10 on trip On Columbus/Akron shuttle Rejoined roster, 7/22 Picked up first Triple-A hit (single), 7/15, at LOU Ripped 3-run HR & 2-run 2B at BOW, 5/4 Played at Eastern Oklahoma State JC prior to Dallas Baptist Liven in Kenya from age 5 to 13 while his parents served as missionaries

5 #4 Ka ai Tom OF Age 24, Resides: Kane ohe, HI, Acq.: 5 th 15, College/HS: Kentucky Last: 8/19 at HBG, 1-2, BB Series: 2-9, RBI, BB Last HR: 8/15 at BIN (1), Solo (Gonzalez) Notes: 4 th year pro 5-19, HR, 2B, 2 RBI, 2 BB on trip Slugged solo walk-off HR in 9 th for 5-4 win vs. RIC, 7/20 Enjoyed sensational 5-5, 2 HR, 4 RBI, 4 R effort at HFD, 5/18, in 15-3 win Slugged HR, 3B, 5 RBI vs. BOW, 4/28 All-SEC First Team selection at UK as a sophomore in 14 Played back-up QB to Marcus Mariota at Saint Louis H.S. in Honolulu RubberDucks Relievers #34 Argenis Angulo RHP Age 24, Resides: Araure, VE, Acq: 19 th Rd. 14, College/HS: Ranger (TX) College Throws: FB, SL, CH Last Appearance: Fri. 8/17 at HBG, 0.1 IP 3 H 4 ER 1 BB 1 K (ND in 11-3 loss) Notes: 5 th year pro 8-11 in save chances Allowed three inherited runners to score vs. ALT, 7/24 Workhorse at Class-A Lynchburg in 17 Appeared in 41 games, going 5-2, 2.29 ERA His 15 saves led Indians minor league system 17 #24 Dominic DeMasi RHP Age 25, Resides: Savannah, GA, Acq: 31 st Rd. 14, College/HS: Valdosta St. Throws: FB/Sinker, CUT, SL Last Appearance: Thu. 8/16 at BIN, 2.0 IP 4 H 3 ER 1 HR 1 BB 1 K (ND in 10-1 loss) Notes: 5 th year pro On Columbus/Akron shuttle Has split time between rotation and bullpen for Akron 6-1, 5.46 ERA as a reliever (17 G) 2-1, 8.45 ERA as starter (7 GS) Has pitched in five games (4 GS) for Triple-A Columbus, going 1-2, 5.21 ERA Earned first AAA win at LOU, 7/12, in 6-4 victory (5.0 IP 6 H 2 ER 2 BB 5 K) Played baseball and football (punter) at Valdosta State #29 Rob Kaminsky LHP Age 23, Resides: Englewood Cliffs, NJ, Acq: TR 16, College/HS: St. Joseph (NJ) HS Throws: FB, CUR, CH Last Appearance: Fri. 8/17 at HBG, 1.2 IP 1 BB 1 K (ND in 11-3 loss) Notes: 6 th year pro 3-3 in save chances 10 consecutive scoreless outings, 7/18-present (11.2 IP) Added to roster, 6/20 Tossed two shutout innings for relief win at ERI, 7/29 Suffered abdominal muscle strain in spring training Made one Akron start last season (4/12/17 at TRE) before being shut down with an elbow injury Went 11-7, 3.28 ERA in 25 starts for Akron in 16 Defeated TRE, 4-2, in Game 2 of the ELCS, 9/14/16 (6.2 IP 7 H 2 ER 6 K) Acquired from St. Louis in trade for Brandon Moss, 7/30/15 Originally drafted by Cardinals in 1 st round of 13 draft. #27 James Karinchak RHP Age 22, Resides: Walden, NY, Acq: 9 th 17, College/HS: Bryant (RI) College Throws: FB, CUR Last Appearance: Thu. 8/16 at BIN, 0.2 IP 2 BB 2 K (ND in 10-1 loss) Notes: 2 nd year pro Added to roster, 8/1 1-1, 1.00 ERA in 25 games at Single-A Lynchburg Was a perfect in save chances with the Hillcats.Opened season with Low-A Lake County, going 3-0, 0.79 ERA, with one save (1-1 in save chances) Recorded final two outs of 7-inning no-hitter for Captains, 4/25, vs. West Michigan (4-0) Named Northeast Conference Pitcher of the Year and 2 nd Team All-American as a sophomore at Bryant (12-3, 2.00 ERA, 112 K s). #38 Kieran Lovegrove RHP Age 23, Resides: Mission Viejo, CA, Acq: 3 rd 12, College/HS: NA Throws: FB, KNU-CUR, CH Last Appearance: Fri. 8/17 at HBG, 0.1 IP 2 ER 4 BB (ND in 11-3 loss) Notes: 7 th year pro 1-2 in save chances...selected to World Team for MLB Futures Game Tossed two scoreless innings in Double-A debut vs. ERI, 5/13 Added to roster, 5/13 Started season with Single-A Lynchburg Was 3-0, 1.56 ERA in 10 relief appearances Born in Johannesburg, South Africa and moved to Los Angeles area at age 5 #39 Jordan Milbrath RHP Age 26, Resides: Sioux Falls, SD, Acq: 35 th Rd. 13, College/HS: Augustana (IL) College Throws: FB, SL, CH Last Appearance: Fri. 8/17 at HBG, 0.0+ IP 1 H (ND in 11-3 loss) Notes: 7 th year pro Nine consecutive scoreless outings, 7/19-present (12.1 IP) 0-2 in save chances Re-joined roster, 5/23 Was 1-2, 5.93 ERA in nine games at AAA Columbus, 4/22-5/21 Called up to COL and made AAA debut with 1.1 shutout innings at ROC, 4/22 Taken by Pirates in MLB phase of Rule 5 draft during 17 winter meetings, but was returned to Cleveland, 3/27. #28 R.C. Orlan LHP Age 27, Resides: Glen Allen, VA, Acq: Rule 5, 17, College/HS: North Carolina Throws: FB, CUR, CH Last Appearance: Sat. 8/18 at HBG, 2.1 IP 2 H 1 BB 4 K (ND in 5-1 win) Notes: 6 th year pro Five consecutive scoreless outings, 8/3-present (9.1 IP) Rejoined roster, 8/2 0-0, 1.59 ERA in five games at Lynchburg Won Akron debut with pair of shutout innings in 1-0 win in 12, 7/14 vs. BIN Added to roster, 7/14 Selected by Indians in Rule 5 draft (minor league phase), 12/14/17 Split 17 between Double-A Harrisburg and Single-A Potomac in Washington organization Originally drafted by the Nationals in the 30 th round of the 12 draft #23 David Speer LHP Age 25, Resides: Westport, CT, Acq: 27 th Rd. 14, College/HS: Columbia Throws: FB, SL, CUR, CH Last Appearance: Fri. 8/17 at HBG, 1.0 IP 1 H 1 R 0 ER 1 BB (ND in 11-3 loss) Notes: 5 th year pro 1-5 in save chances 2-0, 1.69 ERA in eight appearances in July Struck out Dylan Davis to strand 3 on base on way to 5-4 win vs. RIC, 7/20 Fanned ALT s Christian Kelley in 9 th to strand three runners on base, 7/2 Made spot-start in Game 2 of DH vs. TRE, 5/22 (4.0 IP 3 H 1 ER 2 K)

6 #41 Matt Whitehouse LHP Age 26, Resides: Diamond Bar, CA, Acq: 19 th Rd. 13, College/HS: UC-Irvine Throws: FB, SL, CUR, CH Last Appearance: Wed. 8/15 at BIN (2), 5.0 IP 1 H 5 K (WP in 3-0 win) Notes: 6 th year pro 0-2 in save chances 2-0, 2.05 ERA as a reliever (16 G) 2-1, 1.74 ERA as a starter (8 GS) Gave up lead-off single then retired 15 in a row in 3-0 win in spot-start at BIN, 8/15 On Columbus/Akron shuttle Has made 6 appearances (5 GS) with Columbus (0-1, 8.69 ERA) Fanned Tim Tebow to strand three runners and protect 1-run lead at BIN, 4/9 Had Tommy John Surgery in 14 and missed the 15 season 2018 RubberDucks Day-By-Day # Date Opp. W/L Score Rec. Standing W/L/SV Time Att. Tot. Home Att. 1 4/5 at ALT L T4, -1.0 Kaselica/Angulo/Hartlieb 2:25 5, /6 at ALT W T2, -1.0 Linares/Scioneaux/none 3:05 2, /7 at ALT L T4, -1.5 Helton/Peoples/none 2:26 3, /8 at ALT L , -2.0 Keller/Brady/none 2:25 2, /9 at BIN W , -1.5 Chiang/Molina/Brown 2:48 1, /10 at BIN W T4, -1.5 Bieber/Shaw/none 2: /11 at BIN W T3, -1.0 Civale/Zamora/none 2: /12 OFF 8 4/13 TRE L , -1.5 Frare/Linares/Harvey 2:33 8,296 (S1) 8, /14 TRE L , -2.5 Mesa Jr./Brady/Foley 2:16 2,946 11,242 4/15 TRE (Rained out. Make-up set for 5/22 at 5:05 p.m.) 10 4/16 ALT W , -2.5 DeMasi/Brentz/none 2:29 1,725 12, /17 ALT W T3, -2.5 Bieber/Hearn/Brown 2:20 1,523 14, /18 ALT W , -2.5 Linares/Sendelbach/Eubank 2:19 1,764 16, /19 ALT L 2-1 (10) 7-6 T3, -2.5 Hartlieb/Milbrath/Garcia 2:21 2,032 18, /20 at BOW L , -3.5 Ysla/Speer/Gonzalez 2:45 3, /21 at BOW L 4-3 (12) 7-8 4, -3.5 Flaa/DeMasi/none 3:40 4, /22 at BOW W , -3.5 Bieber/Means/none 2:46 2, /23 at REA L , -3.5 Arauz/Civale/none 2:30 2, /24 at REA W , -3.0 Peoples/Romero/none 2:49 2, /25 at REA L , -3.0 Gilbert/Milbrath/Leftwich 3:06 2,017 4/26 OFF 20 4/27 BOW W , -2.0 Demasi/Ysla/none 2:25 3,414 21, /28 BOW W , -2.0 Whitehouse/Long/none 2:51 3,154 24, /29 BOW W , -2.0 Civale/Means/none 2:15 5,004 29, /30 BIN W , -1.0 DeMasi/Church/Martinez 2:48 4,175 34, /1 BIN L , -1.0 Bautista/Brown/Hanhold 2:52 4,320 38, /2 BIN W T1, +0.5 Chiang/Molina/Martinez 2:29 3,027 41, /3 at BOW W T1, +0.5 Paulson/Harvey/none 2:40 2, /4 at BOW W , +1.0 Pasquale/Kelly/none 2:44 3, /5 at BOW W , +1.5 Robinson/Means/Angulo 2:13 4, /6 at BOW W , +1.5 Brady/Akin/Brown 2:18 4, /7 at RIC W , +2.5 Chiang/Williams/Linares 3:10 3, /8 at RIC W , +3.0 Paulson/Connolly/Martinez 2:44 4, /9 at RIC L , +2.5 Taylor/Whitehouse/Simpson 2:31 6, /10 ERI L , +1.5 Ecker/Brown/none 2:47 4,444 45, /11 ERI L , +0.5 Burrows/Brady/none 2:51 5,159 50, /12 ERI W , +1.5 Eubank/Schreiber/none 2:47 4,846 55, /13 ERI L , +1.5 Turnbull, Paulson/Dowdy 2:36 3,763 59, /14 at TRE L 3-2 (10) , +0.5 Ort/Speer/none 3:03 3, /15 at TRE W , +1.5 Eubank/Reeves/Speer 2:36 3, /16 at TRE L , +1.0 Schwaab/Pasquale/Foley 3:00 6, /17 at HFD L , +0.5 Lambert/Chiang/Pierpont 2:19 4, /18 at HFD W , +1.0 Paulson/French/none 3:03 6, /19 at HFD W , +1.5 Whitehouse/Wynkoop/Eubank 3:05 6, /20 at HFD L , +1.0 Cozart/Linares/Pierpont 3:16 6,504 5/21 OFF 44 5/22 TRE 1 W NA Chiang/Lane/Eubank 2:16 NA 45 5/22 TRE 2 W , +2.5 Brown/Stephen/Angulo 2:06 3,045 62, /23 TRE W 2-1 (11) , +2.0 Pasquale/Ort/none 3:14 8,071 (S2) 70, /24 TRE W , +3.0 Plesac/Keller/Angulo 2:20 7,715 (S3) 78, /25 RIC W , +4.0 DeMasi/Williams/none 2:44 5,754 84, /26 RIC L , +3.0 Connolly/Pasquale/Ruotolo 2:55 5,091 89, /27 RIC W , +4.0 Chiang/Hill/none 2:49 6,383 95, /28 RIC L , +3.0 Taylor/Edwards/McNamara 2:51 3,075 98, /29 at ALT W , +4.0 Plesac/Vasquez/Angulo 2:27 2, /30 at ALT L , +3.5 Helton/Martinez/none 2:32 2, /31 at ALT L , +1.5 Hartlieb/Brown/none 2:27 4, /1 ERI L , +1.5 Spomer/Chiang/Schreiber 2:05 6, , /2 ERI W 5-4 (10) , +2.5 Angulo/Navihon/none 3:04 6, , /3 ERI L , +2.0 Szkutnik/Plesac/Schreiber 3:00 5, ,232 6/4 OFF (S1, S2, etc. indicates home sellouts)

7 2018 RubberDucks Day-By-Day (continued) # Date Opp. W/L Score Rec. Standing W/L/SV Time Att. Tot. Home Att. 58 6/5 at NH W , +3.0 Brady/Dillon/none 3:04 4, /6 at NH L , +2.0 Case/Angulo/none 3:08 6, /7 at NH W , +2.0 McKenzie/Romano/Brown 2:32 4, /8 at POR W , +3.0 DeMasi/O Linger/none 2:40 7, /9 at POR L , +2.5 Weems/Paulson/Taylor 2:37 6, /10 at POR W , +3.5 Brady/Jimenez/none 2:32 7,368 6/11 OFF 64 6/12 NH L , +2.5 Harris/McKenzie/none 2:39 2, , /13 NH W , +2.5 Civale/Romano/none 2:39 4, , /14 NH L , +2.0 Zeuch/Peoples/Fernandez 2:05 5, , /15 at REA W , +2.0 Paulson/Pomero/none 2:40 6, /16 at REA W , +2.0 Brady/Kilome/Martinez 2:47 7, /17 at REA L , +2.0 Casimiro/Milbrath/Singer 2:53 6,512 6/18 OFF 70 6/19 HFD W , +2.5 Civale/Gonzalez/Martinez 2:34 3, , /20 HFD L , +1.5 Castellani/DeMasi/Pierpont 2:54 3, , /21 HFD W , +2.5 Speer/Cpzart/Martinez 2:29 4, , /22 HBG W , +3.5 Lovegrove/Guillon/Angulo 2:51 6, , /23 HBG L , +2.5 Mapes/McKenzie/none 3:12 6, , /24 HBG L , +1.5 Sharp/Civale/none 2:21 6, , /25 at BOW W , +2.5 Whitehouse/B. Gonzalez/none 3:17 1, /26 at BOW L , +1.5 L. Gonzalez/Paulson/none 2:42 2, /27 at BOW W , +1.5 Brady/Long/none 2:51 1, /28 at BOW W , +2.5 McKenzie/Ysla/Martinez 2:29 3, /29 ALT W , +3.5 Milbrath/Garcia/Lovegrove 2:57 7, , /30 ALT L , +2.5 Hartlieb/Brown/Ratledge 3:39 8,089 (S4) 175, /1 ALT W , +3.5 Martinez/Helton/none 2:50 3, , /2 ALT L , +2.5 Vieaux/Brady/Eckelman 2:45 2, , /3 ALT W , +3.5 McKenzie/Vasquez/Martinez 2: , /4 at RIC W , +4.5 Civale/McCasland/none 2:30 9, /5 at RIC W , +5.0 Demasi/Overton/Angulo 3:15 6, /6 at RIC W , +5.0 Paulson/Hill/Martinez 2:46 4, /7 at RIC L , +4.5 Menez/Brady/none 2:19 9, /8 at RIC L , +3.5 Anderson/Angulo/Wolff 2:30 4,662 7/9 All-Star Break 7/10 All-Star Break 7/11 All-Star Break 90 7/12 BIN W , +3.5 Sulser/Jannis/Martinez 2:20 5, , /13 BIN W 8-7 (11) , +4.0 Speer/Roseboom/none 3:40 7, , /14 BIN W 1-0 (12) , +4.0 Orlan/Blackham/none 3:20 8,296 (S5) 209, /15 BIN W , +5.0 McKenzie/Gonzalez/Angulo 2:57 3, , /16 at HBG L , +5.0 Self/Pasquale/none 2:56 2, /17 at HBG L , +5.0 Darnell/Brown/Mendez 3:03 3, /18 at HBG W , +5.0 Sulser/Williams/Angulo 3:16 4, /19 RIC W , +5.0 Angulo/Wolff/none 3:14 4, , /20 RIC W , +5.5 Speer/Halstead/none 2:55 6, , /21 RIC W , +6.0 Paulson/Menez/Martinez 2:37 7,699 (S6) 232, /22 RIC W 9-8 (10) , +7.0 Sulser/Slania/none 3:03 4, , /23 ALT L , +6.0 Vera/Civale/none 2:47 3, , /24 ALT* L , +5.0 Escobar/Brady/none 3:17 3, , /25 ALT W , +6.0 McKenzie/Vieaux/none 2:38 7,778 (S7) 251,793 7/26 at ERI (Rained out. Make-up set for 7/28, 4:35 p.m.) 104 7/27 at ERI W , +6.5 Martinez/Ecker/none 2:40 4, /28 at ERI 1 L , +6.0 Burrows/Civale/none 2:24 NA 106 7/28 at ERI 2 W , +6.0 DeMasi/Faedo/none 2:13 5, /29 at ERI W , +6.0 Kaminsky/Navilhon/Sulser 2:44 2,224 7/30 OFF 108 7/31 BOW W , +7.0 McKenzie/Ysla/none 2:36 2, , /1 BOW L , +6.0 Gonzalez/Paulson/Kline 3:05 2, , /2 BOW L , +6.0 Akin/Civale/Flaa 2:08 3, , /3 at ALT L , +5.0 Vera/Dowdy/Eckelman 2:34 5, /4 at ALT W , +6.0 DeMasi/Helton/Kaminsky 3:15 6, /5 at ALT L , +5.0 Vieaux/McKenzie/Eckelman 2:32 5,092 8/6 OFF 114 8/7 REA L , +4.0 Casimiro/Civale/Dohy 2:39 2, , /8 REA L , +4.0 Seabold/Karinchak/none 2:30 4, , /9 REA L , +3.0 Paulino/Dowdy/Singer 2:23 3, ,417 (S1, S2, etc. indicates home sellouts) *Game was suspended on 7/24 due to power outage. Completed 7/25.

8 2018 RubberDucks Day-By-Day (continued) # Date Opp. W/L Score Rec. Standing W/L/SV Time Att. Tot. Home Att /10 POR L , +3.0 Taylor/Angulo/none 3:26 6, , /11 POR W , +2.5 Milbrath/Stankiewicz/Kaminsky 2:39 8,331 (S8) 286, /12 POR L , +2.5 Kent/Paulson/none 2:12 5, ,508 8/13 OFF 8/14 at BIN (Rained out. Make-up set for 8/15, 5:35 p.m.) 120 8/15 at BIN 1 L , +2.0 Gage/Dowdy/Torres 2:39 NA 121 8/15 at BIN 2 W , +1.5 Whitehouse/Gonzalez/Kaminsky 1:39 3, /16 at BIN L , +1.5 Jannis/Brady/none 3:00 3, /17 at HBG L , +0.5 Sharp/Civale/none 3:29 4, /18 at HBG W , +1.5 McKenzie/Darnell/none 2:46 5, /19 at HBG W 3-0 (5) , +1.5 Paulson/Crowe/none 1:53 4, /20 at ERI 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.

9 2018 RubberDucks Transactions & Misc. Records 2018 RubberDucks Transactions (6/1-Present) 6/3 OF Tyler Naquin received from Cleveland on minor league rehabilitation assignment. 6/7 RHP Triston McKenzie received from Lynchburg. RHP Zach Plesac transferred to Lynchburg. 6/8 RHP s Aaron Civale and Michael Peoples activated from DL RHP Nick Pasquale placed on DL (right quad soreness). OF Dorssys Paulino placed on DL (right hip soreness). 6/11 RHP Shao-Ching Chang and C Daniel Salters promoted to Columbus. 6/12 LHP Matt Whitehouse received from Columbus. C Logan Ice received from Lynchburg. 6/14 C Daniel Salters received from Columbus. C Logan Ice transferred to Lynchburg. 6/17 LHP Matt Whitehouse promoted to Columbus. 6/20 RHP Michael Peoples promoted to Columbus. LHP Rob Kaminsky received from Lynchburg. RHP Nick Pasquale activated from DL. RHP Leandro Linares activated from DL and transferred to Lynchburg. 6/22 RHP Jon Edwards promoted to Columbus. LHP Matt Whitehouse received from Columbus. 6/26 C Sicnarf Loopstok placed on DL (nasal fracture). C Logan Ice received from Lynchburg. 6/27 INF Sam Haggerty promoted to Columbus. 6/30 RHP Carlos Carrasco received from Cleveland on minor league rehabilitation assignment. INF Alexis Pantoja received from Lynchburg. Dorrsys Paulino activated from the DL and promoted to Columbus. 7/3 C Sicnarf Loopstok activated from DL. C Logan Ice transferred to Lynchburg. 7/5 INF Sam Haggerty received from Columbus. INF Alexis Pantoja transferred to Lynchburg. 7/6 RHP Nick Pasquale promoted to Columbus. 7/8 RHP Nick Pasquale received from Columbus. 7/12 RHP Dominic DeMasi promoted to Columbus. RHP Cole Sulser received from Columbus. C Logan Ice received from Lynchburg. 7/14 C Daniel Salters promoted to Columbus. LHP R.C, Orlan received from Lake County. RHP Kieran Lovegrove placed on Temporary Inactive list. 7/16 C Daniel Salters received from Columbus. 7/17 RHP Kieran Lovegrove activated from the Temporary Inactive list. RHP Nick Pasquale transferred to Lynchburg. 7/18 RHP Dominic DeMasi received from Columbus. LHP R.C. Orlan transferred to Lynchburg. 7/19 C Daniel Salters promoted to Columbus. 7/20 C Gian Paul Gonzalez received from Lake County. 7/22 C Daniel Salters received from Columbus. C Gian Paul Gonzalez transferred to Lake County. 7/23 OF Connor Marabell promoted to Columbus. 7/24 LHP Andrew Miller received from Cleveland for minor league rehabilitation assignment. OF Dorrsys Paulino received from Columbus. 7/31 SS Willi Castro traded to Detroit. 8/1 RHP Dominic DeMasi promoted to Columbus. RHP James Karinchak and INF Alexis Pantoja received from Lynchburg. RHP Kyle Dowdy received from Erie (trade). RHP Mitch Brown placed on DL (right finger blister). 8/2 1B Bobby Bradley and RHP Henry Martinez promoted to Columbus. 1B Nellie Rodriguez, Dominic DeMasi and OF Connor Marabell received from Columbus. LHP R.C. Orlan received from Lynchburg. OF Dorssys Paulino released. RHP Jake Paulson placed on DL (right finger blister). 8/3 C Logan Ice placed on DL (right middle finger sprain). C Gian Paul Gonzalez received from Lake County. 8/4 RHP Cole Sulser promoted to Columbus. 8/8 RHP Josh Tomlin received from Cleveland on minor league rehabilitation assignment. RHP Aaron Civale placed on DL (blister). RHP Mitch Brown activated from DL. 8/9 OF Connor Marabell promoted to Columbus. OF Jodd Carter received from Lynchburg. 8/12 RHP Jake Paulson activated from DL. 8/13 3B Joe Sever promoted to Columbus. C Li-Jen Chu and SS Ernie Clement received from Lynchburg. 8/17 RHP Aaron Civale activated from DL. RHP Mitch Brown placed on DL (right calf strain) Season Records Record: Home: Away: vs. Eastern: vs. Western: vs. RH Starters: vs. LH Starters: Day: Night: One-run Games: Extra Innings: 5-4 Shutouts: 11-8 DH s (W-L-S): Leading After 8: 54-1 Trailing After 8: 3-44 Tied After 8: 8-8 Walk-Off Wins: 10 Scoring First: Opponent Scores First: Leading at End of Game: 70-0 Ducks vs. the EL Opp. H A Total ALT BIN BOW ERI HBG HFD NH POR REA RIC TRE Team Game-High s Runs: 18 (5/4 at BOW) Runs Allowed: 13 (5/20 at HFD) Hits: 21 (5/18 at HFD) Hits Allowed: 16 (2x, 6/23 vs. HBG) HR s: 4 (2x, 6/16 at REA) HR s Allowed: 3 (5x, 7/20 vs. RIC) BB s (Drawn): 12 (6/27 at BOW) BB s (Issued): 10 (7/2 vs. ALT) K s (Batters): 18 (4/21 at BOW) K s (Pitchers): 15 (8/10 vs. POR) Individual Game-High s Hits 5 (2x, Krieger, 6/17 at REA) 2B s: 3 (Castro, 5/25 vs. RIC) 3B s: 2 (2x, Haggerty, 8/3 at ALT) HR s: 2 (4x, Bradley, 6/25 at BOW) Runs: 4 (3x, Marabell, 7/19 vs. RIC) RBI: 5 (3x, Castro, 5/25 vs. RIC) BB s: 3 (5x, Haggerty, 6/27 at BOW) SB s: 2 (8x, Haggerty, 7/28 at ERI) K s (Pitcher): 9 (2x, Paulson, 6/21 vs. HFD) BB s (Pitcher): 5 (4x, Dowdy, 8/15 at BIN) Note: Most recent occurrence listed.