John Brownell fires seven scoreless innings for Long Island
 

(Central Islip, N.Y., June 25, 2018) – The Long Island Ducks were defeated by the York Revolution 4-1 on Monday night in the opener of a four-game series at Bethpage Ballpark.

Emilio Bonifacio put the Ducks in front with a first inning solo home run to right-center field. Both starters locked up in a pitcher’s duel from there. John Brownell tossed seven shutout innings for Long Island, allowing just three hits and a walk while striking out five batters. Mitch Atkins lasted seven innings for York, yielding a run on six hits and a walk with six strikeouts.

It stayed 1-0 until the eighth when the Revolution plated four runs to take the lead. Jose Cuevas’ two-run home run to left and Welington Dotel’s two-run double to right-center did the damage.

Atkins (4-3) earned the win for York, while Dennis O’Grady (2-2) took the loss for the Ducks, conceding three runs on three hits in relief. Grant Sides collected his fifth save with a scoreless ninth.

Jordany Valdespin led the Flock with three hits, while Travis Snider added two.

The Ducks and Revolution continue their four-game set on Tuesday night. 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 Two-Fer Tuesday at the ballpark! Fans purchasing tickets to the game online at LIDucks.com or via the Ducks mobile app can receive a special buy one, get one free offer by entering the promo code “BOGO” at checkout (max. four total tickets per transaction). Right-hander Lee Sosa (0-0, 2.16) takes the mound for the Ducks against Revolution southpaw Pat McCoy (1-2, 3.04).

Tickets to the game, and all 2018 Ducks home games, are available by visiting the Bethpage Ballpark box office, calling (631) 940-TIXX or CLICKING HERE. Those unable to make it to the game can follow all the action on the Long Island Ducks Broadcast Network. Live streaming HD video and audio will be available via BoxCast on the Ducks official Facebook page, YouTube channel and at LIDucks.com.

The Long Island Ducks are members of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball and play their home games at Bethpage Ballpark. For further information, call (631) 940-DUCK or visit www.liducks.com.

About the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball (ALPB)

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For more information, please visit www.atlanticleague.com.
 

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 Game Date: 06/25/2018 York Revolution 4 AT Long Island Ducks 1 YTD YTD York AB R H BI AVG L Island AB R H BI AVG Witherspoon, T CF 3 0 0 0 .262 Valdespin, J 2B 4 0 3 0 .350 Mitchell, J RF 3 1 1 0 .260 Bonifacio, E CF 4 1 1 1 .306 Dotel, W LF 4 0 1 2 .295 Snider, T DH 4 0 2 0 .270 Mesa, M DH 4 0 1 0 .305 Ford, L LF 4 0 0 0 .249 Burgess, M 1B 4 0 1 0 .220 Washington, D 1B 3 0 0 0 .248 Cruz, L C 4 1 1 0 .221 Puckett, C 3B 4 0 0 0 .241 Cuevas, J 3B 4 1 1 2 .196 Cabrera, R C 3 0 1 0 .237 Dent, R SS 3 1 1 0 .239 Vega, A RF 3 0 0 0 .170 King, N 2B 3 0 0 0 .000 Lyons, D SS 2 0 0 0 .174 32 4 7 4 31 1 7 1 York 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 - 4 7 0 L Island 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 7 0 2B--Dotel, W LF (9). HR--Cuevas, J 3B (3), Bonifacio, E CF (2). RBI--Dotel, W LF 2 (27), Cuevas, J 3B 2 (19), TOTALS 4 (0), Bonifacio, E CF (25), TOTALS (0). SB--Dent, R SS (4). CS--Witherspoon, T CF (2), Washington, D 1B (4). LOB--York 3, L Island 5. DP--J. Brownell(P) - J. Valdespin(2B) - D. Washington(1B), J. Valdespin(2B) - D. Lyons(SS) - D. Washington(1B), N. King(2B) - R. Dent(SS) - M. Burgess(1B). YTD IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA York Atkins, M (W,4-3) 7.0 6 1 1 1 6 1 5.12 Westphal, L 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 2.84 Sides, G (S,5) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.00 9 7 1 1 2 9 1 L Island Brownell, J 7.0 3 0 0 1 5 0 4.13 OGrady, D (L,2-2) 0.0 3 3 3 0 1 1 3.22 Perez, W 1.0 1 1 1 1 0 0 3.32 Dunning, J 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8.76 9 7 4 4 2 6 1 WP--Brownell, J (7), OGrady, D (2). SO--Witherspoon, T, Dotel, W, Mesa, M 2, King, N 2, Ford, L, Washington, D, Puckett, C 2, Cabrera, R, Vega, A 3, Lyons, D. BB--Witherspoon, T, Mitchell, J, Washington, D, Lyons, D. BF--Atkins, M 25 (254), Westphal, L 5 (73), Sides, G 3 (51), Brownell, J 23 (263), OGrady, D 4 (97), Perez, W 4 (95), Dunning, J 3 (117). P-S--Atkins, M 96-61, Westphal, L 14-8, Sides, G 13-8, Brownell, J 94-61, OGrady, D 14-10, Perez, W 13-8, Dunning, J 17-10. T--2:39. A--3901 Plate Umpire - Jorge Teran, Field Umpire #1 - Richard Katz, Field Umpire #2 - David Speranza