New Hampshire 5, Binghamton 1

Right-hander Brad Holt made his much anticipated 2010 debut Saturday afternoon at NYSEG Stadium and tossed two innings, but the B-Mets fell to New Hampshire 5-1. Holt allowed a run on three hits and struck out two, but was hung with the loss. D.J. Wabick provided the only offensive highlight by extending his modest hitting streak to five games with an RBI double in the ninth inning, the only extra-base hit of the contest.

Binghamton (9-8) was in a hole early on. Darin Mastroianni singled to open the frame off Holt. A wild pitch moved him to second. Callix Crabbe followed with a single to put runners at the corners. With one out, Eric Thames hit a sac fly to left putting the Fisher Cats ahead 1-0.

That one run looked like it would be enough for Fisher Cats’ ace Kyle Drabek. Drabek dazzled with 5.2 innings of shutout work and did not allow a hit until the fourth inning. He struck out seven and allowed just two hits to pick up his third win of the year.

In the sixth, New Hampshire (10-6) posted a three-run inning against reliever Dylan Owen. The 23-year-old righty loaded the bases on a pair walks and a single. Thames stepped in to the box next and lined a single to right plating a run. Adam Calderone brought in another run on a fielder’s choice and the run-scoring concluded when shortstop Luis Hernandez committed a throwing error trying to double up a runner at first on an Adam Loewen lineout.

The eighth inning saw the Fisher Cats string together three straight singles off Clint Everts to plate their fifth run.

The B-Mets finally broke through against New Hampshire’s third pitcher of the afternoon, Vince Bongiovanni. The right-hander walked Zach Lutz to open the inning leading to Wabick, who roped a double to left, scoring Lutz all the way from first. Bongiovanni proceeded to walk the next hitter, Hernandez, but regained his form to retire the next three in order to close out the Fisher Cats win.