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B-Mets Rally Late, But Fall In Reading

June 21, 2007 - Eastern League (EL1)
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The Binghamton Mets scored five times in their last two at-bats, but they still lost to the Reading Phillies 8-6 at FirstEnergy Stadium Thursday. Binghamton dropped two of three in the series, finishing their six-game road trip with a 3-3 mark.

Reading (34-37) never trailed, going ahead 1-0 on Peeter Ramos' first-inning homer off Bobby Parnell. The B-Mets rallied to tie against Carlos Carrasco in the second when Mark Kiger doubled, moved to second on Caleb Stewart's single and scored on a single to right by Jose Reyes.

The Phillies re-took the lead for good on Mike Costanzo's two-run blast off Parnell (0-1) in the third. Joe Serfass replaced Parnell in the seventh and yielded an RBI single to Chris Coste before Randy Ruiz hit a three-run homer that put Reading ahead 7-1.

Binghamton (30-38) drew closer in the eighth. After Mike Carp reached reliever Ryan Cameron for a two-out homer, Kiger walked and scored on Stewart's double to left, pulling the B-Mets within 7-3.

Brett Harper started Binghamton's ninth-inning rally with a pinch-hit single off Chris Rojas. Corey Coles then reached on a fielder's choice that forced out Harper at second before Jose Coronado bunted his way on. Fernando Martinez followed with a three-run homer to right that got Binghamton within two runs. However, Chris Key earned his fourth save in as many chances when he was able to get Carp to hit into a game-ending groundout.

Friday, the B-Mets start a nine-game homestand with the opener of a four-game series against the Harrisburg Senators. Kevin Mulvey (6-5, 3.24) gets the start for the B-Mets against T.J. Nall (2-9, 5.40) of Reading. Game time is 7:05 from NYSEG Stadium with the radio broadcast starting at 6:50 on Newsradio 1290 WNBF.

Notes: Parnell hadn't given up a homer in his first 13 starts between St. Lucie and Binghamton, but he's allowed three longballs over his last two outings...Kiger scored a run in every game of the series...Carp hit his first homer in nearly two months, with the last one coming 4/22 @ TRE...Serfass has allowed 10 runs in his last four appearances (4 IP)...Carrasco was making his Double-A debut.

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