For Immediate Release
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. – The Binghamton Rumble Ponies (13-17) fell to the Hartford Yard Goats 10-9 on Friday night at Mirabito Stadium, while playing as the Cóndores de Binghamton as part of Minor League Baseball’s Copa de la Diversión event series. Hartford has taken three of the first five games in the series.
The
Ponies were once again led by Jose Peroza, who smacked two doubles and drove in
three runs in the game. Binghamton also got a solid start from Jose Chacin, who
tossed six innings with four strikeouts while allowing three earned runs.
In
the bottom of the fourth, with the Rumble Ponies leading 3-2, Rowdey Jordan led
off with a double. Matt Rudick came up two batters later and hit an RBI single
to make it 4-2. Tanner Murphy followed Rudick with a walk and Peroza followed
Murphy with a two-run double to extend Binghamton’s lead to 6-2. The Ponies
tacked on another run when Peroza stole third and scored on an error, which
made it 7-2.
Hartford
(16-14) chipped away at its deficit with five-unanswered runs across the sixth
and seventh innings, headlined by a two-run homer from Hunter Goodman, two-run
double from Bret Boswell, and a game-tying RBI double from Zac Veen.
With
the game tied 7-7, Jordan scorched a line drive to left field to drive in
Agustin Ruiz for a sacrifice fly, which gave Binghamton an 8-7 lead. The Yard
Goats tacked on three more runs in the ninth on a go-ahead three-run homer from
Bladimir Restituyo, which made Hartford’s lead 10-8.
Binghamton
threatened in the ninth, as Luke Ritter scored on an RBI groundout from Jordan
to make it 10-9. For the second-straight night, the Rumble Ponies left the
tying run stranded on third base in the final inning.
The
Rumble Ponies will continue their series with the Yard Goats on Saturday
afternoon. First pitch is set for 1:05 PM. The game will be broadcast on the
WNBF Rumble Ponies Radio Network.
Postgame
Notes: Hartford has scored a combined 11 runs in the ninth inning
of games in this series…Peroza has driven in 11 runs in this series…Ritter
reached base four times in the game…Peroza, Matt O’Neill, and JT Schwartz had
multi-hit games.
2 doubles tonight for Jose Peroza and 3 more RBIs - 11 this series - 19 in 17 games. @RumblePoniesBB lose 10-9 #Mets #LGM #MetsTwitter @ernestdove @MiLBMetsMadness @bkfan09 https://t.co/8XaCnDpYOj pic.twitter.com/KsCs7fZeVv
— Mets News and Links (@JohnFromAlbany) May 13, 2023
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