The Result
Mets - 6 to 4

Sea Dogs - Year-to-Date
2 wins - 6 losses

Brett's Position and the Batting Order
Playing rightfield
Batting #4 - (for the first time this season - batted at #5 for the first seven games)

At the end of the Game
0 hits from 3 at-bats - 1 x walk, 1 x caught stealing, 1 x GIDP

Brett's at-bats
First at-bat
Righthanded pitcher
Led off the innings
Called strike - fast ball
Called strike - tried to check his swing but the home plate umpire said he went around - "Brett is not happy with that call"
Ball - high and away
Ball - in the dirt
Foul ball - fastball
Ball - down and in
Foul ball
Ball - change up - high and away
Walk
With the count at "3-1" on the next Sea Dogs batter, the hit-and-run play was on - Brett took off for second base, but the batter swung and missed at a ball out of the strike zone - the catcher threw to second and the commentator said that "Roneberg is out by a country mile" and "he was ten feet short of the base" - caught stealing
Second at-bat
Righthanded pitcher
Bases empty - two down
Foul ball
Foul ball - "topped a curve ball"
Ball
Popped-up the next pitch into shallow left field and the centrefielder came in and made the catch
Out F8
Third at-bat
Lefthanded pitcher
Runner at first base - one down
Called strike - on the outside corner
Hit the next pitch towards first base
Out at first base on a "3-to-6-to-3" double play
Fourth at-bat
Lefthanded pitcher
Bases empty - two down
Ball - high
Ball - low
Called strike - "a knee high strike"
Broken bat grounder towards second base
Out 4-to-3

Heard during the game
N/A

Email from Brett
Well, today wasn't the best day.
but I did feel ok and I feel pretty good actually.
Not much else to say - I feel good and keep on listening as it will get better!!!!
Bye bye

Game Reports

Dogs serve up Mets' win

The pizza tasted just fine in the Binghamton clubhouse Sunday afternoon as the Mets enjoyed their postgame meal, fresh from a 6-4 victory over the Portland Sea Dogs.

Portland led the game at one point, and could have won it.
That's the reason the Sea Dogs' meal was postponed about 10 minutes, until Manager Ron Johnson had his say.

"It was not a panic-button meeting," Johnson said after Portland fell to 2-6.
"But we're just doing a few things (wrong), and I don't want this stuff festering or it will become a big thing.
"I know we have talent on this squad. We just have to find a way to relax and find a way to compete."

Portland took a 4-1 lead after four innings, but it could have been more.

The Sea Dogs failed to execute a hit and run in the second inning, and leadoff batter Brett Roneberg was thrown out at second.
In the fourth, with runners on first and third and no outs, Eric Johnson was picked off at first, deflating the rally.
A throwing error gave Binghamton a run in the fifth.

The Mets took the lead in the sixth when Prentice Redman, a fastball hitter, launched a waist-high fastball over the center-field fence.

"Baseball is a game of controlling the momentum," Johnson said.
"We've had opportunities to take the momentum, and we shoot ourselves in the foot."

Getting to the Mets (8-2) early was important because Binghamton's bullpen brings it with nasty stuff.
The Mets' relievers have an ERA of 2.19 and have held Portland hitless for 9 2/3 consecutive innings.
In the past two days, Portland's final 13 batters have been retired.

"With our pitching, we're staying right in there," Mets Manager Ken Oberkfell said.

Portland starter Chris Smith gave Portland a strong start Saturday, allowing five hits and three runs - two earned - over five innings.

But the Sea Dogs' bullpen has not been so reliable, with an ERA of 5.94.
Charlie Weatherby (0-1) allowed three runs with two outs in the sixth, the go-ahead runs delivered by Redman's two-run homer.

"Fastball up," Redman said. "They were throwing me a lot of fastballs, so I was sitting on a fastball."
Redman normally has trouble with breaking balls, which may explain his presence in Double-A.
Redman was Binghamton's MVP two years ago, hitting .281 with 11 home runs.
He hit .254 in Triple-A last season and even got a September call-up to the majors.
But Redman needs more work on making contact and hitting breaking balls.
"They sent me down here (to Double-A). It wasn't my idea," Redman said.
"I just have to bite the bullet."

After the Mets took the lead, Mets relievers Blake McGinley (2-0), Lance Caracioli and Kole Strayhorn held Portland in check.

Oberkfell went to McGinley with one out in the bottom of the fourth, and that ended Portland's threat.
The Sea Dogs had four base runners in the inning, aided by three Mets errors, and got only one run.
"That was key," Oberkfell said.

Portland got a run in the second when John Hattig tripled and scored on a double by Joe Kilburg, then added two in the third on Mike Campo's home run.

In the fourth Hattig reached on a two-base error when left fielder Ron Acuna pulled a "Manny" and dropped a pop fly.
Kilburg reached on an infield single and Hattig scored on a throwing error.
Johnson then reached on an infield error, putting runners on first and third.
But after Johnson got picked off and Raul Nieves walked, McGinley came in and shut the door on the Sea Dogs.

"We just have top stay the course until the bats heat up," Johnson said.

PORTLAND FALLS AGAIN, 6-4, TO BINGHAMTON
Sea Dogs Lose Late Lead, Final 13 Batters Retired in Order

Prentice Redman hit a tie-breaking two-run home run in the seventh inning and Blake McGinley threw 3 2/3 innings of shutout ball in relief for the Binghamton Mets to put away the Portland Sea Dogs 6-4 Saturday afternoon.

McGinley improved to 2-0 on the season, and struck out four in the win.

Kole Strayhorn notched his third save of the year, striking out the side in the ninth.

Redman's home run in the seventh capped off a three run inning.
David Wright doubled home David Detienne to start the scoring in the seventh.

Charlie Weatherby took the loss for Portland, allowing three runs on three hits in three innings of work.

Mike Campo hit a two-run home run in the loss for the Sea Dogs, who fell to 2-6.

For the second straight game, Binghamton relievers retired the final 13 Sea Dogs in order to end the game.
B-Met relievers have fired 9 2/3 consecutive no-hit innings in the series.

Shawn Sedlacek will take the mound tomorrow for Binghamton, who sit atop the Eastern League Northern division at 8-2.
He'll face Jerome Gamble for Portland, looking for his third Double-A win.