Binghamton Mets (41-38) vs. Portland Sea Dogs (40-38)
AA Affiliate of the Boston Red Sox
Game 1: RHP Chris Schwinden (3-5, 5.35) vs. RHP Alex Wilson (0-1, 6.28)
Game 2: RHP Scott Shaw (4-5, 6.82) vs. RHP Ryne Miller (2-5, 5.86)
Games #80 & 81 • Friday, July 2, 2010
NYSEG Stadium • Binghamton, NY • 5:35 p.m.
Upcoming Games and Probable Starters
Saturday, July 3 Portland 7:05 PM RHP Josh Stinson (4-1, 3.04) vs. RHP Jeremy Kehrt (1-4, 2.97)
Sunday, July 4 Portland 6:35 PM LHP Eric Niesen (4-3, 2.96) vs. RHP Stephen Fife (4-2, 4.30)
Monday, July 5 at Altoona 7:00 PM LHP Mike Antonini (5-6, 4.05) vs. LHP Justin Wilson (6-4, 2.88)
Tuesday, July 6 at Altoona 7:00 PM LHP Mark Cohoon (1-0, 5.06) vs. RHP Tim Alderson (7-4, 4.63)
LAST GAME: Binghamton fell for the second straight night,
dropping a 5-3 decision to Portland in the first game of the
teams’ five-game set. Sean Ratliff got the B-Mets on the
scoreboard first with a solo homer to right-center in the first
inning off Casey Kelly. Ratliff led all hitters with three hits.
Raul Reyes extended the lead to 3-1 with his fourth homer in
eight games, a solo jack to right off Kelly in the fourth. However,
Portland responded with two runs in the fifth on an RBI
triple from Che-Hsuan Lin and a sac fly from Nate Spears.
Mark Cohoon, in his second Double-A start, gave up three
runs, one earned, over five innings for no-decision. The loss
fell to Eddie Kunz who allowed a pair of runs in the seventh
after walking a man and hitting another. Nick Evans and
Reyes enjoyed two-hit performances as the B-Mets outhit
Portland 10-6 in the losing effort. Mitch Herold notched the
win with 1.2 innings of scoreless relief and Bryce Cox recorded
his 10th save, tossing the final two innings.
STARTING PITCHING MATCHUP GAME 1: RHP Chris Schwinden
will make his seventh start of the year for Binghamton. He has
garnered decision in all eight of his outings this season, including
his last, a relief appearance following Jenrry Mejia’s
start June 27 at Akron. Schwinden hurled five innings of tworun
relief to pick up the win. He is 3-5 with a 5.35 ERA over
38.2 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 Alex Wilson gets the call for the Sea Dogs in Game 1 of
the twin bill. The righty fired 5.2 innings and allowed three
runs on seven hits at New Britain in his last start, June 27,
but did not factor in the decision. Wilson is 0-1 with a 6.28
ERA over three starts with Portland (14.1 IP). With Salem
(High-A) to open the year, he went 2-1 with a 3.40 ERA over
11 starts spanning 55.2 innings. Wilson was Boston’s second
round pick in the June 2009 draft out of Texas A&M.
STARTING PITCHING MATCHUP GAME 2: RHP Scott Shaw will
start the nightcap of the doubleheader for the B-Mets. The
right-hander made a spot-start June 19 against Trenton and
offered up four innings of three-run work. As a starter, he is 4-
4 with an 8.42 ERA, tossing 51.1 innings over 11 starts. Shaw
led St. Lucie (High-A) last season in numerous categories,
including starts (26), innings (149.2), wins (8) and strikeouts
(118). The righty was drafted by the Mets in the 13th round of
the June 2008 draft out of the University of Illinois
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