Ducks wrap up winning homestand
(Central Islip, N.Y., June 13, 2013) – The Long Island Ducks were defeated by the Bridgeport Bluefish 4-0 on Thursday night in a rain-shortened finale of a three-game series at Bethpage Ballpark.
POSTGAME VIDEO: Kevin Baez and John Brownell talk about the homestand and the game
Bridgeport opened the scoring on a two-run home run by Alexis Gomez in the first inning. They would double their lead on a two-run double by Victor Diaz in the third inning. Long Island tried to rally but could not get on the scoreboard before the rain began to fall in the sixth inning, and the game was called shortly thereafter due to inclement weather.
Bluefish starter Hunter Jones (2-5) picked up the win, tossing five and two-third shutout innings, surrendering just three hits and one walk with five strikeouts. Long Island starter John Brownell suffered the loss, letting up four runs on six hits in six innings of work.
The Ducks begin a seven game road trip on Friday night when they open a three-game series against the Lancaster Barnstormers. Game time is 7:00 from Clipper Magazine Stadium. MLB veteran Dontrelle Willis toes the rubber for the Ducks while right hander Brian Grening gets the call for Lancaster. Fans can follow all the action on the radio home of the Ducks, 103.9-FM WRCN or online by CLICKING HERE.
The Ducks return to Bethpage Ballpark on Friday, June 21 to open a three-game weekend set with the Sugar Land Skeeters. First pitch is scheduled for 7:05 p.m., with the Bethpage Ballpark gates opening at 6:05. Property of LI Ducks T-Shirts will go out to the first 1,500 fans, courtesy of Petro. Tickets for the game and all Ducks regular season home games are now on sale. Fans can purchase their tickets by visiting the Bethpage Ballpark box office, calling 631-940-TIXX or by CLICKING HERE.
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Duck Tales: With his single in the third inning, Danny Perales extended his hitting streak to six games. Perales is hitting 9-for-22 (.409) in that span…The Ducks finished the homestand with a 5-2 record to mark their first winning homestand of the season…Long Island won back-to-back series for the second time this season. The first came when they took two of three from Southern Maryland May 17-19 and three of four from Camden May 20-24.
GAME DATE: 06/13/2013 Bridgeport Bluefish 4 AT Long Island Ducks 0 YTD YTD Bridgeport AB R H BI AVG L Island AB R H BI AVG I.Suarez 2B 3 0 0 0 .222 D.Perales CF 3 0 1 0 .275 A.Krum LF 2 2 1 0 .316 J.Barfield 2B 3 0 1 0 .352 A.Gomez DH 3 1 1 2 .310 B.Broussard 1B 2 0 0 0 .345 P.Redman RF 2 1 1 0 .247 B.Hall SS 2 0 0 0 .227 L.Lopez 3B 3 0 0 0 .306 B.Nelson 3B 2 0 0 0 .262 V.Diaz 1B 3 0 1 2 .304 J.Brodin LF 2 0 1 0 .321 J.Simmons CF 3 0 1 0 .182 A.Bailey RF 2 0 0 0 .261 Y.Carter C 3 0 0 0 .270 R.Castro C 2 0 0 0 .241 B.Chaves SS 2 0 1 0 .219 P.Phillips DH 2 0 0 0 .236 24 4 6 4 20 0 3 0 Bridgeport 2 0 2 0 0 0 - 4 6 0 L Island 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 3 0 2B--V.Diaz (1). HR--A.Gomez (4). RBI--A.Gomez 2 (29), V.Diaz 2 (5). SB--J.Simmons (1). LOB--Bridgeport 4, L Island 4. YTD IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA Bridgeport H.Jones (W,2-5) 5.2 3 0 0 1 5 0 6.79 5.2 3 0 0 1 5 0 L Island J.Brownell (L,4-5) 6.0 6 4 4 2 5 1 4.25 6 6 4 4 2 5 1 WP--J.Brownell (1). SO--I.Suarez 2, V.Diaz, J.Simmons, Y.Carter, B.Hall 2, A.Bailey, P.Phillips 2. BB--A.Krum, P.Redman, B.Broussard. BF--H.Jones 21 (252), J.Brownell 26 (288). P-S--H.Jones 83-57, J.Brownell 98-62. T--1:43. A--4823 35 minute rain delay before game was called in bottom of the sixth inning