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Murphy Homers Thrice, But B-Mets Fall
5/26/2008

Daniel Murphy hit three homers, drove in five runs and scored four times, but the Binghamton Mets fell to the Reading Phillies 8-7 at NYSEG Stadium Monday.  The loss is Binghamton’s second in a row.

After Reading (21-27) took a 2-0 lead on infield RBI singles by Greg Golson and Neil Sellers in the first, Binghamton (24-25) rallied to tie in the bottom of the frame.  Kip Bouknight issued a two-out walk to Murphy before Caleb Stewart hit a two-run homer that made it 2-2.

Joey Hammond doubled in a run off Jonathon Niese in the third before scoring on an error to put the Phillies ahead 4-2.  However, Jose Coronado led off the bottom of the third with a single before Murphy homered off the video-scoreboard in right-center to once again knot the score.

Bouknight singled in a run in the fifth to put Reading back on top 5-4 before Murphy gave Binghamton their first lead of the game in the seventh.  After Coronado drew a two-out walk off reliever Fabio Castro, Murphy launched his second longball of the game for a 6-5 B-Mets advantage.

Reading re-took the lead with two outs in the ninth.  B-Mets closer Eddie Kunz (1-2) issued a bases-loaded walk to Mike Eylward, forcing in the tying run, before Michael Spidale hit a go-ahead, two-run double that put Reading ahead 8-6.

Jason Anderson came on for Reading in the bottom of the ninth and, after retiring the first two hitters, served up Murphy’s third homer of the day, a solo shot to right, that cut Reading’s lead to one.  However, Anderson held on for his first save in as many chances.

Tuesday, the Binghamton Mets begin a 10-game road trip with the first of three against the Portland Sea Dogs.  Jose Sanchez (4-3, 4.59) will start for the B-Mets against lefty Dustin Richardson (3-4, 5.09) of Portland.  The first pitch is slated for 6:00 p.m. at Hadlock Field with the radio broadcast starting at 5:45 on Newsradio 1290 WNBF.

Notes: Murphy is the sixth B-Mets player with a three-homer game and first since Mike Jacobs 5/6/05 @ ERI.  He is the first B-Met with a three-homer game at NYSEG Stadium since Aaron McNeal 6/2/02 vs. HAR…seven of the 10 hits allowed by Niese were infield singles…Kunz suffered his first blown save of the year in 11 chances.

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