B-Mets Ride Big First Inning to 11-4 Win

MANCHESTER, NH – The Binghamton Mets scored five runs in the first inning en route to an 11-4 victory over the New Hampshire Fisher Cats on Friday night at Northeast Delta Dental Stadium. The B-Mets pounded out 13 hits, including three home runs, and starter Gonzalez Germen fired seven innings in the win.

Matt den Dekker started the attack immediately with a leadoff single off starter Deck McGuire. After a wild pitch moved him to second, Josh Rodriguez gave the B-Mets the lead for good with an RBI single to right. Raul Reyes followed with a hit and Jefry Marte doubled Binghamton’s lead with a run-scoring single to center.

After McGuire walked Reese Havens to load the bases, Juan Lagares produced another run by grounding out to short. Eric Campbell ended McGuire’s night with a two-run double to right centerfield. The righty recorded just one out, his shortest career outing. By the time Fernando Hernandez struck out Pedro Zapata to end the frame, the B-Mets held a 5-0 lead, the most runs they have scored in the first this season.

Given a five-run edge, Gonzalez Germen got off to a bumpy start. The right-hander allowed two runs on three hits while walking two in the first inning. He escaped further damage by inducing Brad McElroy to fly out with the bases loaded to end the inning.

Den Dekker kicked the lead back to five with a long-overdue home run in the fourth. The center fielder crushed the first pitch he saw from Matt Daly to right for a two-run shot. It was Binghamton’s first homer since May 3^rd, a drought of 67.0 innings and 277 plate appearances.

Josh Rodriguez kept the offense rolling with another homer in the sixth. The shortstop ripped a three-run shot into the picnic area beyond the left center fielder fence. Eric Campbell added a solo blast off Aaron Loup in the eighth. It was Binghamton’s first multiple-homer game since they hit three against the Portland Sea Dogs on April 15.

Germen settled down after his spotty first inning, facing the minimum from the second through the sixth. He surrendered one run on three consecutive hits in the seventh before inducing AJ Jimenez to bounce into a fielder’s choice to end his night. Germen (1-1) allowed three runs on eight hits and struck out three in seven frames to earn his first Double-A victory.

Edgar Ramirez took over in the eighth and wrapped up the game, allowing one run on three hits in two innings of relief. Mike McDade tagged him for a solo home run in the eighth.

McGuire (1-5) suffered his second loss to Binghamton in 2012. Fernando Hernandez, Matt Daly, Matt Wright and Aaron Loup combined to allow eight runs in 8.2 innings of relief.

The B-Mets (16-17) look to secure the series win Saturday afternoon at 1:35 PM. LHP Darin Gorski takes the ball for Binghamton against RHP Yohan Pino for the Fisher Cats. The Horizons Federal Credit Union pre-game show begins at 1:20 PM on Newsradio 1290 WNBF.

Press release provided by the Binghamton Mets