B-Mets Game Notes

LAST GAME:

In their second doubleheader of the season, the
B-Mets split two with Connecticut winning the first game 1-0 in
eight frames and losing the second, 5-3 in 10 innings. In
Game 1, Jenrry Mejia made his AA debut and shined with
seven scoreless innings allowing just five hits and three walks
to go with five strikeouts. The Defenders also got scoreless
work from their starter Daryl Maday, who went five innings
scoreless followed by two good frames from Matt Yourkin to
send it to extra innings. In the first extra frame, Daniel Otero
came on to spell Yourkin. After getting a simple groundout to
start things, he muffed a throw from first baseman Brett Pill at
first allowing Josh Thole to reach. The next hitter, Lucas Duda,
proceeded to double down the right field line to score Thole
and give the B-Mets the walk-off win. Roy Merritt was awarded
the win for throwing a scoreless top of the eighth. Game 2
featured another pitchers’ duel. Lefty Mike Antonini threw a
season-best seven innings allowing just two runs to get a nodecision
and Ben Snyder tied a season-high with five innings
of two-run ball in the spot start. With the contest tied at two,
the back end of the twinbill went to extra innings. In the ninth,
Connecticut broke through against Edgar Ramirez on an RBI
single from pinch-hitter Tyler LaTorre. However, the B-Mets
answered the bell in the bottom of the ninth with a Thole RBI
single. The game would be put away in the 10th, though,
thanks to two runs off Julio De La Cruz. Joe Paterson picked
up the win, throwing the final 1.1 innings scoreless and De La
Cruz lost his third straight game.


STARTING PITCHING MATCHUP:

RHP Tobi Stoner will make his
sixth start of the season this afternoon for Binghamton.
Stoner has recorded quality starts in all but one start this
season since coming of the disabled list May 11. His last start
was at Portland June 2. Stoner was perfect until allowing a
leadoff walk in the Sea Dogs’ three-run sixth inning. He went
6.2 innings giving up three runs on four hits with four walks
for the second straight start and took the hard-luck loss. For
the year he is 1-2 with a 2.81 ERA in 32 innings of work.
Stoner made 15 starts with the B-Mets after coming up June 9
from St. Lucie (High-A). He went 4-6 with a 4.33 ERA in 79
innings. Stoner was the Mets’ 16th-round selection in 2006
out of Davis & Elkins College. Stoner is considered the 19thbest
prospect in the organization by Baseball America.


RHP Jesse Foppert will make his eighth start of the year for
the Defenders this afternoon. He is coming off a rough outing
against New Britain June 1 when he walked seven men leading
to six runs in three innings and an early exit leading to the
loss. Foppert is 0-3 with a 5.65 ERA in 28.2 innings and has
walked 24 in that stretch. He was the Giants second-round
choice out of the University of San Francisco in 2001.