EL1 Binghamton Rumble Ponies

Carpio Makes Instant Impact as Ponies Beat Thunder

Published on May 19, 2019 under Eastern League (EL1)
Binghamton Rumble Ponies News Release


Trenton, NJ - Luis Carpio joined the Binghamton Rumble Ponies this morning, and this afternoon was a driving force in the Ponies 7-1 win over the Trenton Thunder at ARM & HAMMER Park. Carpio finished 2-3, with three runs scored, and a two-run homer in the seventh. That two-out home run extended the visitors lead from 2-1 to 4-1 as they split the four-game set. With the win, Binghamton (23-15) now retakes the half-game lead on Trenton (23-16) for first in the Eastern League.

Mets lefty Jason Vargas made the rehab start for the Ponies and went 4+ innings, allowing just 1 run, with 3 walks and 5 strikeouts. It was the first rehab start by a Mets player for the Ponies this year. Adonis Uceta pitched three perfect innings of relief and earned his first win of the year (1-2). Jason Krizan also hit a solo homer in the 8th, his first of the season. Krizan finished 2-4 with 2 RBI while Will Toffey added two hits and two walks as well.

In a battle of the bullpen's, Binghamton's was superior, with five scoreless frames of relief, while Trenton's relievers allowed five runs over three and a third innings. Over the past two games, the Ponies have pitched 7 scoreless innings of relief, and handed Trenton just their third and fourth losses at home all year. The Ponies improve to 16-7 on the road.

The Ponies seven-game road trip continues tomorrow night in Bowie as the Rumble Ponies open up a three-game series against the Bowie Baysox. First pitch is at 6:35 on Newsradio 1290 WNBF and on the Binghamton Rumble Ponies channel on TuneIn, with the Horizons Federal Credit Union pregame show getting underway at 6:20.

POSTGAME NOTES: The Ponies 7, 8, and 9 hitters (Kevin Kaczmarski, Anibal Sanchez, and Jason Krizan) were a combined 5-11 with 1 HR, 4 RBI, 3 BB, and a run scored...The Ponies are now 12-0 when leading after seven innings, and 13-0 when leading after eight.

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