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B-Mets Game Notes: Game #126 - B-Mets (68-57) vs. Erie SeaWolves (54-71) - 6:35 pm

Published on August 24, 2015 under Eastern League (EL1)
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Binghamton Mets (68-57) vs.

Erie SeaWolves (54-71)

(Double-A Affiliate of the Detroit Tigers)

RHP Rainy Lara (6-5, 3.74) vs. RHP Tommy Collier (4-2, 3.70)

Monday, August 24 2015 - Games #126 - Home Game #59

NYSEG Stadium - Binghamton, NY - 6:35 PM

LAST GAME: The Binghamton Mets dropped their series finale, 4-3, with the New Hampshire Fisher Cats Sunday afternoon at Northeast Delta Dental Stadium. Matt Koch suffered his fourth consecutive loss, allowing four runs on 5.1 innings. Binghamton scored all three runs in the ninth inning, but left the potential tying run at third base. Josh Rodriguez led the way with three hits and a home run in his return the lineup. Xorge Carrillo also added his third three-hit game of the month. Erik Goeddel pitched a scoreless inning on rehab. The two teams split the four game series, with Binghamton dropping the last two.

BINGHAMTON STARTER: RHP Rainy Lara gets the ball in the series opener, making his first start against Erie this season. Lara faced the SeaWolves three times in 2014, going 0-1 with a 8.40 ERA. Overall it's his 17th start this season. He's coming off a loss in Richmond, in which he matched a season-high with four walks, while allowing two runs in five innings. He's 1-3 in his last five starts and has posted a 4.00 ERA since returning to Binghamton.

ERIE STARTER: RHP Tommy Collier is making his 16th start with Erie this season and his second against Binghamton. He allowed four runs and eight hits in 5.2 innings, earning a no-decision against the B-Mets in Erie back in July. He's coming off a win against the Rock Cats, having allowed four runs and nine hits in five innings. It was Collier's first win since July 20th. He began the year with Lakeland (High-A), posting a 2.09 ERA in eight starts. He has spent time in the EL each of the past three seasons and will be facing the B-Mets for the fourth time in his career. He has a 5.91 ERA since the All-Star break this season.

GREAT JULY: The B-Mets went 19-10 in July, their most wins in a month last June, 2014. Outside of that month, the B-Mets have been two games under .500 since the start of May. That includes a 10-10 August.

HOME STRETCH: The B-Mets are in the middle of playing 20 games in 18 days to close out the season. That includes two doubleheaders, with one coming Tuesday against Erie. Binghamton's last scheduled day off was August 17th.

GRAND RETURN: Josh Rodriguez returned to the B-Mets lineup Sunday for the first time since August 11th. He went 3-for-4 in the loss, hitting his 18th home run of the season, second most in the EL. The three hits broke an 0-for-15 stretch for J-Rod. Binghamton went 5-5 without Rodriguez, averaging 3.2 runs per game.

DOG DAYS: Brock Peterson is batting .194 in his last 46 games and is hitless in his last eight at-bats.

VINCE BEL-NO-ME: Vince Belnome has one hit in his last 18 at-bats and is batting .150 (6-for-40) since August 8th. Prior to that, he had registered a hit in each of his first eight B-Met starts after being added to the roster on July 28th.

AINT NO REST: Gavin Cecchini did not play in any of the four games in New Hampshire over the weekend. Prior to that, he had played in all 48 games since June 29th. Cecchini hit .353 during that stretch, 2nd best in the EL, and ranks second in the EL in hitting for the season overall.

FILLING IN: LJ Mazzilli has hit leadoff in each of the past four games in Cecchini's absence. It's the first time he's batting leadoff this season. Mazzilli is hitless in his last nine at-bats. He is batting .340 in first innings this season, and .389 when leading off.

X MARKS THE SPOT: Xorge Carrillo matched his season-high with three hits Sunday. Both have come in his last 11 games. He's batting .333 since 8/15.

NEXT GAME PREVIEW: The B-Mets continue their series with Erie Tuesday with a doubleheader beginning at 5:35 PM.

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