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Binghamton Takes Rain-Shortened Contest from Akron, 3-1

August 28, 2009 - Eastern League (EL1)
Binghamton Rumble Ponies News Release


The skies opened up for the seventh-inning stretch, halting the progress of Friday night's game at Akron after six and a half innings. With five innings complete, however, it meant a 3-1 win for the B-Mets at Canal Park over the Eastern League-leading Aeros. Lefty Eric Niesen allowed just one hit in six innings to earn his third win.

Akron grabbed the lead in the second inning against Niesen, who walked Jerad Head with one out. Head was on the move for second when Carlos Rivero struck out looking and slid in ahead of the tag of Jose Coronado for his sixth stolen base. With two outs, Jared Goedert pulled a seeing-eye single into left to score Head and put the Aeros ahead 1-0.

Binghamton (50-80) came back to tie the next half inning, however. Ruben Tejada opened the inning with a triple to center over the head of Jose Constanza off Akron (80-52) starter Scott Barnes. Josh Thole plated him with a sacrifice fly to left center.

The B-Mets pushed ahead in the fourth when Caleb Stewart doubled to left. The ball was mishandled in left by Head allowing Stewart to advance to third to start the inning. D.J. Wabick lined his second hit of the game to center off Barnes with a full count, scoring Stewart to make it 2-1.

Ike Davis laced a one-out double down the right field line in the fifth and eventually scored on back-to-back wild pitches from Barnes to tally the B-Mets third run.

Niesen was credited with the win, his third. He worked six innings and allowed just one run on one hit with five strikeouts.

Barnes surrendered three runs on seven hits in 4.2 innings to drop to 1-2 on the season.

The four-game set with Akron continues Saturday night. The B-Mets will send RHP Dylan Owen (4-9, 5.60) to the bump and the Aeros will go with LHP Eric Berger (1-1, 3.18). The first pitch is scheduled for 7:05 and the radio broadcast on Newsradio 1290 WNBF begins at 6:50 with the Horizons Federal Credit Union Pre-Game Show.

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