BINGHAMTON, NY – The Trenton Thunder
offense erupted for 16 hits, including nine in their eight-run eighth inning, to
defeat the Binghamton Mets 10-1 Tuesday night at NYSEG Stadium. Trenton starter
Shaeffer Hall baffled Binghamton over 6.2 shutout innings to earn his third
win.
B-Mets starter Mark Cohoon
had thrown seven strong innings before things unraveled in the eighth. With the
B-Mets trailing by two, the lefty started the frame, but failed to record an
out. The first five Thunder reached safely, highlighted by two-run home runs
from Corban Joseph and Luke Murton.
Erik Turgeon entered in
relief, but struggled to put out the flames. The righty allowed four more hits
and watched as the Thunder tacked on four additional runs. In all, Trenton sent
twelve men to the plate and set season-highs with nine hits and eight runs in
the inning.
The B-Mets managed just
five hits against Hall. The southpaw threw a first-pitch strike to the first 22
batters he faced and cruised through six innings before allowing a pair of
singles in the seventh. With the Thunder leading by just two at the time,
manager Tony Franklin called upon Kelvin Perez to get the final out of the
frame. The righty struck out Sean Kazmar to end Binghamton’s final threat of the
game.
The Thunder scored their
first two runs off of leadoff doubles. Jose Gil started the third with a
two-bagger and scored on two straight groundouts. Kevin Mahoney kicked off the
fifth with a double and scored later on a sac fly by Gil.
Binghamton plated their
only run in the eighth against Perez. Matt den Dekker extended his hitting
streak to ten games with a double to left and scored on Juan Lagares’ double to
right.
Michael Dubee closed out
the game with a scoreless ninth. Cohoon (2-4) suffered the loss, while Hall
(3-4) snapped his three-game losing streak.
The B-Mets (17-19) continue their series
against the Trenton Thunder tomorrow night at 6:35 PM. RHP Collin McHugh takes
the mound for Binghamton against RHP Brett Marshall. The Horizons Federal Credit
Union pre-game show begins at 6:20 PM on Newsradio 1290 WNBF.
Press release provided by the Binghamton Mets
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