Akron starter Ryan Merritt allowed just three hits and one run in seven innings, and Yandy Diaz and Carlos Moncrief each had two-run homers as the RubberDucks routed Portland, 10-3, to complete a three-game sweep at Canal Park.
It was the RubberDucks' fourth straight victory. Akron (61-54) is now in third place in the Class AA Eastern League Western Division, four games behind the first-place Bowie Bay Sox.
Akron entered the fifth inning trailing, 1-0, but took control with a five-run inning that included a sacrifice fly from Diaz, a two-run single from Bradley Zimmer, and a two-run homer from Moncrief.