Luis Hernandez ripped a pair of doubles and scored twice, but Binghamton committed three errors and issued eight walks to help Akron to a 7-6 victory at NYSEG Stadium Monday afternoon. Eric Niesen tied a season-high with five walks over 3 2/3 innings in his second start since returning from the disabled list.
The tone was set early for a slugfest. Lonnie Chisenhall reached with a one-out single to get Akron rolling in the first. After Niesen walked Jared Goedert, Matt McBride hit a groundball to third that appeared to be a double-play ball. Third baseman Eric Campbell fired to second for the second out, but Reese Havens’ relay to first was errant, allowing Chisenhall to motor home to give the Aeros an early 1-0 lead.
Binghamton (24-26) answered in the bottom of the frame. Lefty Kelvin De La Cruz walked Kirk Nieuwenhuis on five pitches to start. Hernandez plated Nieuwenhuis with a double into the left-field corner and advanced to third on Cristo Arnal’s wild relay to the plate. Nick Evans followed with a bloop single to center, scoring Hernandez to vault the B-Mets into the lead 2-1.
Akron (21-30) regained the lead in the third. Niesen hit Chisenhall with a pitch to start the inning. Goedert followed with an opposite-field homer to right, putting the Aeros back in front 3-2.
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