Game Recap and Highlights: Baty Blasts Third HR of Series as Rumble Ponies win 11-3

 

 

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Rumble Ponies Cruise Past Yard Goats Saturday Night

HARTFORD, CT – Brett Baty's majestic three-run homer capping off a five-run fourth inning put the Binghamton Rumble Ponies (2-3, 30-44) in the driver's seat on the way to an 11-3 win over the Hartford Yard Goats Saturday night at Dunkin' Donuts Park.

With the Rumble Ponies up 4-1 in the fourth, with two on and two out, Baty crushed a three-run homer to right that went beyond the second deck and out of the entire ballpark to make it 7-1. It's Baty's third homer of the series, fourth home run this season at Dunkin' Donuts Park, and second in as many games. He now has ten home runs and 28 RBI on the season.

Zach Ashford got the Ponies on the board first in the third with a two-run homer, his third of the year. He added an RBI double in the fourth and a sacrifice fly in the fifth, finishing 2-3 with two runs scored and four RBI.

Hayden Senger blasted a two-run homer beyond the left field seats that made it 9-2 Ponies in the fifth, his third of the year. Jeremy Vasquez added an RBI double in the seventh inning that made it 11-3. Vasquez finished 3-4 with two runs scored and an RBI.

Jose Butto (5-5) earned the win pitching in relief, allowing two runs and four hits over six innings with one walk and six strikeouts. Starter Mitch Ragan allowed one run on one hit over three innings.

Hartford (3-2, 46-28) starter Noah Davis (5-5) took the loss allowing five hits and seven runs over four innings.

The Rumble Ponies will close out their series with the Yard Goats on Sunday night with first pitch at 6:05 PM and pregame coverage getting underway on the WNBF Rumble Ponies Radio Network at 5:50 PM.

Postgame Notes: Wyatt Young hit a double, scored three runs, and walked twice…Binghamton scored 10 of their 11 runs in the third, fourth, and fifth innings.

Brett Baty clears EVERYTHING.

Back-to-back nights with a homer for the No. 2 @Mets prospect with @RumblePoniesBB. pic.twitter.com/IjU8dkjVIL

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