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EL1 Binghamton Rumble Ponies

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August 9, 2005 - Eastern League (EL1)
Binghamton Rumble Ponies News Release


Done In By Frandsen

Kevin Frandsen's three-run homer in the seventh proved to be the difference, giving the Norwich Navigators a 7-5 victory over the Binghamton Mets in the series opener at NYSEG Stadium last night. Binghamton batted around in the first and scored four times off Norwich starter Chris Begg, but the Navigators drew closer with three unearned runs in the third. Lastings Milledge was 3-for-5 with his first AA home run for the B-Mets, who saw their three-game win streak end, falling to 4-2 on their eight-game homestand.

‘Pen Getting Better?

After two scoreless appearances in the weekend series against Portland, the B-Mets' bullpen took a step backward when reliever Tim McNab gave up Frandsen's three-run homer. Binghamton relievers have a 7.59 ERA (59 ER, 70 IP) over their last 22 appearances, earning one win and three saves since June 30th, with two of the saves courtesy of Jeremy Hill vs. Portland this past weekend. B-Mets starters own 10 of the team's last 11 wins, four of which were complete-game victories.

K Party

After allowing a leadoff single in the first, B-Mets starting pitcher Orlando Roman struck out the next five in a row, which proved to be a sign of things to come. Roman struck out 10 and McNab followed with a season-high six Ks, striking out four in a row at one point. Throw in a strikeout by Jerrod Riggan and B-Mets pitchers fanned a season-high 17, three more Ks than they've picked up in any other game.

Welcome Back

Last night, Riggan pitched a scoreless ninth in his first appearance for Binghamton in five years. The righthander, who saved a club-record 28 games in 2000, last pitched for Japan's Hanshin Tigers in 2004 before signing with the Mets this past off-season, is recovering from Tommy John surgery. Riggan, who's pitched in the Majors with the Mets and Cleveland, is the sixth former Major Leaguer to pitch for Binghamton this season, not including those on rehab assignments, joining Hill, Jeff Duncan, Joe Hietpas, Prentice Redman and Eric Junge.

On The Mound

LHP Evan MacLane (1-1, 4.43)

Last Time Out: Thu. @ HAR (ND): 5 1/3 IP, 6 R, 5 ER, 7 H, BB, 2 K (L 11-9)...After giving up an unearned run in the first on an error by first-baseman Mike Jacobs, the B-Mets offense staked Evan to a 4-1 lead as the lefty allowed a homer to Ryan Zimmerman in the fourth for Harrisburg's second run, during a stretch when he retired 12 of 13. Leading 6-2 going into the sixth, Evan was pulled after allowing four straight one-out hits, the last being a Zimmerman two-run double. Evan left with a 6-4 lead and still had a chance at a win even when Zimmerman came around to score after he departed.

This Season: After throwing a complete-game shutout in his B-Mets debut July 24th at Bowie, Evan's allowed 10 earned runs over his last two starts, spanning 11 1/3 innings. He's walked two or fewer in all three of his starts. Lefties are just 3 for 20 against him without a home run. Evan was called up to Binghamton July 20th after going 8-5 with a 3.20 ERA in 19 starts with High-A St. Lucie.

Against Norwich: This will be Evan's first career appearance against the Navigators

Background: The 22-year-old Chico, California native combined to go 10-4 with a 2.44 ERA in 26 games, 22 of them starts, between Low-A Capital City and SS-A Brooklyn in 2004. Evan spent 2003 with Rookie Kingsport, where he went 4-1 with a 2.88 ERA - 10th-best in the Appalachian League - in 14 games, six of them starts, before making one start with Brooklyn. Evan was drafted by the Mets in the 25th round in 2003 out of Feather River (CA) Junior College where he was 25-5 in two seasons, earning co-California Junior College Pitcher of the Year honors in 2003.

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