For Immediate Release
BINGHAMTON,
N.Y. – The Binghamton Rumble Ponies (8-9) split the doubleheader with the Akron
RubberDucks (9-9) at Mirabito Stadium on Thursday night, with a walk-off single
from Mateo Gil to win the second game.
Game One: RubberDucks 5, Rumble Ponies 2
The
Rumble Ponies took a 2-1 lead in the second inning with a solo home run from
Jose Peroza and Hayden Senger reached on a walk and eventually scored on a wild
pitch.
Akron
tied the game in the next half inning with an RBI double from José Tena that
drove in Angel MartÃnez to make it 2-2. The RubberDucks would add three more in
the sixth with an RBI double from Gabriel RodrÃguez and a two-run home run from
Petey Halpin, which made it 5-2.
Binghamton
threatened in the sixth, when Rowdey Jordan came up to the plate as the tying
run and belted a fly ball to centerfield that would have been a game-tying
three-run shot but Halpin made a home run-robbing catch. The RubberDucks held
on with Cade Smith’s 1-2-3 ninth inning.
New
York Mets reliever Stephen Nogosek (L,0-1) made a rehab appearance out of the bullpen
and tossed 1.2 innings, allowed three runs on two hits with three walks and one
strikeout.
First homer of the season for Jose Peroza! 💪 pic.twitter.com/wTmc2HlA7R
— Mets Player Development (@MetsPlayerDev) April 27, 2023
Game Two: Rumble Ponies 4, RubberDucks 3 (8 Inn.)
Binghamton
got on the board first with an RBI single from Peroza in the first inning to
make it 1-0. The Rumble Ponies added another run in the third, when Dariel Gomez smacked an RBI double into the right-center gap, driving in Brandon McIlwain.
Akron
took the lead in the fifth with a solo home run from RodrÃguez and RBI singles
from Seth Caddell and Halpin, which made it 3-2.
The
Rumble Ponies fought back in the final frame with three-straight hits to start
the inning, and Matt O’Neill smacked a game-tying RBI double to make it 3-3.
MannyAlvarez tossed a scoreless eighth in extra innings. With one out in the frame,
Gil ripped a walk-off RBI single into center field, driving in pinch-runner
Matt Rudick to win the game 4-3. It was Binghamton’s first walk-off win of the
season and first doubleheader of the year.
The
Rumble Ponies continue their series with the RubberDucks on Friday, with Justin Verlander scheduled to make a rehab start. First pitch at 1:00 PM and pregame
coverage getting underway at 12:45 PM on Newsradio 1290 WNBF and 92.1 FM.
Postgame
Notes: Wyatt Young reached base five times in the two games…Peroza
had two runs batted in during the doubleheader…Dom Hamel started the first game
of the day and tossed 4.1 innings with seven strikeouts.
Mateo Gil singles in the winning run for @RumblePoniesBB as they win game 2 of their double header 4-3 with a run in the 7th to tie and a run in the 8th to win. #Mets #LGM #MetsTwitter @ernestdove pic.twitter.com/5ooUIbZ2yu
— Mets News and Links (@JohnFromAlbany) April 28, 2023
Mateo Gil singles in the winning run for @RumblePoniesBB as they win game 2 of their double header 4-3 with a run in the 7th to tie and a run in the 8th to win. #Mets #LGM #MetsTwitter @ernestdove pic.twitter.com/5ooUIbZ2yu
— Mets News and Links (@JohnFromAlbany) April 28, 2023
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