Fightins Outlast Ponies in Rainy Binghamton, 8-6

(BINGHAMTON, NY) - The Reading Fightin Phils held off the Binghamton Rumble Ponies after a drawn-out middle game of a scheduled three-game set at NYSEG Stadium, completing Tuesday's suspended contest with an 8-6 win on Wednesday afternoon. The series finale was postponed due to rain, with the makeup date yet to be announced.
Reading (18-9) (57-37) earned the shortened series sweep after a 3:21 minute contest - the longest nine-inning road game of the season - in addition to two hours and eight minutes worth of rain delays.
The game resumed on Wednesday with Reading up 4-0 in the middle of the fourth inning.
Luis Carrasco took over making his Double-A debut, but the Rumble Ponies (12-16) (47-45) greeted him with a walk, single, and a David Thompson RBI double.
The Fightins quickly went to the bullpen and called upon Aaron Brown (4-4), who permitted an RBI single to Jason Krizan which cut the lead to 4-2. Brown got Andrés Giménez to fly to right for the first out, and struck out Luis Carpio. Quinn Brodey then worked a walk to fill the bases, and pinch hitter Gavin Cecchini lined a single to center.
The hit scored Thompson, but Mickey Moniak fired a strong throw from center to nab Krizan at the plate and prevent the tying run from crossing.
Moniak led off the fifth inning with a single to right off reliever Blake Taylor, and stole second. With two down Stephen drew a walk, and Austin Bossart crushed his third home run of the series with a three-run shot to left that made it 7-3 Fightins.
Barrett Barnes launched a two-out solo homer in the bottom of the fifth to make it 7-4, and the Rumble Ponies brought the tying run to the plate after Thompson singled and Krizan doubled. Brown got Gimenez to fly out to center just before the skies opened up, and the game entered another delay.
The contest resumed again 20 minutes later, and the Fightins maintained a three-run lead until the bottom of the seventh.
Barnes drew a two-out walk against Grant Dyer, and Thompson was hit by a pitch. Krizan then came through with a two-run double to left-center to cut the lead to 7-6.
Reading filled the bases on two walks and an infield single from Bohm in the ninth, and Jose Gomez's double play ball pushed home Williams to give the Fightins extra breathing room, leading 8-6.
Jeff Singer earned his second save, working 2.1 scoreless in relief.
Reading returns to FirstEnergy Stadium for a weeklong homestand beginning on Thursday, with game one against the New Hampshire Fisher Cats at 7:10 p.m. The game will be broadcast on 610 ESPN and the Fightins radio network starting at 6:45 p.m.