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Erie Sea Wolves @ Binghamton Mets

August 25, 2015

Game Two

Melvin Mercedes @ Adam Kolarek

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

W: Volker (1-1, 2.93 ERA); L: Kolarek (2-2, 3.79 ERA)

MiLB.com Boxscore

The Highlights:

Pitchers

Adam Kolarek (L, 2-2, 3.79 ERA) – 3.2 IP, H, R, 2 BB, 2 SO, 55 Pitches (33 Strikes), 3 GO: 5 FO

Jeff Walters (2.03 ERA) – 1.1 IP, 2 H, R, 3 SO, 1 GO, 1 IR – 1 S

Josh Smoker (2.04 ERA) – 1 IP, H, 1 GO: 2 FO

Paul Sewald (1.79 ERA) – 1 IP, 2 H, R, 3 SO

Melvin Mercedes (2.70 ERA) – 4 IP, 4 H, BB, 2 SO, HBP, 57 Pitches (37 Strikes), 5 GO: 1 FO

Confesor Lara (4.82 ERA) – 1.1 IP, 2 H, R, BB, 1 GO: 1 FO

Paul Voelker – 1.2 IP, H, 2 SO, 1 FO, 2 IR – 0 S

Batters

2B – L.J. Mazzili – 2-4, SO

SS – T.J. Rivera – 1-3, R, GIDP

DH – Josh Rodriguez – 1-2, BB

1B – Vince Belnome – 2-3, 2B (2), RBI (10), GIDP

3B – Jonathan Galvez – 1-3, SO

Wynton Bernard – 1-3, RBI (34), BB

Jeff McVaney – 1-2, R, 2B (15), BB, SB (12)

Alberto Gonzalez – 1-3, R, 2B (10), RBI (18)

Connor Harrell – 2-3, 2B (18), RBI (39), SB (8), SO

Wade Gaynor – 1-3, R, 3B (2), 2 SO

Recap

            Having lost game one of their double-header Tuesday night 5-1, the B-Mets turned to their pen to avoid a sweep in game two. Unfortunately, while the pen provided a commendable effort – especially spot starter Adam Kolarek – the offense could only match their meager output from game one. Binghamton missed an opportunity to blow this game open in the 1^st inning when they left the bases loaded, and then they have few chances after that. Erie would get a runner in scoring position against Kolarek as he surpassed 50 pitches in the 4^th inning, but it was Jeff Walters on the mound when both runners were knocked in during that frame. Binghamton would finally break through for a run in the 6^th inning, temporarily the Erie lead to just one run, but Erie got that run right back in the 7^th inning.

            Check out the scoring details and some highlights from this game below. This series continues Wednesday night at 6:35 PM, with Steven Matz scheduled to continue his rehab for Binghamton opposite Josh Turley (11-7, 3.48 ERA).

Scoring Highlights

            L.J. Mazzilli and Josh Rodriguez singled for the B-Mets in the 1^st inning, but they’d leave the bases loaded with no runs home.

            L.J. added another single in the 2^nd inning, but this time T.J. Rivera cut the inning short by hitting a double play grounder to 3B.

            Jeff McVaney sparked the Sea Wolves first rally with a leadoff walk in the 4^th. After he stole 2B, a groundout advanced him to 3B with just one out. Pedro Lopez would then bring Jeff Walters in to relieve Kolarek, but Walters allowed back-to-back doubles to Alberto Gonzalez and Connor Harrell that gave the Wolves a 2-0 lead.

            Rivera led off the 6^th by reaching on an infield single to the Wolves SS, and then he came around to score the B-Mets only run on an RBI double from Vince Belnome.

            Paul Sweald struck out 3 in the 7^th, but he allowed a triple to Wade Gaynor and RBI single to Wynton Bernard in between.

Defensive Highlights

            Brock Peterson made a nice leaping catch to end the 3^rd.

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