B-Mets Can't Get the Big Hits in New Hampshire

Binghamton Mets @ New Hampshire Fisher Cats

June 20, 2015

Seth Lugo @ Austin Bibens-Dirkx

Teams	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9		R	H	E
Binghamton	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	1	0		4	16	0
New Hampshire	0	1	0	0	0	4	0	0	X		5	7	0

W: Antolin (2-2, 3.91 ERA); L: Lugo (2-4, 4.15 ERA); Save: McFarland (9, 2.25 ERA)

MiLB.com Boxscore

The Highlights:

Pitchers

Seth Lugo – 5 IP, 6 H, 5 R, SO, HR, 60 Pitches (38 Strikes), 5 GO: 7 FO

Adam Kolarek (6.29 ERA) – 2 IP, H, 2 SO, 2 GO: 1 FO, 2 IR – 2 S

Akeel Morris (0.00 ERA) – 1 IP, 2 FO

Batters

Gavin Cecchini – 1-4, BB

L.J. Mazzilli – 4-5, R, 2B (5)

Brock Peterson – 3-5, R, HR (2), RBI (16), SO

Brandon Nimmo – 4-5, R, RBI (11), SO

Xorge Carrillo – 2-5, R, 2B (7), 3B (1)

Aderlin Rodriguez – 2-4, 2 2B (11), 2 RBI (28), SO

Recap

            Seth Lugo did not have his swing-and-miss stuff with him Saturday evening in New Hampshire, and all of that contact that the Cats were making finally led to a big inning in the 6^th. More importantly, the B-Mets had 16 hits yet scored only 4 runs, as they left 13 men on base and went only 2-15 with RISP. When Lugo got into trouble in the 6^th, Pedro Lopez went to Adam Kolarek, who had been the most reliable arm in the pen for a stretch earlier this year, but who couldn’t strand either inherited runner, which was the difference in this game.

            Lugo was very effective over the first 5 innings, and even though he had only induced 2 swinging strikes, his pitch count was only at 48. He had worked around a two out infield single in the 1^st inning, and allowed a two out solo blast in the 2^nd, but then retired 10 straight as he went out for the 6^th. The 6^th inning was a different story though, as all 4 batters he’d face would reach – triple, single, double, single (ended up on 2B) – before being replaced by Kolarek. Kolarek came in to face a lefty, but allowed a 2R single before he’d retired 3 in a row to finish the frame. Akeel Morris made his AA debut with a perfect 9^th inning, throwing 9 of 12 pitches for strikes.

            The B-Mets would have plenty of chances to add on earlier, or to come back later, but couldn’t capitalize. The series wraps up Sunday afternoon at 1:35 PM, with Gabriel Ynoa scheduled to pitch for Binghamton.

Scoring Highlights

            L.J. Mazzilli started his big night with a double in the 1^st inning.

            Brandon Nimmo got his big night started with a single in the 2^nd, and then scored on a two out double from Aderlin Rodriguez.

            Mazzilli singled in the 3^rd, and then scored on a single from Brandon Nimmo with two outs.

            Xorge Carrillo and Aderlin began the 4^th with doubles, but the B-Mets couldn’t score in the inning – hard to tell, but Aderlin’s ball deflects off of the 3B bag.

            Brock Peterson led off the 5^th with a homerun.

            Carrillo led off the 8^th with a triple, and then scored on a groundout from Aderlin.

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