DUCKS FLOUNDER 'FISH IN NIGHTCAP
(Central Islip, N.Y., Sept. 4, 2010) – The Long Island Ducks split a day/night doubleheader with the Bridgeport Bluefish on Saturday at Suffolk County Sports Park, taking game two 8-6 after falling in the opener 10-5.
GAME VIDEO: Gathright's solo blast in game two.
In game one, Long Island struck the scoreboard first with a two-run second inning against
The Bluefish responded with four runs in the top of the third against Ducks’ starter Jake Dittler. Tike Redman’s two-run single and Josh Phelps’ two-run homer to left did the damage.
The Ducks closed the gap to 9-5 with a three-run seventh, highlighted by Robinson Cancel’s RBI single and Matt Esquivel’s two-run base hit.
Stark (8-4) earned the win, tossing six innings, allowing five hits and two runs, with eight strikeouts. Dittler (10-11) took the loss, surrendering nine runs on eight hits in five innings.
In the nightcap,
The Ducks trimmed the lead to one with a run in the second and two more in the third against Bluefish starter Kevin Mannix. Matt Padgett hit a RBI single, Gathright connected on a solo homer to right, and Willis Otanez laced a RBI double to left.
After
Keisler (4-0) picked up the victory, allowing five hits and six runs with eight strikeouts in six innings. Mannix (10-6) suffered the loss, yielding seven runs (four earned) and ten hits in six innings. Bill Simas picked up his second save with a scoreless ninth inning.
Long Island and
Tickets to the game and all upcoming Ducks home games are available at the Suffolk County Sports Park Box Office, by calling (631) 940-TIXX, or by logging onto www.liducks.com and clicking on the tickets icon at the top of the page.
Duck Tales (Game One): Robinson Cancel’s seventh inning single extended his on-base streak to 37 games. The streak is currently the longest in the Atlantic League this season, six more than the next highest total…Brendan Monaghan picked up two hits in the game, collecting his 13th two-hit contest this season. The catcher also now has 18 multi-hit games in 2010…With two RBI in the game, Matt Esquivel tied Erick Monzon for the team-lead in two-RBI games this season with 13. Esquivel now has 21 multi-RBI contests in 2010.
Duck Tales (Game Two): Joey Gathright’s third inning home run was his first longball as a member of the Long Island Ducks. Gathright has one career Major League homer and had just one prior minor league blast…With a walk in the sixth inning, Robinson Cancel extended his on-base streak to 38 games. The streak is the longest in the Atlantic League this season, six more than the next highest total…Willis Otanez made his
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GAME DATE: 09/04/2010 (Game One)
Bridgeport Bluefish 10 AT Long Island Ducks 5
YTD YTD
Bridgeport AB R H BI AVG L Island AB R H BI AVG
A.Greenberg CF 2 0 0 0 .263 J.Gathright DH 4 1 1 1 .273
T.Redman RF 4 2 3 3 .216 B.Kovatch RF 5 0 2 0 .230
S.Moss LF 3 1 0 0 .327 R.Cancel 1B 5 1 1 1 .312
J.Phelps 1B 4 2 1 2 .309 J.Colina 2B 4 1 1 0 .280
L.Lopez 3B 5 1 2 4 .279 M.Padgett 3B 1 0 0 0 .271
D.Putnam DH 5 0 0 0 .254 M.Esquivel LF 5 0 2 2 .284
H.Bocachica 2B 5 1 1 1 .283 B.Monaghan C 4 1 2 0 .312
L.Rodriguez C 5 1 2 0 .221 M.Cavagnaro SS 5 1 1 0 .280
B.Chaves SS 4 2 2 0 .256 B.Hunt CF 3 0 0 0 .190
Bridgeport 0 0 4 0 5 0 0 1 0 - 10 11 2
L Island 0 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 - 5 10 1
2B--B.Chaves (21), B.Kovatch (8), B.Monaghan (16). HR--J.Phelps (9),
L.Lopez (6), H.Bocachica (6). RBI--T.Redman 3 (20), J.Phelps 2 (59),
L.Lopez 4 (48), H.Bocachica (28), J.Gathright (15), R.Cancel (75),
M.Esquivel 2 (70). HP--J.Phelps (9). SB--A.Greenberg (40). CS--B.Kovatch
(3). E--L.Lopez (10), B.Chaves (14), M.Cavagnaro (23).
LOB--Bridgeport 7, L Island 12. DP--L. Lopez(3B) - J. Phelps(1B), M.
Padgett(3B) - J. Colina(2B) - R. Cancel(1B).
YTD
IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Bridgeport
D.Stark (W,8-4) 6.0 5 2 2 4 8 0 4.30
L.Arroyo 1.0 3 3 3 2 0 0 6.09
B.Fortunato 2.0 2 0 0 2 0 0 6.75
L Island
J.Dittler (L,10-11) 5.0 8 9 9 3 4 3 5.81
C.Spurling 2.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 4.01
C.McCoy 2.0 3 1 1 1 3 0 5.28
HB--J.Dittler (12). SO--T.Redman, S.Moss, J.Phelps 2, D.Putnam, H.Bocachica
2, L.Rodriguez 2, J.Gathright, J.Colina, M.Padgett, M.Esquivel 3,
M.Cavagnaro, B.Hunt. BB--A.Greenberg 2, T.Redman, S.Moss 2, J.Gathright,
J.Colina, M.Padgett 4, B.Monaghan, B.Hunt. BF--D.Stark 27 (536), L.Arroyo 8
(229), B.Fortunato 9 (37), J.Dittler 26 (670), C.Spurling 8 (187), C.McCoy
10 (131). P-S--D.Stark 120-71, L.Arroyo 37-21, B.Fortunato 35-24, J.Dittler
96-61, C.Spurling 32-21, C.McCoy 43-32.
T--3:22. A--5723
Weather: Partly Cloudy, 77 degrees
Umpires: Plate Ump - Marty Bauer, Field Ump #1 - Dan Merzel, Field Ump #2 - Dan Wilson
GAME DATE: 09/04/2010 (Game Two)
Bridgeport Bluefish 6 AT Long Island Ducks 8
YTD YTD
Bridgeport AB R H BI AVG L Island AB R H BI AVG
H.Bocachica CF 4 1 2 2 .283 J.Gathright CF 4 2 1 1 .273
V.Mercedes 2B 5 1 2 0 .393 B.Kovatch RF 5 1 2 0 .230
S.Moss LF 5 1 1 3 .327 R.Cancel C 3 1 1 0 .312
J.Phelps 1B 4 1 1 1 .309 W.Otanez DH 5 1 3 2 .333
L.Lopez DH 4 0 0 0 .279 J.Colina 3B 4 1 2 0 .280
J.Jiannetti 3B 4 0 1 0 .322 M.Padgett 1B 5 1 2 1 .271
D.Putnam RF 4 0 1 0 .254 M.Esquivel LF 4 1 2 0 .284
T.Pennino C 3 1 0 0 .240 M.Cavagnaro 2B 3 0 0 1 .280
T.Johnson SS 2 1 0 0 .205 E.Monzon SS 3 0 0 0 .272
Bridgeport 4 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 - 6 8 5
L Island 0 1 2 2 1 1 1 0 x - 8 13 1
2B--H.Bocachica 2 (21), V.Mercedes (2), B.Kovatch (8), R.Cancel (21),
W.Otanez (1), J.Colina (15), M.Padgett (16). 3B--M.Esquivel (3). HR--S.Moss
(19), J.Phelps (9), J.Gathright (1). RBI--H.Bocachica 2 (28), S.Moss 3
(77), J.Phelps (59), J.Gathright (15), W.Otanez 2 (6), M.Padgett (34),
M.Cavagnaro (50). SF--M.Cavagnaro (3). SB--H.Bocachica (7), R.Cancel (12).
E--H.Bocachica (8), T.Pennino (2), T.Johnson 2 (19), K.Mannix (1),
M.Esquivel (5).
LOB--Bridgeport 6, L Island 11. DP--T. Johnson(SS) - V. Mercedes(2B) - J.
Phelps(1B).
YTD
IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Bridgeport
K.Mannix (L,10-6) 6.0 10 7 4 3 3 1 4.22
C.Rivera 1.0 2 1 1 1 1 0 3.14
A.Alfonseca 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 3.82
L Island
R.Keisler (W,4-0) 6.0 5 6 6 3 8 2 3.98
R.Gomez 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 3.79
K.Davis 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1.44
B.Simas (S,2) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.11
WP--C.Rivera (4). SO--H.Bocachica, V.Mercedes, S.Moss, J.Phelps, L.Lopez,
J.Jiannetti 2, D.Putnam, T.Pennino, J.Gathright, J.Colina, M.Padgett,
M.Esquivel, M.Cavagnaro. BB--H.Bocachica, T.Pennino, T.Johnson 2,
J.Gathright, R.Cancel, J.Colina, M.Esquivel, E.Monzon. BF--K.Mannix 31
(542), C.Rivera 6 (326), A.Alfonseca 5 (259), R.Keisler 26 (182), R.Gomez 4
(161), K.Davis 5 (102), B.Simas 4 (84). P-S--K.Mannix 101-61, C.Rivera
23-12, A.Alfonseca 23-13, R.Keisler 116-63, R.Gomez 12-5, K.Davis 13-7,
B.Simas 17-9.
T--3:01. A--6018
Weather: Partly Cloudy, 79 degrees
Umpires: Plate Ump - Dan Merzel, Field Ump #1 - Dan Wilson, Field Ump #2 - Marty Bauer