The Result
Mets - 6 to 3

Sea Dogs - Year-to-Date
2 wins - 5 losses

Brett's Position and the Batting Order
Playing rightfield
Batting #5

At the end of the Game
2 hits from 4 at-bats - single, double, 3 x RBI's, 1 x strike out

Brett's at-bats
First at-bat
Righthanded pitcher
Runners at first and second base - two down
Foul ball
Called strike
Drove the next pitch to deep leftfield - short-hopped the wall
Double
and 2 x RBI's
Left stranded at the end of the innings
Second at-bat
Righthanded pitcher
Runner at second base - two down
Ball - curve ball - at Brett's feet
Ball - curve ball - high
"Smacked the ball" into rightfield - "rocketed to the rightfielder"
Single
and 1 x RBI
Left stranded at the end of the innings
Third at-bat
Righthanded pitcher
Bases empty - one down
Called strike
Foul ball - lined down the leftfield line into the Mets' bullpen
Foul ball - fast ball - inside
Foul ball
Ball - low inside
Swing&miss - late swing
Strike out
Fourth at-bat
Righthanded pitcher
Bases empty - one down
Called strike - looping curve ball - 71mph
Ball - curve ball - high
Ball - fast ball - outside - 92mph
Ball - fast ball - low - 92mph
Hit towards third base
Out 5 to 3

Heard during the game
Game time temperature was 55 degrees-F (about 13 degrees-C) - by the end of the game it had dropped to 40 degrees-F!!!

Email from Brett
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Game Reports
PORTLAND FALLS TO BINGHAMTON, 6-3, ON FRIDAY
3-Run 7th Inning Dooms Portland

Wayne Lydon and Ron Acuna delivered run-scoring hits in a three-run seventh inning, as Binghamton topped the Sea Dogs, 6-3 on Friday.
The Mets scored three runs off reliever Jeremy Lambert (0-1) in the seventh on three extra-base hits and a throwing error.

Portland committed four errors in the loss, its fifth in the first seven games of the season.

Brett Roneberg drove in all three Sea Dogs runs with a two-run first inning double and an RBI single in the third frame -- which was Portland's final hit of the game.

Binghamton relievers Tim Lavigne (1-1) and Kyle Strayhorn retired the final 12 Sea Dogs in order to earn the win.

Defensive miscues cost Sea Dogs

If you're not hitting, you better play defense.
The Portland Sea Dogs didn't do either in Friday's 6-3 loss to the Binghamton Mets at Hadlock Field.

Portland committed four errors and three Mets pitchers combined on a three-hitter.

"When you get into a situation where you're trying to manufacture some runs against a team that does it pretty good, you're going to have to catch the ball, and unfortunately tonight we didn't do that; we allowed them too many outs an inning," Portland Manager Ron Johnson said.

Binghamton (7-2) and Portland (2-5) will play the third game of a four-game series at 1 p.m. today.

One positive note for Portland was the improved performance of Sea Dogs starter Abe Alvarez in his home debut.
Rated the No. 7 prospect in the Red Sox organization by Baseball America, the 6-foot-2 lefty got a rude welcome in his sudden rise to Double-A, giving up five runs in four innings in his first start at Altoona on April 9.
Alvarez was much sharper in his home debut, consistently getting ahead in the count and throwing 48 of his 81 pitches for strikes, with four strikeouts and two walks before being pulled after four innings.
"I just went out there and trusted my stuff more and attacked the strike zone better," said Alvarez, who was Boston's second-round pick (49th overall) in 2003.

Brett Roneberg's wind-aided two-run double in the first staked Alvarez to a quick 2-0 lead.
The fly turned Mets left fielder Ron Acuna around in a circle before it dropped beyond his reach.

Binghamton got three in the top of the second - with similar help from defensive miscues.
Prentice Redman led off with a wall-ball double.
But Alvarez easily could have gotten out of the inning unscathed.
His throw on a one-out comebacker that bounced off his shin was dropped by first baseman Mike O'Keefe, his fifth error in seven games.
With two outs and runners at the corners, Chris Basak's lazy fly to left-center froze Sea Dogs left fielder Jeff Bailey in his tracks, dropping for an RBI single.
David Bacani, the No. 9 batter, then pulled a 1-2 fastball that caught too much of the plate for a two-run single.

Roneberg, who played 49 games with the Sea Dogs when they were a Florida Marlins affiliate in 2001, tied the game with another two-out hit in the third, pulling a single to right to score John Hattig from second.

But Portland was hitless over the final six innings.

Portland reliever Jeremy Lambert took the loss.
Binghamton roughed him up in the seventh for three extra-base hits to score two runs, and a third run scored on a throwing error by catcher Edgar Martinez, his third error of the game.

Martinez was one of four Portland hitters who started the night batting less than .150.
Hattig had a double after going 3 for 22 to start the year, but the other silent Sea Dogs didn't show signs of waking, as Bailey, O'Keefe and Martinez were a combined 0 for 9 without hitting a ball out of the infield.

Binghamton starter Jason Scobie went five innings, giving up three runs on three hits.

Relievers Tim Lavigne and Kole Strayhorn combined for four perfect innings.

"One sure fire way to fail is to press," Johnson said of the offensive slump.
"We've played what? Seven games? We don't want to make a mountain out of a molehill, and right now they're just molehills."

Eastern League Game Summary
Binghamton at Portland

David Bacani went 1-for-3 with two RBI as the Binghamton Mets scored three in the second and three in the seventh to beat the Portland Sea Dogs 6-3 in Eastern League play.

Bacani knocked in both runs in the second on a two-run single.

The Mets picked up their runs in the seventh on an RBI triple by Wayne Lydon, followed by an RBI double by Ron Acuna.
Acuna would then score on an error by Sea Dogs catcher Edgar Martinez.

Tim Lavigne (1-1) picked up the win, throwing 3 innings of scoreless, hitless ball.
Lavigne struck out two.

Kole Strayhorn picked up his second save of the season, pitching a perfect ninth.

Jeremy Lambert (0-1) took the loss for Portland.
Lambert allowed three runs, two unearned, on three hits in 2 1/3 innings of work.

Brett Roneberg went 2- for-4 with a double and three RBI in the loss.

Binghamton improved to 7-2 on the season.

Portland fell to 2-5.

Lydon's triple sparks B-Mets
Bullpen silences Portland's offense

Wayne Lydon tripled home Chris Basak for the first of three runs in the the seventh as the Binghamton Mets beat the Portland Sea Dogs 6-3 on Friday night at Hadlock Field.

Basak led off the inning with a double to center and was at third when Lydon ripped his one-out triple into center to break a 3-3 tie.
Ron Acuna followed with a double to right-center field to score Lydon.

Acuna scored the final run with two outs in the seventh.
He was on third when third baseman David Wright, who reached on a walk, stole second.
Portland catcher Edgar Martinez's throw went into center field and Acuna scampered home.

The Sea Dogs (2-5) were never able to mount a comeback against the Binghamton bullpen.

Tim Lavigne threw three perfect innings in relief of starter Jason Scobie to pick up the victory for the Mets (7-2).
He struck out two.

Kole Strayhorn pitched a perfect ninth to record his second save of the season and continue the Mets' string of strong relief pitching.
In the first two games of Binghamton's series with Portland, Mets' relievers have pitched 8 2/3 innings and allowed one run.

Portland's last baserunners Friday came in the fifth.
Jesus Medrano reached on an error and Raul Nieves was hit by a pitch, but Scobie picked both off at first base.

The Sea Dogs touched Scobie for a run in the third when Brett Roneberg single home John Hattig.

Portland was hitless the rest of the game.

Roneberg also hit a two-out, two-run double in the first to give Portland a 2-0 lead.

The Mets answered with three runs in the second highlighted by David Bacani's two-out, two-run single that scored Josh Pressley and Basak to give Binghamton a 3-2 lead.

Wright, who had 12 hits during the Mets' seven-game homestand, went hitless for the second consecutive game.
He still leads Binghamton regulars with a .375 this season.

Binghamton 6, Portland 3

David Bacani knocked in two runs with a single and Wayne Lydon tripled home the game-winner as the Binghamton Mets defeated the Portland Sea Dogs 6-3 Friday in the Eastern League.

The Mets were helped by four Portland fielding errors.

Brett Roneberg drove in all three Sea Dogs runs.
Portland (2-5) took a 2-0 lead in the first inning on Roneberg´s two-run double.

Prentice Redman´s leadoff double and Bacani´s two-run single keyed three runs for Binghamton (7-2) in the second.

Roneberg´s RBI single tied it at three in the third.

Chris Basak doubled to lead off Binghamton´s three-run seventh inning, then scored on Lydon´s triple.
Lydon scampered home on Ron Acuna´s double and Acuna scored the final run of the game on Edgar Martinez´s third error of the game.