6/6/10

BINGHAMTON METS 2010 GAME NOTES

From Press Release:


Binghamton Mets (27-28) at New Britain Rock Cats (14-41)

AA Affiliate of the Minnesota Twins

RHP Chris Schwinden (1-2, 6.60) vs. RHP David Bromberg (2-4, 3.72)

Game #56 • Sunday, June 6, 2010

New Britain Stadium • New Britain, CT • 1:35 p.m.
 
 
LAST GAME: The Binghamton bats enjoyed a breakout game


Saturday night in New Britain, racking up 14 hits and 13 runs

in a 13-1 whitewash of the Rock Cats. Eric Niesen held New

Britain scoreless over a season-long, six innings with five

strikeouts to pick up his first win of 2010. Kirk Nieuwenhuis

enjoyed a career day at the plate with three hits in five trips,

including a pair of doubles, while driving in six runs. Rock

Cats’ starter Kyle Gibson was roughed up for a season-worst

six runs over 5.2 innings to drop his first Double-A decision.

Jose Coronado joined Nieuwenhuis as an offensive superlative

with three RBI as part of a two-hit day. Mike Nickeas

broke out of a slump at the plate with a 2-4 showing, including

a double and an RBI. Eddie Kunz tossed the final three innings

in one-run fashion to notch his first save of the season.

The B-Mets have now won three straight and New Britain has

dropped eight in a row.


STARTING PITCHING MATCHUP: RHP Chris Schwinden will

take the ball for the fourth time this year in a B-Mets uniform.

He was perfect through four innings in his last start, June 1 at

Bowie, before giving up five runs over the next inning-plus

worth of work in taking the loss. The righty was charged with

five runs in five-plus innings on five hits. With Binghamton, he

is 1-2 with a 6.60 ERA over 15 innings. He was named a 2010

Florida State League Mid-Season All-Star after his promotion

to Double-A. Schwinden opened the year with St. Lucie (High-

A) and went 3-0 with a 1.83 ERA over 34.1 innings. He 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 David Bromberg gets the call for the Rock Cats for his

11th start. He has lost his past two starts, including his last

June 1 versus Altoona when he permitted two runs on nine

hits over 5.1 innings. On the year, Bromberg is 2-4 with a 3.72

ERA over 55.2 innings with 28 walks. He starred with the Fort

Myers Miracle (High-A) last season, chalking up a 13-4 record

with a 2.70 ERA in 27 appearances, 26 starts. In 153.1 innings,

the righty struck out 148 and opponents hit just .224

against him. For his efforts, the Los Angeles native was

named the Florida State League Pitcher of the Year. Bromberg

was signed as a draft-and-follow in 2006 after being taken in

the 32nd round of the June 2005 draft by Minnesota

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