TRENTON EDGES B-METS 5-2

B-Mets Offense Quiet in 5-2 Loss

BINGHAMTON, NY – The Binghamton Mets brought the tying run to home plate with nobody out in the ninth inning but fell short in a 5-2 loss to the Trenton Thunder on Wednesday night at NYSEG Stadium. Binghamton mustered a six singles and saw its three-game hitting streak come to an end.
Trailing 5-1 in the ninth, Victor Cruzado singled the Xorge Carrillo and Jared King walked to load the bases. L.J. Mazzilli then struck out, Phillip Evans drove in Cruzado with a sacrifice fly and Niuman Romero popped up to end the game.
Trenton got started early in the top of the first. Tyler Wade walked and Dustin Fowler followed with a single, moving Wade to third. Fowler then took off and stole second, as the throw from Carrillo skipped into center field, allowing Wade to score from third. Fowler later scored on a Matt Snyder groundout, giving Trenton a 2-0 lead.
Binghamton’s lone run came in the third. King walked and stole second base. Mazzilli followed with an RBI single down the third base line, scoring King from second to make it 2-1.
The Thunder added to the lead in the sixth when Lane Adams smacked a leadoff solo home run. They plated two more in the eight as Mark Payton drove in Matt Snyder with a groundout. Cito Culver later knocked in Payton with a single to make it 5-1.
Mickey Jannis (1-5) was handed the loss after allowing three runs, two earned, on five hits in six innings. He equaled a season-high with five walks and is now winless in his last ten starts.
Vicente Campos (1-0) picked up his first career Double-A win with four strikeouts and only one run allowed on three hits in 6 2/3 innings.
Mazzilli was 1-for-3 with an RBI and King went 1-for-2 with a single, two walks, a stolen base and a run scored. Phillip Evans singled in the eighth and went 1-for-4 to extend his hitting streak to eight games.
The rubber game of the three-game series is set for 6:35 PM on Thursday. RHP Tyler Pill will get the start for Binghamton against LHP Jordan Montgomery for the Thunder The Horizons Federal Credit Union Pregame Show can be heard starting a 6:20 PM on News Radio 1290 WNBF and the Binghamton Mets channel on TuneIn.
POSTGAME NOTES: Phillip Evans’ eight-game hitting streak is tied for the longest of the season by a B-Met (Derrik Gibson, Dominic Smith)…Victor Cruzado was 1-for-4 and extended his hitting streak to seven games…all six of Binghamton’s hits were singles.
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