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May 3, 2008 - Eastern League (EL1)
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The Binghamton Mets got a trio of solo homers, but the Connecticut Defenders scored 10 runs over the final two innings for a 19-5 win over the Binghamton Mets at NYSEG Stadium Saturday. The loss, Binghamton's seventh in their last eight games, evens the series at a game apiece.

Connecticut (13-15) went ahead in the first on four straight one-out hits off Eric Brown. Ben Copeland drove in a run with a double before Travis Ishikawa's two-run homer put the Defenders ahead 3-0.

Binghamton (11-18) got one back in the second when Caleb Stewart launched a one-out solo homer off Dave McKae, cutting Connecticut's lead to 3-1. After Connecticut went up 6-1 on a Ben Copeland homer and RBIs by Eddy Martinez-Esteve and Dave Maroul in the third, Ambiorix Concepcion reached McKae (2-1) for a solo homer in the bottom of the inning that cut Connecticut's lead to four.

Ishikawa's RBI single off Brown (0-3) in the fourth put Connecticut ahead 7-2 before a run-scoring wild pitch and Brad Boyer RBI double made it 9-2.

Daniel Murphy led off the bottom of the sixth with his second homer in as many days before Connecticut put the game away in the late innings. German Marte allowed seven of the eight he faced to reach during a sixth-run eighth that included a Maroul grand slam. Joe Hietpas allowed a grand slam to Olmo Rosario in the ninth.

The B-Mets scored twice in the bottom of the ninth off Connecticut reliever Ronnie Ray. Mike Carp was hit by a pitch and Stewart and Jose Coronado walked to load the bases. Pinch-hitter Jonathan Malo drove in Carp with a fielder's choice before Stewart scored on a wild pitch.

Sunday, the B-Mets play the rubber game of a three-game series against the Connecticut Defenders. Jake Ruckle (1-2, 5.20) will start for Binghamton against Joey Martinez (0-3, 2.22) of Connecticut. The first pitch is slated for 1:05 p.m. at NYSEG Stadium with the radio broadcast beginning at 12:50 on Newsradio 1290 WNBF.

Notes: the 19 runs allowed by Binghamton is one shy of the club record of 20 runs allowed 8/23/03 @ TRE...Brown had a 2.50 ERA over his previous three starts...after allowing 2 ER in his first eight appearances (11 2/3 IP), Marte has given up 10 ER in his last two outings (1 1/3 IP)...McKae hadn't allowed a homer all season before giving up two today.

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