BINGHAMTON, NY – Collin McHugh struck out a
season-high eight New Hampshire Fisher Cats and the B-Mets scored five runs in
the sixth inning to earn a 6-2 win Monday afternoon at NYSEG Stadium. McHugh
allowed just two runs over eight innings, his longest performance of the
season.
After facing one over the
minimum through three, McHugh hit a speed bump in the fourth. Two singles and a
hit batsman loaded the bases, and Kevin Howard delivered with an RBI single to
give the Fisher Cats the lead. Brad Glenn ripped a sac fly to center to make it
2-0.
Meanwhile, the B-Mets’
offense was stymied by New Hampshire starter Deck McGuire for more than half the
game. The righty retired the first 15 B-Mets he faced before things unraveled in
the sixth.
McGuire hit Reese Havens to
start the inning and walked Kai Gronauer to put two aboard. A sac bunt set the
table for Sean Kazmar who broke up the no-hitter and got Binghamton on the board
with a single to the left side. Josh Rodriguez tied the game and ended McGuire’s
day with a run-scoring single to right.
Aaron Loup entered and
struggled with his command. The lefty hit Reyes with a pitch to load the bases
and surrendered an RBI single to Jefry Marte that gave the B-Mets a 3-2 lead.
Loup capped his day by issuing consecutive bases-loaded walks to Juan Lagares
and Reese Havens. Ronald Uviedo entered and extinguished the flames by striking
out Gronauer.
McHugh (5-3) easily shook
off his difficult fourth inning and capped his day with four shutout frames,
facing just one over the minimum. Excluding the fourth, McHugh faced no more
than four batters in any inning. The righty gave up five hits and walked only
one in the win.
The B-Mets added their
final run on a single by Gronauer in the eighth and looked to Adrian Rosario in
the ninth. The righty walked two, but induced Brad Glenn to line into a
game-ending double play to post a scoreless frame. McGuire (2-5) suffered his
third loss against the B-Mets.
The B-Mets (24-25) head south to take on
the Reading Phillies in a three-game series that starts Tuesday night at 7:05
PM. RHP Miguel Batista takes the mound in a rehab start for the B-Mets against
RHP Julio Rodriguez. The Horizons Federal Credit Union pre-game show begins at
6:50 PM on ESPN 1360 WYOS.
Press release provided by the Binghamton Mets
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