LAST GAME:
For the second straight start Brad Holt allowed a
season-high in hits, this time 10 to the Altoona Curve, who
took down the B-Mets 5-2 Tuesday night at Blair County Ballpark.
Binghamton took a 1-0 lead on Derek Hankins in the
first inning thanks to an RBI single from Josh Thole. However,
in the bottom of the frame Pedro Alvarez and Miles Durham
hit back-to-back RBI doubles to give the Curve a 2-1 lead.
Brian Friday added to the lead with an RBI single in the second
inning. Down 3-1, Binghamton managed a run in the
fourth on a throwing error by Friday, which scored Thole from
second on a would-be double play. Altoona added runs to their
lead in the fifth and seventh on RBI doubles from Alvarez and
Friday. Hankins picked up the win with six innings of two-run
work and Holt was hung with the loss after allowing five runs,
four earned, on 10 hits in 6.1 innings. Cory Hamman picked
up his first save of the season with a scoreless ninth. Jose
Coronado was 2-4 with a run scored as the leadoff hitter to
extend his hitting streak to a season-best 13 games.
season-high in hits, this time 10 to the Altoona Curve, who
took down the B-Mets 5-2 Tuesday night at Blair County Ballpark.
Binghamton took a 1-0 lead on Derek Hankins in the
first inning thanks to an RBI single from Josh Thole. However,
in the bottom of the frame Pedro Alvarez and Miles Durham
hit back-to-back RBI doubles to give the Curve a 2-1 lead.
Brian Friday added to the lead with an RBI single in the second
inning. Down 3-1, Binghamton managed a run in the
fourth on a throwing error by Friday, which scored Thole from
second on a would-be double play. Altoona added runs to their
lead in the fifth and seventh on RBI doubles from Alvarez and
Friday. Hankins picked up the win with six innings of two-run
work and Holt was hung with the loss after allowing five runs,
four earned, on 10 hits in 6.1 innings. Cory Hamman picked
up his first save of the season with a scoreless ninth. Jose
Coronado was 2-4 with a run scored as the leadoff hitter to
extend his hitting streak to a season-best 13 games.
STARTING PITCHING MATCHUP:
LHP Eric Niesen will take the
ball for Binghamton in his ninth start. Last time out, he
worked four scoreless innings against Connecticut before
allowing six runs in the fifth inning to take the loss. Niesen
walked a season-high five men in the start and gave up a
grand slam to Defenders’ starting pitcher Madison Bumgarner.
He is 1-5 with a 7.36 ERA in 36.2 innings with 24 walks
and 40 strikeouts. He opened 2009 with St. Lucie (High-A)
and was 3-4 with a 3.28 ERA in 57.2 innings. Last season,
Niesen appeared in 26 games for St. Lucie, including 24
starts, and totaled a 6-12 record with a 4.64 ERA in 118.1
innings. He was the Mets’ third-round choice in 2007 out of
Wake Forest.
ball for Binghamton in his ninth start. Last time out, he
worked four scoreless innings against Connecticut before
allowing six runs in the fifth inning to take the loss. Niesen
walked a season-high five men in the start and gave up a
grand slam to Defenders’ starting pitcher Madison Bumgarner.
He is 1-5 with a 7.36 ERA in 36.2 innings with 24 walks
and 40 strikeouts. He opened 2009 with St. Lucie (High-A)
and was 3-4 with a 3.28 ERA in 57.2 innings. Last season,
Niesen appeared in 26 games for St. Lucie, including 24
starts, and totaled a 6-12 record with a 4.64 ERA in 118.1
innings. He was the Mets’ third-round choice in 2007 out of
Wake Forest.
LHP Daniel Moskos is slated to make his 20th start of the
year tonight. His three-game winning streak came to an end
July 24 at Akron when he allowed just two runs in six innings
to take the loss in Altoona’s 2-1 shortcoming at Canal Park.
He is 7-8 with a 3.90 ERA in 108.1 innings. 2008 was a rough
year for Moskos as a member of Lynchburg’s (High-A) rotation.
He went 7-7 with a 5.95 ERA in 110.1 innings. The 83 runs he
allowed were the fifth-most in the Carolina League. Moskos
was the Pirates first-round choice, fourth overall, in the 2007
draft out of Clemson.
ROBERTSON ROLLING:
Righty Connor Robertson has recorded
a win or a save in each of his last seven appearances, including
his win last night. Since July 9, when Robertson saved the
B-Mets win over Portland, he is 2-0 with five saves and an ERA
of 2.89 in 9.1 innings. He struggled with Buffalo (AAA) at the
outset of 2009 going 0-3 with a 5.46 ERA in 28 innings
a win or a save in each of his last seven appearances, including
his win last night. Since July 9, when Robertson saved the
B-Mets win over Portland, he is 2-0 with five saves and an ERA
of 2.89 in 9.1 innings. He struggled with Buffalo (AAA) at the
outset of 2009 going 0-3 with a 5.46 ERA in 28 innings
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