Game Recap and Highlights: Ponies’ Rally Comes Up Short Against Curve in Wild Game in Altoona

 

For Immediate Release

Date: June 1, 2023 by Jacob Wilkins 

Box Score 

ALTOONA, PA – The Binghamton Rumble Ponies (23-24) fell to the Altoona Curve 9-8 in a wild back-and-forth affair on Thursday night at PNG Field. Altoona has taken two of the first three games of the series.

Down 9-7 heading into the ninth, the Ponies made it a one-run game on an RBI single by Matt Rudick. Later in the frame, with the bases loaded and two outs, Jose Peroza hit a sharp liner to right field, but Curve right fielder Connor Scott made a diving catch to his left to end the game.

Binghamton raced to a 3-0 lead in the second, led by a Matt O’Neill RBI single and Warren Saunders sacrifice fly to left. After Altoona scored two runs in the bottom of the second, O’Neill responded in the third with a solo shot to right. It was O’Neill’s third home run of the season and second homer in the last week. He finished 2-for-4 with two runs scored, two RBIs, and a walk.

Altoona (24-22) would take a 5-4 lead with three runs in the bottom of the fourth. Binghamton would respond again as Agustin Ruiz belted a two-run homer to right to give the Ponies back a 6-5 lead.

The Curve would then score four unanswered runs, highlighted by Matt Fraizer’s two-run single in the bottom of the sixth, which put Altoona up 9-6. Fraizer would finish with five RBIs for the game.

Rowdey Jordan reached base five times, finishing 2-for-3 with three walks. Peroza finished 3-for-5 with an RBI and a walk. Ruiz was 2-for-5 with two runs scored and two RBIs.

The Rumble Ponies continue their series against the Curve on Friday night. First pitch is at 6:00 PM and the NYCM Insurance Pregame Show gets underway at 5:45 PM on the WNBF Rumble Ponies Radio Network.

Postgame Notes: The two teams combined for 17 runs and 23 hits…Senger also had two runs scored…the Curve had seven pitchers take the mound in the game.

Catcher Matt O'Neill HRs for the @RumblePoniesBB to give them a 4-2 lead. Matt's 3 HR of the year. #Mets #LGM #MetsTwitter @ernestdove @MiLBMetsMadness @bkfan09 pic.twitter.com/yu5wyBtZig

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Austin Ruiz who hit 21 HRs in 2021 is finding his HR swing for the @RumblePoniesBB with his 7th HR of the year and 4th since Saturday. The @Mets 2022 Minor League Rule 5 Draft pick puts the Ponies up 6-5#Mets #LGM #MetsTwitter @ernestdove @MiLBMetsMadness @bkfan09 pic.twitter.com/bw3GqKnLlg

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