Game Recap and Highlights: Four Ponies Pitchers Spin Shutout Against Reading on Saturday

 

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For Immediate Release

Date: September 16, 2023 by Matt Levine

Box Score

BINGHAMTON, N.Y. – The Binghamton Rumble Ponies (38-27, 73-61) used four pitchers that combined for a two-hit shutout to defeat the Reading Fightin Phils, 6-0, on Saturday night at Mirabito Stadium.

Benito García struck out four batters and allowed just one hit and one walk over 4.1 innings in the first Double-A start of his career. Trey McLoughlin (2-1) followed with 1.2 hitless innings and a strikeout. Matt Minnick tossed two scoreless innings and Daison Acosta closed out the game with a strikeout in the ninth.

Binghamton scored in the first inning and kept adding throughout the game. Luisangel Acuña hit a single and reached second base on an error. With Jett Williams at the plate, Acuña stole third base for his 57^th stolen base of the year. Williams drove in Acuña with a sacrifice fly to make it 1-0.

The Ponies added another in the second on an RBI double from Rowdey Jordan that scored JT Schwartz to make it 2-0.

In the sixth inning, Williams worked a one-out walk. With Williams running on the pitch, Drew Gilbert hit a single and an error allowed Williams to score and Gilbert to get to third to make it 3-0. Schwartz later drove in Gilbert with an RBI groundout to make it 4-0.

In the seventh, Reading (31-36, 59-76) pitchers issued five walks in the frame and two runs came in to score. Jordan scored on a wild pitch and Hayden Senger drew an RBI walk to make it 6-0.

The Rumble Ponies finish their series with the Fightin Phils on Sunday at Mirabito Stadium in the regular season finale. First pitch is set for 1:05 p.m. and pregame coverage will begin at 12:50 p.m. on the WNBF Rumble Ponies Radio Network.

Postgame Notes: Thomas singled in the fifth to extend his hitting streak to 11 games…Williams drew his 104^th walk of the season, which is the second-most in Minor League Baseball…Williams recorded his second RBI at the Double-A level…Jordan has driven in nine runs over his last five games…Gilbert extended his hitting streak to six games…Binghamton drew nine walks…It marked the Ponies’ 14^th shutout of the season.

Luisangel Acuña steals third base and comes home on a Jett Williams sacrifice fly pic.twitter.com/rzAmpdeycQ

— SNY Mets (@SNY_Mets) September 16, 2023

2nd outing in AA for Benito Garcia and still hasn't allowed a run, 4.1 innings, No runs, 1 hit, 1 walk, 4 Ks, 53 pitches, 35 strikes. Mostly a reliever this year, he got the start Saturday for the @RumblePoniesBB. #Mets #LGM #MetsTwitter @ernestdove @MiLBMetsMadness @bkfan09… pic.twitter.com/Ut3tl1sO0l

— Mets News and Links (@JohnFromAlbany) September 17, 2023

.@rowdey_jordan86 rips an RBI double 👏 pic.twitter.com/9ORZcrG2R1

— Mets Player Development (@MetsPlayerDev) September 17, 2023

Drew Gilbert with a single and, after an OF error, Jett Williams scores from 1st as Gilbert winds up on 3rd. @RumblePoniesBB leads 3-0 in the 7th. #Mets #LGM #MetsTwitter @ernestdove @MiLBMetsMadness @bkfan09 @WexlerRules @ImAriBeRKO @bronxfanatic @draftniks pic.twitter.com/zSW8LeDolz

— Mets News and Links (@JohnFromAlbany) September 16, 2023

Kevin Parada gets HBP in the left knee and has been removed from the @RumblePoniesBB game. Hayden Senger replaces him. #Mets #LGM #MetsTwitter @ernestdove @MiLBMetsMadness @bkfan09 @WexlerRules @ImAriBeRKO @bronxfanatic @draftniks pic.twitter.com/iEADbrKA72

— Mets News and Links (@JohnFromAlbany) September 16, 2023

Daison Acosta closes out the 6-0 win for the @RumblePoniesBB. Their 14th shutout of the year. Benito García; 4.1 innings; no runs; 1 hit; 1 walk; 4 Ks;
Trey McLoughlin; (W, 2-1) 1.2 innings; no runs; 1 K;
Matt Minnick*; 2 innings; no runs; 1 hit; 2 walks; 2 Ks;
Daison Acosta; 1… pic.twitter.com/PZ8YR1Ro0J

— Mets News and Links (@JohnFromAlbany) September 17, 2023

Jett Williams' Post Game Interview after the @RumblePoniesBB win 6-0. #Mets #LGM #MetsTwitter @ernestdove @MiLBMetsMadness @bkfan09 @WexlerRules @ImAriBeRKO @bronxfanatic @draftniks pic.twitter.com/AWmubKsaHh

— Mets News and Links (@JohnFromAlbany) September 17, 2023