From Press Release:
Binghamton Mets (22-23) vs. Richmond Flying Squirrels (25-21)
AA Affiliate of the San Francisco Giants
RHP Chris Schwinden (1-0, 1.50) vs. RHP Ronnie Ray (0-1, 5.70)
Game #46• Thursday, May 27, 2010
NYSEG Stadium • Binghamton, NY • 10:35 a.m.
LAST GAME: After putting up 10 runs Tuesday, the bats returned
with another fine performance in the B-Mets 9-1 win
over Richmond Wednesday night at NYSEG Stadium. Luis
Hernandez led 12-hit attack with three hits, including a solo
homer, his second. Binghamton got to Squirrels’ starter Mike
MacDonald early and often with a five-run first inning in which
10 men came to the plate. He didn’t fare much better in the
second, allowing the first four to reach before departing. The
B-Mets led 7-0 after two innings and were well on their way to
a second straight win over Richmond. Eric Niesen returned
from the disabled list and failed to allow a hit over 3.1 innings
as the starter. Edgar Ramirez notched his second win with 3.2
innings of shutout relief. Kirk Nieuwenhuis homered for the
second straight game, a solo shot in the third off reliever Craig
Whitaker. Eric Campbell drove in two more runs with a pair of
singles. The only solid pitching performance for Richmond
came from lefty Wilmin Rodriguez, who tossed the final four
innings in scoreless fashion.
STARTING PITCHING MATCHUP: RHP Chris Schwinden will
make the early morning wake up call for the B-Mets today. He
aced his first test in the Binghamton rotation May 22 at New
Britain with six innings of one-run work with five strikeouts to
beat the Rock Cats for his first Double-A win. The righty
opened the season with St. Lucie (High-A) and impressed with
a 3-0 mark and a 1.83 ERA in seven appearances, two of
which were starts. In 34.1 innings, he walked just five and
struck out 23. Schwinden spent most of 2009 with Savannah
(Low-A) where he was 9-6 with a 3.28 ERA over 115.1 innings.
Schwinden was the Mets’ 22nd round selection in the June
2008 draft out of Fresno Pacific University.
RHP Ronnie Ray is slated to make is slated to make a spot
start for the injured Clayton Tanner this morning. He offered
4.2 innings and allowed three runs on four hits in a start at
Reading May 22 and did not factor in the decision. For the
year, Ray is 0-1 with a 5.70 ERA in 12 appearances, two of
which were starts, spanning 23.2 innings. He appeared in 43
games last season for Fresno (AAA) and racked up a 1-5 mark
and a 5.79 ERA over 65.1 innings. The Giants acquired Ray
along with LHP Dusty Bergman from the Angels in exchange
for LHP Jason Christiansen, August 30, 2005.
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