Dunning and Brewer dazzle on mound early for both teams

(Central Islip, N.Y., Sept. 10, 2017) – The Long Island Ducks were defeated by the Bridgeport Bluefish 4-1 on Sunday afternoon in the finale of a three-game series at Bethpage Ballpark.

GAME VIDEO: Highlights from Sunday’s series finale

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Both sides traded zeroes until the bottom of the fifth. Alex Burg doubled with one out against Bluefish starter Charles Brewer, and Jordan Hinshaw followed with an RBI single to give the Ducks a 1-0 lead. Bridgeport rallied to tie the game with two outs in the seventh inning. Following a single and two walks, Welington Dotel was hit by a pitch to force in the tying run.

The Bluefish took the lead in the ninth inning. Following two errors to begin the inning, an RBI infield single by Gustavo Molina and a two-run single to center by Angelys Nina did the damage.

Neither starter factored into the decision. Ducks starter Jake Dunning tossed six scoreless innings, allowing four hits and three walks while striking out five. Brewer lasted six innings, yielding a run on five hits with four strikeouts. Elvin Ramirez (5-2) earned the win with two scoreless innings of relief, allowing just one hit. Amalio Diaz (5-5) suffered the loss, surrendering three unearned runs on two hits and a walk with two strikeouts in one inning. Manny Delcarmen collected his fifth save with a perfect ninth.

The Ducks begin their final road trip of the regular season on Monday when they visit the York Revolution for the makeup of this past Wednesday’s rainout. Game time is slated for 6:30 p.m. from PeoplesBank Park. Fans can follow all the action on the Long Island Ducks Broadcast Network. Live streaming HD video and audio will be available via BoxCast on the Ducks’ official Facebook page, YouTube channel and at LIDucks.com.

The Long Island Ducks are members of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball and play their home games at Bethpage Ballpark. For further information, call (631) 940-DUCK or visit www.liducks.com.

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 Game Date: 09/10/2017 Bridgeport Bluefish 4 AT Long Island Ducks 1 YTD YTD Bridgeport AB R H BI AVG L Island AB R H BI AVG Hernandez, L SS 4 0 1 0 .286 Cleary Jr., D CF 4 0 0 0 .264 Cuevas, J 2B 3 1 0 0 .273 Reyes, E 2B 4 0 0 0 .302 Dotel, W CF 4 1 0 1 .277 Ford, L DH 4 0 1 0 .281 Galvez, J 1B 5 0 1 0 .278 Krauss, M LF 4 0 0 0 .284 Lambo, A LF 3 1 1 0 .295 Gotay, R 3B 4 0 2 0 .272 Molina, G C 5 0 1 1 .223 Songco, A 1B 3 0 1 0 .263 Nina, A 3B 5 0 2 2 .260 Burg, A C 3 1 1 0 .228 Guillen, O RF 3 0 1 0 .253 Hinshaw, J RF 3 0 1 1 .321 Nessy, S DH 5 1 2 0 .204 Lyons, D SS 3 0 0 0 .256 37 4 9 4 32 1 6 1 Bridgeport 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 - 4 9 0 L Island 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 1 6 2 2B--Burg, A C (20). RBI--Dotel, W CF (20), Molina, G C (19), Nina, A 3B 2 (33), TOTALS 4 (0), Hinshaw, J RF (26), TOTALS (0). HP--Dotel, W CF (2). SB--Dotel, W CF (4), Nessy, S DH (1). E--Gotay, R 3B 2 (12). LOB--Bridgeport 15, L Island 4. DP--J. Dunning(P) - E. Reyes(2B) - A. Songco(1B), J. Cuevas(2B) - L. Hernandez(SS) - J. Galvez(1B). YTD IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA Bridgeport Brewer, C 6.0 5 1 1 0 4 0 4.11 Ramirez, E (W,5-2) 2.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.82 Delcarmen, M (S,8) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.81 9 6 1 1 0 5 0 L Island Dunning, J 6.0 4 0 0 3 5 0 3.38 Crider, P 0.2 1 1 1 2 0 0 3.42 Rogers, R 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.04 OGrady, D 0.1 2 0 0 0 0 0 4.72 Velez, J 0.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 6.23 Diaz, A (L,5-5) 1.0 2 3 0 1 2 0 2.15 Wilson, T 0.2 0 0 0 1 2 0 5.40 9 9 4 1 8 10 0 PB--Burg, A. HB--Rogers, R (3). SO--Hernandez, L 2, Cuevas, J, Dotel, W, Galvez, J 2, Lambo, A, Nina, A, Nessy, S 2, Cleary Jr., D, Ford, L 2, Burg, A, Hinshaw, J. BB--Hernandez, L 2, Cuevas, J 2, Lambo, A 2, Guillen, O 2. BF--Brewer, C 22 (622), Ramirez, E 7 (122), Delcarmen, M 3 (239), Dunning, J 24 (181), Crider, P 5 (206), Rogers, R 2 (270), OGrady, D 3 (453), Velez, J (22), Diaz, A 8 (227), Wilson, T 3 (95). P-S--Brewer, C 90-67, Ramirez, E 21-15, Delcarmen, M 14-11, Dunning, J 99-64, Crider, P 22-11, Rogers, R 15-9, OGrady, D 8-6, Velez, J 5-1, Diaz, A 35-23, Wilson, T 15-9. T--3:19. A--4803 Plate Umpire - Jorge Teran, Field Umpire #1 - David Speranza, Field Umpire #2 - Warren Nicholson