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EL1 Binghamton Rumble Ponies

Lightning Strikes Twice, B-Mets Pitch Second Straight 1-0 Shutout

June 18, 2010 - Eastern League (EL1)
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Binghamton hurlers limited Trenton to just seven hits and Brahiam Maldonado provided the punch with a sixth-inning solo homer to propel the B-Mets past Trenton 1-0 in front of a season-best crowd of 5,738 at NYSEG Stadium Friday night. Binghamton has now won back-to-back 1-0 contests and its pitchers have tossed 22 consecutive scoreless innings.

B-Mets starter Chris Schwinden set the tone early, striking out the side in the first inning. Trenton righty Hector Noesi, who was fresh off a nine-inning, complete-game win over Binghamton (33-34) in his last start, proved just as good through five innings, dueling Schwinden to a scoreless deadlock.

Maldonado, who had singled off Noesi in the third, led off the sixth with a towering blast to right-center, breaking up the shutout bid. It was Maldonado's second homer of the season for the B-Mets. He was called up from St. Lucie (High-A) prior to the game and impressed with a perfect, 3-for-3 night including a double and the game-winning homer.

Schwinden cruised into the seventh, but departed with one out after permitting a single to Luis Nunez. Southpaw Derrick Ellison was summoned to face the next man, left-handed hitting Justin Snyder. Snyder smashed a 2-2 pitch to first where Nick Evans made a fantastic lunging grab on the liner and then took it to the bag at first to double up Nunez, ending the inning.

The win ended a personal four-game losing streak for Schwinden, who allowed seven hits over 6 1/3 innings, while striking out five.

Ellison tossed 1 1/3 innings before being removed in favor of Emary Frederick, who pitched to one hitter in the eighth to finish the frame.

Manuel Alvarez, who saved Binghamton's 1-0 victory Thursday in Richmond, was called upon to secure the win in the ninth. Alvarez did not disappoint, retiring the side in order, including a strikeout of Jose Gil on a devastating slider to secure the game's final out. It was the Venezuelan right-hander's second save in as many chances.

Trenton (40-25) squandered Noesi's fourth consecutive quality start as the Thunder scattered seven hits. Noesi hurled seven, strong innings and allowed one run on six hits. He struck out five and failed to issue a walk.

Nick Evans ran his hitting streak to five games with a pair of hits in four trips to the plate, including a double.

The win ended a streak of 11 straight wins for the Thunder over Binghamton dating back to 2009. Trenton had won all seven meetings in 2010, all of which were played at Waterfront Park.

The B-Mets will try for the series win in the middle game of the three-game set Saturday at 7:05 PM. RHP Scott Shaw (4-5, 6.94) goes for Binghamton and RHP Cory Arbiso (0-1, 3.46) counters for Trenton in a spot-start. The radio broadcast on Newsradio 1290 WNBF begins at 6:50 PM with the Horizons Federal Credit Union Pre-Game Show.

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