EL1 Binghamton Rumble Ponies

B-Mets Game Notes

Published on May 21, 2006 under Eastern League (EL1)
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Jay Caligiuri's walk-off RBI single scored Wilson Batista in the bottom of the eighth, giving the Binghamton Mets a come-from-behind, 3-2, extra-inning victory over the Altoona Curve last night at NYSEG Stadium...earlier in the evening, Jorge Padilla drove in three runs in a 4-3 victory over the Curve in the completion of a game suspended Friday night...Caligiuri was 2 for 4 with 2 RBI in the regularly schedule contest. Batista also had a pair of singles, while the bullpen tossed 7 1/3 inning of scoreless relief...Bobby Malek scored three times in the suspended game while Yunir Garcia picked up a pair of hits...the back-to-back wins guarantee Binghamton a series win over the Curve.

About Binghamton

Four of the last five games played by the B-Mets have gone into extra innings, as they've played 49 innings over their last four days...Seven of Binghamton's last eight home games have been decided by one run, with the B-Mets winning five of them. Overall, 13 of Binghamton's last 15 contests have been decided by two runs or fewer...the B-Mets relief corps continued their fine work last night, yielding just three unearned runs in 14 1/3 innings of work between the regularly-scheduled and suspended contests...the 'pen has allowed just five runs - two earned - in their last eight games, giving up a mere 15 hits over 34 1/3 innings of work...This comes after allowing four runs and blowing a save in an extra-inning loss 5/12 @ ALT, G1.

About Altoona

The Curve were off Thursday after taking two of three from Reading to start the week. Before their back-to-back losses, Altoona had won seven of eight, including a four-game sweep of the B-Mets at Blair County Ballpark last weekend...Altoona leads the league with 202 runs scored (4.8/game) and are second in batting average (.268) and home runs (30)...the Curve pitchers have posted a 3.12 ERA, good for sixth in the 12-team EL...Altoona's managed by Tim Leiper, who began his coaching career as Binghamton's hitting coach in 1996 under manager John Tamargo.

This 'N That

RHP Alay Soler was called up to the NY Mets last night. Soler, 1-0, 2.75 in three B-Mets starts, is expected to get a start for the Mets this week. He is the first player to be called up to the Majors straight from Binghamton since 1B/C Mike Jacobs 8/17/05...starting pitcher Mike Pelfrey lasted just 2/3 of an inning last night, making him the first B-Met starter to be bounced in the first since Matt Lindstrom went 1/3 of an inning in a 9-5 loss 6/15 vs. NH...today, the B-Mets are playing the last of their 13 consecutive games without a designated hitter. This is their fourth consecutive series against a fellow National League affiliate.

Today's Starting Pitcher

Chuck Smith, RHP (0-0, 0.00)

Last Outing

Thu. @ CON, G2 (ND, relief): 3 IP, 0 R, H, 0 BB, 3 K (L 2-1, 10) Relieved Miguel Piñango with one on and no out sixth with the score tied 1-1...gave up a bunt-base hit to Brian Buscher, the first man he faced, but retired the other nine hitters he faced...allowed only two fly balls, both of which were outs.

This Season

Has retired 15 of the 17 hitters he's faced in his two appearances with Binghamton...sent down to Binghamton 5/12...with AAA Norfolk 5/10-12, getting into one game, 5/11 @ Toledo, allowing four runs on four hits and a walk, striking out none, in 1/3 of an inning of work...began season with High-A St. Lucie, going 1-3, 3.68 in eight games, including two starts, yielding 24 hits and 12 walks to go along with 17 strikeouts in 22 innings...lost both starts with St. Lucie, giving up six earned runs in eight innings of work. Those were his last two appearances with the club...last started 5/6 vs. Ft. Myers, getting the loss (4+ IP, 6 R, 5 ER, 8 H, 2 BB, K)...wasn't scored upon in four of his six relief appearances, going 1-1, 1.93 out of the bullpen.

vs. Altoona

Binghamton debut was a relief appearance 5/13 @ ALT (2 IP, 0 R, 0 H, BB, 2 K)...pitched final two innings of Binghamton's 5-0 loss, but didn't figure in the decision...retired six of the seven to face him, walking Rafael Alvarez in the eighth...flyout to right by Craig Stansberry was the only ball hit to the outfield off him.

Background

From Florence, AL...finished 2005 with St. Lucie, where he was 4-4, 4.94 in 24 appearances, 20 of them starts. Allowed 129 hits and 40 walks to go along with 59 strikeouts in 116 2/3 innings...went at least six innings in 12 of his starts with St. Lucie and gave up three earned runs or fewer in 14 of his starting assignments...joined St. Lucie in early May after going 0-0, 0.00 in six relief appearances with Low-A Hagerstown, giving up three hits and two walks while striking out 17 in 14 innings...while with Hagerstown, righthanded hitters were just 1 for 28 (.036) against him...spent 2004 with the Rookie GCL Mets (4-0, 1.06, 6 G, GS, 2 SV, 17 IP, 3 BB, 20 K), Rookie Kingsport (1-1, 4.15, 4 G, 0 GS, 13 IP, 2 BB, 11 K) and SS-A Brooklyn (0-0, 1.93, 7 G, 0 GS, 2 SV, 9 1/3 IP, 3 BB, 11 K)... signed by the Mets as a non-drafted free agent out of Berry (GA) College...as a senior with NAIA Berry in 2004, set a school record with 103 K and tied school records with 11 wins, 6 CG and 2 SHO.

Repertoire

Fastball (88-92 m.p.h.), curveball, changeup, slider

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