Brahiam Maldonado hit a bases-clearing, three-run double in the seventh to get Binghamton within a run, but Trenton held on to beat the B-Mets 5-3 Sunday evening at Waterfront Park. The Thunder took two out of three to win the series.
Trenton (68-47) broke through in the third inning against starter Josh Stinson. Justin Christian led off with a double to right-center. After Corban Joseph grounded out, Austin Romine lined a single to center, plating Christian to put the Thunder ahead 1-0. Stinson allowed a single and a walk to the next two hitters, loading the bases. Rene Rivera capitalized with a sacrifice fly to center, upping the advantage to 2-0.
Meanwhile, D.J. Mitchell was practically unhittable, limiting the B-Mets to just one hit through six innings.
Stinson was chased from the game in the sixth. Rivera led off with a double to right over the head of Raul Reyes. Then, Justin Snyder dealt the game-winning blow with a two-run shot to right, his third home run of the season, making it 4-0 Trenton.
Binghamton (55-60) made things interesting in the seventh. Luke Montz, Josh Satin and Jordany Valdespin ripped three consecutive singles to load the bases with no one out, forcing Mitchell from the game. George Kontos was summoned to relieve and missed up in the zone with a 1-2 fastball to Maldonado. The slugger smashed the pitch over the head of Christian in left, clearing the bases to bring the B-Mets within a run.
However, Kontos settled in to finish the inning and Wilkins Arias and Ryan Pope followed with 1-2-3 eighth and ninth innings, respectively to keep Binghamton from tying the score. Pope was credited with his ninth save of the season.
The Thunder added a run of insurance in the eighth on a well-executed suicide squeeze with the bases loaded. Austin Krum laid it down, allowing Daniel Brewer to score.
Mitchell was credited with his ninth win of the season. He offered up six-plus innings and allowed three runs on four hits with six strikeouts.
Stinson took his first loss as a starter. The right-hander worked 5 1/3 innings and allowed four runs on eight hits. Binghamton had previously been 12-0 in games started by Stinson.
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