BINGHAMTON METS 2010 GAME NOTES

From Press Release:


Binghamton Mets (19-18) vs.Bowie Baysox (17-21)

AA Affiliate of the Baltimore Orioles

LHP Mike Antonini (3-3, 4.54) vs. RHP Ryohei Tanaka (2-4, 4.24)

Game #38• Wednesday, May 19, 2010

NYSEG Stadium • Binghamton, NY • 6:35 p.m.
 
 
LAST GAME: The B-Mets losing streak extended to six games Sunday afternoon with a 13-7 loss at Trenton, giving the Thunder a four-game sweep of the series. Binghamton jumped out to an early 4-1 lead thanks to a Nick Evans two-run homer, a Jeremy Bleich wild pitch and a Hector Pellot sac fly. However,
Trenton rallied to score 12 of the next 15 runs in the game to down the B-Mets. Brandon Laird was the major culprit for the Thunder. The Trenton third baseman roped three hits, including a pair of homers, and drove in a game-high seven runs. Scott Shaw was charged with his second straight loss after permitting seven runs in 4.1 innings. Evans was the only member of the starting lineup with two hits, a homer and a single. He also drove in a team-high three runs. Bleich notched his third win despite allowing six runs in five-plus
innings of work.

STARTING PITCHING MATCHUP: LHP Mike Antonini will take the ball for the B-Mets tonight. He gave up five runs over 5.2 innings in a loss at Portland May 12. The lefty, however, only allowed six hits and struck out five without issuing a walk. Antonini has gone 5.2 innings or better in five straight starts. For the year, he is 3-3 with a 4.54 ERA in seven starts covering 39.2 innings. 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.

RHP Ryohei Tanaka is slated to start tonight for the Baysox and will attempt to break a personal, four-game losing streak. In his last start, he tied a season-worst with five runs allowed over 5.2 innings in a losing effort versus Richmond May 12. The Japanese righty is 2-4 with a 4.24 ERA over 40.1 innings in 2010. He appeared in 21 games, 12 of which were starts, last season for Bowie and recorded a 4-4 mark with a 3.00
ERA over 75 innings. Tanaka was signed out of Japan by the Orioles April 29, 2009.