Sea Dogs Win Streak Snapped, Fall 5-1 to Rumble Ponies
Binghamton, New York - The Portland Sea Dogs (1-1, 35-34) had their four game winning streak snapped on Wednesday night, as they fell 5-1 to the Binghamton Rumble Ponies (1-1, 46-23) at Mirabito Stadium. The Sea Dogs moved to 1-1 the second-half, currently tied for second place in the Eastern
Binghamton, New York - The Portland Sea Dogs (1-1, 35-34) had their four game winning streak snapped on Wednesday night, as they fell 5-1 to the Binghamton Rumble Ponies (1-1, 46-23) at Mirabito Stadium. The Sea Dogs moved to 1-1 the second-half, currently tied for second place in the Eastern League Northeast Division Standings.
Portland started the scoring in the top of the first. Mikey Romero roped a leadoff single and then advanced to second on a single by James Tibbs III. In the next at-bat, a groundout moved Romero to third and Tibbs III to second. The next batter Zach Ehrhard cracked an RBI single that scored Romero and gave the Sea Dogs a 1-0 lead.
Binghamton countered in the bottom of the first. With one out, Carson Benge worked a walk. In the ensuing at-bat, Nick Morabito doubled which moved Benge to third. Ryan Clifford followed with an RBI single that tied the game 1-1. The next batter Jacob Reimer hit a sacrifice fly that scored Morabito and gave the Rumble Ponies a 2-1 lead.
The Rumble Ponies scratched another run across in the bottom of the second. JT Schwartz worked a leadoff walk. The next batter D’Andre Smith laced a single that moved Schwartz to second. After a groundout moved both runners into scoring position, William Lugo hit a sacrifice fly that brought in another run which increased Binghamton’s lead to 3-1.
Binghamton scored two more in the bottom of the sixth. Two consecutive singles from Morabito and Clifford yielded a runner in scoring position for the Rumble Ponies. In the next at-bat, Reimer laced a single that scored Morabito and gave the Rumble Ponies a 4-1 advantage. Two batters later, Kevin Parada cranked a double that brought in Clifford and increased Binghamton’s lead to 5-1.
RHP TJ Shook (5-0, 3.07 ERA) received the win tossing 3.0 shutout innings of four-hit ball while striking out one and walking one. RHP Caleb Bolden (0-2, 12.80 ERA) was tagged with the loss, hurling 2.2 innings of three-run ball (all earned) while surrendering four hits, two walks, and tallied two strikeouts.
The Sea Dogs and Rumble Ponies will continue their six-game showdown tomorrow Thursday June 26, at 6:07 PM. LHP Eduardo Rivera (0-0, 0.00 ERA) makes his Double-A debut tomorrow night for the Sea Dogs. RHP Joander Suarez (2-2, 4.05 ERA) will toe the rubber for the Rumble Ponies.