Southpaw’s quality start evens up four-game set
(Sugar Land, Texas, Aug. 6, 2015) – The Long Island Ducks defeated the Sugar Land Skeeters 6-2 on Thursday night in the second game of a four-game series at Constellation Field.
GAME AUDIO: Highlights from Long Island’s big day at the plate
Both sides traded zeroes until the fifth inning when the Ducks scored three times against Skeeters starter Matt Wright. Throwing errors by Wright and Chris Wallace, along with a RBI double by Delta Cleary, Jr., highlighted the inning. Sugar Land responded by scoring twice in the bottom of the frame on two wild pitches from Ducks starter Darin Downs.
Long Island took their three-run lead back in the sixth on a two-out, two-run triple down the right field line by Fehlandt Lentini. Bryan Sabatella added a sacrifice fly to right in the seventh to increase the advantage to 6-2.
Downs (1-3) earned his first victory as a Duck, tossing six innings, allowing just two runs on four hits and two walks while striking out four. Wright (5-6) suffered the loss, surrendering four runs (three earned) on six hits and three walks in five and one-third innings with eight strikeouts. Nick Struck, Ryan Kussmaul and J.C. Romero each pitched a scoreless inning to seal the win.
Lentini, Cleary, Jr. Dan Lyons and Carlos Hughes each had two hits to lead the Flock offensively.
Long Island and Sugar Land continue their four-game set on Friday night. First pitch is scheduled for 8:05 p.m. EDT from Constellation Field. Right-hander John Brownell toes the rubber for the Ducks against Skeeters righty and former Duck Derek Blacksher. Fans can follow all of the action live on the Ducks’ flagship radio station, 103.9-FM LI News Radio. Streaming audio will be available online by CLICKING HERE.
The Ducks return home on Sunday, August 9 to open up a four-game set against the Camden Riversharks. Game time is slated for 5:05 p.m., with the Bethpage Ballpark gates opening at 4:05 (3:50 for full season ticket holders). Sunday will be Jewish Heritage Night at the ballpark, and the Ducks will be running promotions, videos, and music with a Jewish theme. It will also be a Sunday Family Funday! Prior to the game, fans will be invited onto the field for an autograph session with the Ducks from 4:20 to 4:35 p.m. After the game, kids and kids at heart can take part in Kids Run the Bases, presented by Bethpage Federal Credit Union. Tickets to the game and all Ducks home games are available by visiting the Bethpage Ballpark box office, calling (631) 940-TIXX or CLICKING HERE.
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Game Date: 08/06/2015 Long Island Ducks 6 AT Sugar Land Skeeters 2 YTD YTD L Island AB R H BI AVG Sugar Land AB R H BI AVG F.Lentini RF 4 1 2 2 .297 J.Dominguez LF 4 0 0 0 .308 D.Cleary Jr. CF 5 1 2 1 .284 A.Zazueta SS 3 0 1 0 .280 D.Lyons DH 5 1 2 0 .303 D.Young 1B 4 0 1 0 .271 C.Puckett 2B,3B 5 0 1 0 .268 C.Wallace C 4 0 1 0 .269 B.Sabatella LF 3 0 0 1 .283 D.Ward DH 4 0 1 0 .239 M.Blanke C 4 1 0 0 .292 K.Russo RF 4 1 0 0 .262 J.Griffin 1B 5 0 1 0 .232 R.Osuna 2B 3 1 1 0 .262 B.Davis SS 2 0 1 0 .230 P.Palmeiro 3B 2 0 0 0 .241 S.McQuail 3B,PR 2 1 0 0 .180 D.Almonte CF 3 0 0 0 .202 C.Hughes 2B,SS 2 1 2 0 .182 37 6 11 4 31 2 5 0 L Island 0 0 0 0 3 2 1 0 0 - 6 11 0 Sugar Land 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 - 2 5 5 2B--D.Cleary Jr. (12). 3B--F.Lentini (1). RBI--F.Lentini 2 (3), D.Cleary Jr. (26), B.Sabatella (36). SF--B.Sabatella (4). SH--C.Hughes (0). SB--D.Cleary Jr. (23), D.Lyons (13). E--A.Zazueta (10), C.Wallace (5), R.Osuna (3), P.Palmeiro (9), M.Wright (3). LOB--L Island 10, Sugar Land 4. DP--C. Hughes(2B) - B. Davis(SS) - J. Griffin(1B). YTD IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA L Island D.Downs (W,1-3) 6.0 4 2 2 2 4 0 5.32 N.Struck 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.61 R.Kussmaul 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.27 J.Romero 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.84 9 5 2 2 2 6 0 Sugar Land M.Wright (L,5-6) 5.1 6 4 3 3 8 0 4.42 J.Parr 0.2 1 1 1 1 0 0 5.34 A.Johnston 1.0 2 1 0 0 1 0 2.95 A.Martin 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 4.91 T.Gustafson 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.15 9 11 6 4 4 10 0 WP--D.Downs 2 (6). SO--F.Lentini, D.Cleary Jr. 2, D.Lyons, B.Sabatella, M.Blanke, J.Griffin 3, S.McQuail, A.Zazueta, D.Young, C.Wallace 2, P.Palmeiro, D.Almonte. BB--F.Lentini, B.Sabatella, M.Blanke, C.Hughes, A.Zazueta, P.Palmeiro. BF--D.Downs 23 (97), N.Struck 3 (131), R.Kussmaul 3 (180), J.Romero 4 (60), M.Wright 25 (407), J.Parr 4 (136), A.Johnston 6 (162), A.Martin 5 (126), T.Gustafson 3 (19). P-S--D.Downs 91-54, N.Struck 10-8, R.Kussmaul 10-7, J.Romero 12-8, M.Wright 94-62, J.Parr 12-7, A.Johnston 13-10, A.Martin 16-11, T.Gustafson 10-6. T--2:40. A--3850 Weather: Clear, 92 Degrees Plate Umpire - Doug Williams, Field Umpire #1 - 1B Eric Davis, Field Umpire #2 - Greg Oros