Bees Lose Second Straight to Ducks
June 15, 2016 - Atlantic League (AtL)
New Britain Bees News Release
In 140 Characters or Less: The Bees could never get into a consistent flow offensively in dropping their second straight to Long Island Ducks tonight 6-2.
The Game Changed When...: ...the Bees stranded two runners on in the top half of the fifth inning. Down 4-2 at the time, the Bees had runners on first and third with two outs and a chance to slice further into the Ducks' lead. However, Jack Snodgrass got Jon Griffin to fly out to center to end the inning, and the Ducks would add single runs in both the fifth and sixth innings to make it a four-run game.
Pitchers of Record:
W: Jack Snodgrass (5-4) | L: Cole Johnson (4-5)
Player(s) of the Game: NB Jon Griffin (2-4, RBI, R), LI Anthony Vega (1-3, HR, 3 RBI, R), LI Ducks bullpen (3IP, 1 hit, 0BB, 0R, 6 strikeouts)
Next Game:
Tale of the Tape - New Britain Bees (24-27, 5 GB) at Long Island Ducks (29-22, 0 GB)
Pitching Matchup - NB: Shawn Haviland (2-1, 3.76) | LI: Mark Blackmar (4-1, 2.02)
Bees Home Tickets: Available at the New Britain Stadium Box Office | Call 860-826-BEES
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Bees Buzz: Cole Johnson struck out five Ducks in six innings of work, but also allowed six runs (all earned) on seven hits...Greg Golson extended his streak of consecutive games on base to 16 straight...With is 2-4 night, Jonathan Roof has now picked up a hit in seven of the nine games vs. the Ducks this season and is hitting .382 against Long Island on the year...
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