Binghamton Mets Shock Sea Dogs In Eastern League Playoffs
T J Rivera slammed a Noe Ramirez pitch over the left-field wall to give the Binghamton Mets a walk-off 8-5 win over the Portland Sea Dogs last night in the opening game of their best-of-five Eastern Division Championship Series at NYSEG Stadium. Rivera crushed the first pitch from Ramirez for a three-run home run and break a 5-all tie. It capped a huge night for Rivera who went 4-5 with three runs scored and four RBI.
Portland looked to have the game under control with a 5-1 lead in the sixth inning. Binghamton cut it to 5-2 after Jayce Boyd drove in Rivera in the sixth. Tyler Pill had a strong start on the mound for Binghamton as he retired the first 11 batters he faced but left in the sixth after giving up a three run home run to put the Sea Dogs up by four.
The two teams meet again tonight at NYSEG Stadium at 6:35 (air at 6:20 on News Radio 1290 WNBF). Greg Peavey is tonight's scheduled B-Mets starter. He brings a record of 11-3 into the game with an ERA of 2.90. Countering for Portland is Justin Haley. Haley is 2-2 with an ERA of 1.19.
Following tonight's game the teams head to Portland where they will play game three in the series tomorrow night at 6 PM (5:45 air on News Radio 1290 WNBF) Should game four be needed it would be played at 6 PM Saturday and if the series goes to Sunday the game time is 1 PM.