EL1 Trenton Thunder

Mejia And Mets Handle Thunder

Published on August 7, 2010 under Eastern League (EL1)
Trenton Thunder News Release


Trenton, NJ- An early 4-0 deficit and a solid outing from RHP Jenrry Mejia was too much for Trenton to overcome in a 5-1 loss to Binghamton on Saturday night. The Thunder were held to one run on six hits and now fall back into a tie for first place with New Hampshire in the Eastern Division.

Jenrry Mejia tossed 4 1/3 shutout innings in his return to the Binghamton rotation. Mejia struck out four and walked two before leaving the game with a runner on in the fifth inning. Eddie Kunz (6-6) entered for the Mets and tossed 2 1/3 innings of relief and allowed one run on two hits with four strikeouts to earn the win.

The Mets put up one run in the first and three runs in the second off RHP Adam Warren. Following an error to begin the game, Raul Reyes doubled to set up a Sean Ratliff RBI groundout to score Jose Coronado. In the second, Coronado collected an RBI base hit and Reyes would double again to score two more in a 4-0 lead.

Adam Warren (3-2) tossed five innings and allowed five runs (four earned) on six hits with eight strikeouts. Warren walked one and fell one strikeout shy of tying his career high. Cory Arbiso tossed two scoreless innings in relief. Arbiso faced the minimum and allowed one hit with two strikeouts. Wilkins Arias and Josh Schmidt finished out the game with a scoreless inning apiece.

Sean Ratliff homered off Warren in fifth inning for a 5-0 Mets lead. The Thunder picked up a run in the sixth inning on a single from 3B Matt Cusick. Dan Brewer collected two hits in the loss to extend his hitting streak to a career-high ten games.

The Thunder and Mets will conclude the series on Sunday evening at 5:05 pm. Trenton will have D.J. Mitchell (8-4, 4.32) against the Mets RHP Josh Stinson (9-1, 3.47). Tickets are available by contacting the box office at 609-394-3300 or online at www.trentonthunder.com

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