Two-run eighth inning lifts Long Island
(Central Islip, N.Y., Aug. 4, 2013) – The Long Island Ducks defeated the York Revolution 7-6 on Sunday night in the final game of a three-game series at Bethpage Ballpark.
GAME AUDIO: Highlights from the comeback win
POSTGAME VIDEO: Kevin Baez, Adam Bailey and T.J. Hose talk about the victory
York jumped out to a 4-0 lead with a run in the third and three in the fourth off Ducks starter Pete Budkevics. A RBI single to center by Andres Perez and a three-run homer to right by Matt Spencer did the damage. Long Island responded with a five-run fourth against Revs starter Brett Tomko to take a 5-4 lead. A RBI fielder’s choice of the bat of Bryant Nelson, a three-run homer by Adam Bailey and a solo blast by Ralph Henriquez highlighted the scoring.
The Revolution took the lead back in the fifth on a sac fly by Mark Teahen and a run-scoring fielder’s choice off the bat of Salvador Paniagua. It stayed that way until the eighth inning when RBI singles to right by Nelson and Bailey put the Ducks in front 7-6.
Budkevics did not factor into the decision, tossing four innings, allowing four runs on seven hits with two strikeouts. Ian Snell (1-2) got the win after pitching a scoreless eighth, striking out two. Tomko (4-7) suffered the loss, tossing seven and two-thirds innings, yielding seven runs on nine hits while striking out eight. Jared Lansford earned his eighth save with a perfect ninth, striking out two.
Bailey, Ray Navarrete and Joash Brodin each had two hits to lead the Flock, with Bailey’s four RBI setting the pace.
The Ducks hit the road for nine games starting on Tuesday with the opener of a three-game series against the Lancaster Barnstormers. Game time is slated for 7:00 p.m. from Clipper Magazine Stadium. Fans can follow all the action live online, with streaming video and audio available on the Ducks official YouTube channel, Youtube.com/ducksbaseball. Southpaw Matt Way takes the mound for the Ducks against Barnstormers left-hander Rich Rundles.
Long Island returns home on Thursday, August 15 when they battle the Revolution in the opener of a four-game series. First pitch is set for 7:05 p.m., with the Bethpage Ballpark gates opening at 6:05. 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: Adam Bailey’s home run in the fourth inning was his 11th of the year and his second in as many games. He also hit a three-run walk-off home run in the ninth inning on Saturday. Six of Bailey’s 11 home runs have been hit at Bethpage Ballpark…Ralph Henriquez’s solo blast in the fourth was his sixth of the season and third at the Duck Pond. All six of the catcher’s longballs have come batting left-handed. The switch hitter has now picked up at least one hit in nine of his last 10 games…With four runs batted in, Bailey earned his second four-RBI game of the season. The outfielder also drove in four runs on May 7th at Lancaster. He also notched his 25th two hit game and 29th multi-hit game overall…Joash Brodin recorded his team-best 31st two-hit game. He also leads the team with 41 multi-hit games…Ray Navarrete picked up two hits, marking his 12th two-hit game of the season and a total of 17 multi-hit games…The victory was the Ducks’ 21st come-from-behind win of the year and second consecutive comeback win. It also tied the season-high for the largest comeback victory of four, done most recently on July 19 against Camden.
GAME DATE: 08/04/2013 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 SS 4 0 1 0 .239 J.Brodin 1B,LF 4 2 2 0 .319 W.Batista DH 4 1 0 0 .298 R.Navarrete 1B 4 0 2 0 .239 A.Perez 2B 4 1 2 1 .306 P.Phillips LF,PR 0 1 0 0 .229 C.Tracy 1B 5 0 2 0 .281 B.Nelson 3B 4 1 1 2 .290 M.Teahen 3B 2 1 1 1 .276 B.Hall 2B 3 1 0 0 .274 M.Hernandez RF 3 0 1 0 .311 R.Strieby DH 4 0 1 0 .360 S.Paniagua C 4 1 1 1 .282 A.Bailey RF 4 1 2 4 .268 M.Spencer LF 2 2 1 3 .265 R.Henriquez C 4 1 1 1 .233 R.Yan CF 4 0 0 0 .229 K.Binick CF 3 0 1 0 .232 D.Lyons SS 3 0 0 0 .212 32 6 9 6 33 7 10 7 York 0 0 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 - 6 9 0 L Island 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 2 x - 7 10 0 2B--A.Perez (28). HR--M.Spencer (6), A.Bailey (11), R.Henriquez (6). RBI--A.Perez (59), M.Teahen (22), S.Paniagua (37), M.Spencer 3 (35), B.Nelson 2 (54), A.Bailey 4 (45), R.Henriquez (19). SF--M.Teahen (3). CS--K.Kirkland (2). LOB--York 7, L Island 3. DP--K. Kirkland(SS) - C. Tracy(1B) - B. Tomko(P), D. Lyons(SS) - B. Hall(2B) - R. Navarrete(1B). YTD IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA York B.Tomko (L,4-7) 7.2 9 7 7 1 8 2 4.82 Y.Novoa 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4.33 8 10 7 7 1 8 2 L Island P.Budkevics 4.0 7 4 4 3 2 1 7.46 N.DeBarr 0.1 1 2 2 3 0 0 6.19 T.Hose 1.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.79 J.Lansford 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.90 I.Snell (W,1-2) 1.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 5.27 J.Lansford (S,8) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3.48 9 9 6 6 7 7 1 SO--K.Kirkland 2, W.Batista, A.Perez, C.Tracy, M.Hernandez, R.Yan, R.Navarrete, B.Nelson, B.Hall 2, R.Strieby, R.Henriquez, K.Binick, D.Lyons. BB--K.Kirkland, W.Batista, A.Perez, M.Teahen, M.Hernandez, M.Spencer 2, B.Hall. BF--B.Tomko 32 (495), Y.Novoa 2 (192), P.Budkevics 19 (125), N.DeBarr 5 (375), T.Hose 5 (152), J.Lansford 4 (132), I.Snell 4 (180), J.Lansford 3 (175). P-S--B.Tomko 116-73, Y.Novoa 8-4, P.Budkevics 71-46, N.DeBarr 20-6, T.Hose 14-8, J.Lansford 16-9, I.Snell 27-16, J.Lansford 10-9. T--2:51. A--5609 Umpires: Plate Ump - Dan Kiley, Field Ump #1 - Andrew Steinberg, Field Ump #2 - Frank Leparik