EL1 Binghamton Rumble Ponies

Carp, Martinez Lead B-Mets Past Akron

Published on April 9, 2008 under Eastern League (EL1)
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Mike Carp and Fernando Martinez both homered for the Binghamton Mets, who rallied past the Akron Aeros for a 6-3 win at NYSEG Stadium Wednesday. The B-Mets took two out of three in the series.

Akron (2-4) went ahead 2-0 in the second off Jose Sanchez, thanks to Nathan Panther's RBI groundout and Jose Constanza's RBI single. However, that was all Sanchez (2-0) would allow in five innings of work.

A three-run third put the B-Mets (4-3) ahead for good. After Martinez began the inning with a double off Chuck Lofgren, Emmanuel Garcia bunted him to third. Daniel Murphy brought Martinez in with a sacrifice fly, cutting Akron's lead in half. Lofgren (0-1) then issued a two-out walk to Nick Evans, who came around to score when Carp homered to left-center, a two-run shot that put Binghamton up 3-2.

Binghamton added an insurance run in the fourth when Ambiorix Concepcion led off with a double and later scored on Jonathan Malo's sac fly. Martinez homered off the video scoreboard in right-center in the seventh to make it 5-2 Binghamton.

After Michael Aubrey's leadoff homer in the eighth pulled Akron within 5-3, the B-Mets responded in the bottom of the frame when Evans hit a one-out triple and scored on Carp's infield single for the final margin of victory.

Salvador Aguilar only allowed Aubrey's homer in 2 2/3 innings of relief for Binghamton before Eddie Kunz retired all four he faced, earning his third save in as many chances.

Thursday, the B-Mets begin a seven-game road trip with the opener of a four-game series in Erie against the SeaWolves. Bobby Parnell (0-1, 4.91) will start for Binghamton against Ben Fritz (0-0, 1.50) of Erie. Game time is 6:35 from Jerry Uht Park with the radio broadcast beginning at 6:20 on Newsradio 1290 WNBF.

Notes: Carp has two homers in as many days...Constanza snapped a season-opening, 0-for-20 skid with his second-inning single...Sanchez was working on three days' rest...Malo saw his first action of the year...Sanchez earned just one win in his first 17 starts with Binghamton in '07.

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