EL Binghamton Rumble Ponies

Butto Stellar, Sea Dogs Rally Late to Knock off Ponies

Published on July 8, 2022 under Eastern League (EL)
Binghamton Rumble Ponies News Release


BINGHAMTON, NY - Christian Koss's two-run home run to left field off Ponies reliever Antonio Santos (2-2) gave the Sea Dogs a 5-4 lead in a five-run eighth and they went on to defeat the Binghamton Rumble Ponies 7-4 on Friday night at Mirabito Stadium.

Portland (8-2, 38-41) scored seven unanswered runs in the eighth and ninth inning. Kole Cottam's three run homer got the Sea Dogs on the board to make it 4-3 and then an Izzy Wilson RBI triple paired with a Wil Dalton RBI double gave Portland a 7-4 lead in the ninth.

Ponies starter Jose Butto pitched seven dominant innings giving up just three hits and a run paired with a walk and eight strikeouts in a no-decision.

Brett Baty opened the scoring with an opposite field solo homer in the third, his 11th of the season, to put the Ponies ahead 1-0. Binghamton (3-7, 31-48) added three more in the seventh with a sacrifice fly from Matt Winaker and a two-run home run from Brandon McIlwain.

Portland starter Jay Groome pitched six innings scattering five hits and a run while walking one and striking out seven.

The Rumble Ponies will continue their series against Portland on Saturday evening. First pitch is scheduled for 6:35 PM with pregame coverage beginning at 6:20 PM on NewsRadio 1290 WNBF and 92.1 FM.

POSTGAME NOTES: Zach Ashford went 2-4 with a run scored and now has back-to-back multi-hit games... Carlos Cortes went 2-4 with a double... Wyatt Young went 1-3 with a run scored.

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