6/28/10

BINGHAMTON METS 2010 GAME NOTES


from press release:
Binghamton Mets (39-36) vs. Altoona Curve (49-26)

AA Affiliate of the Pittsburgh Pirates

RHP Josh Stinson (4-1, 2.59) vs. RHP Bryan Morris (4-2, 3.72)

Game #76 • Monday, June 28, 2010

NYSEG Stadium • Binghamton, NY • 6:35 p.m.

Upcoming Games and Probable Starters

Tuesday, June 29 Altoona 6:35 PM LHP Eric Niesen (3-3, 2.66) vs. RHP Jared Hughes (10-3, 3.83)

Wednesday, June 30 Altoona 6:35 PM LHP Mike Antonini (5-5, 4.07) vs. LHP Justin Wilson (5-4, 2.87)

Thursday, July 1 Portland 6:35 PM LHP Mark Cohoon (1-0, 7.94) vs. TBA

Friday, July 2 Portland G1 5:35 PM RHP Chris Schwinden (3-5, 5.35) vs. TBA




LAST GAME: The B-Mets completed a sweep of the Akron


Aeros with an 8-5 win Sunday afternoon at Canal Park. It was


Binghamton’s second sweep of the Aeros in their home park


this season. D.J. Wabick pitted the B-Mets an early 2-0 lead in


the first with a bases-clearing triple. Binghamton added single


runs in the next three innings, two of which came courtesy of


solo homers from Sean Ratliff and Brahiam Maldonado. Jenrry


Mejia lasted one-plus innings before exiting due to injury.


Chris Schwinden took over and established order, tossing five


innings of two-run work to pick up his third win. Raul Reyes


ripped a pair of hits and scored twice and Luis Hernandez


managed a two-hit day out of the leadoff spot with an RBI.


Jerad Head paced Akron with a two hits, including a two-run


homer in the eighth that moved Akron within three. Manual


Alvarez allowed the first two to reach in the ninth before retiring


the next three to nail down his fourth save.



STARTING PITCHING MATCHUP: RHP Josh Stinson will make


his sixth start of the year tonight. He worked five innings and


allowed three runs, one earned, in his last outing, June 22


versus New Britain, for a no-decision. Stinson is 4-1 with a


2.59 ERA over 66 innings. His ERA ranks fifth in the Eastern


League and opponents hit just .206 against him, second-best


in the circuit. In 2009, Stinson split the season between Savannah


(Low-A) and St. Lucie (High-A) and went 5-3 with eight


saves and a 2.86 ERA in 78.2 innings combined. The Mets


took him in the 37th round of the June 2006 draft.



RHP Bryan Morris is due for his eighth turn in Altoona’s rotation


tonight. In his last start, he worked 6.2 innings, allowing


just a run on six hits in a win over Portland June 23. With the


Curve, Morris is 4-2 with a 3.72 ERA over 38.2 innings. The


righty opened the season with Bradenton (High-A) where he


went 3-0 with a 0.60 ERA over eight starts (44.2 IP). Morris


failed to allow an earned run in his final 30 innings with the


Marauders. He spent the 2009 season with Lynchburg (High-


A) and struggled with a 4-9 mark and a 5.57 ERA over 15


starts (72.2 IP). The Pirates acquired Morris in a trade


7/31/08 from Los Angeles (NL) in the deal that sent Jason


Bay to Boston and Manny Ramirez to the Dodgers.


WABICK RETURNS: After sitting out a week due to a minor


oblique tweak, D.J. Wabick returned to the B-Mets lineup and


managed a 2-5 showing including a triple and two RBI at Akron


Sunday. He stroking the ball in June with a .304 (17-56)


average and 9 RBI.


ON A TEAR: The B-Mets have won four consecutive series and


nine of 12 games overall entering play tonight. They are having


their best month to date with a 15-10 record.

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