EL1 Binghamton Rumble Ponies

Mets Homer Thrice, Beat Altoona

Published on June 23, 2008 under Eastern League (EL1)
Binghamton Rumble Ponies News Release


Nick Evans hit a go-ahead, three-run homer in the fifth, helping the Binghamton Mets to a 5-2 win over the Altoona Curve at NYSEG Stadium Monday.

The victory is Binghamton's fourth in their last five games. The B-Mets (41-32) committed three errors in the second before Luis Cruz's RBI single off Salvador Aguilar put Altoona (33-41) ahead 1-0. However, Caleb Stewart knotted the score for Binghamton when he led off the second with a longball off Josh Hill.

Altoona re-took the lead on Jonel Pacheco's RBI single in the top of the fifth.

Josh Petersen began the bottom of the fifth with a single before Aguilar bunted him to second. Hill (4-8) then walked Jose Coronado before Evans cranked one over the left-centerfield wall for a 4-2 B-Mets lead. Mike Carp hit the very next pitch over the rightfield fence for a solo shot.

Aguilar (8-1) struck out six over 6 2/3 innings for the win. Relievers Joe Hietpas and Eddie Kunz combined to retire seven of the last eight, with Kunz getting the final three outs for his 18th save in 21 chances.

Tuesday, the Binghamton Mets play the second game of a four-game series against the Altoona Curve. Tobi Stoner (0-0, 1.64) will start for Binghamton against lefty Corey Hamman (3-6, 3.59) of Altoona. 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: both Trenton and Portland won, keeping the B-Mets in a second-place tie with Portland, three games behind first-place Trenton...the B-Mets are a season-high nine games over .500...Binghamton has hit back-to-back homers in a game three times this season, all in June...Aguilar's eight wins tie him with Trenton's Jason Jones for the league lead...Evans has homered in back-to-back games for the second time this year (also 4/10-11 @ ERI).

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