Binghamton wins... Mejia hurt

Chris Schwinden loomed large with five innings of stellar relief after starter Jenrry Mejia exited due to injury in the second inning, helping Binghamton to an 8-5 win Sunday afternoon at Canal Park. It was the B-Mets second sweep of the Aeros in their home park in 2010. Schwinden allowed two runs — one earned — on four hits for his third win.



Binghamton (39-36) came out of the gates swinging with a two-out rally in the first inning. After Akron starter Kelvin De La Cruz struck out the first two hitters, Nick Evans singled to left and was joined on base when De La Cruz walked Josh Satin. D.J. Wabick made the left-hander pay with a bases-clearing triple into the right-field corner, making it 2-0 B-Mets.

Luis Hernandez upped the lead to three with a two-out RBI single in the second, chasing home Raul Reyes, who had been hit by a pitch and advanced to third on an errant pickoff attempt.



With a 3-0 lead, Mejia put the first two hitters of the second on base thanks to a single and a walk. However, before facing Miguel Perez, catcher Salomon Manriquez signaled for trainer Joe Golia to come out and look at Mejia. The 20-year-old was subsequently pulled from the game in favor of Schwinden after throwing 43 pitches.



The B-Mets tallied for the third straight inning in the third. Sean Ratliff tattooed a hanging breaking ball from De La Cruz on a 1-2 offering, sending it out to right for his fourth homer leading off the frame.



Brahiam Maldonado followed Ratliff’s lead in the fourth and led off the stanza with a homer of his own, a no-doubt blast to left-center, upping the lead to 5-0. It was Maldonado’s fifth with Binghamton. He would later exit the game due to a left ankle injury after flying out in the sixth.