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EL1 Binghamton Rumble Ponies

Two Runs In Ninth Give B-Mets Victory

July 12, 2008 - Eastern League (EL1)
Binghamton Rumble Ponies News Release


The Binghamton Mets took advantage of three walks and an error in the ninth inning, pulling out a 3-1 victory at Waterfront Park Saturday. Binghamton's win evens the series at a game apiece.

The B-Mets (51-44) struck first. Emmanuel Garcia reached with a one-out single off Chase Wright and Mike Nickeas followed with a double to right, scoring Garcia for a 1-0 B-Mets lead.

Trenton (57-37) didn't push a run across against B-Mets starter Jonathon Niese, who allowed six hits over seven shutout innings. The Thunder tied the game in the eighth on Edwar Gonzalez's run-scoring single off Tim Lavigne (2-1).

Caleb Stewart started Binghamton's ninth-inning rally with an infield single off Brian Bruney (0-1) before the righthander walked Garcia and Nickeas, loading the bases. Michael Gardner came onto face pinch-hitter Salomon Manriquez who hit a groundball that was thrown away by Trenton second baseman Walter Ibarra for an error, allowing Stewart and Garcia to score.

Eddie Kunz tossed a 1-2-3 ninth for his 25th save in 28 chances.

Sunday, the Binghamton Mets play the third game of a four-game series against the Trenton Thunder. Salvador Aguilar (10-2, 2.84) starts for Binghamton against Jason Jones (10-3, 2.15) of Trenton. First pitch is scheduled for 6:05 p.m. at Waterfront Park with the radio broadcast beginning at 5:50 on Newsradio 1290 WNBF.

Notes: Niese worked past the sixth inning for the second time this season (9 IP, 6/27 vs. CON)...two of Nickeas's three RBIs with Binghamton have come at Waterfront Park...Bruney, a Yankees reliever, was making his first Major League rehab appearance with the Thunder.

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