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EL1 Binghamton Rumble Ponies

B-Mets Snap Losing Streak With 3-2 Triumph Over Portland

August 26, 2009 - Eastern League (EL1)
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Ike Davis' two-run shot in the seventh inning erased a two-run deficit and provided the difference in Binghamton's 3-2 win over Portland Wednesday night at NYSEG Stadium. The win broke a four-game losing streak for the B-Mets.

Binghamton (49-79) tallied in the second inning to get the run-scoring started. D.J. Wabick singled off Sea Dogs starter Ryne Miller and was pushed up to second on a passed ball by Luis Exposito. Salvador Paniagua reached next on an error by the shortstop Yamaico Navarro, which moved Wabick to third. Jose Coronado brought home Wabick with a sac fly to left, putting the B-Mets on top 1-0.

Portland (61-67) quickly tied the score in the third against starter Mike Antonini. After Daniel Nava and Ryan Kalish reached on a single and a double, respectively, Jorge Jimenez brought in Nava with a sac fly to left, which ended the inning when Kalish was tagged out in a rundown between second and third.

In the sixth, the Sea Dogs took the lead. With one out, Kalish roped his second double of the game down the right-field line. Ryan Khoury, who entered the game after Jimenez was tossed in the third, came to the plate for the first time in sixth following Kalish. He promptly lined a single into center scoring Kalish, making it 2-1.

Davis struck the deciding blow off reliever Tommy Hottovy in the seventh. Shawn Bowman opened the inning with a single on a payoff pitch. Then, Hottovy loaded the count against Davis. With the first baseman expecting fastball, Davis unloaded on a Hottovy offering sending it out of the park to right-center, putting the B-Mets ahead for good, 3-2.

Two of the B-Mets previous four games have been lost in the final at-bat and disaster seemed to be imminent in the ninth. After Roy Merritt allowed a one-out single, Jose De La Torre was summoned from the pen. De La Torre walked the first two men to load the bases. However, Iggy Suarez struck out swinging and then Nava grounded out to second to end the game.

Antonini tied a season-best with seven innings and allowed two runs on seven hits to pick up his seventh win.

Miller acquitted himself well in his first career start, with five innings of one-run work along with eight strikeouts. However, he took the no-decision as Hottovy picked up the loss for allowing the Davis homer.

The rubber match of the series occurs Thursday night. The B-Mets will send RHP Jenrry Mejia (0-4, 4.11) to the bump and Portland will go with RHP Ryne Miller (3-11, 6.27). The first pitch is scheduled for 6:30 and the radio broadcast on Newsradio 1290 WNBF begins at 6:15 with the Horizons Federal Credit Union Pre-Game Show.

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