EL1 Binghamton Rumble Ponies

Stinson Stymies Squirrels, B-Mets Win 11-2

Published on June 16, 2010 under Eastern League (EL1)
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Josh Stinson hurled a season-best, seven innings of two-run work and Binghamton rapped a season-high 18 hits en route to an 11-2 thumping of Richmond Wednesday night at The Diamond, ending a four-game losing skid. Josh Satin roped three hits in five trips to the plate, including the game-winner, a two-run triple in the sixth.

The Flying Squirrels jumped on Stinson in the first. Darren Ford blooped a single into left opening the frame. He promptly stole second on Stinson's first offering to Nick Noonan, who pushed Ford to third with a groundout to second. With two outs, Roger Kieschnick sent a Stinson offering back through the box into centerfield, plating Ford to give Richmond its only lead, 1-0.

Starter Mike MacDonald scattered four hits over the game's first three innings before giving up the lead in the fourth. The inning got off to an ominous start courtesy of a walk issued to Marshall Hubbard. Eric Campbell made MacDonald pay for the walk with a two-run blast to left on a first-pitch breaking ball, vaulting the B-Mets to a 2-1 lead.

Richmond (32-34) rallied to tie in the fifth without the benefit of a hit. Tyler La Torre led off with a routine groundball to second, but Satin bobbled it, allowing him to reach. MacDonald followed with the intention of sacrificing LaTorre to second, but Stinson could not find the plate and walked the Squirrels pitcher. With two on and no outs, Ford bunted the runners up for his team-leading fifth sacrifice of the season and Noonan followed, delivering a sac fly to center to tie the score at two.

Binghamton (31-34) responded in the sixth. D.J. Wabick doubled to left-center to start and was joined on base when Omir Santos singled. With runners at the corners and no one out, MacDonald was pulled in favor of Ronnie Ray. Satin was the first to face the reliever and lined a bases-clearing triple to right-center, putting the B-Mets ahead for good. Sean Ratliff delivered the final blow of the inning with a two-out, RBI single to right, plating Satin to up the lead to 5-2.

MacDonald was charged with his sixth loss after allowing four runs on 10 hits over five-plus innings. The Flying Squirrels are now 1-12 in games MacDonald starts.

The B-Mets turned the game into a rout in the seventh. Hubbard began the inning with a double to right and was chased home by Wabick with an RBI single off Ray. Craig Whitaker spelled Ray and gave up a homer to the first batter he faced, Santos, a two-run shot to left. It was Santos' first bomb with Binghamton and it extended the lead to six, 8-2.

Richmond grew sloppy defensively in the eighth. The Squirrels committed three errors behind lefty Wilmin Rodriguez, helping Binghamton to three further runs, making it nine unanswered over three stanzas.

Stinson reaped the benefits of the tremendous run support. The righty tied a career-best with a seven-inning start. He allowed just two runs - one earned - on five hits.

Every member of the B-Mets starting lineup recorded a hit, including Stinson. The newcomers, Satin and Ratliff, led the way with three hits each. Luis Hernandez managed a pair of singles out of the leadoff spot to extend his team-best, hitting streak to seven games.

Binghamton will try for the series win in the finale of the three-game set Thursday night at 7:05 PM. LHP Eric Niesen (1-3, 3.49) gets the call for the B-Mets and RHP Felix Romero (0-0, 5.40) will make a spot start for Richmond. 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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