Blevins’ quality start not enough for Long Island
(York, Penn., Sept. 14, 2015) – The Long Island Ducks were defeated by the York Revolution 5-2 on Monday night in the opener of a three-game series at Santander Stadium.
GAME AUDIO: Highlights from the series opener
Elmer Reyes opened the scoring in the third inning with a solo home run to left-center field, his third longball in the last four games, off of Revolution starter Logan Williamson. Bryan Pounds responded in the bottom of the frame with a two-out, two-run single to center off of Ducks starter Bobby Blevins to put the Revolution in front 2-1.
Reyes pulled Long Island back even in the fifth with a RBI double to left off of the Arch Nemesis. It stayed 2-2 until the bottom of the seventh when Andres Perez lined a RBI single off the wall in left to give York a 3-2 advantage. Telvin Nash’s two-run homer to left in the eighth rounded out the scoring.
Williamson (8-12) earned the win, tossing seven innings, allowing two runs on seven hits and three walks while striking out three. Ricardo Gomez (0-1) suffered the loss, yielding a run on two hits in one inning of relief. Josh Judy collected his 12th save with a perfect ninth inning. Blevins did not factor into the decision but pitched six innings of two-run ball, yielding seven hits and two walks while striking out five.
Reyes led the Flock with three hits and two RBI, finishing just a triple shy of the cycle.
Long Island and York continue their three-game set on Tuesday night. Game time is slated for 6:30 p.m. from Santander Stadium. Right-hander Bruce Kern takes the mound for the Ducks against Revolution righty Matt Neil. It’s the “Ducks Game of the Week,” and fans can follow all of the action live on the Ducks’ flagship radio station, 103.9-FM LI News Radio. Live streaming audio will be available online by CLICKING HERE.
Upon securing a playoff berth, the Ducks would host Games One and Two of the best-of-five Liberty Division Championship Series against the Somerset Patriots on Wednesday, September 23 and Thursday, September 24. Should they advance, the Ducks would host Games One and Two of the best-of-five Atlantic League Championship Series on Wednesday, September 30 and Thursday, October 1. All four games are slated to begin at 6:35 p.m. Tickets to each playoff game are available by visiting the Bethpage Ballpark box office, calling (631) 940-TIXX or CLICKING HERE.
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Game Date: 09/14/2015 Long Island Ducks 2 AT York Revolution 5 YTD YTD L Island AB R H BI AVG York AB R H BI AVG F.Lentini RF 5 0 0 0 .293 E.Patterson RF 4 1 2 0 .255 D.Lyons SS 2 0 0 0 .299 W.Valdez SS 3 1 1 0 .263 L.Ford CF 4 0 0 0 .364 A.Perez 2B 4 1 3 1 .285 R.Ruiz DH 4 0 2 0 .348 B.Boggs DH 3 0 0 0 .266 C.Hughes PR 0 0 0 0 .182 B.Pounds 3B 3 1 2 2 .278 S.Burroughs 1B 4 0 1 0 .347 T.Nash 1B 4 1 2 2 .284 M.Blanke C 3 0 1 0 .284 L.De La Cruz C 3 0 0 0 .277 C.Puckett 3B 4 1 1 0 .275 N.Ferdinand LF 4 0 1 0 .257 E.Reyes 2B 4 1 3 2 .360 J.Simmons CF 4 0 0 0 .231 A.Vega LF 3 0 0 0 .265 33 2 8 2 32 5 11 5 L Island 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 2 8 0 York 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 2 x - 5 11 1 2B--E.Reyes (4), E.Patterson (27). HR--E.Reyes (5), T.Nash (10). RBI--E.Reyes 2 (11), A.Perez (81), B.Pounds 2 (65), T.Nash 2 (26). HP--B.Pounds (7), L.De La Cruz (2). SH--W.Valdez (0). E--A.Perez (8). LOB--L Island 8, York 8. DP--L. Williamson(P) - T. Nash(1B), F. Lentini(RF) - S. Burroughs(1B). YTD IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA L Island B.Blevins 6.0 7 2 2 2 5 0 3.95 R.Gomez (L,0-1) 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 0 3.86 F.DeJiulio Jr. 0.2 2 2 2 0 1 1 3.00 P.Crider 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.52 8 11 5 5 2 7 1 York L.Williamson (W,8-12) 7.0 7 2 2 3 3 1 4.04 T.Pena 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2.87 J.Judy (S,12) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2.79 9 8 2 2 4 5 1 WP--L.Williamson (12). HB--B.Blevins (6), F.DeJiulio Jr. (3). SO--F.Lentini, L.Ford 2, R.Ruiz, A.Vega, E.Patterson 2, T.Nash, L.De La Cruz 3, N.Ferdinand. BB--D.Lyons 2, M.Blanke, A.Vega, E.Patterson, B.Boggs. BF--B.Blevins 27 (359), R.Gomez 4 (9), F.DeJiulio Jr. 5 (159), P.Crider (222), L.Williamson 29 (645), T.Pena 5 (153), J.Judy 3 (213). P-S--B.Blevins 115-79, R.Gomez 13-8, F.DeJiulio Jr. 16-11, P.Crider 4-3, L.Williamson 93-60, T.Pena 12-7, J.Judy 13-10. T--2:40. A--2482 5th Inning---York mound visit by coach 8th Inning---York mound visit by coach 8th Inning---Long Island mound visit by coach Weather: 78 degrees, cool Plate Umpire - Jim Clayton, Field Umpire #1 - Joe Delbalso, Field Umpire #3 - Dave Sherk