Bullpen & Explosive Offense Combine for 9-5 Win

BINGHAMTON,NY – Six different B-Mets collected multiple hits and the bullpen allowed justone run over 5.2 innings in a 9-5 victory over the New Hampshire Fisher CatsWednesday night. Binghamton finished with 14 hits, one shy of a season-high.

JeffKaplan and Elvin Ramirez picked up the slack for Darin Gorski who struggledthrough 3.2 innings. The southpaw walked a season-high four and gave up fourruns on five hits. Kaplan chewed up 3.1 frames and Ramirez tossed two perfectinnings to secure the win.

Mattden Dekker jump-started the offense in the first against starter Deck McGuire.The centerfielder dumped a double into leftfield and came home on OswaldoNavarro’s double to right centerfield. Navarro later scored on a sac fly fromJefry Marte.

Binghamtonadded three more in the second. Rafael Fernandez singled in his first Double-Aplate appearance, advanced on Juan Centeno’s double and scored on a groudout byPedro Zapata. Den Dekker cleared the bases with a two-run bomb to right field,his second homer of the season.

TheFisher Cats refused to roll over in the contest. They answered with a run inthe third off Gorski. Justin Jackson doubled, stole second and scored on Brad Glenn’ssingle to center.

TheB-Mets fended off the attack with two more runs in the bottom of the inning.Following a walk and a hit batsman, Juan Centeno collected his fourth RBI witha single to right. Pedro Zapata followed with a run-scoring infield single tothird.

Trailing7-1, New Hampshire tightened the game and chased Gorski with a three-runfourth. Following a single by Mark Sobolewski, Gorski walked a pair to load thebases. The lefty uncorked a wild pitch, allowing Sobolewski to score. His nightended one batter later when Mike McDade dropped a two-run single to left. JeffKaplan entered and retired Brad Glenn to end the inning.

Kaplan,in his first game with the B-Mets in 2012, kept the Fisher Cats at bay in asolid performance. The righty allowed just one run over 3.1 innings. It was hislongest appearance since returning from an elbow injury that limited him to onegame in 2010. He struck out four and scattered five hits.

Binghamtonadded on final run in the sixth on an RBI triple by Joe Bonfe, his first hit asa B-Met.

ElvinRamirez took over in the eighth and cruised to the finish line. The rightyretired all six he faced, capping Binghamton’s tenth win of the year. Kaplanwas awarded the win and McGuire suffered the loss.

TheB-Mets (10-8) look to take the rubber match against the Fisher Cats tomorrownight at 6:35 PM. RHP Greg Peavey takes the ball against RHP Yohan Pino. TheHorizons Federal Credit Union pre-game show begins at 6:20 PM on Newsradio 1290WNBF.