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B-Mets Game Notes: Game #107- B-Mets (59-47) at Richmond Flying Squirrels (54-52) - 1:35 pm

Published on August 2, 2015 under Eastern League (EL1)
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Binghamton Mets (59-47) at

Richmond Flying Squirrels (54-52)

(Double-A Affiliate of the San Francisco Giants)

RHP Matt Koch (4-4, 3.18) vs. RHP Joan Gregorio (1-1, 3.52)

Sunday, August 2, 2015 - Game #107 - Road Game #57

The Diamond - Richmond, VA - 1:35 PM

LAST GAME: The B-Mets pulled out a 6-5 win over Richmond Saturday night at The Diamond. Joe Benson provided the go-ahead run with a pinch-hit single in the sixth inning. Gavin Cecchini had two hits and two RBI, while TJ Rivera notched two hits in his return to the B-Mets. Gabriel Ynoa earned the win, while Paul Sewald locked down his 17th save.

BINGHAMTON STARTER: RHP Matt Koch is making his 31st appearance and fourth start. Koch began the season in the B-Met starting rotation, getting the nod on opening day and making three starts. He was then moved to the bullpen during the first week of May and proceeded to post a 1.96 ERA in his 26 appearances out of the bullpen. Koch faced Richmond twice in relief, allowing one run in two total innings. He surrendered hits to six of the 12 batters he faced. It's Koch's first start since April 21st, as the righty is in search of his first win since June 12th.

RICHMOND STARTER: RHP Joan Gregorio is making his 32nd appearance with Richmond and fourth start. His three starts have come in his last four outings. Gregorio is coming off a start in Altoona, where he allowed a run and four hits in 3.2 innings pitched. Gregorio has never worked more than four innings in an outing. He made one appearance against Binghamton, earning a save with a scoreless inning in the first matchup of the season between the two teams, a 4-3 Richmond victory. He has a 2.81 ERA since May 7th.

CLUTCH: Nine of Joe Benson's 11 RBI have been go-ahead runs, while another RBI tied the game. He delivered the go-ahead run in Saturday's win with a pinch-hit RBI single in the sixth inning.

VERSATILE: Saturday was Brock Peterson's first game in the outfield since August 19th, 2014. It was his 34th time playing the outfield in 1,136 career games, and 12th since 2008 (all 12 in left field).

BIG RETURN: TJ Rivera recorded hits in each of his first two at-bats back with Binghamton. Rivera hit .306 in 54 games with Las Vegas (AAA). Overall, Rivera is batting .311 this season. The infielder has only ended one season with a sub 300 batting average (.289 in 2012). He's 7-for-18 in his last four games with Binghamton.

SEVEN UP: Binghamton has not lost any of their seven series, including this one with Richmond. A win would give Binghamton their 14th series victory of the season.

MILESTONE: Brock Peterson has 199 career home runs.

X MARKS THE SPOT: Friday was Xorge Carrillo's first multiple-hit game in exactly three weeks. Carrillo is batting .185 since May 22nd and has had more than two hits in a game since July 7, 2014.

FAST START: Gavin Cecchini is batting .457 with seven RBI in his last eight games. He is 11-for-20 with six RBI in his last four games.

LAST TIME: This is Binghamton's last game at The Diamond in 2015. The two teams have split the first six games, with Binghamton outscoring Richmond 26-21. Binghamton went 3-4 at The Diamond in 2014.

ALL IT TAKES IS ONE: Saturday was Binghamton's 21st one-run win of the season, two more than other team in the league. Overall, Binghamton is 21-17 in one-run games.

HERE COMES THE SUN: Binghamton is 13-10 in day games this season, winning their last seven. The B-Mets have scored more than six runs in the last three.

NEXT GAME PREVIEW: The B-Mets are off Monday before returning home for a six game homestand that starts with Bowie Tuesday at 6:35 PM.

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