Long Island rallies from four runs down to split series with York
(Central Islip, N.Y., Aug. 12, 2018) – The Long Island Ducks defeated the York Revolution 6-5 in walk-off fashion on Sunday evening in the finale of a four-game series at Bethpage Ballpark.
The Revolution opened the scoring in the first inning on Telvin Nash’s RBI double and Welington Dotel’s run-scoring groundout off Ducks starter Hector Silvestre. Long Island closed to within one in the third on Taylor Ard’s RBI infield single off Revs starter Logan Williamson.
It stayed that way until the fifth when York jumped in front 5-1 on Melky Mesa’s RBI double, a run-scoring throwing error and an RBI single by Nash. The Ducks trimmed their deficit to one with three runs in the seventh inning. Daniel Fields’ two-run single to right and a run-scoring fielder’s choice off the bat of Lew Ford closed the gap to 5-4.
Long Island tied the game at five in the eighth on a single, two walks and a sacrifice fly to left field from David Washington. The Ducks then won the game in the ninth when Fields walked, Ford singled and Ard drove in Fields with a single to right.
Neither starter factored into the decision. Silvestre lasted four and one-third innings, giving up five runs on seven hits and three walks with one strikeout. Williamson pitched six innings of one-run ball, allowing four hits and four walks while striking out three. Logan Ondrusek (1-1) picked up the win after tossing a scoreless ninth inning, stranding the go-ahead run at third base. Junior Rincon (1-4) suffered the loss, conceding the winning run on two hits and a walk without recording an out.
Miles Williams led the Flock offensively with three hits. Fields and Ard each added two hits and two RBIs.
The Ducks continue their homestand on Monday night when they open a three-game series against the Southern Maryland Blue Crabs. Game time is slated for 6:35 p.m., with the Bethpage Ballpark gates opening at 5:35 (5:20 for full season ticket holders). It’s a Military Monday at the ballpark! As a thank you to the men and women of the armed forces who risk their lives to keep us safe, active military members (with valid military ID) will receive a special $7 ticket offer when purchasing tickets to the game at the Bethpage Ballpark box office (subject to availability). Right-hander Matt Larkins (6-3, 3.72) gets the start for the Ducks against Blue Crabs righty Brett Marshall (4-8, 5.02).
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Game Date: 08/12/2018 York Revolution 5 AT Long Island Ducks 6 YTD YTD York AB R H BI AVG L Island AB R H BI AVG Harris, A 2B 4 0 0 0 .212 Valdespin, J 2B 3 1 0 0 .350 Mitchell, J RF 4 2 1 0 .273 Fields, D CF 2 1 2 2 .259 Mesa, M DH 5 2 3 1 .316 Ford, L DH 5 0 1 1 .286 Nash, T 1B 4 0 2 2 .417 Ard, T 1B,3B 5 0 2 2 .304 Dotel, W LF 4 0 1 1 .306 Williams, M RF 4 1 3 0 .750 Cruz, L C 4 0 1 0 .262 Puckett, C 3B,SS 3 0 0 0 .233 Diaz, R C 0 0 0 0 .200 Snider, T PH 0 0 0 0 .294 Witherspoon, T CF 4 0 0 0 .249 Lyons, D PR,SS 0 0 0 0 .221 Dent, R SS 4 0 0 0 .249 Navarro, D C 2 1 0 0 .214 Castillo, H 3B 2 1 0 0 .167 Vega, A LF 2 1 0 0 .185 Longo, S SS 2 0 0 0 .200 Washington, 1B,PH 0 1 0 1 .232 35 5 8 4 28 6 8 6 York 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 - 5 8 1 L Island 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 1 1 - 6 8 3 2B--Mesa, M DH (14), Nash, T 1B (3). RBI--Mesa, M DH (57), Nash, T 1B 2 (14), Dotel, W LF (45), TOTALS 4 (0), Fields, D CF 2 (29), Ford, L DH (67), Ard, T 1B,3B 2 (47), Washington, 1B,PH (56), TOTALS 6 (0). SF--Washington, 1B,PH (4). SH--Navarro, D C (0). SB--Dotel, W LF (16), Witherspoon, T CF (14), Fields, D CF (10). E--Castillo, H 3B (3), Valdespin, J 2B (13), Williams, M RF (1), Puckett, C 3B,SS (13). LOB--York 10, L Island 10. DP--A. Harris(2B) - R. Dent(SS) - T. Nash(1B), A. Harris(2B) - R. Dent(SS) - T. Nash(1B), A. Harris(2B) - H. Castillo(3B) - T. Nash(1B), J. Valdespin(2B) - S. Longo(SS) - T. Ard(1B). YTD IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA York Williamson, L 6.0 4 1 1 4 3 0 3.09 Arias, E 0.1 1 3 3 3 0 0 12.71 Gomez, R 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.59 Click, M 1.0 1 1 1 2 0 0 2.16 Rincon, J (L,1-4) 0.0 2 1 1 1 0 0 3.23 8 8 6 6 10 4 0 L Island Silvestre, H 4.1 7 5 5 3 1 0 8.35 Cuas, J 1.2 0 0 0 1 0 0 3.86 Zokan, J 1.0 0 0 0 3 2 0 0.00 OGrady, D 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.05 Ondrusek, L (W,1-1) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2.89 9 8 5 5 7 5 0 WP--Click, M (3), Silvestre, H (1), Cuas, J (2). SO--Mesa, M, Dotel, W, Cruz, L, Witherspoon, T, Castillo, H, Ford, L, Ard, T, Williams, M, Vega, A. BB--Harris, A, Mitchell, J, Nash, T, Dotel, W, Cruz, L, Castillo, H 2, Valdespin, J 2, Fields, D 3, Snider, T, Navarro, D, Vega, A 2, Washington, D. BF--Williamson, L 24 (245), Arias, E 5 (27), Gomez, R 2 (145), Click, M 6 (64), Rincon, J 3 (170), Silvestre, H 22 (85), Cuas, J 7 (43), Zokan, J 6 (6), OGrady, D 3 (173), Ondrusek, L 4 (40). P-S--Williamson, L 93-58, Arias, E 23-10, Gomez, R 7-4, Click, M 36-24, Rincon, J 15-10, Silvestre, H 82-46, Cuas, J 31-20, Zokan, J 33-14, OGrady, D 9-6, Ondrusek, L 17-11. T--3:43. A--4382 Plate Umpire - Tom Gandolfo, Field Umpire #1 - Bill Worthington, Field Umpire #2 - Fred DeJesus