EL1 Binghamton Rumble Ponies

B-Mets Game Notes vs. New Hampshire

Published on July 1, 2006 under Eastern League (EL1)
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The Latest The Binghamton Mets scored four times in the first and never looked back, leading by as many as six before beating the New Hampshire Fisher Cats 8-5 in the series opener at NYSEG Stadium yesterday...every B-Mets starter reached base at least once and eight of the nine recorded a hit...Carlos Gomez went 2 for 3 with an RBI triple, Michel Abreu doubled and scored twice and Ambiorex Concepcion picked up his first hit and RBI as a B-Met, driving in a pair as part of a 1-for-4 evening...starter Miguel Piñango earned his second win of the year, yielding 4 runs in 5+ innings...relievers Ryan Cullen and Matt Lindstrom allowed a run over the final four frames, with Lindstrom earning the save...the B-Mets have won two of three to start their six-game homestand.

About Binghamton Thursday, RHPs Henry Owens and Mike Pelfrey, OF Jorge Padilla and 1B Michel Abreu were named to the Northern Division squad that will take part in the EL All-Star Game 7/12 at Altoona...Binghamton finished 14-12 in June after a 9-21 May. They've posted winning records in two of the season's first three months...yesterday, Cullen allowed a homer in the seventh, the only earned run Binghamton's bullpen allowed in their last four appearances, spanning 10 innings (0.90).

About New Hampshire Today (LHP Ricky Romero) and tomorrow (RHP Jesse Litsch), New Hampshire will start a pitcher making his AA debut. Both were called up from High-A Dunedin over the last four days...the Fisher Cats took two of three from Trenton in their last series. Yesterday's loss was their third in their last seven games...New Hampshire's offense is led by Adam Lind, who's third in the EL in batting (.310), tied for second in homers (14), tied for first in RBI (55) and the league leader in hits (89)...the Fisher Cats are managed by Doug Davis, who skippered Binghamton in 1999 and 2000, leading the B-Mets to their last division title, in '00.

This ‘N That Today's pitching matchup features two of the top nine picks in last year's draft. New Hampshire's Ricky Romero is making his AA debut after being the first pitcher chosen in 2005 and the sixth pick overall. Binghamton's Mike Pelfrey was the ninth pick of the draft and third pitcher selected...yesterday's contest was the first in the last five meetings between Binghamton and New Hampshire that wasn't decided by one run...Thursday, Jay Caligiuri was hit by a pitch twice in Game Two, giving him 12 HBP for the season, tied for secondmost in the EL and one shy of the B-Mets single-season record of 13, set by Rodney Nye in 2002. Carlos Gomez has been hit 11 times.

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