The Result
Mets - 15 to 4

Sea Dogs - Year-to-Date
48 wins - 55 losses

Brett's Position and the Batting Order
Playing rightfield
Batting #4

At the end of the Game
1 hit from 4 at-bats - single, 1 x run scored, 1 x strike out, 1 x stolen base

Brett's at-bats
First at-bat
Righthanded pitcher
Led off the innings
Ball - high
"That is hit pretty deep into leftfield, but it's caught on the edge of the track in front of the "Maine Monster"
Out F7
Second at-bat
Righthanded pitcher
Bases empty - one down
There was an interview being done on the radio and the pitch sequence was not broadcasted - and when it returned the count was 2xballs and 1xstrike
Foul ball
"And that pitch is lined into rightfield for a base hit and it's cut-off in the alley"
Single
Stolen base to second - "Roneberg picked a good pitch to run on as that ball was in the dirt ...... the catcher made a good grab and a very strong throw to second base but Roneberg had beat it out"
Scored on a hit
Third at-bat
Righthanded pitcher
Bases empty - two down
Called strike - "a late call by the umpire"
"And that is hit on the ground and will be an easy play for the Mets second-baseman"
Out 4-to-3
Fourth at-bat
Lefthanded pitcher
Runner at third base - two down
Called strike - fast ball - at the knees
Called strike
Ball - fast ball - "inside and pushed him off the plate"
Foul ball - "lined down the leftfield line but it's slicing foul"
Swing&miss - breaking ball
Strike out

Heard during the game
(1) As he was giving out the starting line-ups, the commentator mentioned that "Brett hasn't hit a home run since the sixth of June"

(2) During the top of the fifth inning, the Mets had a runner at second base with two down - the next batter hit into rightfield "and that got out to Roneberg very quickly but they are waving the runner around third base ...... and the throw from Roneberg tailed away and bounced about eight feet from the plate and by the time the catcher reached for the ball and made the tag the runner had slid in safely"

Email from Brett
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Game Reports

Tough day for the Dogs

The lineup does not include Miguel Tejada or Melvin Mora.
But these Binghamton Mets still can swing the bats.
Ask Abe Alvarez and his teammates.

Alvarez, the ace of the Portland Sea Dogs' pitching staff, gave up eight hits and four runs in five innings, and the bullpen did worse.
As a result, the Mets defeated Portland 15-4 Wednesday night at Hadlock Field.

Alvarez (8-7) made his first appearance for the Sea Dogs since a spot start for the Boston Red Sox last Thursday.
He gave up five runs in five innings in an 8-3 loss to Baltimore.

On Wednesday night, Alvarez performed his customary pounding of the strike zone, allowing just one walk, and the Mets eventually connected.
They scored a run in the second on a walk and two singles, another in the fourth on a double and single, and two in the fifth on four singles.

Ryan Larson gave up three runs in the sixth on a walk and three straight two-out doubles.

Bo Donaldson pitched a scoreless seventh, but allowed eight runs over the final two innings.

Portland's defense offered little help with four errors.

"They just got after us and pummeled us," Sea Dogs Manager Ron Johnson said.
"Abe did a pretty good job, but they have a good ballclub."

Binghamton totaled 19 hits, with all nine batters recording a hit, led by Chase Lambin, who was 2 for 4 with a home run and three RBI, and Angel Pagan, who went 3 for 6 and knocked in four runs.

Batting coach Howard Johnson was pleased.
"We were due. We had a tough week," he said, referring to the Mets' three losses in their previous four games.
"Alvarez threw pretty decent, but it was just a game where hits were falling and guys broke out of their struggles."

Meanwhile, Jason Scobie (4-2) pieced together one of his better outings.
Scobie has been a master of no-decisions (11), but took advantage of the run support.
He held Portland to five hits and two runs over seven innings, striking out four and retiring nine of his last 10 batters.

"We didn't put any pressure on them," Ron Johnson said.
"We were always on the defensive.
Then the errors come into play and it becomes a bad situation."

Jesus Medrano provided the Hadlock crowd a reason to cheer in the eighth with a two-run homer over the Maine Monster in left off reliever Royce Ring.

Portland's leadoff batter Joe Kilburg singled twice and scored a run.

Mike O'Keefe and Mike Lockwood had the other RBI.

The last-place Sea Dogs (48-55) dropped 11 games out of first-place in the Eastern League Northern Division, a spot shared by Binghamton and New Hampshire, both 59-44.

NOTES
Although tomorrow's game is a sellout, returned season tickets will be sold at the box office starting at 9 a.m.
Wednesday's paid attendance was 6,975, another sellout.
Sea Dogs all-star catcher Jeff Bailey made his debut with Triple-A Pawtucket Wednesday and went 2 for 3 with a double.
Recently traded third baseman John Hattig made his debut with the New Hampshire Fisher Cats Tuesday and went 0 for 3 with two strikeouts.
Medrano's home run hit the Citgo sign over the Monster, which means he splits a jackpot of $4,900 in gas cards with a fan who was not identified.
Medrano became only the second Portland player to hit the sign. Justin Sherrod did it last year.
The 15 runs and 19 hits were the most allowed by Portland this year.
In four games against the Mets, Alvarez is 0-2 with a 4.26 ERA.
Binghamton stole two bases to increase its season total to 165, the best in professional baseball.

B-Mets' offense lights up Portland
Season-highs in hits, runs fuel easy victory

As much as anything, it's been the Eastern League's top offense that has put the Binghamton Mets in first place in the Northern Division.

And on Wednesday night, it was that offense that kept the Mets there.

Having fallen into a first-place tie with New Hampshire one night earlier, the Mets hammered out season-high totals for runs and hits in a 15-4 rout of the Portland Sea Dogs before a reported 6,975 at Hadlock Field.

The victory, coupled with New Hampshire's comeback over New Britain, kept the Mets tied for the division lead.

Angel Pagan, Brett Harper and Chris Basak had three hits apiece, as the Mets tattooed Boston Red Sox pitching prospect Abe Alvarez and three relievers for 19 hits.

Their previous season-high of 17 hits came July 11 against Bowie.

Pagan finished with four RBI, while Harper and Chase Lambin each had three.

Every player in the Mets' lineup had at least one hit, and all but shortstop Gil Velazquez and leadoff hitter Wayne Lydon had an RBI.

The Mets scored one run in the second and fourth innings, then busted the game open with two in the fifth and three in the sixth.
Harper and Chase Lambin keyed the fifth-inning rally with two-out RBI singles.

Three consecutive two-out RBI doubles by Pagan, Ron Acuna and Harper sparked the sixth-inning scoring.

The Mets scored four runs in the eighth and four more in the ninth to account for the final margin and make a winner of right-hander Jason Scobie (4-2), who went seven strong innings.

Harper, a 6-foot-4 first baseman, is 4-for-11 with four RBI in two games since being recalled from Single-A St. Lucie.
For the season, he is batting .273 (9-for-33) with the B-Mets.

Before the game, the Mets promoted left-handed reliever Blake McGinley to Triple-A Norfolk.
For McGinley, the move was a reward for an all-star season in which he's opened the eyes of many in the organization.
McGinley leads Eastern League relievers in wins (9) and strikeouts (83) and has a 3.72 ERA in 33 appearances.

PORTLAND SUFFERS ROUT AT HANDS OF B-METS
4 Errors, Season-High 19 Runs Allowed in 15-4 Loss

All nine Binghamton Met starters hit safely, eight starters scored and eight starters drove in a run as the Mets rolled to a 15-4 win over the Portland Sea Dogs before a sellout crowd at Hadlock Field on Wednesday night.

Portland allowed season highs in runs (15, most since last August) and hits (19, most since last July) and equaled highs in errors committed (4) and margin of defeat (11).

Abe Alvarez (8-7) allowed nine hits and four runs in five innings to suffer the loss in his first start after his major league debut on Thursday.

Jason Scobie (4-2) yielded only two runs on five hits over seven innings to earn the win.

Portland relievers, who had tossed nine consecutive scoreless innings, allowed 11 runs in four innings on 10 hits and four walks.

Angel Pagan had three hits and four RBI, Chase Lambin hit a home run and drove in three runs, Brett Harper had three hits and three RBI and Wayne Lydon scored three runs for Binghamton.

Jesus Medrano hit a two-run home run for the Sea Dogs.

Eastern League Game Summary - Binghamton at Portland

Angel Pagan, Brett Harper and Chase Lambin had huge nights at the plate as the Binghamton Mets blasted the Portland Sea Dogs, 15-4, in an Eastern League Northern Division game Wednesday night.

With the win, Binghamton improved to 59-44 while Portland fell to 48-55.

Pagan went 3-for-6 with four RBI and scored two runs, Harper went 3-for-6 with three RBI and scored two runs and Lambin had two hits, including a home run, drove in three runs and scored twice to power the Mets.

The power surge benefited winning pitcher Jason Scobie.
He allowed two runs on five hits and struck out four in seven innings to earn his fourth victory of the year.
His ERA stands at 2.74.

Losing pitcher Abe Alvarez (8-7) gave up four runs on nine hits in five innings.

Portland and Binghamton are scheduled to play again Thursday.

15-Run Barrage Sends Mets to 15-4 Win in Portland

The Mets posted season highs in runs and hits got seven solid innings out of Jason Scobie in a 15-4 pounding of Portland Wednesday night.

Every Mets position player had at least one of the club's 19 hits.
The top seven in the lineup had two and four players had three.

Angel Pagan drove in four runs, upping his team-leading total to 59 RBI.
His ninth-inning single scored two as the Mets tacked on four runs in each of the last two inings.

Brett Harper had separate run-scoring hits in the fifth, sixth and eighth innings and two of Chase Lambin's three RBI came on a home run in the eighth.

Scobie (4-2) allowed just two runs on five hits in seven innings in beating Portland for the second time.

The Mets (59-44) stayed in a first place tie with New Hampshire.

Jose Diaz (4-6, 4.69) starts for the Mets Thursday at noon against Josh Stevens (5-7, 4.99).