BINGHAMTON, NY – The Binghamton Rumble Ponies (12-26, 40-67) fell 6-1 to the Altoona Curve (20-19, 53-55) on Sunday afternoon at Mirabito Stadium as Altoona was able to take five out of six games in the series.
Jared Triolo wasted no time putting Altoona ahead in the first with a first-pitch home run off Ponies starter Alex Valverde (1-5). It was Triolo's seventh homer of the season and his second leadoff homer of the series.
Binghamton responded with an RBI single from Ronny Mauricio, his 69th of the season, in the bottom of the first scoring Wyatt Young to tie the game. Young led off the inning with a triple to right.
The Curve tacked on three runs in the fourth as Blake Sabol's solo homerun and Andres Alvarez's two-run shot put Altoona on top 4-1. The Curve added their fourth homer of the afternoon courtesy of Ex-Met Minor Leaguer Endy Rodriguez's solo blast in the fifth. Rodriguez also scored on Malcom Nuñez's sacrifice fly in the eighth.
Nick Dombkowski (2-1) pitched two perfect innings while striking out four in his second win of the season.
The Ponies will begin a two-week road trip on Tuesday against the Richmond Flying Squirrels. First pitch is scheduled for 6:35 PM with pregame coverage beginning at 6:20 PM on NewsRadio 1290 WNBF and 92.1 FM.
POSTGAME NOTES: Young and Mauricio each went 2-4. David Griffin struck out five batters in three innings of relief… Altoona hit 12 homeruns in the series.
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