Bridgeport Bluefish Blank the Long Island Ducks 6-0, Attendance Record Broken for Second Straight Day

MLN Newswire - www.mlntherawfeed.com –(Central Islip, N.Y., July 4, 2008) – The Long Island Ducks were defeated by the Bridgeport Bluefish on Friday 6-0 before a past-capacity crowd of 7,284 at Citibank Park. The crowd set a new single-game attendance record for Citibank Park, beating the previous record which had been established just one day ago. 

Eric DuBose (4-2) earned the win with seven shutout innings, allowing just three hits and striking out nine. Franklin Perez and Derrick Ellison preserved the shutout with two scoreless innings of relief. Alay Soler (1-2) absorbed the loss, giving up six runs – five earned – on seven hits in six innings of work. Vic Darensbourg pitched three shutout innings out of the Ducks bullpen, surrendering just one base hit. 

The Bluefish scored two runs in the first on a double by Ryan Bear. Jay Caligiuri’s fourth inning double extended the lead to 3-0. The Bridgeport offense capped its night with one more in the fifth and two in the sixth. Bear was 2-for-3 at the plate, while Henry Mateo was 2-for-4 with an RBI double. Jay Gibbons collected two hits, including one double, for the Ducks. 

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                 Bridgeport Bluefish at Long Island Ducks - Play-by-Play
                       Jul 04, 2008 at Central Islip, N.Y. (Citibank Park)
 
 
 Score by Innings                    R  H  E
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 Bridgeport Bluefish. 200 112 000 -  6  8  0
 Long Island Ducks... 000 000 000 -  0  4  2
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 Bridgeport Bluefish starters: 15/cf Ezi, T.; 7/2b Mateo, H.; 19/3b Lopez, L.; 31/dh Hoorelbeke,J; 28/rf
   Bear, R.; 16/lf Florence, B.; 29/1b Caligiuri, J; 20/c Munhall, B.; 3/ss Prieto, A.; 44/p DuBose, E.; 
 Long Island Ducks starters: 15/cf Logan, N.; 16/lf Navarrete, R; 9/1b Rose, P.; 8/dh Everett, C.; 13/rf
   Gibbons, J.; 33/3b Rolls, D.; 17/2b Maestrales,P; 12/ss Donovan, D.; 34/c Sandora, R.; 38/p Soler, A.; 
 
 Bridgeport Bluefish 1st - Ezi, T. walked. Ezi, T. stole second. Mateo, H. walked. Lopez, L. reached on a
   fielder's choice; Mateo, H. out at second 2b to ss; Ezi, T. advanced to third. Hoorelbeke,J fouled out to
   2b. Bear, R. doubled down the rf line, 2 RBI; Lopez, L. scored; Ezi, T. scored. Florence, B. flied out to
   cf. 2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
 
 Long Island Ducks 1st - Logan, N. struck out swinging. Navarrete, R struck out swinging. Rose, P. out at
   first 1b to p. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
 
 Bridgeport Bluefish 2nd - Caligiuri, J struck out looking. Munhall, B. popped up to p. Prieto, A. struck
   out looking. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
 
 Long Island Ducks 2nd - Everett, C. struck out swinging. Gibbons, J. doubled down the lf line. Rolls, D.
   flied out to rf. Maestrales,P flied out to lf. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
 
 Bridgeport Bluefish 3rd - Ezi, T. struck out looking. Mateo, H. popped up to p. Lopez, L. fouled out to c.
   0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
 
 Long Island Ducks 3rd - Donovan, D. struck out swinging. Sandora, R. walked. Logan, N. grounded into double
   play 2b to ss to 1b; Sandora, R. out on the play. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
 
 Bridgeport Bluefish 4th - Hoorelbeke,J flied out to rf. Bear, R. walked. Florence, B. flied out to rf.
   Caligiuri, J doubled to center field, advanced to third on an error by cf, RBI; Bear, R. scored. Munhall,
   B. grounded out to ss. 1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB.
 
 Long Island Ducks 4th - Navarrete, R grounded out to ss. Rose, P. struck out looking. Everett, C. struck
   out swinging. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
 
 Bridgeport Bluefish 5th - Prieto, A. popped up to 2b. Ezi, T. singled to third base, bunt. Mateo, H.
   doubled down the rf line, RBI; Ezi, T. scored. Lopez, L. struck out swinging. Hoorelbeke,J grounded out
   to 3b. 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
 
 Long Island Ducks 5th - Gibbons, J. singled. Rolls, D. reached on a fielder's choice; Gibbons, J. out at
   second ss to 2b. Maestrales,P struck out swinging. Donovan, D. lined out to 1b. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors,
   1 LOB.
 
 Bridgeport Bluefish 6th - Bear, R. singled. Florence, B. singled; Bear, R. advanced to second. Caligiuri, J
   fouled out to c. Munhall, B. singled to right field; Florence, B. advanced to second; Bear, R. advanced
   to third. Prieto, A. reached on a fielder's choice, RBI; Munhall, B. out at second ss to 2b; Florence, B.
   advanced to third, scored on an error by 2b, unearned; Bear, R. scored. Ezi, T. flied out to rf. 2 runs,
   3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB.
 
 Long Island Ducks 6th - Sandora, R. struck out looking. Logan, N. walked. Navarrete, R grounded into double
   play ss to 2b to 1b; Logan, N. out on the play. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
 
 Bridgeport Bluefish 7th - No play. DarensbourgV to p for Soler, A.. Mateo, H. grounded out to 2b. Lopez, L.
   grounded out to 2b. Hoorelbeke,J popped up to 2b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
 
 Long Island Ducks 7th - Rose, P. singled to right field. Everett, C. struck out swinging. Gibbons, J.
   grounded into double play ss to 2b to 1b; Rose, P. out on the play. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
 
 Bridgeport Bluefish 8th - Bear, R. flied out to rf. Florence, B. grounded out to ss. Caligiuri, J walked.
   Munhall, B. popped up to 2b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
 
 Long Island Ducks 8th - Perez, F. to p for DuBose, E.. Rolls, D. walked. Maestrales,P struck out swinging.
   Donovan, D. struck out swinging. Sandora, R. struck out swinging. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
 
 Bridgeport Bluefish 9th - Prieto, A. struck out swinging. Ezi, T. grounded out to 2b. Mateo, H. singled to
   left center. Lopez, L. grounded out to ss. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
 
 Long Island Ducks 9th - Ellison, D. to p for Perez, F.. Logan, N. singled to center field. Navarrete, R
   struck out swinging. Logan, N.. Rose, P. walked. Everett, C. grounded into double play 2b to ss to 1b;
   Rose, P. out on the play. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

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