Ducks Unable to Overcome Early Deficit in York
June 8, 2016 - Atlantic League (AtL)
Long Island Ducks News Release
Long Island Ducks at PeoplesBank Park, Home of the York Revolution
(Long Island Ducks)
(York, Pa.) - The Long Island Ducks were defeated by the York Revolution 11-7 on Wednesday night in the middle game of a three-game series at PeoplesBank Park.
The Ducks took a 1-0 lead in the first inning on Tyler Colvin's sacrifice fly to left field off Revolution starter Kelvin De La Cruz. York responded with six runs in the second inning off Ducks starter Bobby Blevins to take a 6-1 lead. A grand slam from Isaias Tejeda and a solo homer from Telvin Nash highlighted the inning.
Anthony Vega scored on a wild pitch from De La Cruz in the third, closing the gap to 6-2. However, five two-out runs for the Revolution in the fourth widened their lead to 11-2. Back-to-back bases loaded walks to Andres Perez and Alfredo Marte, along with a three-run double by Bryan Pounds, did the damage.
Long Island rallied for four runs in the fifth to trim the deficit to 11-6. RBI singles by Ruben Gotay and Colvin, an RBI double by Cody Puckett and a sac fly off the bat of Mike Blanke made it a five-run game. Colvin drove in another run with a two-out RBI single to center in the eighth, but that was as close as the Ducks would come.
De La Cruz did not factor into the decision but pitched four and one-third innings, giving up six runs on eight hits and three walks with two strikeouts. Mariel Checo (3-0) picked up the win with one and two-thirds scoreless innings of relief, striking out three. Blevins (1-4) took the loss, surrendering six runs on five hits and two walks in two innings of work.
Fehlandt Lentini had five hits in five at-bats to lead the Flock offensively. Colvin added two hits and three RBI, while Gotay had three hits.
The Ducks and Revolution wrap up their three-game set on Thursday night. Game time is slated for 6:30 p.m. from PeoplesBank Park. Fans can follow all of the action live on the Ducks' official YouTube channel. Streaming audio will be available online. Left-hander Jack Snodgrass toes the rubber for the Ducks against Revolution righty Micah Owings.
Long Island returns home on Tuesday, June 14 to begin a three-game series the New Britain Bees. First pitch is scheduled 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, and fans purchasing tickets to the game online or via the Ducks mobile app can receive a buy one, get one free offer by entering the promo code "BOGO" at checkout (max four total tickets per transaction). It's also a Humana Senior Discount Tuesday, and senior citizens (65 or older with valid ID) will receive a 25% discount and a special gift package, courtesy of Humana, when purchasing a ticket to the game at the Bethpage Ballpark box office (limited to the first 50 tickets purchased). Tickets to the game, and all Ducks home games, are available by visiting the Bethpage Ballpark box office, calling (631) 940-TIXX.
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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