Press Release: - Binghamton vs. New Britian

Binghamton Mets (60-65) vs. New Britain Rock Cats (38-89)
AA Affiliate of the Minnesota Twins

Game 1: LHP Mark Cohoon (3-3, 5.47) vs. RHP Chris Province (6-5, 4.89)

Game 2: RHP Jenrry Mejia (1-0, 1.77) vs. RHP Deolis Guerra (2-9, 6.20)

Games #126 & 127• Tuesday, August 24, 2010

NYSEG Stadium • Binghamton, NY • 5:35 p.m.

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Upcoming Games and Probable Starters


Wednesday, August 25 New Britain 6:35 PM LHP Robert Carson (1-4, 7.43) vs. RHP Bobby Lanigan (2-3, 5.50)

Thursday, August 26 @Reading 7:05 PM TBA vs. RHP Mike Cisco (3-9, 5.12)

Friday, August 27 @Reading 7:05 PM RHP Dylan Owen (4-3, 3.90) vs. RHP Drew Naylor (10-9, 5.08)

Saturday, August 28 @Reading G1 5:35 PM TBA vs. LHP Yohan Flande (9-7, 4.52)



LAST GAME: Altoona built a 9-0 lead after seven innings and


dodged a late charge from Binghamton to earn the sweep in


the three-game set with a 9-5 victory Sunday night at NYSEG


Stadium. Dylan Owen made the spot start in place of the recently-


promoted Josh Stinson and acquitted himself well with


four, strong innings of one-run work until a tumultuous fifth


inning led to his departure. He was charged with five runs


(four earned) over four-plus innings and the loss. Hector Gimenez


proved to be a thorn in the B-Mets side with a 3-for-5


performance including a homer, a double and three RBI. Tony


Watson was unflappable in his sixth start for the Curve. The


southpaw limited Binghamton to four hits and a walk over six


innings, while striking out a season-best eight for his fifth win.


Jon Malo paced the B-Mets’ 11-hit attack with three hits and


Brahiam Maldonado added a pair of doubles.

 GAME 1 STARTING PITCHING MATCHUP: LHP Mark Cohoon


aims for his third consecutive quality start tonight against the


Rock Cats. He worked six-plus innings and allowed two runs


on seven hits at New Hampshire August 18 to land his third


win. Cohoon is 3-3 with a 5.47 ERA over 51 innings with Binghamton.


Opponents are hitting a healthy .300 against the


southpaw. He opened the season with Savannah and racked


up a 7-1 mark and a measly 1.30 ERA over 13 starts (90.1


IP). His ERA paced the South Atlantic League, as did his three


shutouts. Cohoon was a New York-Penn League All-Star last


season with Brooklyn (SS-A) thanks to a 9-2 record and a 2.15


ERA over 92 innings. The Mets drafted him in the 12th round


of the June 2008 draft out of North Central Texas College.



RHP Chris Province will make his fourth start for the Rock Cats


tonight. He is coming off his finest start of the season August


18 versus Richmond when he allowed just a run on two hits


over 6.2 innings for his sixth win. Province is 6-5 with a 4.89


ERA over 77.1 innings. He opened the season in the bullpen


for New Britain and was moved into the starting rotation to


start the month of August. Province spent 2009 in Portland’s


bullpen and made a career-best 43 appearances, racking up


a 2-4 mark and a 2.60 ERA over 79.2 innings. Minnesota


acquired him in a trade for Boof Bonser December 10, 2009