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EL1 Binghamton Rumble Ponies

Portland Pushes Past B-Mets in Slugfest, 11-6

May 4, 2009 - Eastern League (EL1)
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Binghamton cruised out to a 5-0 after two innings only to see it evaporate in the waning innings as Portland went on to an 11-6 win. Starting pitcher Jose Sanchez pitched well enough to win throwing 5.2 innings giving up two runs and D.J. Wabick pounded out three hits including two doubles and brought in three runs.

Through seven innings, Binghamton (11-11) led 5-3 and things were going well from the bullpen. That changed in a hurry as Aaron Bates homered to center to start the eighth against John Madden to cut the margin to one at 5-4.

After Madden walked Jorge Jimenez, he removed in favor of closer Roy Merritt who had a day to forget. After inducing a ground ball from Jon Still to force out the lead runner Jimenez, Merritt allowed a single to Argenis Diaz to put two on with one out. Reid Engel stepped in next and drilled a payoff pitch over the right field wall for a three-run home run which put Portland (12-11) ahead for good, 7-5.

The Sea Dogs would add another run in the eighth and scored three times in the ninth to win 11-6.

In the four-run first inning for Binghamton, Wabick provided the firepower with a three-run bases clearing double after Josh Petersen's RBI single to propel the B-Mets out to a 4-0 lead. All of the run scoring in the inning came with two outs.

Binghamton added a fifth run in the second on three straight hits from Jonathan Malo, Josh Thole and Shawn Bowman. Malo doubled with one out off of Sea Dogs' starter Jarod Plummer then Thole singled through the left side to put runners at the corners for Bowman. Then, Bowman slid a single through the left side to score Malo and put the B-Mets on top 5-0.

Merritt was hung with the loss throwing a third of an inning giving up three runs to blow the save and fall to 0-2. Chad Rhoades was the winner throwing a scoreless seventh to improve to 1-0.

Emmanuel Garcia and Thole recorded two-hit days to go with Wabick's three hits and three RBI.

The homestand continues for Binghamton tomorrow with game two of the four-game series with Portland. RHP Ryan Coultas (1-1, 3.05) goes for the B-Mets and will be opposed by LHP Felix Doubront (2-1, 4.34). The game is slated for a 6:35 first pitch and the radio broadcast on Newsradio 1290 WNBF begins at 6:20 with the Horizons Federal Credit Union Pre-Game Show.

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