(York, Penn., June 10, 2012) – The Long Island Ducks were defeated by the York Revolution 6-3 on Sunday evening in the final game of a three-game set at Sovereign Bank Stadium.
GAME AUDIO: Dan Lyons’ solo homer in the fifth
GAME AUDIO: Josh Johnson’s solo homer in the seventh
York jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the third inning against Ducks starter Gustavo Chacin on a RBI single by James Shanks and a run-scoring fielder’s choice off the bat of Ramon Castro. Dan Lyons cut the lead to one with a solo homer, his second of the season, in the fifth off Revolution starter Chris Cody.
A two-run homer by Scott Grimes in the bottom of the fifth pushed the lead to 4-1. Josh Johnson’s solo blast, his fourth of the year, in the seventh sliced the deficit to two, but another two-spot for York in the bottom of the frame put the game out of reach.
Cody (3-5) got the win, allowing just two runs on five hits while striking out seven in seven innings. Chacin (0-2) took the loss, yielding six runs on six hits and four walks in six and one-third innings of work.
Lyons paced the Ducks with three hits and two RBI, while Brandon Sing added two hits.
Long Island heads to Lancaster to open a three-game series with the Barnstormers on Monday night. Game time is slated for 7:00 p.m. at Clipper Magazine Stadium. Fans can follow all the action live online at www.liducks.com by clicking the Listen Live icon on the homepage. Streaming audio will be provided by iBN, the Internet Broadcast Network. Right-hander Bob Zimmermann gets the start for the Ducks against Lancaster righty Mark Brackman.
The Ducks return home on Thursday, June 14 to begin a four-game series, as they host the Southern Maryland Blue Crabs. First pitch is set for 6:35 p.m., with the Bethpage Ballpark gates opening at 5:35. It’s Health Night at the ballpark, and the first 1,000 fans in attendance will receive T-Shirts, courtesy of North Shore LIJ/Southside Hospital. Tickets for the game and all Ducks home games are available by visiting the Bethpage Ballpark box office, calling 631-940-TIXX or visiting www.liducks.com.
GAME DATE: 06/10/2012 Long Island Ducks 3 AT York Revolution 6 YTD YTD L Island AB R H BI AVG York AB R H BI AVG K.Binick CF 5 0 0 0 .293 B.Haveman LF 4 1 1 1 .296 R.Gorecki LF 4 0 0 0 .317 S.Grimes CF 2 1 1 2 .237 R.Navarrete DH 3 0 0 0 .345 R.Castro 3B,SS 4 0 0 1 .299 B.Sing 1B 4 0 2 0 .230 C.Nowak 1B,3B 3 0 0 1 .255 B.Nelson 3B 4 0 0 0 .226 M.Hernandez RF 3 0 0 0 .270 S.Williams 2B 4 1 1 0 .354 A.Perez 2B 4 0 1 0 .315 J.McOwen RF 4 0 0 0 .242 L.Rodriguez 2B,PR 0 0 0 0 .326 J.Johnson C 4 1 1 1 .252 B.Kielty 1B 3 1 1 0 .238 D.Lyons SS 4 1 3 2 .255 D.Gonzalez SS 1 0 0 0 .232 J.Shanks DH 3 3 2 1 .252 S.Paniagua C 3 0 1 0 .237 36 3 7 3 30 6 7 6 L Island 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 - 3 7 1 York 0 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 x - 6 7 2 2B--B.Sing (10), D.Lyons (3), A.Perez (9), B.Kielty (2), J.Shanks (7), S.Paniagua (4). HR--J.Johnson (4), D.Lyons (2), S.Grimes (7). RBI--J.Johnson (10), D.Lyons 2 (25), B.Haveman (15), S.Grimes 2 (13), R.Castro (28), C.Nowak (25), J.Shanks (26). SB--D.Lyons (3). E--J.Johnson (6), R.Castro 2 (7). LOB--L Island 7, York 6. DP--B. Nelson(3B) - S. Williams(2B) - B. Sing(1B). YTD IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA L Island G.Chacin (L,0-2) 6.1 6 6 6 4 3 1 6.30 J.Lansford 0.2 0 0 0 2 0 0 7.71 E.Niesen 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 5.66 8 7 6 6 6 4 1 York C.Cody (W,3-5) 7.0 5 2 2 1 7 2 4.84 A.Thomas 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.03 R.Rodriguez 1.0 2 1 0 0 2 0 2.79 9 7 3 2 1 9 2 PB--S.Paniagua. SO--K.Binick, R.Gorecki 2, R.Navarrete 2, S.Williams, J.McOwen, J.Johnson 2, B.Haveman, A.Perez, S.Paniagua 2. BB--R.Navarrete, S.Grimes 2, C.Nowak, M.Hernandez, J.Shanks, S.Paniagua. BF--G.Chacin 28 (134), J.Lansford 4 (23), E.Niesen 4 (97), C.Cody 29 (207), A.Thomas 3 (94), R.Rodriguez 5 (88). P-S--G.Chacin 98-58, J.Lansford 14-6, E.Niesen 17-11, C.Cody 90-61, A.Thomas 8-5, R.Rodriguez 27-17. T--2:40. A--4892 Umpires: Plate Ump - Mark Facto, Field Ump #1 - David Mills, Field Ump #3 - Marty Bauer