Binghamton Mets 2013 Game Notes

 

Binghamton Mets (6-4) vs. Portland Sea Dogs (4-5) (Double-A Affiliate of the Boston Red Sox)

 

RHP Luis Mateo (0-0, 0.00) vs. RHP Anthony Ranaudo (0-0, 1.80)

Monday, April 15, 2013 • Game #12 • Home Game #5

NYSEG Stadium • Binghamton, NY • 6:35 PM

LAST GAME: The B-Mets used the support of two home runs, including a three-run shot from Cory Vaughn, to beat the New Hampshire Fisher Cats 6-3 Sunday afternoon. Binghamton got the offense started right away, with an Allan Dykstra sacrifice fly in the bottom of the first. Blake Forsythe tallied another run in the second as he hit a solo home run over the right field wall. New Hampshire got into the scoring column in the third with an RBI single by Kevin Pillar, but the B-Mets were back at it in the bottom half, as Vaughn’s home run put them up 5-1. Both teams picked up single runs in the fifth inning; Brad Glenn hit a solo home run for the Fisher Cats, but Cesar Puello got the run back with an RBI single. Rafael Montero threw five innings, gave up two runs on three hits, and earned the win. Jeff Walters finished the game and earned his second save of the season.

BINGHAMTON STARTING PITCHER: RHP Luis Mateo makes his Double-A debut, after recently being promoted from St. Lucie. In his first start in the Florida State League, Mateo threw 6.2 shutout innings, gave up four hits, and struck out nine to earn the victory over the Palm Beach Cardinals. In 2011 he spent his first professional year with the DSL Mets 1. Mateo finished the year with a 6-1 record and a 2.00 ERA in 63.0 innings pitched. Last year, he spent the season with Brooklyn (SS:A). In 12 starts, he went 4-5 with a 2.45 ERA. For his career, he has struck out 165 batters, and just walked 14. Luis signed with the Mets as a non-drafted free agent in 2011.

PORTLAND STARTING PITCHER: RHP Anthony Ranaudo makes his second Double-A start of the season, the 11th of his career. In his first start 4/9 vs Reading, he earned the win after throwing five innings, and gave up just one run on five hits. He also struck out six and only walked one. The Belmar, New Jersey native spent all of 2012 with Portland. In nine starts in the rotation, he finished 1-3 with a 6.69 ERA. He struggled with his control, walking 27 hitters in 37.2 innings pitched. This will be his first career start against Binghamton. Ranaudo was drafted by the Red Sox as the 39th overall pick in 2010 out of LSU. He was chosen as a supplemental pick for the loss of free agent Jason Bay.

MORE ON MONTERO: After Rafael Montero struck out six more hitters in yesterday’s start, he brings his season total to an Eastern League best 21. In 16.2 innings on the hill, he has walked one batter and held opponents to a .183 batting average.

SOLO NO MO’: Cory Vaughn’s three-run home run yesterday against New Hampshire was the B-Met’s first home run with runners on base in 2013. All four previous home runs this season have been solo shots.

VAUGHN’S NH SERIES: After Cory Vaughn started the season 2-for-19 during the B-Mets first 2013 road trip, he came up big during the New Hampshire series. He went 5-for-13 with a home run and seven RBI.

CATCHERS’ CANNONS: B-Met catchers Juan Centeno, Franscisco Pena, and Blake Forsythe have thrown out five of eight base runners attempting to steal a base this season. Centeno has thrown out four out of five, which leads the league.

TAKING A LOOK AT PORTLAND: The Portland Sea Dogs currently have a 4-5 record. They are in the final series of their current road trip, and went 2-1 against New Britain in their last series.

LAST YEAR VS PORTLAND: This season, the B-Mets are scheduled to face off against the Portland Sea Dogs 20 times. In 2012, Binghamton went 13-8 against the Sea Dogs, and went 7-1 at home.

 

NEXT GAME PREVIEW: The B-Mets continue their three-game series against the Portland Sea Dogs Tuesday night at 6:35 PM. The pitching matchup is scheduled to be RHP Logan Verrett against LHP Drake Britton.