Lugo Brilliant in Debut but Alvarez Blows it in the 7th

 Binghamton Mets @ Erie Sea Wolves

April 14, 2015, Game 2

Jacob Lugo @ Jeff Ferrell

Teams	1	2	3	4	5	6	7		R	H	E
Binghamton	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		1	7	1
Erie	0	0	0	0	0	0	2		2	6	0

W: Duran (1-0, 18.00 ERA); L: Alvarez (0-1, 4.50 ERA)

MiLB.com Boxscore

The Highlights:

Pitchers

Seth Lugo (0.00 ERA) – 6 IP, 3 H, 6 SO, 83 Pitches, 50 Strikes, 6 GO: 2 FO

Dario Alvarez (BS, 1) – 0.2 IP, 3 H, 2 R (1 ER), SO, HR, 1 FO

Batters

Brandon Nimmo – 2-3, R, HR (2), RBI (3), SO

T.J. Rivera – 1-3, SO

Jayce Boyd – 1-3

Dustin Lawley – 1-3, SB (2)

Gilbert Gomez – 1-3, SO, CS/PO

Recap:

            (Jacob?) Seth Lugo had an outstanding AA debut for Binghamton in game two, but Erie rallied down a run with two outs in the 7^th to win this game in a walk-off fashion. Lugo was effective and efficient over his 6 innings, allowing only the three singles and never really looking in trouble. But the B-Mets bats once again got off to a slow start, only picking up a few hits through the 5^th, which is when Brandon Nimmo broke the scoreless tie with his second bomb of the season. It looked like the Nimmo homer would hold up for Binghamton, as Lugo shut down Erie in the 5^th and 6^th innings, and then Dario Alvarez looked sharp against the first two batters he faced in the 7^th with a lefty coming up. But Dean Green didn’t want to end the day with two losses on his mind, and he turned on a 3-2 pitch from Alvarez and hit a serious moon shot to RF to tie the game. The next batter would reach on an infield single, and he ended up on 2B when Lawley’s throw went up the line. Alvarez was clearly rattled at this point, as he’d throw a wild pitch to the next batter before allowing the walk-off single. After a disappointing loss, the B-Mets turn to Matt Koch Wednesday afternoon in the series finale, with game time set for 12:05 PM.

Game 2 Scoring Highlights

            Nimmo picked up two hits in game two, starting with this one out single in the 1^st.

            Boyd picked up his first hit of the day two batters later, but they would be stranded.

            Nimmo’s second hit of the game provided all of the B-Mets offense in game two, this two-out solo blast in the 5^th.

            Gilbert Gomez picked up this single in the 7^th, but he’d get picked off when he left for 2B a split second too early.

Lugo Coverage

            Lugo (25) was great from the start in his AA debut, no adjustments needed. He’d face just one over the minimum in his 6 innings, and didn’t allow more than one base runner in any frame. The only time Erie got a runner to 2B against Lugo was in the 6^th, and he proceeded to strike out the next two batters to eliminate the threat. He was mixing his pitches well, and features a nice big curve with some low-to-mid-90’s heat that was still there in the 6^th - he prefers to throw his sinker, the slower pitch, but his four-seam can reach the mid-90's.

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