EL1 Binghamton Rumble Ponies

Erie prevails late

Published on June 18, 2008 under Eastern League (EL1)
Binghamton Rumble Ponies News Release


Salvador Aguilar allowed three runs over 6 1/3 innings, leaving with a chance to win, but the Erie SeaWolves scored twice in the bottom of the ninth to pull out a 5-4 win over the Binghamton Mets at NYSEG Stadium Wednesday. The three-game series is now even at a game apiece.

Erie (31-40) got to Aguilar in the first, thanks to Deik Scram's RBI double. Dusty Ryan added a solo homer in the second for a 2-0 SeaWolves lead.

Binghamton (38-32) picked up a run in the second when Ambiorix Concepcion reached on an error, moved to third on Salomon Manriquez's single and scored on Jonathan Malo's sacrifice fly.

Ryan Roberson's RBI single in the top of the third put Erie up 3-1, but Binghamton tacked on another in the bottom of the frame. Singles by Emmanuel Garcia and Eric Reed put runners at the corners for Nick Evans, who singled in Garcia to pull Binghamton within 3-2.

The B-Mets took the lead in the fifth. Jose Coronado, Garcia and Evans all singled, loading the bases with one out for Mike Carp. Carp reached on an error that scored Coronado with the tying run. Caleb Stewart followed with a sacrifice fly, bringing in Garcia to put Binghamton up 4-3.

Binghamton closer Eddie Kunz (1-4) allowed singles to Dusty Ryan and Casper Wells before Will Rhymes cleared the bases with a go-ahead, two-run triple.

Erie reliever Brendan Wise (1-0) tossed a scoreless eighth. Casey Fien pitched a 1-2-3 ninth for his fifth save in eight chances.

Thursday, the Binghamton Mets will play the rubber game of a three-game series against the Erie SeaWolves. Tobi Stoner (0-0, 1.80) will start for Binghamton against Andrew Kown (4-7, 5.03) 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 B-Mets have lost three games when leading after eight innings, with Kunz suffering all three of his blown saves in those contests...reliever Tim Lavigne struck out both batters he faced in the eighth. He has fanned the last five hitters he's faced...the late-inning loss cost Aguilar a chance for his eighth win of the season, which would have tied him with TRE's Jason Jones for the league lead...Aguilar had thrown 14 consecutive scoreless innings before he allowed a run in the first.

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