6/28/09

B-Mets Game Notes



LAST GAME:


The return of Brad Holt was short-lived last night
as Akron pounded him for five runs in the first inning, which
proved to be enough to coast on to an 8-3 win at Canal Park
last night. Holt recorded just one out in the first inning before
exiting in favor of Stephen Clyne. Holt loaded the bases with
one out before giving up a two-run single to Beau Mills and a
three-run homer to Matt McBride. Akron struck for more in the
fourth when Nick Weglarz smashed his 12th homer of the
year, a three-run shot, off Connor Robertson. Despite being
down 8-0, the B-Mets showed some fight and came back with
two runs in the fifth on an RBI double from Jose Coronado and
an RBI groundout off the bat of Emmanuel Garcia. Binghamton
scored its final run in the sixth thanks to Lucas Duda’s run
-scoring single. Roy Merritt threw the final two innings of the
game scoreless with two strikeouts. Josh Tomlin went a season-
best seven innings allowing three runs on six hits to pick
up his team-leading eighth win.


STARTING PITCHING MATCHUP:


RHP Edgar Ramirez will getthe ball for the B-Mets today, making his third spot start of the
year. His last start came in Game 2 of the doubleheader with
Trenton June 21. He went three innings allowing two runs and
took the loss in the contest. His last appearance came Thursday
against Bowie when he threw two innings allowing a run.
For the season with Binghamton, he is 0-1 with a 7.04 ERA in
15.1 innings. He began 2009 with St. Lucie (High-A) and did
not allow a run in 21.2 innings of work. Ramirez split last
season between St. Lucie (High-A) and Savannah (Low-A).
With St. Lucie he went 1-1 with a 4.75 ERA in 14 appearances,
one of which was a start. With the Sand Gnats he was
3-1 with a 3.13 ERA in 14 relief appearances. He was drafted
by the Mets’ in the 36th round out of LSU in 2006.

LHP Aaron Laffey will make a rehab start for Akron today on
loan from the Cleveland Indians. Laffey made a rehab start for
the Aeros June 23 against Trenton and threw four shutout
innings allowing a hit and a walk with four strikeouts. He has
been on the disabled list since May 23 with an oblique strain.
With the Big League club this year, he was 3-1 with a 3.93
ERA in four starts and 6 relief appearances covering 34.1
innings. Laffey made 16 starts for the Indians (AL) last season
tallying a 5-7 record with a 4.23 ERA in 93.2 innings. He was
drafted in the 16th round of the 2003 draft out of Allegany HS
(MD).


NIGHT OF DOUBLES:


Last night, the B-Mets tied a season-high
with five doubles. Josh Petersen, Jose Coronado and D.J.
Wabick
all doubled and Ike Davis doubled twice. Davis has
doubled three times in four games with Binghamton and is
now hitting .438 in four games since being promoted to AA.

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