2018 Akron RubberDucks Game Notes

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1 2018 Akron RubberDucks Game Notes New Hampshire Fisher Cats (76-62, 2-0) vs. Akron RubberDucks (78-62, 0-2) Toronto Blue Jays Cleveland Indians Eastern League Championship Series Game 3 Friday, September 14, :35 p.m. Northeast Delta Dental Stadium Manchester, NH Radio: WARF 1350 AM WARF iheart Channel TuneIn App Television: MiLB.TV Today s Starting Pitchers: Fri. 9/14, 6:35 p.m. at New Hampshire Akron: RHP Zach Plesac (0-0, 4.15) N.H.: RHP Jordan Romano (1-0, 0.00) Upcoming Games and Pitching Probables (subject to change): Sat. 9/15, 6:35 p.m. at New Hampshire* Akron: LHP Sean Brady (1-0, 0.00) N.H.: RHP Hector Perez (0-0, 8.10) Sun. 9/16, 1:35 p.m. at New Hampshire* Akron: RHP Jake Paulson (0-0, 1.29) N.H.: RHP T.J. Zeuch (0-0, 1.50) * if necessary RubberDucks News and Notes: Last Time Out New Hampshire s Jon Berti stroked a two-run single, and right-hander Jon Harris struck out seven in his playoff debut, as the Fisher Cats defeated the Akron RubberDucks, 6-1, in Game 2 of the Eastern League Championship Series Wednesday night at Canal Park in Akron, Ohio. The win gives the Fisher Cats a 2-0 lead in the best-of-five ELCS. Welcome to the ELCS The RubberDucks are in the ELCS for the 11 th time in franchise history (twice as the Canton-Akron Indians, seven times as the Akron Aeros and now twice as the RubberDucks). Akron has claimed five ELCS titles ( 03, 05, 09, 12, 16), including victories in their last three appearances. In its most recent ELCS action, the RubberDucks swept Trenton, 3-0, in Akron holds a all-time record in the ELCS. Akron and New Hampshire are meeting in the finals for the first time. The RubberDucks -are facing elimination in tonight s game. The Akron franchise has never been swept in 10 previous ELCS appearances. -qualified for the EL playoffs for the 17 th time in franchise history (30 seasons). -were 3-3 vs. the Fisher Cats in the regular season, with the visiting team winning two of three in the opponent s ballpark. -were on the road during the regular season and are 1-1 on the road in the post-season, so far. -ranked 2 nd in the EL in runs (665), 2 nd in ERA (3.59), T-6 th in batting (.250), 3 rd in steals (132) and T-4 th in defense (.978). Playoff Performers -RHP Jake Paulson has thrown 14 innings and allowed just two runs in his two playoff appearances (1.29 ERA). -1B Nellie Rodriguez is hitting.272 (6-22), including a walk-off, solo homer in the 10 th inning to win Game 2 over the Curve, OF Andrew Calica is hitting.348 (8-23) in the playoffs with a team-high five RBI, including three in Game 4 of ELDS, 9/8 at ALT. About the Opposition New Hampshire is the Double-A affiliate of the Toronto Blue Jays. The Fisher Cats are managed by EL Manager of the Year John Schneider. The franchise began in 2004, after relocating from New Haven, Connecticut, and won the EL championship in a three-game sweep of Altoona in its first season. The Cats won their second title in 2011, besting Richmond, three games to one. Notable alumni of the franchise include Yan Gomes, Kevin Pillar, Ryan Goins, Marcus Stroman, and Anthony Alford. On Deck If necessary, the RubberDucks and Fisher Cats will play Game 4 of the ELCS on Saturday night at 6:35 at Northeast Delta Dental Stadium. 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 17 times overall, and 11 of the last 17 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 Fisher Cats 6 RubberDucks 1 Tuesday, 9/11/18 Summary New Hampshire s Jon Berti stroked a two-run single, and right-hander Jon Harris struck out seven in his playoff debut, as the Fisher Cats defeated the Akron RubberDucks, 6-1, in Game 2 of the Eastern League Championship Series Wednesday night at Canal Park in Akron, Ohio. Turning Point The Fisher Cats (2-0) scored three times in the third inning off Kyle Dowdy (0-1) to claim a 3-1 lead. The Cats ripped four consecutive singles to start the inning. Gunnar Heidt led off with a hit to right and advanced to third on a single by Forrest Wall. Wall took second on Andrew Calica s throw to third on the play. Berti was next and bounced a single back through the middle, scoring both Heidt and Wall to give the Fisher Cats a 2-1 lead. After a single by Bo Bichette and sacrifice bunt by Harold Ramirez, Cavan Biggio rolled a fielder s choice grounder to first to drive in Berti to extend the lead to 3-1. Mound Presence Dowdy, who won Game 1 of the Division Series over Altoona, worked 5.1 innings and struck out eight. The Cats scored an unearned run off Dowdy in the sixth to take a 4-1 lead. Dowdy scattered five hits and walked only two. Harris (1-0) was masterful for the Fisher Cats, twirling 6.1 innings and striking out seven in his first post-season start. He allowed a run in the first, but responded by retiring the next 11 Ducks hitters. Harris won 12 games during the regular season, which ranked second in the EL. Duck Tales The Ducks (0-2) scored their only run of the night on a lead-off double by Ernie Clement and a sacrifice fly by Tyler Krieger in the first for a brief, 1-0 lead. Andrew Calica had a pair of singles for one-third of Akron s hit-total (6). Notebook The Fisher Cats are a perfect 5-0 in the playoffs and now hold a 2-0 lead in the best-of-five ELCS New Hampshire blew the game open with a pair of runs on three hits in the eighth off a trio of Akron relievers, who combined to throw three wild pitches in the inning...akron has been held to just two runs in the ELCS...Nine Akron pitchers combined to strike out 14 Cats hitters...new Hampshire DH and EL batting champ Harold Ramirez was ejected from the game in the seventh following an argument with home plate umpire Jacob Metz... Time of game: 3:03 Attendance: 4,790. 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 Zach Plesac RHP, 6-2, 200, Age 23 (1/21/95), Resides: Crown Point, IN Last time out: Fri. 9/7 at ALT, 4.1 IP 3 H 2 ER 2 K (ND in 8-5 loss) Currently 0-0, 4.16 ERA in post-season (1 GS) Was 3-1, 2.45 in four starts for Akron in regular season. Making his 6 th Akron start and his 28 th overall start. The RubberDucks are 3-2 in his starts. Throws FB, slider, curve and change-up. Making 42 nd career appearance, 41 st career start and his 6 th career Akron start, counting playoffs. 2 nd year pro. Owns a lifetime record of 12-8, 3.45 ERA in the minor leagues (195.2 IP, 75 ER). Drafted 12 th round of the 2016 draft out of Ball State University. Underwent Tommy John surgery on 4/29/16 while a junior at Ball State. Went 20-9, 3.06 ERA in three seasons at BSU. Named MAC Freshman of the Year in 2014 after going 12-2, 2.11 ERA. Nephew of 3x MLB all-star left-hander and current MLB Network analyst Dan Plesac Season Highlights Started Game 3 of ELDS at ALT, 9/7. Gave up only three hits with no walks, but left with two runners on base in fifth inning, both of which scored against bullpen. Emerged with no-decision in 8-5 loss. Weaved six innings and allowed just two runs in 6-4 victory at ERI, 9/1. Received 2 nd call-up to Akron, 9/1. Was also with the team, 5/24-6/3 (3 GS). Went 8-5, 4.04 ERA in 22 starts with Single-A Lynchburg. In second AA start, weaved six shutout frames in 3-0 win at ALT, 5/29. Scattered three hits, no walks and four K s. Dazzled onlookers with 5.2 shutout innings in AA debut vs. TRE, 5/24. Allowed two hits and one walk while striking out 8 in 1-0 victory. Initially promoted to Akron, 5/24. Tossed nine-inning, two-hit, complete game shutout vs. Myrtle Beach, 5/6 (4-0 win) Season Highlights Made pro debut with Short-Season Mahoning Valley. Went 0-1, 1.38 ERA in eight appearances with Scrappers. Finished season with six starts for Low-A Lake County, going 1-1, 3/60 ERA. Plesac s 2018 Akron Game-By-Game Date Opp. Dec. Final IP H R ER HR BB K NP-S ERA Notable Thu. 5/24 TRE W 1-0 W AA Debut Tue. 5/29 at ALT W 3-0 W Retired final 8 Sun. 6/3 ERI L 4-3 L R s in 1 st inning Sat. 9/1 at ERI W 6-4 W Triumphant return to Ducks Fri. 9/7* at ALT ND 8-5 L Game 3 of ELDS *EL playoffs

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: 9/12 vs. NH, 2-4 Series: 4-7, BB Last HR: 9/8 at ALT, 2-run (Agrazal) Notes: 3 rd year pro 8-23, HR, 2B, 5 RBI, 2 BB in playoffs...ranked 2 nd in EL in OBP (.389) and 3 rd in steals (27)...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: 9/12 vs. NH, 0-1 Series: 1-5 Last HR: 8/18 at HBG, 2-run (Pena) Notes: 5 th year pro 7-19, 2B, RBI, 2 BB in playoffs...had six-game hit streak, 8/25-9/2 (9-23,.391) 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: 9/12 vs. NH, 0-3 Series: 0-3 Last HR: 8/28 vs.bow, solo (Zimmerman) Notes: 5 th year pro 0-7 in playoffs...re-joined roster 9/5 Spent 9/2-3 with Triple-A Columbus Stroked 2B for first AAA hit 9/2 vs. TOL 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: 9/12 vs. ALT, 1-4, 2B Series: 2-9, 2B Last HR: NA Notes: 2 nd year pro 6-25, 2B, 2 RBI, 2 BB in playoffs...lambasted three doubles at ERI, 8/21 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: 9/12 vs. NH, 1-3 Series: 2-7 Last HR: 8/2 vs. BOW, Solo (Akin) Notes: 4 th year pro 2-13, RBI, SAC in playoffs...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 UNM. #10 Tyler Krieger OF Age 24, Resides: Johns Creek, GA, Acq.: 4 th Rd. 15, College/HS: Clemson Last: 9/12 vs. NH, 0-3, SF, RBI Series: 0-7, SF, RBI, BB Last HR: 6/17 at REA, Solo (Singer) Notes: 3 rd year pro , SF, 2 RBI, 2 BB in playoffs 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 24, Resides: Fremont, CA, Acq: 3 rd Rd. 15, College: Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Last: 9/12 vs. NH, 0-3 Series: 0-7 Last HR: 8/29 vs. BOW, 2-run (Akin) Notes: 4 th year pro , 3B, 2 RBI in playoffs Lifted timely SAC fly in 9 th for win vs. RIC, 7/19 Walloped 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. #1 Elvis Perez INF Age 22, Resides: San Francisco de Macoris, DO, Acq: FA 14, College/HS: NA Last: 9/12 vs. NH, 0-1 Series: 0-1 Last HR: NA Notes: 4 th year pro 0-1 in playoffs...added to roster, 9/1 Hit.229 with four HR s and 22 RBI in 48 games at Low-A Lake County Opened the season at Short-season Mahoning Valley where he his.366 with two homers and 10 RBI in 12 games. #7 Nellie Rodriguez 1B Age 24, Resides: New York, NY, Acq: 15 th 12, College/HS: Geo. Washington (NY) HS Last: 9/12 vs. NH, 1-3, HB Series: 2-7, RBI, BB, HB Last HR: 9/6 vs. ALT, solo (Eckelman) Notes: 7 th year pro , HR, 3 RBI, 3 BB, HB in playoffs Cracked game-winning, solo HR in 10 th inning to beat ALT, 2-1, in Game 2 of ELDS, 9/6 Belted pair of HR s and drove in 5 RBI at ERI, 8/20 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: 9/12 vs. NH, 1-3 Series: 2-6, BB Last HR: 8/22 vs. ERI, solo (Blackwood) Notes: 4 th year pro , 2 RBI, 3 BB in playoffs 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: 9/12 vs. NH, 0-3 Series: 0-7, BB Last HR: 8/15 at BIN (1), Solo (Gonzalez) Notes: 4 th year pro , 3 BB in playoffs 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: Wed. 9/12 vs. NH, 0.0 IP 2 H 2 WP (ND in 6-1 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 #29 Rob Kaminsky LHP Age 24, Resides: Englewood Cliffs, NJ, Acq: TR 16, College/HS: St. Joseph (NJ) HS Throws: FB, CUR, CH Last Appearance: Tue. 9/11 vs. NH, 0.2 IP 1 H (ND in 3-1 loss) Notes: 6 th year pro 4-4 in save chances Had 12 consecutive scoreless outings, 7/18-8/25 (14.0 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: Wed. 9/12 vs. NH, 1.0 IP 3 K (ND in 6-1 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: Wed. 9/12 vs. NH, 0.2 IP 1 HB (ND in 6-1 loss) Notes: 7 th year pro 1-2 in save chances...made Triple-A debut with 3.0 scoreless innings vs. TOL, 9/2 Seven consecutive scoreless outings, 8/20-present (12.2 IP) 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 (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 27, Resides: Sioux Falls, SD, Acq: 35 th Rd. 13, College/HS: Augustana (IL) College Throws: FB, SL, CH Last Appearance: Tue. 9/11 vs. NH, 1.2 IP 1 H 2 ER 2 BB (LP in 3-1 loss) Notes: 7 th year pro Had 10 consecutive scoreless outings, 7/19-8/21 (14.0 IP) 1-3 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: Wed. 9/12 vs. NH, 0.1 IP (ND in 6-1 loss) Notes: 6 th year pro 1-1 in save chances Made two appearances for Triple-A Columbus, 8/30-9/2 (1.2 IP 2 H 0 R 2 BB 3 K) Had 11 consecutive scoreless outings, 8/3-9/5 (14.2 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 #9 Nick Pasquale RHP Age 27, Resides: Walnut Creek, CA, Acq: 20 th Rd. 12, College/HS: Diablo Valley CC Throws: FB, SL, CH Last Appearance: Wed. 9/12 vs. NH, 0.1 IP 1 H (ND in 6-1 loss) Notes: 7 th year pro 0-2 in save chances Re-joined roster, 8/30 Appeared in nine games at Lynchburg, 7/20-8/22 (1-0, 3.31 ERA) Called up to AAA, 7/6, and made relief appearance at IND (0.2 IP 2 ER) Has appeared for Akron the last four seasons Pitching hero of 2016 EL playoffs, going 1-0, 0.66 ERA in two starts Won championship clincher, 2-1, at TRE, 9/16/16 (5.2 IP 4 H 1 ER). #35 Nick Sandlin RHP Age 21, Resides: Evans, GA, Acq: 2 nd Rd. 18, College/HS: Southern Miss Throws: 4 & 2-seam FB, CUR, SL Last Appearance: Wed. 9/12 vs. NH, 0.2 IP 1 BB (ND in 6-1 loss) Notes: 1 st year pro Added to roster, 8/22 Was 1-0, 1.42 ERA and four saves in seven games at Lynchburg Opened pro career at Low-A Lake County, 6/30 Appeared in 10 games for the Captains with no record, a 1.74 ERA and one save Drafted by Indians in 2 nd round (67 th overall) in this year s draft Named Conference USA Pitcher of the Year after going 10-0 with a NCAA-best 1.06 ERA for the Golden Eagles last spring Fanned 144 strikeouts and walked 18 in innings.

6 #23 David Speer LHP Age 26, Resides: Westport, CT, Acq: 27 th Rd. 14, College/HS: Columbia Throws: FB, SL, CUR, CH Last Appearance: Wed. 9/12 vs. NH, 0.0 IP 1 H (ND in 6-1 loss) Notes: 5 th year pro 1-6 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). #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. 9/12 vs. NH, 0.1 IP 1 H 2 ER 1 BB 1 K (ND in 6-1 loss) Notes: 6 th year pro 0-2 in save chances 2-0, 2.86 ERA as a reliever (19 G) 2-1, 2.45 ERA as a starter (10 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 89,268 (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. 50 5/27 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 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, ,476 (S1, S2, etc. indicates home sellouts)

8 2018 RubberDucks Day-By-Day (continued) # Date Opp. W/L Score Rec. Standing W/L/SV Time Att. Tot. Home Att /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, , /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 L , +0.5 Watkins/Dowdy/none 3:06 6, /21 at ERI W , +0.5 Brady/Gutierrez/Milbrath 3:17 2, /22 ERI W , +0.5 Sandlin/Blackwood/Orlan 2:20 4, , /23 ERI W , +0.5 Speer/Burrows/Kaminsky 3:06 4, , /24 HBG L , +0.5 Darnell/McKenzie/Mendez 2:21 8,354 (S9) 309, /25 HBG W T1, +0.0 Paulson/Crowe/Orlan 2:07 8,025 (S10) 317, /26 HBG L , -1.0 Mills/Kaminsky/Bourque 3:14 7, , /27 BOW L , -1.0 Tate/Angulo/Kline 2:52 4, , /28 BOW W T1, +0.0 Brady/Zimmerman/none 2:55 4, , /29 BOW L T1, +0.0 Lee/Claiborne/none 3:25 4, , /30 BOW L , -1.0 Gonzalez/Speer/none 2:41 7, , /31 at ERI W , -1.0 Dowdy/Watkins/none 2:54 4, /1 at ERI W , -1.0 Plesac/Ladwig/none 2:50 4, /2 at ERI L , -2.0 Szkutnik/Milbrath/Schreiber 3:21 3, /3 at ERI W , -1.0 Pasquale/Manning/DeMasi 2:50 5,401 9/4 OFF P1 9/5 ALT W NA Dowdy/Vieaux/Milbrath 2:42 3,207 P2 9/6 ALT W NA Milbrath/Eckelman/none 2:51 3,419 P3 9/7 at ALT L NA Weiman/Angulo/Eckelman 2:42 3,385 P4 9/8 at ALT W NA Brady/Agrazal/none 2:53 2,898 P5 9/11 NH L 3-1 (10) 0-1 NA Snead/Milbrath/Bergen 2:59 3,012 P6 9/12 NH L NA Harris/Dowdy/none 3:03 4,790 (S1, S2, etc. indicates home sellouts) *Game was suspended on 7/24 due to power outage. Completed 7/25. 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 (7/1-Present) 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). 8/22 RHP Nick Sandlin received from Lynchburg. RHP Dominic DeMasi placed on DL (right quad strain). 8/26 RHP Jake Paulson placed on DL (blister). 8/28 RHP Mitch Brown activated from DL. 8/29 RHP Neil Ramirez and OF Rajai Davis received from Cleveland on minor league rehabilitation assignments. LHP R.C. Orlan promoted to Columbus. RHP Preston Claiborne received from AZL. RHP Aaron Civale placed on DL (right lat strain). RHP Dominic DeMasi activated from DL. 8/30 RHP Nick Pasquale received from Lynchburg. RHP Mitch Brown placed on DL (right quad soreness). 9/1 RHP Kieran Lovegrove and C Li-Jen Chu promoted to Columbus. INF Alexis Pantoja transferred to Lynchburg. C Gian Paul Gonzalez and RHP Zach Plesac received from Lynchburg. INF Elvis Perez received from Lake County. 9/2 C Gian Paul Gonzalez transferred to Lake County. INF Jonathan Laureano received from Lake County. 9/3 RHP Cody Anderson received from Cleveland on minor league rehabilitation assignment. 9/4 RHP Kieran Lovegrove, LHP R.C. Orlan and C Li-Jen Chu have been received from Columbus. 9/5 3B Josh Donaldson received from Cleveland on minor league rehabilitation assignment. RHP Jake Paulson activated from DL. 9/11 3B Josh Donaldson recalled by Cleveland Reg. 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: DH s (W-L-S): Leading After 8: 62-1 Trailing After 8: 3-50 Tied After 8: 8-9 Walk-Off Wins: 10 Scoring First: Opponent Scores First: Leading at End of Game: 78-0 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: 15 (8/29 vs. BOW) Hits: 21 (5/18 at HFD) Hits Allowed: 18 (8/29 vs. BOW) HR s: 4 (2x, 6/16 at REA) HR s Allowed: 3 (7x, 8/29 vs. BOW) 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 (2x, Clement, 8/21 at ERI) 3B s: 2 (2x, Haggerty, 8/3 at ALT) HR s: 2 (5x, Rodriguez, 8/20 at ERI) Runs: 4 (3x, Marabell, 7/19 vs. RIC) RBI: 5 (4x, Rodriguez, 8/20 at ERI) BB s: 3 (5x, Haggerty, 6/27 at BOW) SB s: 2 (9x, Haggerty, 8/29 vs. BOW) K s (Pitcher): 9 (3x, Dowdy, 8/31 at ERI) BB s (Pitcher): 5 (4x, Dowdy, 8/15 at BIN) Note: Most recent occurrence listed.