B-METS DEFEAT YANKEES 6-3

Six-Run Fourth Propels B-Mets to 6-3 Win

BINGHAMTON, NY – In front of a sellout crowd of 6,182, the Binghamton Mets offense erupted for six runs on six hits in the bottom of the fourth inning and defeated the Trenton Thunder, 6-3, Friday night at NYSEG Stadium. Major League rehabber Wilmer Flores went 1-for-4 with a single and a run.
With Binghamton trailing 2-0, Flores led off the home half of the fourth with a single. Maikis De La Cruz and Xorge Carrillo each singled to load the bases then Jared King worked a walk, driving in Flores. L.J. Mazzilli followed by bolting a double to the left field corner, scoring De La Cruz and Carrillo. Later, Derrik Gibson shot a triple to the right field corner, scoring King and Mazzilli. Victor Cruzado then singled in Gibson to put the B-Mets up 6-2.  Ten men batted in the fourth and the six hits equaled the most that Binghamton has recorded in an inning this season.
Trenton got on the board first with a pair of runs in the second. With the bases loaded, Cito Culber squeaked a grounder through the hole into left field, scoring Mark Payton and Billy Fleming to make it 2-0. Casey Delgado would escape the inning with no further harm.
Delgado (2-2) allowed only one hit to the last 15 batters he faced and finished with two runs on four hits and five strikeouts in six innings of two-run ball. He picked up the win in his first career appearance at NYSEG Stadium.
The Thunder tacked on one more run in the eighth when Tyler Austin belted a leadoff homer off Luis Mateo. Akeel Morris struck out two in the ninth to earn his third save.
Mazzilli went 2-for-3 with two RBI and a run, Carrillo finished 2-for-4 with a run and Gibson was 1-for-4 with two RBI and his second triple of the year.
Ronald Herrera (4-3) took the loss with six runs on eight hits in 3 2/3 innings. He failed to pitch through the fourth inning for the second consecutive start.
Game two of the four-game series is set for 7:05 P.M. on Saturday. RHP Mickey Jannis gets the start for the B-Mets against Trenton LHP Jordan Montgomery. The Horizons Federal Credit Union Pregame Show can be heard starting at 6:50 P.M. on Newsradio 1290 WNBF and the Binghamton Mets channel on TuneIn.
POSTGAME NOTES: The six-run sixth inning representing the second most runs Binghamton has scored in an inning this season...6,182 represents the largest crowd for a night game at NYSEG Stadium in 2016
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