8/23/09

B-Mets Game Notes



LAST GAME:


Binghamton led 3-2 going into the bottom of the
ninth, only to see the game slip away in the last half inning on
a walk-off two-run homer from Ramon Castro, which gave
Connecticut the win 4-3 last night. The B-Mets jumped on the
board in the first inning when Ruben Tejada singled and advanced
to second on an error by leftfielder Bobby Felmy. After
Emmanuel Garcia sacrificed him up to third, Josh Thole drove
him in with a sacrifice fly to center. In the fourth, Binghamton
tallied a pair of runs on a bases-loaded walk issued to starting
pitcher Jenrry Mejia and a two-out RBI single from Garcia off
Defenders starter Geivy Garcia. Mejia allowed his only run of
the game in the bottom of the fourth. After allowing a leadoff
triple to Brad Boyer, Eddy Martinez-Esteve brought him in with
an RBI groundout. Mejia tossed four innings and allowed one
run with four strikeouts. Connecticut got within a run in the
eighth inning when Garcia misplayed a Mike McBryde single in
center, which allowed Brock Bond to score from first. Then in
the ninth, Edgar Alfonzo walked Martinez-Esteve and exited
with two outs handing the ball to Emary Frederick, who gave
up the deep fly on a 2-2 count. Matt Yourkin notched the win
with a third of an inning, finishing the top of the ninth.


STARTING PITCHING MATCHUP:


LHP Eric Niesen is slated to
make his 13th start of the season this afternoon. He hurled
five scoreless innings at Reading August 16, in which he allowed
only two hits and struck out eight to earn a no-decision.
For the year, he is 2-6 with a 5.62 ERA in 57.2 innings. Niesen
has struck out 26 men in his last 16 innings. He began the
season with St. Lucie (High-A), where he 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 Ben Snyder gets the call for the Defenders this afternoon
and will make his third start. He hurled five innings and allowed
one run on two hits against Erie August 16 and notched
a no-decision. He started against the B-Mets in Game 2 of a
doubleheader June 6 and surrendered two runs in five innings
in a no-decision. Snyder is 3-3 with a 2.12 ERA in 80.2 innings
in 2009. He was formerly a starter in the Giants system, making
26 starts between San Jose (High-A) and Connecticut (AA)
last season. Snyder recorded a 5.98 ERA in 61.2 innings last
year for the Defenders with a 1-6 record. He was the Giants
fourth-round selection in 2006 out of Ball State University.


BOWMAN’S BACK:


Since returning from the disabled list August
14, B-Mets third baseman Shawn Bowman has hit in six
of eight games with a .321 (9-28) average, including three
doubles, a homer and four RBIs

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