B-Mets Pre-Game Notes

LAST GAME: The Harrisburg Senators hung ten runs on the B-Mets’ bullpen in a doubleheader sweep yesterday at NYSEG Stadium yesterday. Eric Niesen walked six and allowed three runs in the seventh in a 6-5 loss in game one and Erik Turgeon was tagged for five runs in the seventh in a 7-6 loss in game two. Bill Rhinehart’s two-run home run off B-Mets starter Jeu-rys Familia gave Harrisburg a 3-2 lead in the fourth. Jordany Valdepsin tied the game with a pinch-hit homer in the fifth. Eric Niesen tossed a scoreless sixth before the wheels fell off in the seventh. The Senators sent nine men to the plate and scored three runs without the benefit of a single hit. Reese Havens’ two-run home run in the seventh was not enough. In the night-cap, the B-Mets jumped out to a three-run lead with back-to-back home runs from Josh Satin and Bubba Bell in the first inning. Satin kicked the lead to four with a solo shot in the third. Roy Merritt tossed four shutout innings in his first pro start. The Senators started their comeback with a pair of runs off Ricky Brooks in the fifth. Turgeon took over in the seventh and allowed back-to-back doubles to start the frame. A pair of sac flies brought Harrisburg within one. After a two-out single, Derek Norris provided a pinch-hit home run to give the visiting team the lead for good. Chris Rahl added a homer for insur-ance. The B-Mets scored a run and had the tying run on base in the seventh, but Pat McCoy struck out Salomon Manriquez to end the ballgame.



STARTING PITCHING MATCHUP: RHP Tobi Stoner makes his third start of the season with the B-Mets. Stoner was tagged for eight runs on ten hits against the Erie SeaWolves in a loss in his previous start on June 2. Opponents are hitting .386 against the right-hander.


RHP Erik Davis will make his tenth start of the season and first against the B-Mets. He took a no-decision against the Erie SeaWolves in his last start on June 3. The right-hander allowed four runs on seven hits and struck out seven in 6.1 innings. His seven strike outs and five walks were both season-highs. Davis was traded from the San Diego Padres to the Nationals for Alberto Gonzalez on 3/28/11. He was selected by the Padres in the 13th round of the 2008 draft.


A DAY FOR HOME RUN FEATS: The Binghamton Mets slugged five homers in the doubleheader yesterday. Jordany Valdespin picked up the first B-Met pinch-hit home run of the season in game one. Josh Satin and Bubba Bell became the first B-Mets to hit back-to-back homers with their pair in game two. Satin homered twice in game two, joining Brahiam Maldonado as the only B-Mets with multi-home run games this season. Bell and Reese Havens both picked up their first homers of the year