ALTOONA CURVE
(11-7, 41-45)
VS
AKRON RUBBERDUCKS
(8-10, 51-35)
ADVANCE INFORMATION REPORT
7/18/2025
CLUBHOUSE REPORT
TEAM OVERVIEW
Akron was at home last week to face the Richmond Flying Squirrels. They finished the week 1-5 and lost Sunday’s game 7-2. The Rubberducks finished the first half of the 2025 season 43-25, finishing second in the Eastern League Southwest Division. They currently have a record of 8-10 and are posting a -2 run differential, scoring 71 runs while allowing 73. At home, Akron has a record of 25-19, while on the road they have a record of 26-16.
REHAB ASSIGNMENTS
INJURIES/SUSPENSIONS/DEV LIST/INACTIVE LIST
2B – Travis Bazzana - Rehab Assignment
RHP – Allan Hernandez -
7-day IL
OF – Justin Boyd - 60-day IL
RHP – Carter Spivey -
7-day IL
LHP – Rodney Boone - 7-day IL
RHP – Magnus Ellerts -
7-day IL
STARTING ROTATION (PROJECTED)
Friday: RHP Dylan DeLucia
Saturday: RHP Trent Denholm
Sunday: RHP Rorik Maltrud
KEY RELIEVERS - BULLPEN
RHR Jake Miller
RHR Zach Jacobs
LHR Steven Perez
TOP PERFORMERS - POSITION PLAYERS (LAST SERIES)
C – Cooper Ingle
(13 for 35, 7 1B, 4 2B, 2HR, 5RBI, 8BB)
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IF – Kahlil Watson
(12 for 38, 5 1B, 4 2B, 3B, 2HR, 5RBI, 2BB)
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TOP PERFORMERS - PITCHERS (LAST SERIES)
LHP – Steven Perez (7.2 IP, 4H, 1R, 3BB, 8K)
RHP – Ross Carver (5.0 IP, 5H, ER, 4K)
TEAM OFFENSIVE IDENTITY & HITTERS TENDENCIES
TEAM LEAGUE RANKINGS & OFFENSIVE IDENTITY
- K%: 8th (25.3%)
- BB%: 1st (11.9%)
- IZMiss%: 5th (19.8%)
- Chase%: 4th (24.1%)
- Swing%: 8th (45.7%)
- GB%: 6th (39.9%)
- HR%: 9th (1.9%)
IDENTITY
- Low HR%
- Average K%
- High BB%
- Average Swing%
- Low Chase%
HITTERS STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES BUCKETS
STRENGTHS
POWER
- Kahlil Watson
- Cooper Ingle
- Jorge Burgos
CONTACT
- Cooper Ingle
- Angel Genao
- Jonah Advincula
vs Pitches 95+
- Angel Genao
- Cooper Ingle
- Jorge Burgos
SINK
- Kahlil Watson
- Cooper Ingle
- Angel Genao
RIDE
- Jorge Burgos
- Guy Lipscomb
- Cooper Ingle
WEAKNESSES
MISS
- Cameron Barstad (CH/CT/CB)
- Alex Mooney (CH)
- Team struggles with sliders and curve balls
CHASE
- Jorge Burgos (CT)
- Kahlil Watson (SL)
- Jonah Advincula (SL)
- Guy Lipscomb (CB)
RUN PREVENTION
FOCUS MATCHUPS
C – Cooper Ingle
IF – Angel Genao
OF – Jorge Burgos
RUNNERS
Akron is 5th in the league in stolen base attempts with 129, 5th in the league in stolen bases with 98, and 9th in the league in stolen base success rate with a success rate of 76%. The team is 89 for 111 (80.9%) when stealing 2B and 9 for 16 (56.3%) when stealing 3B this season.
- RUNNERS:
Alex Mooney (21 for 24) Will steal third
Tyresse Turner (14 for
18) Will steal third
BUNTERS
Akron has the 6th most bunt attempts in the league with 59 total attempts.
- BUNTERS:
Tyresse Turner (13 bunts)
Guy Lipscomb (11 bunts)
Alex
Mooney (10 bunts)
Opponent CRG
Overview
Akron has allowed the 8th most number of stolen bases attempts (108), and the 6th most number of stolen base (87), good for the 3rd highest SB% allowed in the Eastern League. The pitcher who has allowed the most number of stolen bases is Tommy Mace with 15 stolen bases in 17 attempts.
ROSTER & RECENT TRANSACTIONS
TOP 30 PROSPECTS ON ROSTER
IF – Angel Genao – #3
C – Cooper Ingle – #8
OF – Kahlil
Watson – #28
PREVIOUS SERIES POSITIVES/NEGATIVES
POSITIVES
CRG
- Against the best running team in the league, the staff and catchers caught 3 runners last week, the most in the Eastern League.
BB%
- The pitching staff allowed a BB% of just 7.8 this past week, the lowest in the league last week.
NEGATIVES
FPS%
- The pitching staff had a FPS% of 57.1%, the 3rd lowest in the league.
Barrel%
- The pitching staff allowed a barrel% of 20%, the 2nd highest in the league last week.