Bailey first inning grand slam not enough for Long Island
(York, Penn., August 10, 2014) – The Long Island Ducks were defeated by the York Revolution 5-4 on Sunday evening in the middle game of a three-game series at Santander Stadium.
GAME AUDIO: Highlights from the ballgame
Long Island grabbed a 4-0 lead in the top of the first inning on a grand slam from Adam Bailey off Revolution starter Alain Quijano.
York trimmed the deficit to three in the bottom of the fifth inning on a sacrifice fly from Alberto Espinosa off Ducks starter Jared Lansford. The Revs then took the lead in the bottom of the seventh on a two-out, two-run single from Travis Garcia and a two-out, two-run home run from Chad Tracy.
Quijano (9-6) earned the win, yielding four runs over seven innings on five hits and two walks with two strikeouts. Lansford received a no-decision, allowing four runs on nine hits and one walk with one strikeout over six and two-thirds innings. Josh Lansford (5-3) took the loss, allowing one run in one-third of an inning of relief. Rommie Lewis earned his 27th save of the year with a scoreless ninth inning.
Five different Ducks batters recorded a hit, while Bailey led the way with four runs batted in.
Long Island will conclude its three-game series against the York Revolution Monday. Game time is slated for 6:30 p.m. from Santander Stadium. Right-hander Shaun Garceau takes the mound for the Ducks against Revolution righty Jorge Martinez. Fans can follow all the action with live streaming audio on the Ducks official YouTube channel by CLICKING HERE.
Long Island will return home on Tuesday, August 12 to kick off a six-game homestand with the opener of a three-game series against the Sugar Land Skeeters. First pitch is set for 7:05 p.m., with the Bethpage Ballpark gates opening at 6:05. The first 1,500 fans in attendance will receive 15th Anniversary Season Commemorative Posters, courtesy of Newsday. Tickets for the game and every Ducks regular season home game 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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Game Date: 08/10/2014 Long Island Ducks 4 AT York Revolution 5 YTD YTD L Island AB R H BI AVG York AB R H BI AVG F.Lentini CF 3 1 1 0 .305 J.Greene RF 3 1 2 0 .372 B.Harris 3B 4 1 1 0 .289 W.Valdez SS 4 0 1 0 .298 L.Ford DH 4 0 0 0 .332 T.Garcia DH 4 1 1 2 .278 B.Hall LF 3 1 0 0 .183 C.Tracy 1B 4 1 2 2 .262 A.Bailey RF 4 1 1 4 .293 B.Nelson 3B 4 0 0 0 .248 C.Puckett 2B 4 0 1 0 .275 O.Castro 2B 4 0 1 0 .242 B.Bantz C 4 0 0 0 .262 T.Battle LF 4 0 0 0 .149 J.Brodin 1B 3 0 1 0 .247 S.Smith CF 4 1 1 0 .221 D.Lyons SS 3 0 0 0 .270 A.Espinosa C 2 1 2 1 .174 32 4 5 4 33 5 10 5 L Island 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 4 5 2 York 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 x - 5 10 0 2B--J.Brodin (15), J.Greene (19). 3B--S.Smith (5). HR--A.Bailey (13), C.Tracy (14). RBI--A.Bailey 4 (62), T.Garcia 2 (43), C.Tracy 2 (70), A.Espinosa (7). SF--A.Espinosa (1). SB--F.Lentini 2 (40), B.Harris (1). E--B.Harris (9), J.Brodin (8). LOB--L Island 3, York 6. DP--J. Lansford(P) - D. Lyons(SS) - J. Brodin(1B), J. Brodin(1B). YTD IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA L Island J.Lansford 6.2 9 4 4 1 1 0 3.25 J.Lansford (L,5-3) 0.1 1 1 1 0 0 1 3.12 S.Perez 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 8 10 5 5 1 1 1 York A.Quijano (W,9-6) 7.0 5 4 4 2 2 1 3.67 I.Durham 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.53 R.Lewis (S,27) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.20 9 5 4 4 2 3 1 SO--L.Ford, D.Lyons 2, T.Battle. BB--F.Lentini, B.Hall, J.Greene. BF--J.Lansford 30 (474), J.Lansford 2 (151), S.Perez 3 (10), A.Quijano 28 (543), I.Durham 3 (182), R.Lewis 3 (184). P-S--J.Lansford 103-69, J.Lansford 6-4, S.Perez 8-7, A.Quijano 99-69, I.Durham 9-6, R.Lewis 11-8. T--2:21. A--3621 5th Inning---Long Island mound visit by manager Weather: sunny, 93 degrees Plate Umpire - Bill Reuter, Field Umpire #1 - Buzz Albert, Field Umpire #3 - Joe LaBella