Binghamton Mets 2013 Game Notes

 

Binghamton Mets (55-33) at Portland Sea Dogs (45-44) (Double-A Affiliate of the Boston Red Sox)

LHP Mark Cohoon (4-3, 4.86) vs. RHP Keith Couch (6-2, 3.57)

Friday, July 12, 2013 • Game #90 • Home Game #45

NYSEG Stadium • Binghamton, NY • 7:05 PM

LAST GAME:  The B-Mets defeated the Portland Sea Dogs twice on Thursday night. The first win was the resumption of a suspended game from June 25 in Portland. Binghamton won, 6-5 and the offense was highlighted by an Allan Dykstra two-run homer in the fourth. Jeff Walters sealed the win with a scoreless ninth inning. In the nightcap, four pitchers combined for a four-hit shutout as the B-Mets won, 4-0. Ryan Fraser earned his first win of the season on the mound; the righty provided three innings of scoreless relief. Offensively Binghamton was led by Cesar Puello, who went 3-for-4 with two RBI.

 

BINGHAMTON PITCHER: LHP Mark Cohoon makes his 12th start of the season for the B-Mets, and his second against the Sea Dogs. On May 18, he allowed four runs in five innings at Hadlock Field. He received a no-decision, but the B-Mets lost 10-7. Cohoon enters play ranked second in B-Met history in innings pitched (332.2) and games started (56). In 11 games as a starter this season, Cohoon is 2-3 with a 3.61 ERA. He began the season in the bullpen, and went 2-0 with a 7.11 ERA in four games. At home in 2013, he is 2-2 with a 5.21 ERA. Opponents are batting .320 against the lefty this season.

PORTLAND PITCHER: RHP Keith Couch is pitching in his 21st game of the season with the Sea Dogs, and his seventh as a starting pitcher. He joined the rotation on June 9, and is 3-0 with a 2.18 ERA in his previous six starts. In four games against the B-Mets this season, Couch is 2-1 with a 3.72 ERA in 9.2 innings. He made one start against Binghamton, but it was suspended after two full innings. Opponents are hitting .266 against the righty this season. Couch has thrown at least seven innings in each of his last two starts. On July 7 vs. New Britain, he got a no-decision after throwing 7.2 innings and allowing three runs and five hits.

ONLY ONE MORE SUSPENSION: Now that Binghamton’s June 25th game against Portland is now finished, the B-Mets only have one more suspended game that needs to be completed. Their game on April 10th at Erie was suspended in the fourth inning, and will be resumed on August 9.
DIVISION LEAD: After Binghamton picked up two wins on Thursday, they pushed their division lead to a season-high 10.5 games.  

SINGLES ON SINGLES: In Binghamton’s 4-0 win on Thursday, the team collected 13 hits. All of those hits were singles, which is the most singles hit in one game by the B-Mets since they had 14 singles against Portland on August 26, 2012. Last night’s game was the most hits Binghamton has collected without getting an extra base hit since at least 2008.

MUNO IN JULY: In eight games in the month of July, B-Met infielder Danny Muno has tallied a league-best 14 RBI. His month was highlighted by a seven-RBI performance on July 4th at New Hampshire. Muno is 12-for-30 (.400) with four extra base hits, three home runs, and seven runs scored. He was named EL Player of the Week for July 1-7.

AGAINST PORTLAND: This is the final series of the regular season against the Sea Dogs. Through the first 16 games against each other, Binghamton is 10-6. They have a 5-3 record at both NYSEG Stadium and at Hadlock Field.

SHUTOUT: Thursday’s 4-0 win was the sixth shutout for the B-Mets this season. Ryan Fraser picked up the victory on the mound, and it was his first win since July 13, 2012 when he beat the Erie Sea Wolves.

NEXT GAME PREVIEW: The B-Mets and Sea Dogs continue their series with a doubleheader on Saturday at NYSEG Stadium. The first game is set for 5:05 PM with another seven-inning game to follow after its completion. In the first game, LHP Darin Gorski will face RHP Terry Doyle on the mound. The starting pitchers for the second game of the day are still to be determined.