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B-Mets Split With New Britain

June 15, 2008 - Eastern League (EL1)
Binghamton Rumble Ponies News Release


The Binghamton Mets picked up a win in a suspended game 7-3 before falling in the regularly-scheduled game 5-1 against the New Britain Rock Cats at New Britain Stadium Sunday. The B-Mets took two of three in the series.

Binghamton (37-31) began the day with the resumption of a game suspended in the second inning Saturday because of rain. Before the rains came, the B-Mets jumped all over New Britain starter Anthony Swarzak (3-3) for six runs in the first. Eric Reed began the frame by reaching on an error before Nick Evans singled and Mike Carp walked, loading the bases with no outs. Caleb Stewart followed with a two-run single to left, scoring Reed and Evans. After Ambiorix Concepcion singled to re-load the bases, Carp and Stewart scored on Salomon Manriquez's base hit to right. Josh Petersen followed with a single to left-center that brought in Concepcion before Emmnauel Garcia's double-play groundout allowed Manriquez to score the inning's final run.

The B-Mets made it 7-0 in the second when Nick Evans tripled and scored on Mike Carp's base hit to right.

Eude Brito (3-1) took the mound once Saturday's game was resumed on Sunday and fired four scoreless innings of relief. New Britain (31-37) was kept off the board until the eighth, when Erik Lis tripled in a run and scored on a passed ball. Three batters later, Drew Butera doubled in the game's final run.

In the regularly-scheduled contest, New Britain leadoff man Dustin Martin began the first with a homer off Bobby Parnell. Jonathan Malo matched Martin with a solo homer of his own, off Rock Cats reliever Frank Mata (1-0) in the sixth, tying the score 1-1.

Parnell (5-4) got the first two outs of the sixth before the Rock Cats erupted for six straight hits and four runs. Butera hit a go-ahead two-run double before Rodolfo Palacios and Martin added run-scoring hits of their own.

After an off-day Monday, the B-Mets start a three-game series Tuesday against the Erie SeaWolves. Lefty Jonathon Niese (4-4, 3.18) will start for Binghamton against fellow southpaw Luke French (4-6, 4.43) of Erie. The first pitch is slated for 7:05 p.m. from NYSEG Stadium, with the radio broadcast beginning at 6:50 on Newsradio 1290 WNBF.

Notes: the loss in Sunday's regularly-scheduled contest ended Binghamton's eight-game win streak against NB...the six-run first for Binghamton in Saturday's contest matched a season-high for runs in an opening inning (also 6/8 vs. NB)...Brito's four-inning relief stint matched the longest outing by a B-Mets reliever this season. The feat has also bee accomplished by Eric Brown (Fri. @ NB) and Salvador Aguilar (5/4 vs. CON, 4/21 vs. TRE).

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