Tying runs left on base in ninth for Ducks
(Bridgeport, Conn., June 4, 2013) – The Long Island Ducks were defeated by the Bridgeport Bluefish 4-2 on Tuesday night in the first game of a three-game series at The Ballpark at Harbor Yard.
GAME AUDIO: Josh Barfield’s pair of RBI singles
Bridgeport struck first in the bottom of the first inning on a RBI single to right by Prentice Redman off Ducks starter Nick DeBarr. Daniel Mayora’s RBI single to left in the third stretched the lead to two. Long Island cut the deficit to one in the fifth on Josh Barfield’s two-out RBI single to left off Bluefish starter Josh Butler.
In the bottom of the frame though, a throwing error and a RBI single by Luis Lopez ballooned the lead to three. The Ducks rallied for a run in the ninth on another RBI single by Barfield, but they stranded the tying runs on base.
Butler (3-2) earned the win, tossing seven innings, allowing just one run on seven hits. DeBarr (0-5) took the loss, surrendering four runs on eight hits and two walks in five and two-thirds innings. Jeff Fulchino earned his sixth save despite allowing a run on three hits in the ninth.
Barfield’s four hits led the Ducks offensively. Adam Bailey extended his on-base streak to 22 games and his hitting streak to 15, the longest by a Duck this year.
The Ducks and Bluefish continue their three-game set on Wednesday morning. Game time is slated for 10:35 a.m. from The Ballpark at Harbor Yard. Left-hander James Houser takes the mound for the Ducks against Bluefish righty Michael Colla. Fans can follow all the action live online, with streaming audio available on the Ducks official YouTube channel, http://www.youtube.com/ducksbaseball.
Long Island returns home on Friday, June 7 to open a four-game weekend set against the Southern Maryland Blue Crabs. First pitch is scheduled for 7:05 p.m., with the Bethpage Ballpark gates opening at 6:05. The first 1,500 fans in attendance will receive 2012 Atlantic League Champions T-Shirts, courtesy of LIU Brentwood/Riverhead. 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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GAME DATE: 06/04/2013 Long Island Ducks 2 AT Bridgeport Bluefish 4 YTD YTD L Island AB R H BI AVG Bridgeport AB R H BI AVG D.Perales CF 4 0 0 0 .258 D.Mayora 2B 4 0 1 1 .285 J.Barfield 2B 5 0 4 2 .364 A.Krum CF 3 2 3 0 .323 B.Broussard DH 5 0 1 0 .368 A.Gomez DH 4 1 1 0 .326 G.Suarez PR 0 0 0 0 .221 P.Redman LF 4 0 1 1 .238 J.Brodin 1B 5 0 0 0 .318 L.Lopez 1B 4 0 1 1 .307 B.Nelson 3B 5 0 2 0 .244 R.Mitchell 3B 3 0 0 0 .146 A.Bailey RF 4 0 1 0 .270 L.Rodriguez C 3 0 0 0 .263 R.Castro C 4 0 1 0 .236 S.Smith RF 4 0 1 0 .357 R.Kiniry LF 4 0 0 0 .238 I.Suarez SS 4 1 1 0 .219 D.Lyons SS 4 2 2 0 .213 40 2 11 2 33 4 9 3 L Island 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 - 2 11 1 Bridgeport 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 x - 4 9 4 2B--B.Broussard (5), B.Nelson (10), A.Gomez (10), I.Suarez (6). 3B--D.Lyons (4). RBI--J.Barfield 2 (6), D.Mayora (12), P.Redman (21), L.Lopez (17). HP--R.Mitchell (1). E--R.Kiniry (3), D.Mayora 2 (9), P.Redman (3), I.Suarez (5). LOB--L Island 12, Bridgeport 8. DP--I. Suarez(SS) - D. Mayora(2B). YTD IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA L Island N.DeBarr (L,0-5) 5.2 8 4 4 2 2 0 6.91 R.Ring 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 8.10 T.Hose 2.0 0 0 0 0 4 0 3.00 8 9 4 4 2 6 0 Bridgeport J.Butler (W,3-2) 7.0 7 1 1 1 0 0 3.45 W.Abreu 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1.29 J.Fulchino (S,6) 1.0 3 1 1 0 2 0 1.64 9 11 2 2 1 3 0 WP--N.DeBarr (5), J.Butler (7). PB--R.Castro. HB--N.DeBarr (2). SO--D.Perales, J.Brodin, R.Castro, P.Redman 2, R.Mitchell 2, S.Smith, I.Suarez. BB--D.Perales, A.Krum, L.Rodriguez. BF--N.DeBarr 28 (198), R.Ring 2 (18), T.Hose 6 (77), J.Butler 31 (198), W.Abreu 4 (50), J.Fulchino 6 (42). P-S--N.DeBarr 84-57, R.Ring 6-4, T.Hose 25-16, J.Butler 109-64, W.Abreu 14-11, J.Fulchino 30-18. T--2:45. A--1527 Weather: Comfortable-60's Umpires: Plate Ump - Alan Reyes, Field Ump #1 - Hank Himmanen, Field Ump #3 - Matt Hensel