Binghamton Wins Wild Game in Somerset on Thursday
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Binghamton Wins Wild Game in Somerset on Thursday

August 7, 2025 - Eastern League (EL)
Binghamton Rumble Ponies News Release


BRIDGEWATER, N.J. - The Binghamton Rumble Ponies (25-11, 70-33) defeated the Somerset Patriots, 5-4, in a wild game at TD Bank Ballpark on Thursday night. Binghamton has won two of the first three games in the series.

The Rumble Ponies became the first Double-A team and third team in Minor League Baseball to reach the 70-win mark this season.

Binghamton trailed 3-0 heading into the second inning. In the second frame, first baseman Chris Suero was hit by a pitch by right-hander Carlos Lagrange. Suero then stole second base and third base and scored on an error from Lagrange that cut the deficit to 3-1.

The Ponies trailed 4-1 heading into the fifth inning, before they put up three runs to tie the game against Lagrange. Right fielder Nick Morabito hit a leadoff single and eventually scored on a balk. Center fielder Carson Benge, who drew a walk earlier in the frame, also scored on a balk. The two balks came on consecutive pitch attempts. Later in the frame Suero drove in designated hitter Ryan Clifford with a sacrifice fly that tied the game 4-4.

In the sixth inning, shortstop Wyatt Young worked an eight-pitch walk with two outs. Morabito followed with a go-ahead RBI double that put Binghamton ahead 5-4. Morabito went 2-for-5, which marked his 24th multi-hit game, and he recorded an RBI double for the second-straight game.

Right-hander R.J. Gordon (3-0) started for Binghamton and earned the win in his fourth Double-A start. Gordon managed to fire six innings, despite allowing four runs on seven hits and one walk with four strikeouts. Gordon has spun 6.0+ innings in three of his four Double-A starts and has tossed at least five innings in all four starts.

Binghamton's bullpen was dominant. Left-hander Felipe De La Cruz recorded three strikeouts in a scoreless seventh inning. Right-hander Ryan Lambert faced the minimum with one strikeout in the eighth. Right-hander Joshua Cornielly pitched a perfect ninth inning and threw just seven pitches, while earning his second save of the season.

Somerset (21-15, 56-49) scraped across three runs in the first inning against Gordon. Shortstop George Lombard Jr. hit a solo home run, and first baseman Tyler Hardman blasted a two-run homer. The Patriots scored on catcher Manny Palencia's sacrifice fly in the fourth inning.

The Rumble Ponies continue a six-game road series against the Somerset Patriots (Double-A, New York Yankees) on Friday at TD Bank Ballpark. First pitch is set for 7:05 p.m. and the games will be broadcast on WNBF News Radio 1290 & 92.1 FM.

Postgame Notes: Binghamton improved to a season-best 37 games over .500...Clifford went 0-for-3 with two walks and a run scored, while extending his on-base streak to five games...Suero was hit by a pitch in the second inning and extended his on-base streak to 10 games.

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