 York Revolution wins continue with 11-10 victoryYork used three unearned runs to rally past Bridgeport, 11-10. Article Last Updated: 07/24/2008 09:09:52 AM EDT
Click photo to enlargeBridgeport's Alex Prieto gets the out at second as Chris Ashby slides to successfully disrupt the double play turn. The Revs won a wild game in between the rain drops. 
It ended in a mess.
After almost five hours of playing in the rain, a bunt -- and a wild throw -- won the game.
York Revolution shortstop Keoni DeRenne wasn't even trying to reach base. He did what everyone expected him to do. With runners on first and second and nobody out, DeRenne laid down a bunt.
But because of the rain and because of the infield conditions, the bunt didn't resemble so much a drug bunt or a push bunt. This was more of a plop bunt. It stuck in the dirt right in front of home plate. And that's when the mess -- and York's fun -- began.
Bridgeport catcher Brian Munhall appeared to slip while stepping out of his crouch. After he gathered himself and fielded the ball, he overthrew first base, and the ball sailed into right field.
Speedy center fielder Kennard Jones scored from first on the play. The throw reached Munhall before Jones reached the plate, but it didn't matter. Jones went head-first into the muck and mud to avoid the tag and touch the plate with his outstretched hand.
And that was all that York needed to beat the Bridgeport Bluefish, 11-10, in an
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Bridgeport's Alex Prieto gets the out at second as Chris Ashby slides to successfully disrupt the double play turn. The Revs won a wild game in between the rain drops.

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afternoon game at Sovereign Bank Stadium in front of 3,962.
Jones joked afterward that he had just enough speed "to get out of there."
And he helped end the third-longest game in Revs' history, a 4-hour and 34-minute affair.
The winning run in the 11th inning set off a slosh-pit at home plate, and Jones stood up to reveal a brown stain the stretched from his jersey to his spikes.
The ball was slippery from the first pitch, and conditions didn't improve. Bridgeport committed two errors in the 11th inning, allowing the Revs to rally from a two-run deficit by scoring three unearned runs.
It was another unlikely end to what has been a refreshing second-half start for York (6-6).
Bridgeport (8-4) built three leads in the game, and each time it appeared York wouldn't recover.
But the Revs mounted a rally in the fourth inning, scoring four runs to tie the game.
After falling behind the second time, York needed a three-run eighth inning that was keyed by Matt Dryer's two-run homer.
Even a throwing error in the ninth inning didn't cause the Revs to pack it in. Clinging to a one-run lead,
DeRenne fielded a grounder and sailed a high throw to catcher Sandy Aracena. Aracena caught the ball but couldn't apply the tag to stop the tying run from scoring from third.
"The greatest thing about this team is they never give up," York manager Chris Hoiles said.
So after Steve Doetsch crushed a two-run homer in the top of the 11th, it seemed fitting York rallied one last time.
It was a long day for the players, who walked on the field to a misting rain and left almost five hours later in a steady downpour.
"It's just like any other job," Dryer said. "You've got to keep doing your job until the day is over."
The game was also another reminder that DeRenne has recovered from a trying first half. Struggling to keep his average above .200 earlier this season, DeRenne has become one of the more reliable hitters in the lineup during the second half. He's hit .406 (13-for-32) during the last seven games.
DeRenne noted that recent acquisition Shea Hillenbrand has been a big help because the former major leaguer has been able to offer hitting advice. And it helps that DeRenne was able to pick the brain of fellow Hawaii native and former high school opponent Shane Victorino during the All-Star break.
DeRenne traveled to Philadelphia to visit with the Phillies center fielder. And Victorino noticed that
DeRenne seemed to be drifting too far forward at the plate -- a problem that Hillenbrand also noticed.
Altering his approach, DeRenne now looks like the offensive leader the Revs expected him to be this season.
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Notes: Hillenbrand has a 15-game hitting streak, which his tied for the third-longest in franchise history. Nate Espy and Rayner Bautista each had 22-game hitting streaks last season. ... Bridgeport's Jesse Hoorelbeke became just the fourth player to hit a homer over the 15-foot fence in dead center field 405 feet from home plate, and the first this season. ... The Revs are six wins away from reaching the 100-win mark in franchise history. ... York hit into five double plays, the most in franchise history.
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Bridgeport's Alex Prieto gets the out at second as Chris Ashby slides to successfully
disrupt the double play turn. The Revs won a wild game, 11-10, between the rain drops.
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