Seth Lugo continued a run of spectacular mound work for Binghamton throwing 7 scoreless innings as the B-Mets shutout Trenton, 8-0, at the Thunder’s Arm and Hammer Field. Over his last four starts Lugo has only allowed 1 earned run in 25 innings of work. The B-Met right-hander has surrendered only 14 hits during his recent pitching run while striking out 25 and walking only 8. The win was Lugo’s 6th in 10 decisions.

Binghamton got all the runs they would need in the visitor’s second. Brock Peterson and Josh Rodriguez led off the frame with back-to-back singles. Joe Benson followed with a long home run over the left center field wall giving Lugo a three-run cushion.

A Gavin Cecchini double, his 20th of the year, opened the B-Met third. After Travis d’Arnaud reached on an infield single, Peterson lined a shot to left field, too hard to score Cecchini, loading the bases. The B-Met shortstop scored when Josh Rodriguez’s infield ground ball was misplayed by Trenton third baseman Jose Rosario.

The B-Mets closed out the game’s adding four more runs in the visitor’s fifth. d’Arnaud, Nimmo, Benson and L.J. Mazilli all had singles in the inning. Binghamton got great production from the middle of their batting order with d’Arnaud, Nimmo, Peterson and Benson all having two hit games.

The B-Mets all time close leader, Jeff Walters, continued his recover from elbow surgery returning to Binghamton from Port St. Lucie to throw a scoreless inning of relief. Akeel Morris retired the Thunder in the ninth.

The Binghamton victory coupled with a Reading loss in New Britain increased Binghamton’s first place lead to 1.5 games over both Trenton and the ‘Fightin Phils.’ Binghamton has won 13 of their last 16 contests.