Ponies Fall Short Against Goats On Friday

June 30, 2023 - Eastern League (EL)
Binghamton Rumble Ponies News Release

BINGHAMTON, N.Y. - The Binghamton Rumble Ponies (1-2, 36-36) chipped away at their deficit, but ultimately fell to the Hartford Yard Goats 4-3 on Friday night at Mirabito Stadium. The Yard Goats have taken two of the first three games this series.

Hartford (2-1, 31-39) got on the board when Jack Blomgren hit a leadoff solo home run to start the game against Junior Santos.

Up 1-0 in the second inning, the Yard Goats scored again on a sacrifice fly from Drew Romo to make it 2-0.

The Ponies responded in the bottom of the second when Branden Fryman hit a triple and Warren Saunders drove him in on a groundout on the next pitch to cut the deficit to 2-1.

Hartford continued to add to its lead in the third and fourth on Yanquiel Fernandez's solo homer and Blomgren's RBI single, respectively, which extended the lead to 4-1.

Binghamton chipped away with two home runs in the fifth inning. Jaylen Palmer tallied the first hit of his Double-A career with a leadoff solo home run in the frame, which cut the deficit to 4-2. Later in the inning, Jose Peroza hit his 10th home run of the season with a solo shot to left, which made it 4-3.

Both teams went scoreless the rest of the game after the bottom of the fifth. Binghamton's three relievers combined to throw four scoreless frames with four punch outs. Hartford's four relief pitchers also combined to throw four scoreless frames with four strikeouts.

Both bullpens allowed two hits and one walk with four strikeouts, respectively.

The Rumble Ponies will continue their series with the Yard Goats on Saturday night. First pitch is set for 6:07 PM and pregame coverage gets underway at 5:50 PM on the WNBF Rumble Ponies Radio Network.

Postgame Notes: Fryman extended his hitting streak to eight games with two triples... The Ponies had the potential winning run on base in the ninth, but could not score.

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