Gomez, Cheech Lead B-Mets to Come Back Over Akron

Akron Rubber Ducks @ Binghamton Mets

May 23, 2015

Shawn Morimando @ John Gant

Teams	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9		R	H	E
Akron	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0		4	8	0
Binghamton	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	2		5	9	0

W: Wheeler (2-1, 6.86 ERA); L: Head (0-1, 3.60 ERA)

MiLB.com Boxscore

The Highlights:

Pitchers

Chase Huchingson (6.04 ERA) – 2.1 IP, H, BB, 4 SO, 1 GO, 2 IR – 0 S

Vic Black (0.00 ERA) – 1 IP, H, 2 SO, 1 GO

Beck Wheeler – 2 IP, 4 SO, 1 FO

Batters

Gavin Cecchini – 3-5, R, 2B (9), HR (4), 2 RBI (19)

Jared King – 1-5, BB

Josh Rodriguez – 1-3, RBI (26), 2 BB

Jayce Boyd – 1-3, BB

Jairo Perez – 1-4, SO

Gilbert Gomez – 2-3, 3 R, HR (1), RBI (6), BB

Recap

            John Gant had his shortest outing since his first start of the year, but the Binghamton bats kept battling back, eventually walking off with a win on a wild pitch in the 9^th. Gant has struggled with control in his poor starts this year, and allowed two walks as Akron jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the 1^st. Things might have been worse in the 1^st for Gant, but Jared King threw a runner out at home to end the inning. Gavin Cecchini got a run back leading off the bottom of the 1^st, and then Akron starter Shawn Morimando walked the next two batters, but he’d calm down and settle in for a great start after that, allowing only 3 base runners and another solo blast through the 7^th. The B-Mets bats got new life against the Akron pen, scoring 3 runs over the final two wins to complete the come back.
            Vic Black made a scoreless appearances in the 7^th, striking out two as he continues his rehab. The stadium gun had him hitting 94 MPH, but Black said the gun was slow – someone sounds happy! The series continues Sunday at 6:35 PM, with Seth Lugo scheduled to pitch, and the B-Mets looking to clinch the series.

Scoring Highlights

            Gavin Cecchini led off the bottom of the 1^st with a solo blast, his fourth homerun of the year.

            Gilbert Gomez led off the 6^th with his first AA homerun, and his first homerun since 6/30.

            The B-Mets strung together three hits in the 8^th for their third run of the game. Gomez got things started by reaching on an infield single. Jared King moved him to 2B with a single to LF. Josh Rodriguez brought him home with an RBI single pulled sharply into LF. The B-Mets would leave the bases loaded in the 8^th.

            Jairo Perez got the 9^th inning rally started with a one out single – Dustin Lawley would come in to pinch run. After Gomez walked, Cecchini tied the game up with an RBI double to RF. Josh Rodriguez would draw a two out walk to bring up Jayce Boyd, who has been very successful in similar situations with Binghamton in the past. However, Boyd wouldn’t get a chance to be the hero, as Louis Head unleashed a wild pitch, allowing Gilbert Gomez to come home and score from 3B.

Bonus

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