Somerset plates all seven run with two outs, five on home runs
(Central Islip, N.Y., Aug. 10, 2016) – The Long Island Ducks were defeated by the Somerset Patriots 7-4 on Wednesday night in the third game of a four-game series at Bethpage Ballpark.
GAME AUDIO: Highlights from the third game of the series
POSTGAME VIDEO: Kevin Baez and Mike Dowd talk about the game
Somerset opened the scoring in the first inning on David Vidal’s two-run home run to left field off Ducks starter Eury De La Rosa. Long Island closed to within 2-1 in the second when Ruben Gotay scored from first on a fielding error.
RBI doubles by Gotay and Mike Dowd in the fourth off Patriots starter Rudy Owens put the Ducks in front 3-2. The Patriots took the lead back though in the fifth on a two-out, two-run homer to right by Aharon Eggleston. A two-run double to left-center by Carlos Guzman in the sixth extended the advantage to 6-3.
Long Island trimmed the deficit to two in the bottom of the sixth on Mike Blanke’s sac fly to center. However, a two-out solo homer to left by Eric Farris in the seventh pushed the lead back to three at 7-4.
Owens (3-3) picked up the win, tossing five and one-third innings, allowing four runs (three earned) on seven hits and two walks while striking out six. De La Rosa (3-4) took the loss, giving up four runs on four hits and two walks with five strikeouts in five innings. Jon Hunton collected his 27th save of the season with a scoreless ninth.
Dowd and Delta Cleary Jr. each had three hits to pace the Ducks, while Gotay and Blanke each added two.
The Ducks and Patriots wrap up their four-game set on Thursday 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 Ducks Power Bank Chargers, courtesy of Municipal Credit Union. It’s also a Thirsty Thursday at the ballpark! All fans are invited to visit the Duck Club restaurant/bar on the suite level, and there will be both food and drink specials featured, including half price domestics. Right-hander Bobby Blevins gets the ball for the Ducks against Patriots righty Will Oliver.
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. Those unable to make the game can follow all the action live on the Ducks’ official YouTube channel. Streaming video and audio will be available online 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: 08/10/2016 Somerset Patriots 7 AT Long Island Ducks 4 YTD YTD Somerset AB R H BI AVG L Island AB R H BI AVG Kelly, S SS 4 1 0 0 .246 Vega, A LF 5 0 0 0 .264 Eggleston, A DH 5 2 2 2 .308 Lentini, F RF 5 0 0 0 .321 Farris, E 2B 4 1 1 1 .292 Cleary Jr., D CF 5 0 3 0 .322 Vidal, D 3B 4 1 1 2 .341 Puckett, C 3B 5 0 0 0 .278 Roller, K 1B 4 1 1 0 .269 Lyons, D SS 5 1 1 0 .295 Van Kirk, B LF 3 0 0 0 .200 Gotay, R 2B 3 2 2 1 .300 Gonzalez, Y C 4 1 1 0 .262 Colvin, T DH 3 1 0 0 .187 Guzman, C RF 2 0 1 2 .259 Dowd, M C 4 0 3 1 .298 Jackson, G CF 3 0 1 0 .333 Blanke, M 1B 3 0 2 1 .255 Zarrillo, V CF 0 0 0 0 .264 33 7 8 7 38 4 11 3 Somerset 2 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 - 7 8 1 L Island 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 - 4 11 1 2B--Guzman, C RF (16), Cleary Jr., D CF (10), Lyons, D SS (21), Gotay, R 2B (15), Dowd, M C 2 (10), Blanke, M 1B (14). HR--Eggleston, A DH (6), Farris, E 2B (5), Vidal, D 3B (17). RBI--Eggleston, A DH 2 (32), Farris, E 2B (47), Vidal, D 3B 2 (42), Guzman, C RF 2 (43), TOTALS 7 (0), Gotay, R 2B (41), Dowd, M C 2 (33), Blanke, M 1B (39), TOTALS 3 (0). SF--Blanke, M 1B (6). SH--Kelly, S SS (0), Jackson, G CF (0). E--Jackson, G CF (1), Dowd, M C 2 (10). LOB--Somerset 4, L Island 10. YTD IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA Somerset Owens, R (W,3-3) 5.1 7 4 3 2 6 0 4.97 Newby, K 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.43 Little, C 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.42 Sisk, B 1.0 3 0 0 0 2 0 2.13 Hunton, J (S,27) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.89 9 11 4 3 2 9 0 L Island De La Rosa, E (L,3-4) 5.0 4 4 4 2 5 2 3.26 Lomangino, J 1.0 3 2 2 0 1 0 3.63 Mincone, J 1.0 1 1 1 0 1 1 9.00 Garcia, E 2.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.00 9 8 7 7 3 8 3 SO--Eggleston, A 2, Farris, E, Vidal, D, Van Kirk, B, Guzman, C, Jackson, G 2, Vega, A 3, Lentini, F, Lyons, D, Gotay, R, Colvin, T 3. BB--Van Kirk, B, Guzman, C 2, Gotay, R, Colvin, T. BF--Owens, R 26 (238), Newby, K 2 (145), Little, C 4 (201), Sisk, B 6 (178), Hunton, J 3 (155), De La Rosa, E 21 (194), Lomangino, J 6 (100), Mincone, J 4 (4), Garcia, E 7 (7). P-S--Owens, R 116-72, Newby, K 12-6, Little, C 14-11, Sisk, B 26-17, Hunton, J 10-8, De La Rosa, E 83-53, Lomangino, J 22-14, Mincone, J 18-12, Garcia, E 26-14. T--3:13. A--4378 2:01 rain delay prior to first pitch Plate Umpire - JB Torres, Field Umpire #1 - Fred DeJesus, Field Umpire #2 - Tom Magier