EL1 Binghamton Rumble Ponies

B-Mets Lose to Connecticut on Walk-Off Homer, 4-3

Published on August 22, 2009 under Eastern League (EL1)
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The B-Mets led 3-2 heading into the ninth inning for the second straight night, but Saturday evening, the bullpen could not hold it. Ramon Castro launched a two-run home run to straightaway center off reliever Emary Frederick to erase the deficit and give Connecticut the second game of the four-game set 4-3 at Dodd Stadium Saturday night. Emmanuel Garcia led Binghamton offensively with a 3-4 showing, including an RBI.

Binghamton (48-76) got out to an early 3-0 lead thanks to a run in the first and two in the fourth. Josh Thole got the B-Mets on the board in the first with a sacrifice fly to center scoring leadoff man Ruben Tejada, who started the frame with a single.

In the fourth, D.J. Wabick and Caleb Stewart reached to open the frame against Connecticut (72-53) starter Geivy Garcia thanks to a walk and a single. With one out, Mark Kiger walked to join them on the bases. B-Mets starter Jenrry Mejia came up next and worked the count full before drawing a walk to force in Binghamton's second run. Then with two outs, Emmanuel Garcia singled to center to score Stewart, but Kiger was thrown out trying to score from second, leaving the score at 3-0.

The Defenders responded in the bottom of the inning with a leadoff triple from Brad Boyer off Mejia. Eddy Martinez-Esteve drove him in with a one-out groundout to first, cutting the margin to 3-1. Mejia worked four-plus inning and allowed a run on three hits with three strikeouts to notch the no-decision.

Jake Ruckle followed Mejia and tossed three innings of hitless work before passing the ball to Edgar Alfonzo.

After getting the first two outs in the eighth inning, Alfonzo allowed a single to Brock Bond. Mike McBryde followed him with a single to center, but Emmanuel Garcia misplayed the ball in center allowing Bond to score, closing the gap to 3-2.

Alfonzo walked Martinez-Esteve with one out in the ninth before getting Brandon Crawford to ground out to first for the second out. Manager Mako Oliveras called on Emary Frederick to try for his first save. Frederick surrendered the homer on a 2-2 count, to take the loss and blow his first save chance.

Lefty Matt Yourkin picked up the win by getting the final out in the top of the ninth, a strikeout of Garcia. It was his sixth of the season.

The third game of the series is slated for Sunday afternoon. The B-Mets will toss LHP Eric Niesen (2-6, 5.62) and the Defenders are due to throw LHP Ben Snyder (3-3, 2.12). The first pitch is slated for 1:05 and the radio broadcast on Newsradio 1290 WNBF begins at 12:50 with the Horizons Federal Credit Union Pre-Game Show.

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