Binghamton Mets (48-28) vs. Trenton Thunder (40-38) (Double-A Affiliate of the New York Yankees)
G1:RHP Logan Verrett (8-3, 3.97) vs. RHP Shane Greene (1-1, 6.30)
G2: LHP Mark Cohoon (3-3, 4.92) vs. RHP Mikey O’Brien (5-2, 3.42)
Saturday, June 29, 2013 • Game #79 & #80 • Home Game #39 & #40
NYSEG Stadium • Binghamton, NY • 5:05 PM
LAST GAME: The B-Mets topped the Trenton Thunder, 7-3 Friday night. The game started after a 29-minute rain delay, and the offense sparked right away. They scored two runs in the bottom of the first inning against Zach Nuding. Trenton responded with three runs on four hits in the second inning, but that was the only damage they did to Cory Mazzoni. The B-Mets tied the game in the bottom of the second, and took the lead for good in the third on a Travis Taijeron two-run home run. Mazzoni struck out 10 in six innings and picked up his fourth win of the year
G1: RHP Logan Verrett makes his 15th start of the season for the B-Mets, and his second against Trenton. The righty threw 8.2 innings and allowed one hit as he picked up the win over the Thunder on May 8. Verrett leads the league with eight wins, and was recently named to the All-Star team. He has thrown at least five innings in all 14 of his starts, and is ranked third in the league with 93.0 innings pitched. In his last start, June 21 vs. Erie, Verrett struck out a season-high 11 batters but was tagged with the loss.
G2: LHP Mark Cohoon makes his 10th start of the season for the B-Mets, and his second against Trenton. He allowed a season-high eight runs and 10 hits in a loss back on June 5. Today’s start will be Cohoon’s 55th career start as a B-Met, tying him for the second most in franchise history. As a starter, Cohoon is 1-3 with a 4.63 ERA in nine starts. He has lost his last three decisions.
TRENTON STARTING PITCHERS:
G1: RHP Shane Greene makes his third start of the season with the Thunder. Green was promoted on June 17 from Tampa (High-A) where he went 4-6 with a 3.60 ERA in 13 starts. In his last start, June 24 vs. Erie, he lost after allowing six runs on five hits over 5.0 innings. Greene was drafted by the Yankees in the 15th round of the 2009 draft out of Daytona Beach CC.
G2: RHP Mikey O’Brien makes his 10th start of the season for the Thunder, and his third against the B-Mets. In two previous starts, he is 1-1 against Binghamton and has allowed 10 runs in 9.0 innings. He is fresh off of a win on June 22 vs. Portland after allowing one run and five hits in 6.0 innings. In June, he is 2-2 with a 4.71 ERA in four starts. O’Brien was drafted in the ninth round of the 2008 draft by the Yankees out of Hidden Valley HS (VA).
20 OVER .500: Binghamton currently has the best record in the Eastern League. They are 48-28, and are 20 games over .500 for the first time since August 14, 2004 (70-50). The B-Mets were last 21 games over .500 on 8/13/04 (70-49) and were 22 games over .500 on 8/11/04 (70-48).
DOUBLEDIP: Saturday will be the third doubleheader for the B-Mets in 2013. They have split each of the first two, May 12 (v HAR) and June 19 (@ RIC).
BULLPEN NUMBERS: The B-Mets bullpen has not allowed a run in 15 of their last 23 games, a stretch spanning 66.0 innings. They have compiled a 1.64 ERA during that span, lowering their overall season ERA to 3.10. Pedro Feliciano has allowed no runs and one hit in his four appearances. Jeff Walters leads the league with 18 saves in 20 chances. Adam Kolarek has only allowed one run in his last 15 appearances, and has a 1.51 ERA this season.
B-METS IN JUNE: In 21 games in June, Binghamton is 17-4. If the B-Mets win two of their next three games, it would be the first time in franchise history the team has 50 wins before July 1. Four losses would be the least amount of losses in a full month in franchise history. Binghamton went 22-5 in July of 2006.
NEXT GAME PREVIEW: Binghamton concludes their four-game series against the Thunder on Sunday afternoon at NYSEG Stadium. First pitch is scheduled for 1:05 PM as RHP Noah Syndergaard takes the ball for the B-Mets against RHP Michael Pineda for the Thunder.
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