Bullpen Burns Bridgeport
Published on August 10, 2011 under Atlantic League (AtL)
Long Island Ducks News Release
(Central Islip, N.Y., Aug. 10, 2011) -The Long Island Ducks defeated the Bridgeport Bluefish 8-4 on Wednesday night at Bethpage Ballpark in the second game of a three-game series.
Bridgeport got on the scoreboard first with a RBI single by Steve Moss in the third inning off Ducks' starter Dave Williams. Long Island responded with five runs in the bottom of the frame off Bluefish starter Matt Pike. Run-scoring singles by J.R. House and Matt Esquivel, a bases-loaded walk to Kraig Binick and a two-run single by Dan Lyons highlighted the damage.
The Bluefish cut the deficit to two with single runs in the fourth and fifth innings. A RBI fielder's choice off the bat of Angel Chavez in the fourth and a RBI single by Luis Lopez in the fifth made it 5-3 Ducks. However, Long Island gained those two runs back on a two-run homer to left by Matt Esquivel in the fifth. Matt Padgett's RBI double in the eighth capped the scoring for the Ducks.
Ehren Wassermann (4-1) picked up the win in relief, tossing two shutout innings, allowing just one hit while striking out two. Pike (8-4) took the loss after four and one-third innings of work, allowing seven runs on nine hits. Williams didn't factor into the game's decision, but allowed just two runs in four innings while striking out four.
House led the Flock with three hits, while Esquivel paced the team with three RBI.
The Ducks go for a sweep of their series with the cross-sound rival Bluefish on Thursday night. Game time is slated for 7:05 PM, with the Bethpage Ballpark gates opening at 6:05. The first 1,500 fans in attendance will receive First Half Champions T-shirts, presented by Novak Motors. Mike Loree looks to set a Ducks franchise record in wins in a season, as he opposed Bluefish starter Paul Oseguera.
Tickets for the game and all home games are available by visiting the Bethpage Ballpark box office, going online to www.liducks.com or calling 631-940-TIXX. Fans unable to attend the game can follow all the action online at www.liducks.com by clicking the Watch Live icon on the homepage, with Michael Polak calling the play-by-play. Streaming video and audio will be provided by iBN, the Internet Broadcast Network.
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Duck Tales: Matt Esquivel's two-run homer was his 11th of the season and the Ducks' 112th in 2011. Esquivel entered the game second in the league in on-base percentage at .444With three hits, J.R. House extended his hitting streak to eight games. He also picked up his fifth three-hit game of the season. Navarrete leads the Ducks with eight three-hit gamesKennard Jones extended his on-base streak to 29 games, which is the longest by a Duck this season. Kraig Binick and Lew Ford have each collected 28 game on-base streaksRay Navarrete played in his 600th game as a Long Island Duck tonight, becoming just the second Duck to have played in 600 games. Justin Davies appeared in 637 games while on Long IslandThe Ducks now lead the season series with the Bridgeport seven to four and improved to 59-50 all-time at home against the Bluefish. The Ducks also won their 40th game out of 53 at Bethpage Ballpark this season and are a season high 29 games above .500 overall in 2011.
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