The Result
Mets - 5 to 1

Sea Dogs - Year-to-Date
19 wins - 27 losses

Brett's Position and the Batting Order
Playing rightfield
Batting #3

At the end of the Game
0 hit from 4 at-bats - 2 x strike outs

Brett's at-bats
First at-bat
Righthanded pitcher
Runner at second base - one down
Called strike - curve ball - "looped in for a strike"
Ball - fast ball - up and in
Ball - fast ball - high and away
Foul ball - "lashed foul down the leftfield line"
"Sharp ground ball" but it was hit straight at the Mets shortstop - the runner could not advance
Out 6-to-3
Second at-bat
Righthanded pitcher
Runner at second base - two down
Ball - low
Ball - change-up
Foul ball - fast ball
Lined into centrefield but straight at the fielder
Out F8
Third at-bat
Righthanded pitcher
Bases empty - one down
Called strike - curve ball
Ball - inside
Foul ball - change-up - down the leftfield line
Called strike - curve ball - "and Roneberg knew it and had turned to head back to the dugout before the umpire had made the call"
Strike out
Fourth at-bat
Righthanded pitcher
Bases empty - one down
Called strike - fast ball - "right down the middle"
Ball - high and away
Called strike - on the outside corner
Swing&miss - "Roneberg swung at a sinker in the dirt"
Strike out

Heard during the game
(1) During the top of the sixth innings a Mets batter hit a fly ball into shallow rightfield and Brett attempted a running/diving catch - the ball "appeared to hit the heel of his glove" and bounced away - the runner was safe at first base and no error was given on the play.
The commentator mentioned that "this is the second time that Brett has dived for a catch at rightfield and the ball has got away"
(refer to the Game Report for Thursday 13th May)

(2) As Brett came in for his fourth at-bat, the commentator said "this could be Brett's last chance to extend his five game hitting streak"
He did not get a hit - so the streak is over!!!

Email from Brett
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Game Reports
Dogs fail to produce in clutch

Two doses of good news for Portland.
The lousy weather is leaving . . . and so are the Binghamton Mets.

Binghamton completed a three-game sweep of the Sea Dogs with a decisive 5-1 victory Wednesday at cold, damp Hadlock Field, which was invaded by school buses unloading students for their annual May field trip.

The school kids learned why the Sea Dogs (19-27) are last in the Eastern League Northern Division while the Mets (30-17) are first.

With the sweep, Binghamton is now 10-1/2 games ahead of Portland.

The Mets outscored the Sea Dogs 17-2 in the series, and Portland totaled 17 hits.

The Sea Dogs rallied in the bottom of the ninth, putting the tying run at the plate with the bases loaded and one out.
But Raul Nieves popped up and Joe Kilburg struck out to end the game.

Sea Dogs Manager Ron Johnson was a lonely man coaching third base.
No Portland player made it past second until the seventh, when the Sea Dogs got their only run.

"We didn't do much," Johnson said.
"We did not hit a lot of balls very good today. A lot of easy outs.
"Give credit to their pitching. They pretty much shut our offense down."

Mets starter Jason Scobie (2-1), who has not always had good run support, didn't need much Wednesday.
He allowed six hits and one run in 6-2/3 innings.

Portland starter Josh Stevens (2-2) was locked in a duel with Scobie until the seventh inning.
Through six, Stevens allowed five hits and one run, on two doubles in the second inning.
He had thrown just 62 pitches, 51 for strikes.
But in the seventh, with Portland trailing 1-0, Stevens ran into trouble.
He threw 35 pitches and did not make it out of the inning.
He gave up four runs on four hits and two hit batsmen.

"They blooped a lot in, and there is not much you can do," Stephens said. "Just a lot of little things."

Johnson concurred.
"Josh did not pitch a bad game," he said.
"Of the first seven hits he gave up, only two were hit hard."

Portland finally got to Scobie with two outs in the seventh.
Mike O'Keefe, who had six of Portland's 17 hits in the series, singled and scored on Eric Johnson's double down the left-field line.
The run prompted an explosion of high-pitched screams and foot stomping from the young crowd.

The screams returned when Portland loaded the bases in the ninth, but they soon quieted.

In the series, Portland was 1 for 20 with runners in scoring position.

"The bottom line is getting guys on base and driving the ball," Johnson said.

The Sea Dogs will be off today before heading to Manchester, N.H., on Friday for their first game against the New Hampshire Fisher Cats.

After the New Hampshire series, Portland plays the Mets again, this time at Binghamton, N.Y.

The Sea Dogs return home on June 4.

NOTES
Published reports said that Boston Red Sox shortstop Nomar Garciaparra could be ready to start a rehabilitation assignment next week.
The Boston Herald reported Garciaparra tentatively is scheduled to join Triple-A Pawtucket during its trip in Toledo, Ohio, June 3-6.
But if Garciaparra is ready then, the Red Sox may opt to keep him in New England.
He could come to Portland, which is home June 4-6, and then go to Pawtucket.
Jesus Medrano (shoulder) is still on the disabled list, with shortstop Kenny Perez and outfielder Sheldon Fulse both sitting out with sore hips.
Backup catcher Edgar Martinez was the only everyday player available on the Portland bench.
A total of 6,364 tickets were sold for the game, although most of the season-ticket holders were missing.

SEA DOGS SWEPT BY B-METS
Portland Scores Only 2 Runs in 3-Game Series

Jason Scobie allowed one runs in 6-2/3 innings and David Bacani went 3-for-4 with two RBI, lifting the Binghamton Mets to a 5-1 win over the Portland Sea Dogs Wednesday afternoon.

The B-Mets, who won their sixth consecutive series, swept the three game series with the Sea Dogs and outscored Portland, 17-2 in the set.

Scobie (2-1) allowed six hits and three walks, fanning five.

Portland went 0-for-10 with runners in scoring position and was 1-for-20 with a runner at second or third base in the series.

David Wright was 2-for-3 with a walk and hit by pitch, completing a 7-for-12 series.

Angel Pagan and Prentice Redman added RBI singles in a four-run seventh frame that put the game away.

Mike O'Keefe was 3-for-4 with a run scored - he had 6 of Portland's 17 hits in the series.

Eric Johnson doubled, singled and drove in a run.

Portland's top five batters in the lineup - Joe Kilburg, Mike Campo, Brett Roneberg, Sean McGowan and John Hattig - went a combined 0-for-19 with nine strikeouts.

The Sea Dogs begin a seven-game roadtrip Friday at New Hampshire.

Scobie stifles 'Dogs, paces B-Mets' victory

Jason Scobie was the latest Binghamton Mets pitcher to master the Portland Sea Dogs' offense.

Scobie allowed one run in 6-2/3 innings as Binghamton beat Portland, 5-1, on Wednesday afternoon at Hadlock Field to complete a three-game series sweep against the Sea Dogs.

The Mets outscored Portland 17-2 in the series.

David Bacani, who was 3-for-4, doubled home Justin Huber for the Mets' first run in the second inning, but it was the seventh that proved decisive for Binghamton.

The Mets (30-17) scored four times in the inning.
Bacani drove in Jimmy Gonzalez with a groundout, and Ron Acuna scored on a throwing error by Portland first baseman Sean McGowan.
Angel Pagan hit a two-out double to score Wayne Lydon, and Pagan scored on Prentice Redman's RBI single to put the Mets ahead, 5-0.

Redman leads the team with 38 RBI this season.

Scobie, who allowed six hits and walked three, got into a two-out jam in the seventh when Eric Johnson doubled home Mike O'Keefe to cut the gap to four.
Kole Strayhorn took over for Scobie and got out of the inning without further damage.

Strayhorn and Blake McGinley pitched 2-1/3 innings of scoreless relief for the Mets, who own the Eastern League's best record and have won 15 of their last 18 games.

Eastern League Game Summary - Binghamton at Portland

David Bacani knocked in two runs and Jason Scobie won his second game of the year as the Binghamton Mets beat the Portland Sea Dogs, 5-1 for the second consecutive day.

Binghamton has now won three games in a row and hold the best record in the Eastern League at 30-17.

Portland fell to 19-27 after being swept by Binghamton and was outscored 17-2 in their three game series.

Bacani finished the game 3-for-4 including an RBI double in the second inning that broke a scoreless tie.

Angel Pagan scored a run and knocked in a run for the Mets.

Scobie (2-1) only surrendered one run on six hits, three walks, and struck out five over 6-2/3rd innings.

Portland's Josh Stevens (2-2) allowed five runs on nine hits and struck out five over 6-2/3rd innings of work.

Mike O' Keefe went 3-for-4 with a run scored and Eric Johnson knocked in Portland's only run.

Both teams are off tomorrow and will resume action on Friday.
Binghamton will head home to host Trenton, while Portland heads out on the road to face New Hampshire.

Mets Complete Series Sweep in Portland

Jason Scobie allowed just one run and the Mets exploded for four in the seventh inning in a 5-1 win at Portland Wednesday afternoon.

The Mets finished their first three-game road series sweep of the season.

Scobie (2-1) worked six scoreless innings before allowing a two-out run in the seventh after Mike O'Keefe singled and Eric Johnson doubled.

The Mets scored in the second inning when Justin Huber doubled and scored on a two-out double by David Bacani.

Bacani, who was 3-for-4, later added an RBI groundout in the four-run seventh.
He scored Jimmy Gonzalez, who had been hit by a pitch.
Ron Acuna, who had singled, took third on the Bacani groundout and scored on a throwing error by Portland first baseman Sean McGowan.
With two outs in the seventh, Wayne Lydon doubled and scored on Angel Pagan's double.
Prentice Redman singled in Pagan.

Scobie allowed six hits, walked three and struck out five.

Kole Strayhorn and Blake McGinley combined for 2-1/3 innings of scoreless relief.

Josh Stevens (2-2) took the loss allowing five runs on nine hits in 6-2/3 innings.

The Mets (30-17) outscored last-place Portland 17-2 in the three-game series.