Ducks drop series finale to Revolution
(York, Penn., Sept. 14, 2014) – The Long Island Ducks were defeated by the York Revolution 6-4 on Sunday afternoon at Santander Stadium in the Ducks’ final road game of the 2014 regular season.
GAME AUDIO: Highlights from the road trip finale
The Ducks cracked the scoreboard in the second inning on Brandon Bantz’s RBI double and Dan Lyons’ two-out RBI single off Revolution starter Corey Thurman. York responded in the third with four runs off Ducks starter Bobby Blevins. A two-run double by Justin Greene and bases loaded walks to Chad Tracy and Johan Limonta did the damage.
Lyons brought Long Island to within a run in the fifth on a solo home run over the Arch Nemesis in left. However, two runs in the bottom of the frame on a sac fly to center by Travis Garcia and a RBI single by Omar Luna stretched their lead to 6-3. The Ducks rallied for a run in the ninth on Joash Brodin’s RBI single, but they could not pull even.
Thurman (9-6) earned the win, tossing five innings, allowing three runs on six hits with no walks or strikeouts. Blevins (9-5) suffered the loss, surrendering six runs on eight hits and four walks while striking out five in four and one-third innings. Mark Hendrickson picked up his ninth save despite allowing a run on two hits and a walk in the ninth.
Lyons and Cody Puckett led the Flock with two hits apiece. Lyons drove in two runs while Puckett scored twice.
The Ducks return home on Tuesday, September 16 to begin a three-game set against the Lancaster Barnstormers. First pitch is set for 6:35 p.m., with the Bethpage Ballpark gates opening at 5:35. It will be Prostate Cancer Awareness Night at the ballpark with Ed Randall’s “Fans for the Cure.” Come team up against Prostate Cancer and be a part of the largest healthcare initiative in the history of minor league baseball.
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. Those unable to make the game can follow all the action online, with live streaming video and audio available on the Ducks official YouTube channel by CLICKING HERE.
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Game Date: 09/14/2014 Long Island Ducks 4 AT York Revolution 6 YTD YTD L Island AB R H BI AVG York AB R H BI AVG F.Lentini CF 4 0 0 0 .293 J.Greene RF 4 1 1 2 .368 B.Harris 3B 4 0 1 0 .294 S.Smith CF 5 1 1 0 .242 L.Ford DH 3 0 1 0 .345 B.Nelson 3B 4 1 2 0 .255 A.Bailey LF 4 0 0 0 .303 C.Tracy DH 3 1 0 1 .271 C.Retherford 1B 4 0 0 0 .289 J.Limonta 1B 3 0 2 1 .301 C.Puckett 2B 4 2 2 0 .286 T.Garcia SS 3 0 1 1 .258 B.Bantz C 3 1 1 1 .265 O.Luna 2B 4 0 1 1 .267 J.Brodin RF 3 0 1 1 .255 S.Paniagua C 4 1 1 0 .252 D.Lyons SS 4 1 2 2 .256 T.Battle LF 4 1 1 0 .174 33 4 8 4 34 6 10 6 L Island 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 - 4 8 2 York 0 0 4 0 2 0 0 0 x - 6 10 1 2B--C.Puckett (16), B.Bantz (6), J.Greene (27), B.Nelson 2 (23). 3B--L.Ford (2). HR--D.Lyons (4). RBI--B.Bantz (28), J.Brodin (58), D.Lyons 2 (37), J.Greene 2 (42), C.Tracy (94), J.Limonta (56), T.Garcia (61), O.Luna (5). HP--L.Ford (16), J.Brodin (9). SF--T.Garcia (6). SB--S.Smith (37). CS--J.Brodin (5). E--D.Lyons 2 (23), B.Nelson (6). LOB--L Island 5, York 10. DP--C. Retherford(1B), O. Luna(2B) - T. Garcia(SS) - J. Limonta(1B). YTD IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA L Island B.Blevins (L,9-5) 4.1 8 6 6 4 5 0 3.03 S.Perez 1.2 1 0 0 0 2 0 2.50 E.Niesen 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.18 B.Lorin 1.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 2.57 8 10 6 6 5 10 0 York C.Thurman (W,9-6) 5.0 6 3 3 0 0 1 4.01 B.Morgado 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.96 E.Paredes 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.77 B.Vaughan 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.41 M.Hendrickson (S,9) 1.0 2 1 1 1 0 0 1.57 9 8 4 4 1 3 1 PB--B.Bantz. HB--C.Thurman (4), B.Vaughan (3). SO--F.Lentini, A.Bailey, J.Brodin, J.Greene, S.Smith 2, C.Tracy 2, J.Limonta, T.Garcia 2, S.Paniagua 2. BB--B.Bantz, J.Greene, B.Nelson, C.Tracy 2, J.Limonta. BF--B.Blevins 25 (739), S.Perez 6 (77), E.Niesen 3 (240), B.Lorin 6 (213), C.Thurman 21 (551), B.Morgado 3 (127), E.Paredes 3 (222), B.Vaughan 4 (290), M.Hendrickson 5 (200). P-S--B.Blevins 89-61, S.Perez 24-18, E.Niesen 9-6, B.Lorin 21-14, C.Thurman 75-48, B.Morgado 17-10, E.Paredes 12-9, B.Vaughan 14-9, M.Hendrickson 16-11. T--2:50. A--5512 3rd Inning---Long Island mound visit by coach Weather: sunny, 69 degrees Plate Umpire - Tony Senia, Field Umpire #1 - John Grasso, Field Umpire #3 - Tim McCaffrey