Chris Schwinden made his Double-A debut and shined with a strong, six-inning effort to help Binghamton to a 3-1 victory over New Britain in front of a sellout crowd at New Britain Stadium Saturday night. The recently-promoted righty permitted a run on six hits and struck out five without issuing a walk. The win marked the end of the worst losing streak that the B-Mets had endured since the conclusion of the 2004 season, nine games.
Binghamton (20-21) took the lead in the second with a blast from Marshall Hubbard. The designated hitter connected on a high fastball from starter Santos Arias and sent it over the wall in right-center to give the B-Mets a 1-0 advantage. It was the slugger’s fifth bomb of the year.
Kirk Nieuwenhuis added to the lead when Arias served up a second gopher ball with two outs in the third. Nieuwenhuis’ drive teetered along the line in right and curled around the foul pole for his fifth shot of the season, upping the lead to two.
New Britain (10-30) used the long ball to plate their only run off Schwinden. With one out in the fourth, Erik Lis golfed a Schwinden offering over the wall in right to cut the Binghamton lead in half.
Arias departed the game in the fifth after Brahiam Maldonado doubled to the gap in right. The spot starter pitched well, tossing 4 2/3 innings of two-run work in his first start of the year, but was hung with the loss.
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