PORTLAND, ME – Pedro Zapata hammered a
two-out solo home run over the Maine Monster in the top of the tenth inning to
lead the B-Mets past the Portland Sea Dogs by a 6-5 score at Hadlock Field on
Saturday afternoon.
Zapata’s blast, his first
of the season, capped a game that saw ten combined runs scored over the final
three innings. Trailing 1-0 in the eighth, the B-Mets put up five runs against
two Portland relievers to take their first lead of the series. Binghamton sent
ten men to the plate and compiled six hits, highlighted by a two-run homer by
Raul Reyes.
Portland wasted little time
to cut into the deficit. Darin Gorski, in his fifth inning serving as a
piggy-back starter to Jenrry Mejia, allowed back-to-back home runs in the eight,
cutting Binghamton’s lead to one. Reynaldo Rodriguez ripped a two-run shot over
the Maine Monster and Bryce Brentz followed with a solo liner to left
center.
Brad Holt ended the threat
by recording two outs, but could not restrain the Portland comeback in the
ninth. Derrik Gibson started the inning with a single and scored two batters
later on a sac fly from Jeremy Hazelbaker.
After allowing five hits in
his first two innings of relief, Will Latimer returned for the tenth and
recorded two quick outs before Zapata launched a 1-2 offering over the fence in
left. Adrian Rosario, promoted from St. Lucie on Friday, tossed a perfect tenth
inning to collect his first save.
It was a game that began as
matchup between two hard-throwing righties. Jenrry Mejia took the mound for
Binghamton and navigated through three innings in his first start with the
B-Mets since August 2010. The righty, rehabbing from Tommy John surgery in May
2011, allowed the leadoff hitter to reach in every frame and surrendered six
hits overall. He struck out three and did not issue any walks. Gorski went 4.1
innings in the no-decision, allowing three runs on three hits.
The Binghamton Mets could
not break through against Portland starter Stolmy Pimentel. The B-Mets had at
least one runner aboard in five innings, but failed to cross home versus the
righty. Pimentel matched a season-high by throwing six innings, allowing just
four hits and striking out six along the way.
Holt (2-0) collected the
win after blowing his first save of the season, while Latimer (1-3) surrendered
two runs on six hits over 2.1 innings in the loss. Clay was saddled with his
first blown save after allowing four runs on four hits over 1.2 innings. It was
Binghamton’s first win of the year when trailing after seven innings
(1-17).
The B-Mets (20-20) complete the series with
a rubber match Sunday afternoon at 1:00 PM. RHP Greg Peavey takes the ball for
the B-Mets against RHP Chris Balcom-Miller. The Horizons Federal Credit Union
pre-game show begins at 12:45 PM on Newsradio 1290 WNBF.
Press release provided by the Binghamton Mets
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