EL1 Binghamton Rumble Ponies

B-Mets Shut Out in Game One, Salvage Doubleheader Split with 6-3 Nightcap Win

Published on June 8, 2010 under Eastern League (EL1)
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Bowie limited Binghamton to four hits in a 5-0 shutout victory in Game 1 of a doubleheader, but the B-Mets responded with a 6-3 triumph in the nightcap Tuesday night at NYSEG Stadium to split the twin bill. Chorye Spoone recorded his fifth straight quality start to beat Binghamton for the second straight start in the first game. However, Brad Holt provided the answer in the second game recording a season-best six strikeouts over 4 2/3 innings, falling an out short of his second victory.

Binghamton (28-30) could not muster much in the way of offense against Spoone in the series opener. The B-Mets stranded eight runners against the righty, who allowed four hits and walked five en route to his fifth win.

Bowie (30-28) pushed across three in the second inning against spot-starter Scott Shaw. Brandon Waring and Tyler Henson roped doubles to start the inning. With one out, Carlos Rojas brought in Waring with a sac fly to center. Two more runs came across on a bloop single to center from Caleb Joseph, upping the lead to 3-0.

The Baysox tallied single runs in the third and the sixth to advance the margin to five. Left-hander Pedro Viola came on in the seventh and finished the shutout with a pair of strikeouts over a 1-2-3 inning.

Game two was a different story. Holt was on point early retiring 10 in a row after allowing a leadoff single.

The B-Mets manufactured a run without the benefit of a hit in the second frame of action. Making his 2010 debut, Josh Perrault hit D.J. Wabick with a pitch to start the inning. Wabick took off on Perrault's first pitch to Eric Campbell and stole second. Catcher Steve Lerud's throw went into center, allowing Wabick to advance to third on the error. With two outs, Binghamton took a 1-0 lead when Wabick trotted home on a Perrault wild pitch.

In the third, Kirk Nieuwenhuis led off with a double to the gap in right. Reese Havens joined him on base with a single to left, putting runners at the corners. Perrault departed in favor of Eddie Gamboa. Nick Evans was first to face the reliever and roped a sacrifice fly to right, chasing home the B-Mets second run of the contest. With Havens on the move from first, Lucas Duda plugged the alleyway in right, plating Havens. Duda scored the final run of the three-run outburst on Campbell's single to left, making it 4-0 Binghamton.

The Baysox closed to within a run in the fifth with three consecutive RBI singles. Holt put two on with a walk and a hit by pitch. Just an out away from qualifying for the win, Holt permitted back-to-back, run-scoring singles to Ryan Adams and Henson, cutting the lead in half. Manuel Alvarez was summoned to put out the fire and promptly gave up an RBI knock to Joel Guzman, trimming the lead to 4-3. Alvarez battled back and struck out Robbie Widlansky to retire the side.

Binghamton responded with a two-spot in the bottom of the same frame. Ryan Ouellette loaded the bases with one out courtesy of a pair of singles and a walk. Wabick, who was previously 0-for-4 with the bases juiced in 2010, grounded a seeing-eye single through the left side to chase home two, giving Binghamton a 6-3 advantage.

Roy Merritt ensured that the lead would stand up. After Alvarez gave up a single to start the sixth, the southpaw entered and established order, facing the minimum through the final two innings to notch his fifth save in six chances. Alvarez was awarded the win, his third.

Havens and Nieuwenhuis both managed two-hit days in the top two spots in the order and scored four of Binghamton's six runs.

Holt was untouchable for the first four innings, but was charged with three runs over 4 2/3 innings when fatigue overcame him in the fifth.

The series continues Wednesday night at 6:35 PM with the third game of the four-game set. LHP Mike Antonini (3-4, 4.33) gets the call for the B-Mets and will be opposed by RHP Ryohei Tanaka (3-5, 4.00). The radio broadcast on Newsradio 1290 WNBF begins at 6:20 PM with the Horizons Federal Credit Union Pre-Game Show.

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