EMPIRE STATE
BATTLE of the BIRDS
vs.
Staten Island Evens Series With Long Island
After being shut out on Tuesday, left-handed Bronx native Anthony Rodriguez set Staten Island on a winning course in game two. The Ferry Hawk starter kept Long Island scoreless on just two hits and one walk through the fifth inning.
Facing Duck right-hander Scott Harkin, the Ferry Hawks opened the scoring on designated hitter Joseph Reyes' double in the second. Reyes then doubled home his second run of the game in the fourth. In the fifth inning, Antoine Duplantis and Angel Aguilar each delivered home a run giving Staten Island a 4-0 lead.
Left fielder L.J. Mazzilli spoiled the shutout with a home run to left/center field, leading off the top of the sixth inning. Reliever Sandy Baez then took over pitching duties for Long Island in the bottom of the sixth.
Right-hander Connor Law entered the game in the top of the seventh in relief of Anthony Rodriguez.
Long Island's Chad Hockin entered the game in the bottom of the seventh and yielded a run-scoring double to Ricardo Cespedes, extending Staten Island's lead to four.
After a scoreless eighth, Staten Island's Victor Capellan closed out the ninth. Anthony Rodriguez earned his second win of the season. Scott Harkin took the loss.
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