Binghamton Mets (19-13) at Portland Sea Dogs (18-12)
AA Affiliate of the Boston Red Sox
LHP Mike Antonini (3-2, 3.97) vs. LHP Felix Doubront (2-0, 3.30)
Game #33• Wednesday, May 12, 2010 - Hadlock Field • Portland, ME • 6:00 p.m.
LAST GAME: Portland came out of the gates firing with four runs in the first frame off starter Scott Shaw, capped with a three-run triple from Jose Iglesias. The Sea Dogs got to Shaw again in the fifth with a Ryan Kalish solo homer and an Iglesias two-run single that upped the lead to 7-0. The B-Mets finally cracked the scoreboard in the eighth inning courtesy of a Lucas Duda RBI groundout and a wild pitch from reliever Eammon Portice that brought Nick Evans across. Shaw was charged with the loss for allowing seven runs over 4.1 innings. On the flip side, Stephen Fife tossed a gem, scattering seven hits over six strong innings for his second win of the year. Binghamton loaded the bases with two outs in the ninth, but failed to plate any further runs.
STARTING PITCHING MATCHUP: LHP Mike Antonini will take the ball for the B-Mets in his seventh start. The lefty is coming of his best start of 2010, a seven-inning performance versus New Hampshire May 7, in which he was charged with two runs on two hits. He is 3-2 with a 3.97 ERA in 34 innings and has walked just six men. Antonini went 7-5 with a 5.32 ERA over 25 appearances, 20 starts, spanning 115 innings last year with Binghamton. He was the Mets 18th round choice in the June 2007 draft out of Georgia College & State University.
LHP Felix Doubront is slated to make his seventh start of the ear tonight for the Sea Dogs. He tied a season-long with 5.2 innings of work in his last start May 7 at New Britain. The southpaw struck out a season-high nine men and permitted just two runs on six hits in the no-decision. Doubront is 2-0 with a 3.30 ERA in 30 innings. Last year, he went 8-6 with a 3.35 ERA in 121 innings for the Sea Dogs. The 22-year-old is a member of the Red Sox 40-man roster.
DUDA LOCKED IN: B-Mets leftfielder Lucas Duda has hit in six straight contests, including five multi-hit games. During the current streak he is hitting .478 (11-23) with four doubles, a homer and six RBI. Duda leads the Eastern League in RBI (31), is second in doubles (12) and third in both on-base (.429) and slugging (.555).
LEAGUE-LEADING OFFENSE: The Binghamton Mets have been the most dominant offensive team in the Eastern League since Opening Day. The 2010 team leads the league in average (.275), runs scored (191), doubles (74), homers (36) and slugging (.451).
RALLYKILLERS: The B-Mets have hit into five doubles plays in their last three games. For the season, Binghamton has hit into an Eastern League-most 32 twin-killings. Luis Hernandez as hit into a team-high seven.
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