EL1 Binghamton Rumble Ponies

Stoner Strong Again, But B-Mets Lose Pitchers' Duel 3-2

Published on June 2, 2009 under Eastern League (EL1)
Binghamton Rumble Ponies News Release


Starter Tobi Stoner clocked his fourth quality start in five chances Tuesday night at Hadlock Field, firing 6.2 innings of three-run work, but Portland's Junichi Tazawa was better, going a season-long seven innings allowing two runs in the Sea Dogs 3-2 win over Binghamton. Neither pitcher allowed a baserunner in the first four innings.

Lucas Duda broke a scoreless tie in the fifth inning when he smashed a 2-0 offering from Tazawa over the right-center field wall for his third home run. It was the fifth homer that Tazawa has allowed in 2009.

Stoner did not allow a hit until the sixth inning when Reid Engel singled to shallow left-center. The base hit moved Argenis Diaz, who walked to start the inning, up to second. Leadoff man Ryan Khoury was up next and bunted the two men into scoring position. Mark Wagner was next up and slapped a double past the drawn in third baseman Jake Eigsti to score both runners and put the Sea Dogs in front 2-1. After Stoner got the second out of the frame, Aaron Bates doubled to deep center to score Wagner from second, lengthening the lead to 3-1.

Down two, Binghamton (22-27) rallied for a run in the proceeding inning. Josh Thole singled to send his hitting streak to six games to open the seventh against Tazawa. Duda followed with a double into the right-field corner to put runners at second and third. D.J. Wabick strode up next and sliced a sacrifice fly to the warning track in left to score Thole from second to make it a one-run game. However, that was all the B-Mets would get in the frame.

Richie Lentz and T.J. Large threw scoreless innings in the eighth and ninth frames to secure the win for Portland (25-26). Large was awarded his fourth save in as many chances for the ninth.

Stoner fell to 1-2 on the season with the loss. He walked four men for the second straight start to equal a season high. Lefty Roy Merritt threw the final 1.1 innings scoreless, while allowing two hits.

Game three of the four-game set will be played tomorrow night. RHP Ryan Coultas (4-2, 2.55) will get the call for Binghamton and the Sea Dogs will counter with RHP Ryne Lawson (1-3, 5.40). The first pitch is slated for 6:00 and the radio broadcast on Newsradio 1290 WNBF begins at 5:45 with the Horizons Federal Credit Union Pre-Game Show.

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