Longballs Not Enough for B-Mets In Connecticut
Published on July 2, 2007 under Eastern League (EL1)
Binghamton Rumble Ponies News Release
The Binghamton Mets jumped out to an early lead, but the Connecticut Defenders came back for a 5-3 win at Dodd Stadium Monday. The loss snaps Binghamton's two-game win streak.
Robinson Cancel got the B-Mets (34-46) on the board when he led off the third with a solo shot to left off Garrett Broshuis. Binghamton got to Broshuis (2-9) again in the fourth. After Mike Carp reached with a one-out single, Brett Harper followed with a two-run shot to right that put the B-Mets ahead 3-0.
Connecticut (33-49) pulled to within 3-2 against Kevin Mulvey in the bottom of the fourth when John Bowker scored on a fielder's choice and Tyler Von Schell came in on an error. The Defenders took a 4-3 lead in the sixth on Von Schell's RBI single and Simon Klink's sacrifice fly.
Joe Serfass replaced Mulvey (6-8) in the seventh and allowed a run in the eighth on Carlos Sosa's RBI double.
Tuesday, the B-Mets play the final game of their four-game set against the Connecticut Defenders. Jose Sanchez (1-3, 4.29) will start for the B-Mets against Brooks McNiven (3-3, 3.06) of Connecticut. Game time is 7:05 from Dodd Stadium with the radio broadcast starting at 6:50 on Newsradio 1290 WNBF.
Notes: Harper, who also went deep Sunday, homered in back-to-back games for the third time this season. He's driven in runs in five straight games...both of Broshuis's wins are against the B-Mets...the B-Mets have scored first in all three games of the series.
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