Ray Navarrete hits two home runs, drives in five
(Central Islip, N.Y., Aug. 17, 2013) – The Long Island Ducks beat the York Revolution 7-6 in waddle-off fashion on Saturday night before a past-capacity crowd of 6,216 at Bethpage Ballpark.
GAME AUDIO: Ray Navarrete’s pair of homers and Willis Otanez’s walk-off double
POSTGAME VIDEO: Kevin Baez, Ray Navarrete and Willis Otanez talk another dramatic victory
York opened the scoring with three runs in the fourth inning off Ducks starter Bill Murphy. Salvador Paniagua hit a two-run double to center field, and Matt Spencer drove in a run with a double to left. Ray Navarrete tied the game with a three-run homer in the bottom half of the frame off Revolution starter Corey Thurman.
Navarrete struck again for a two-run home run to left to put the Ducks in front in the sixth. York scratched a run across in the seventh on a Kody Kirkland RBI double, and Ruddy Yan tripled to center in the eighth inning to drive in two and put York in front. Long Island rallied back in the ninth though to win the game. After singles by Bill Hall and Josh Barfield, Willis Otanez smacked a two-run double off the left field wall to win the game.
Neither starter factored in the decision. Murphy threw seven innings of four-run, nine-hit ball, striking out three, and Thurman allowed five runs on eight hits in six innings. Daniel Herrera (2-1) picked up the win, recording the final out in the ninth inning. Juan Rincon (1-8) took the loss, allowing two runs on three hits in one-third of an inning.
Ramon Castro led the Ducks with three hits while Navarrete, Otanez and Barfield each had two.
The Ducks wrap up their four-game series against York on Sunday evening. Game time is slated for 5:05 p.m., with the Bethpage Ballpark gates opening at 4:05. The first 1,500 fans through the gates will receive Elisa DiStefano Bobbleheads, courtesy of News 12. It’s also a Sunday Family Funday at the Duck Pond! Prior to the game, fans will be invited onto the field for an autograph session with the Ducks. After the game, kids and kids at heart can take part in Kids Run the Bases, presented by Bethpage Federal Credit Union. Lefty James Houser toes the rubber for the Ducks against York right-hander Zack Segovia.
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. Fans unable to make the can follow all the action live on the radio home of the Ducks, 103.9-FM, WRCN, and online with streaming video and audio on the Ducks official YouTube channel, www.youtube.com/ducksbaseball.
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Duck Tales: Ray Navarrete hit two home runs in a game for the first time this season. His last two-homer game came on August 24, 2012 in Lancaster. The two longballs increased the Ducks’ season total to 99, and it was Navarrete’s second and third homer of the month against York. The eighth-year Duck also drove in five runs for the first time since June 28, 2012 against Sugar Land. It was his seventh multi-RBI game in 2013…Ramon Castro notched his fourth three-hit game and his 20th multi-hit game overall. This was his second consecutive multi-hit game as well…Josh Barfield racked up two hits for the 15th time this season, and it was his 22nd multi-hit game on the year…Willis Otanez drove in two runs for the first time this season, earning his first RBI as a Duck since September 19, 2010 at Lancaster…The seven inning outing by Bill Murphy was his longest of the season. His previous high was six innings, which he had recorded six times…With one and one-third scoreless innings, Josh Lansford now has seven consecutive scoreless appearances. He has also allowed an earned run in only one of his last 13 games and has given up runs in just two of his last 18 games. In those 18 appearances, he has lowered his season ERA from 6.32 to 3.13…The walk-off win was the eighth of the year and marked back-to-back walk-off wins for the Ducks. This was the second set of back-to-back walk-offs in 2013 with the first coming July 19 and 20 against Camden. It also marked Long Island’s third waddle-off win of the month against York…The crowd of 6,216 was the Ducks’ 10th past-capacity crowd of the season at Bethpage Ballpark. Long Island is now 8-2 this season when there is a past-capacity crowd at the Duck Pond. The Ducks have hosted 625 sellouts all-time, an Atlantic League record.
GAME DATE: 08/17/2013 York Revolution 6 AT Long Island Ducks 7 YTD YTD York AB R H BI AVG L Island AB R H BI AVG K.Kirkland 3B 5 0 2 1 .252 J.Barfield 2B 5 1 2 0 .315 O.Castro SS 4 0 1 0 .277 B.Nelson 3B 4 0 0 0 .283 W.Batista 2B 5 0 2 0 .308 W.Otanez DH 5 0 2 2 .308 A.Perez DH 5 1 1 0 .305 R.Strieby LF 4 1 1 0 .274 M.Teahen 1B 4 2 3 0 .295 R.Castro C 4 1 3 0 .265 S.Paniagua C 4 1 1 2 .285 P.Phillips PR 0 0 0 0 .232 M.Spencer LF 3 1 1 1 .270 R.Henriquez C 0 0 0 0 .248 M.Hernandez RF 4 1 1 0 .261 A.Bailey RF 4 1 1 0 .254 R.Yan CF 4 0 1 2 .237 R.Navarrete 1B 4 2 2 5 .245 K.Binick CF 4 0 0 0 .267 D.Lyons SS 3 0 1 0 .202 B.Hall PH 1 1 1 0 .266 38 6 13 6 38 7 13 7 York 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 2 0 - 6 13 0 L Island 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 2 - 7 13 0 2B--K.Kirkland (24), S.Paniagua (17), M.Spencer (23), M.Hernandez (5), W.Otanez (1), R.Castro (10), D.Lyons (6). 3B--R.Yan (3). HR--R.Navarrete 2 (5). RBI--K.Kirkland (24), S.Paniagua 2 (43), M.Spencer (42), R.Yan 2 (34), W.Otanez 2 (2), R.Navarrete 5 (32). SB--P.Phillips (12). LOB--York 8, L Island 7. DP--D. Lyons(SS) - J. Barfield(2B) - R. Navarrete(1B), A. Bailey(RF) - R. Henriquez(C). YTD IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA York C.Thurman 6.0 8 5 5 1 3 2 6.18 J.DePaula 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2.89 M.Wuertz 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3.05 J.Rincon (L,1-8) 0.1 3 2 2 0 1 0 3.26 8.1 13 7 7 1 6 2 L Island B.Murphy 7.0 9 4 4 2 3 0 5.88 E.Threets 0.1 1 2 2 1 0 0 10.64 J.Lansford 1.1 3 0 0 0 1 0 3.13 D.Herrera (W,2-1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.73 9 13 6 6 3 4 0 WP--B.Murphy (7), J.Lansford (3). SO--W.Batista, S.Paniagua, M.Spencer, M.Hernandez, B.Nelson, R.Strieby 2, R.Navarrete, K.Binick 2. BB--O.Castro, M.Teahen, M.Spencer, B.Nelson. BF--C.Thurman 27 (552), J.DePaula 5 (200), M.Wuertz 3 (171), J.Rincon 4 (204), B.Murphy 31 (468), E.Threets 3 (60), J.Lansford 6 (160), D.Herrera (52). P-S--C.Thurman 113-65, J.DePaula 14-9, M.Wuertz 14-8, J.Rincon 16-12, B.Murphy 99-59, E.Threets 9-4, J.Lansford 23-16, D.Herrera 5-3. T--3:10. A--6216 Umpires: Plate Ump - Chase Edmondson, Field Ump #1 - AJ Rogers, Field Ump #2 - Aaron Freeman