Baysox Rally Buries B-Mets
June 23, 2009 - Eastern League (EL1)
Chesapeake Baysox News Release
Binghamton, N.Y. - The Baysox opened up their seven-game home stand with a 7-3 win Tuesday night in Binghamton. Center fielder Dave Krynzel blasted a three-run homer as the Baysox rallied for four runs in the sixth inning. Left-hander Chad Thall picked up his second win of the season, while third-baseman Mike Costanzo went 2-for-5 to extend his hitting streak to nine games.
Binghamton got on the board in the second inning against Baysox starter Tim Bascom. A single by Shawn Bowman and a double by D.J. Wabick put runners at second and third with nobody out. Jose Coronado lifted a sacrifice fly to left fielder Jonathan Tucker, plating Bowman to give the Mets a 1-0 lead. Wabick attempted to advance to third on the play, but Baysox catcher Guillermo Rodriguez fielded Tucker's throw and fired a strike to nail the runner at third.
The Baysox answered back with two runs in the top of the third inning. Tucker drew a one out walk against Binghamton starter Jenrry Mejia. Shortstop Robert Valido followed with a single as Tucker advanced to third to put men on the corners with one out. First baseman Eric Crozier bounced a ball back to Mejia, but the Mets pitcher threw the ball away allowing both runners to score and putting the Baysox on top 2-1.
Back came the Mets in the bottom of the inning, tallying two more against Bascom to take back the lead. Emmanuel Garcia tripled with one out to set the table for Mets catcher Josh Thole, the Eastern League's leading hitter with a .345 batting average heading into the night. Thole lined a RBI triple to right, scoring Garcia and tying the game at two. Ike Davis followed with an RBI single, putting Binghamton on top 3-2. Bascom would get out of the inning without further damage, ending his night after 4.0 innings of work allowing three earned runs on eight hits.
The sixth inning proved to be Mejia's downfall, allowing four earned as the Baysox stormed back into the lead. Costanzo singled to start the inning against the Mets right-hander. Second baseman Miguel Abreu reached on a fielder's choice as Costanzo slid safely into second. Krynzel followed with a three-run blast over the wall in right for his fifth home run of the season. Marred in a 1-for-19 slump heading into Sunday's game, Krynzel has collected six hits in his last nine at-bats to raise his season average to .283. Right fielder Ambiorix Concepcion followed with a double and advanced to third on a wild pitch. Rodriguez brought him home with a sacrifice fly later in the inning, extending the Baysox lead to four.
Thall worked a scoreless fifth inning to earn his first win since April 21. Left-hander Wilfrido Perez came on in the sixth, making his first appearance since being place on the disabled list on June 8. The left-hander worked 3.0 scoreless innings, allowing one hit and walking one while striking out two. In 19 appearances this season, Perez has held his opponent scoreless 17 times.
Right-hander Ryohei Tanaka came on to work a scoreless ninth inning, allowing a two out single to Carl Loadenthal before striking out Garcia to end the game. Tanaka has seamlessly transitioned into his role in the Baysox bullpen after signing with the Orioles out of Japan in February. The right-hander has not allowed a run in six appearances to start his professional career, striking out nine and walking only one in 8.0 innings of work.
With the win the Baysox improve to 37-32 on the season, 10.0 games behind Southern Division leader Akron. The two teams will do battle again tomorrow at NYSEG Stadium in Binghamton. Game time is set for 7:05 p.m.
The Baysox return home to play Akron on June 30. The Baysox 17th season as the class AA affiliate of the Baltimore Orioles is underway! Check out www.baysox.com to see all that's going on at the stadium this year, and don't miss a moment of the action as the Baysox attempt to bring home their first Eastern League championship. Individual game tickets and ticket packages are available now at www.baysox.com or by calling the Baysox box office at (301) 464-4865.
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