Southpaw tosses four scoreless innings in first start with Flock
(Central Islip, N.Y., July 19, 2016) – The Long Island Ducks defeated the Bridgeport Bluefish 5-1 on Tuesday night in the opener of a three-game series at Bethpage Ballpark.
GAME AUDIO: Highlights from the series-opening victory
POSTGAME VIDEO: Kevin Baez, Dustin Richardson and Delta Cleary Jr. talk about the win
Neither side plated a run until the bottom of the fifth inning when Long Island scored twice off Bluefish starter David Kubiak. An RBI single by Delta Cleary Jr. and a throwing error that scored Fehlandt Lentini gave the Ducks a 2-0 lead.
Bridgeport closed to within one in the sixth on an RBI single by Welington Dotel. However, the Ducks put the game out of reach in the seventh on Cody Puckett’s three-run double to left-center field.
Ducks reliever Kevin Vance (3-1) collected the win, pitching two innings of relief and allowing a run on four hits with one strikeout. Kubiak (3-2) suffered the loss, giving up two runs (one earned) on five hits and a walk while striking out six. Ducks starter Dustin Richardson did not factor into the decision but tossed four scoreless innings, yielding just one hit and one walk while striking out four.
Lentini, Cleary Jr. and Mark Minicozzi each had two hits to lead the Ducks.
The Ducks and Bluefish continue their three-game set on Wednesday 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). The first 1,500 fans in attendance will receive 2016 Team Photos, courtesy of the YMCA of Long Island. It’s also a Winning Inning Wednesday at the ballpark! During the game, the Ducks will designate a specific occurrence in each inning. If the event takes place, one lucky fan will win $10,000! Simply sign up at the Ducks Ticket Kiosk prior to first pitch to be eligible to win. Right-hander Bobby Blevins takes the mound for the Ducks against Bluefish righty Blake Beaven.
Tickets to the game, and all Ducks home games, are available by visiting the Bethpage Ballpark box office, calling (631) 940-TIXX or CLICKING HERE. It’s the “Ducks Game of the Week,” and those unable to make the game can follow all the action live on the Ducks’ flagship radio station, 103.9-FM LI News Radio. Streaming video and audio will also be available online via the Ducks’ official YouTube channel by CLICKING HERE.
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.
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Game Date: 07/19/2016 Bridgeport Bluefish 1 AT Long Island Ducks 5 YTD YTD Bridgeport AB R H BI AVG L Island AB R H BI AVG Hernandez, L SS 4 0 1 0 .298 Vega, A LF 3 1 0 0 .280 Giansanti, A CF 4 0 0 0 .218 Lentini, F RF 3 1 2 0 .316 Dotel, W RF 4 0 2 1 .343 Cleary Jr., D CF 3 1 2 1 .324 Cuevas, J 1B 4 0 0 0 .284 Puckett, C 3B 4 0 1 3 .280 Galvez, J DH 3 0 0 0 .294 Lyons, D SS 4 0 0 0 .310 Gil, J C 3 0 1 0 .340 Minicozzi, M 1B 4 0 2 0 .297 Nunez, L 2B 3 0 0 0 .249 Colvin, T DH 4 0 0 0 .242 Vitters, J 3B 3 0 1 0 .235 Gotay, R 2B 3 1 1 0 .287 Chambers, A LF 2 1 1 0 .233 Dowd, M C 4 1 1 0 .312 30 1 6 1 32 5 9 4 Bridgeport 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 1 6 3 L Island 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 x - 5 9 0 2B--Puckett, C 3B (13). RBI--Dotel, W RF (24), TOTALS (0), Cleary Jr., D CF (20), Puckett, C 3B 3 (48), TOTALS 4 (0). HP--Vega, A LF (6). SH--Lentini, F RF (0). CS--Dotel, W RF (5), Gil, J C (2). E--Dotel, W RF (3), Vitters, J 3B (8), Kubiak, D P (1). LOB--Bridgeport 3, L Island 7. DP--R. Gotay(2B) - D. Lyons(SS) - M. Minicozzi(1B). YTD IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA Bridgeport Kubiak, D (L,3-2) 5.0 5 2 1 1 6 0 2.91 Gervacio, S 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 Demny, P 1.0 2 3 3 1 1 0 2.37 Church, J 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 8 9 5 4 2 8 0 L Island Richardson, D 4.0 1 0 0 1 4 0 2.53 Vance, K (W,3-1) 2.0 4 1 1 0 1 0 5.18 Diaz, A 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.56 De La Rosa, E 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.87 Shuman, S 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.67 9 6 1 1 1 5 0 WP--Kubiak, D (1). HB--Demny, P (1). SO--Dotel, W 2, Cuevas, J, Galvez, J, Vitters, J, Vega, A 2, Puckett, C, Lyons, D, Minicozzi, M, Colvin, T 2, Gotay, R. BB--Chambers, A, Cleary Jr., D, Gotay, R. BF--Kubiak, D 22 (139), Gervacio, S 4 (16), Demny, P 7 (88), Church, J 3 (3), Richardson, D 13 (44), Vance, K 9 (108), Diaz, A 3 (121), De La Rosa, E 3 (131), Shuman, S 3 (3). P-S--Kubiak, D 102-67, Gervacio, S 15-11, Demny, P 19-11, Church, J 9-8, Richardson, D 50-34, Vance, K 32-21, Diaz, A 6-5, De La Rosa, E 10-6, Shuman, S 9-5. T--2:29. A--5293 Plate Umpire - Skip Dietz, Field Umpire #1 - Tom Magier, Field Umpire #2 - Tom Gandolfo Jr.