LAST GAME:
After being held to two runs the night before,
Altoona responded with a 6-1 win over the B-Mets Saturday
night at NYSEG Stadium to even the series at a game apiece.
The Curve used a pair of doubles in the first inning against
starter Mike Antonini to get on the board. Brian Friday doubled
to lead off the inning and Jonel Pacheco drove him in
with a double of his own. Binghamton rallied to tie against
reliever Daniel Moskos, who followed MLB rehabber Donnie
Veal who tossed two scoreless innings to start. With two outs
in the third inning, Kirk Nieuwenhuis singled to right. Jose
Coronado followed with his second single of the game and D.J.
Wabick drove in Nieuwenhuis with the third straight single off
Moskos. However, Altoona quickly regained the lead in the
fourth with a five-run explosion. Steve Lerud smashed his
fourth homer of the year, a two-run shot, to open the runscoring.
Friday laced an RBI double and Gorkys Hernandez
added a two-run single to lengthen the lead to 6-1. Moskos
took it from there, picking up the win with six innings on onerun
relief to push his record to 11-10. Antonini was charged
with his second straight loss after permitting 6 runs to score
on a season-high 11 hits in seven innings.
Altoona responded with a 6-1 win over the B-Mets Saturday
night at NYSEG Stadium to even the series at a game apiece.
The Curve used a pair of doubles in the first inning against
starter Mike Antonini to get on the board. Brian Friday doubled
to lead off the inning and Jonel Pacheco drove him in
with a double of his own. Binghamton rallied to tie against
reliever Daniel Moskos, who followed MLB rehabber Donnie
Veal who tossed two scoreless innings to start. With two outs
in the third inning, Kirk Nieuwenhuis singled to right. Jose
Coronado followed with his second single of the game and D.J.
Wabick drove in Nieuwenhuis with the third straight single off
Moskos. However, Altoona quickly regained the lead in the
fourth with a five-run explosion. Steve Lerud smashed his
fourth homer of the year, a two-run shot, to open the runscoring.
Friday laced an RBI double and Gorkys Hernandez
added a two-run single to lengthen the lead to 6-1. Moskos
took it from there, picking up the win with six innings on onerun
relief to push his record to 11-10. Antonini was charged
with his second straight loss after permitting 6 runs to score
on a season-high 11 hits in seven innings.
STARTING PITCHING MATCHUP:
RHP Jenrry Mejia is due to
make his 10th start with the B-Mets. He went four innings in
his last start, September 1 at Bowie, and allowed five runs on
four hits with three walks to drop to 0-5 on the year. Mejia has
only made it out of the fifth inning three times with the BMets.
He is 0-5 with a 4.89 ERA in 38.2 innings, including 18
walks and 41 strikeouts. Since coming off the Disabled List
August 12, Mejia is 0-2 with a 6.35 ERA in 5 starts spanning
17 innings. He opened the season in the Florida State League
(High-A) with St. Lucie, where he was 4-1 with a 1.97 ERA in 9
starts spanning 50.1 innings. He was named to the Florida
State League Mid-Season All-Star Team before being promoted
to Binghamton. Mejia is considered the seventh-best
prospect in the organization by Baseball America.
make his 10th start with the B-Mets. He went four innings in
his last start, September 1 at Bowie, and allowed five runs on
four hits with three walks to drop to 0-5 on the year. Mejia has
only made it out of the fifth inning three times with the BMets.
He is 0-5 with a 4.89 ERA in 38.2 innings, including 18
walks and 41 strikeouts. Since coming off the Disabled List
August 12, Mejia is 0-2 with a 6.35 ERA in 5 starts spanning
17 innings. He opened the season in the Florida State League
(High-A) with St. Lucie, where he was 4-1 with a 1.97 ERA in 9
starts spanning 50.1 innings. He was named to the Florida
State League Mid-Season All-Star Team before being promoted
to Binghamton. Mejia is considered the seventh-best
prospect in the organization by Baseball America.
RHP Derek Hankins will make his ninth start of the year for
the Curve tonight. His last appearance came in relief of MLB
rehabber Donnie Veal, who threw last night. He followed Veal
with 6.1 innings of two-run work to take a no-decision September
1 versus Akron. Hankins is 3-4 with a 4.61 ERA in 66.1
innings. He began the year in the bullpen and missed about
two months due to injury before moving into the rotation June
24. As a starter, Hankins is 3-3 with a 5.18 ERA in 40 innings.
Last year, he was in the Curve’s rotation and finished 2-11
with a 4.54 ERA in 119 innings. The 11 losses were second
most in the Eastern League. Hankins was drafted in the 10th
round of the 2004 draft out of Memphis.
the Curve tonight. His last appearance came in relief of MLB
rehabber Donnie Veal, who threw last night. He followed Veal
with 6.1 innings of two-run work to take a no-decision September
1 versus Akron. Hankins is 3-4 with a 4.61 ERA in 66.1
innings. He began the year in the bullpen and missed about
two months due to injury before moving into the rotation June
24. As a starter, Hankins is 3-3 with a 5.18 ERA in 40 innings.
Last year, he was in the Curve’s rotation and finished 2-11
with a 4.54 ERA in 119 innings. The 11 losses were second
most in the Eastern League. Hankins was drafted in the 10th
round of the 2004 draft out of Memphis.
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