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EL1 Binghamton Rumble Ponies

B-Mets Take Series Opener with Rain-Shortened 8-2 Win

May 1, 2009 - Eastern League (EL1)
Binghamton Rumble Ponies News Release


The B-Mets jumped on New Hampshire early with five runs in the first three innings off Fisher Cats starter Luis Perez and cruised to an 8-2 win in six innings in a ball game that was halted due to rain. Lucas Duda banged out a two-hit evening including a triple and drove in three runs.

RHP Fernando Nieve made the start for Binghamton (11-8) and worked 3.2 innings of no-hit baseball until giving up three consecutive extra base hits in the fourth inning, including a Brian Dopirak home run, which broke up the shutout and led to Nieve's departure. In his longest outing in a B-Met uniform, Nieve gave up two runs on three hits with five strikeouts.

The B-Mets got the scoring started in the second inning when Josh Petersen drove in Salvador Paniagua with a two-out double down the left field line. Paniagua went 2-4 with an RBI in his first start of the year.

In the third, Binghamton put up a four spot as nine men came to the plate against Perez making it 5-0 through three. Lucas Duda, who was previously 0-13 against left-handed pitchers, came through with a two-run single in the inning off Perez. Petersen drove the final run of the frame in with an RBI single to right.

Binghamton scored three more off New Hampshire (12-9) in the sixth as Celson Polanco was roughed up for the second straight outing by the B-Met hitters. Polanco gave up three runs to Binghamton April 25 and repeated the feat Friday night.

Mark Kiger led off the sixth with a double and was sacrificed to third by Ruben Tejada. After Garcia struck out, Jonathan Malo singled to drive home Kiger. Duda followed with his first triple of the season to score Malo. The scoring concluded when Paniagua came through with a single to drive home Duda and make it 8-2.

The Fisher Cats plated a run in the top of the seventh and had the bases loaded with one out against Eric Brown when the tarp went on the field. The game was called about an hour later erasing the occurrences of the seventh altogether.

Brown was named the winning pitcher, throwing 2.1 innings giving up a hit and striking out three.

The B-Mets seven-game homestand continues tomorrow as LHP Mike Antonini (3-0, 4.35) looks for his fourth straight win on the hill against New Hampshire's RHP Brandon Magee (0-0, 0.00). The game is slated for a 1:05 first pitch and the radio broadcast on Newsradio 1290 WNBF begins at 12:50 with the Horizons Federal Credit Union Pre-Game Show.

Tomorrow is a CDPHP Friends & Family 4-pack day at NYSEG Stadium. Any four fans can take advantage of the offer, which includes four tickets, four hot dogs and four Cokes for only $24 Tickets are available online at bmets.com, in person at the NYSEG Stadium box office (9am-5pm) and over the phone at 723-6387.

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