BEES FAIL TO SOLVE YORK PITCHING, LOSE 5-1
In 140 Characters or Less: For the second straight night, the bats of the Bees could solve York’s pitching, losing 5-1 in game two of three.
Emoji Recap: 😢👎. Kevin Rivers on 🔥against his former team.
The Game Changed When…: …With the bases loaded and one out and the Bees down by four runs in the seventh inning, the Revolution held the Bees to just one run to prevent any kind of comeback from materializing.
Pitchers of Record: W: Frank Gailey (3-2) | L: Brian Dupra (4-2)
Player(s) of the Game: NB Greg Golson (2-5, SB) | YK Kevin Rivers (2-2, two doubles, two walks, RBI, R) | YK Josh Wilson (2-3, RBI, R)
Next Game:
Tale of the Tape – New Britain Bees (39-40, 3-6, 2nd half) vs. York Revolution (44-35, 4-5 2nd half)
Pitching Matchups – New Britain: Jarret Leverett (2-4, 2.80) | York: Tyrelle Harris (2-3, 4.95)
Tickets: CLICK HERE | Available at the New Britain Stadium Box Office | Call 860-826-BEES
Broadcast: WDRC AM 1360 (Hartford), WMMW AM 1470 (Meriden), WWCO AM 1240 (Waterbury), WSNG AM 610 (Torrington) and Youtube (https://www.youtube.com/c/newbritainbees).
Bees Buzz: For the second consecutive game, both Craig Maddox (20) and James Skelton (16) were able to extend their streaks of consecutive games on base…Brian Dupra’s strikeout of Travis Witherspoon in the fourth inning was the 300th strikeout of Dupra’s career…With one hit tonight, Craig Maddox has equaled his hit total from last season with Southern Maryland (75 hits in 91 games in 2015, 75 in 66 games this year)…
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For more information, please visit www.AtlanticLeague.com
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