EL1 Binghamton Rumble Ponies

B-Mets Ride Pitching And Longballs To Win

Published on August 17, 2008 under Eastern League (EL1)
Binghamton Rumble Ponies News Release


Mike Carp and Caleb Stewart homered and Dillon Gee allowed a run over six innings for the Binghamton Mets, who defeated the Bowie Baysox 2-1 at Prince George's Stadium Sunday. Binghamton, which took two of three in the series, has won four of five.

The B-Mets (67-62) didn't trail after Stewart's leadoff homer in the second off Brad Bergesen. However, Bowie (75-54) rallied to tie on Carlos Rojas's sacrifice fly off Gee (1-0) in the fifth. The righthander allowed three hits in his second Double-A start, striking out seven.

Carp got to Bergesen (15-4) in the sixth, when he hit a two-out, solo homer to left-center.

Binghamton relievers Elvys Quezada and Tim Lavigne followed Gee with three scoreless innings. Lavigne got the final three outs for his eighth save in 12 chances.

After an off-day Monday, Tuesday, the Binghamton Mets start a six-game homestand with the first of three against the New Hampshire Fisher Cats. Jose Sanchez (12-6, 4.00) will start for Binghamton against lefty Brad Mills (2-1, 0.44) of New Hampshire. First pitch is scheduled for 7:05 p.m. at NYSEG Stadium with the radio broadcast beginning at 6:50 on Newsradio 1290 WNBF.

Notes: Major League rehabber Luis Castillo was 0 for 1 with a walk before leaving the game in the third inning. He is expected to rejoin the B-Mets when they began their homestand Tuesday. Castillo has been on the NY Mets' Disabled List since 7/3 with a strained left hip flexor...the B-Mets have won back-to-back series for the first time since late-June, when they won four straight series, culminating with them taking three of four 6/23-26 vs. ALT...Binghamton's bullpen has tossed 10 consecutive scoreless innings over the last four games...Carp homered for the third time in four games.

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