
Ponies Fall to Fightins on Saturday Night in Baseballtown
May 28, 2022 - Eastern League (EL)
Binghamton Rumble Ponies News Release
READING, PA - The Reading Fightin Phils scored five runs in the second en route to an 11-2 win over the Binghamton Rumble Ponies (15-28) on Saturday night at First Energy Stadium.
The Fightins (19-25) took a 1-0 lead on a solo home run from Vito Friscia in the second against Jesus Vargas (0-2). Reading would score four more runs in the inning on an infield single from Jonathan Guzman, a balk, an RBI triple from Mickey Moniak, and a sacrifice fly from Ali Castillo to make it 5-0.
Down 6-0, Binghamton would score two runs in the top of the sixth on an RBI single from Carlos Cortes but would not get any closer. Reading scored two in the sixth and three in the seventh to take a nine-run lead.
Moniak finished with three RBI and Guzman was 3-4 with three RBI and two runs scored.
Noah Skirrow (3-3) earned the win allowing just one hit over five scoreless frames with two walks and six strikeouts. Vargas allowed six runs over four innings in the loss.
The two teams conclude the six-game series on Sunday afternoon with first pitch at 5:15 PM and pregame coverage beginning at 5:00 PM on Newsradio 1290 WNBF and 92.1 FM.
Postgame Notes: Jeremy Vasquez was 2-4 with two doubles...Cortes has driven home a run in consecutive games.
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