Coco Montes Belts League-Leading 27th Double But Ponies Down Goats
Published on August 14, 2021 under Eastern League (EL)
Hartford Yard Goats News Release
Binghamton, NY - Yard Goats infielder Coco Montes belted his league leading 27th double but Rumble Ponies starter Jose Butto was terrific in six scoreless innings as Binghamton defeated Hartford 4-1 on Saturday night at Mirabito Stadium in Binghamton, New York. Montes led off the fourth inning of a scoreless game with the two-base hit, which tied him for 4th place in single-season Yard Goats history with Rockies' star Ryan McMahon (2016). Butto retired 18 of 21 batters faced and allowed just two hits while recording eight strikeouts and earned the win. Butto and reliever Tommy Wilson combined to retire 14 straight batters from the fourth through eighth innings.
The game was scoreless over the first four innings with Rumble Ponies starter Jose Butto and Yard Goats starter David Hill battling in a pitcher duel. Binghamton scored three runs in the fifth inning to take a 3-0 lead on three hits, an error, and sacrifice fly. Quinn Brody's deep fly ball scored Carlos Rincon for the first run of the game. Edgardo Fermin followed with a base-clearing two-run double, scoring Matt Winaker and Luis Carpio to make it 3-0 Rumble Ponies.
The Rumble Ponies took a 4-0 lead as Carlos Rincon cranked a solo homer over the left field fence in the sixth inning. The outfielder's sixth home run of the season came off David Hill in his final inning of work.
Meanwhile, Butto was dominant in six innings and retired the side in order in four of the six innings. Willie Abreu had a single in the second inning, while extending his hitting-streak to six games, and Montes had the double to start the fourth inning. Tommy Wilson came out of the bullpen and retired all six batters faced. The Yard Goats got their only run in the ninth inning on a grounder scoring Jose Gomes off reliever Justin Dillon.
The Yard Goats conclude their 12-game road trip on Sunday afternoon (1:05 PM) in Binghamton, New York against the Rumble Ponies. The game will be broadcast on AM 1410 WPOP and FM 100.9 FM and newsradio1410.iheart.com and the video stream available on MiLB.TV. The Yard Goats return home to Dunkin' Donuts Park on Tuesday, August 17th to host the New Hampshire Fisher Cats. Tickets are available by visiting the website, yardgoatsbaseball.com.
--
Binghamton 4, Hartford 1
WP- Jose Butto (3-0)
LP- David Hill (1-3)
T- 2:34
A- 3,042
Eastern League Stories from August 14, 2021
- Miraculous Rally Caps Opener In Doubleheader Split - Chesapeake Baysox
- Flying Squirrels Split Double-Header against Baysox - Richmond Flying Squirrels
- Curve Gutted by SeaWolves on Saturday Night - Altoona Curve
- SeaWolves Crush Curve, Win Fourth Straight - Erie SeaWolves
- Ducks Fall, 7-4, Then Win, 1-0, in Reading - Akron RubberDucks
- Late Inning Rally Propels Patriots over Sea Dogs - Portland Sea Dogs
- Patriots Rally Late for Win over Sea Dogs - Somerset Patriots
- Kirwer Homers Again as Cats Fall 7-6 - New Hampshire Fisher Cats
- Senators Walk off on New Hampshire - Harrisburg Senators
- Coco Montes Belts League-Leading 27th Double But Ponies Down Goats - Hartford Yard Goats
- Butto Dominant Again as Ponies Down Goats - Binghamton Rumble Ponies
- Five-Run Inning Propels Reading to Split Doubleheader - Reading Fightin Phils
- August 14, 2021 Sea Dogs Game Notes - Portland Sea Dogs
- Game Information - Erie SeaWolves vs. Altoona Curve - Erie SeaWolves
The opinions expressed in this release are those of the organization issuing it, and do not necessarily reflect the thoughts or opinions of OurSports Central or its staff.
