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EL Binghamton Rumble Ponies

Ponies Wallop Portland in Shutout Victory

June 27, 2024 - Eastern League (EL)
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BINGHAMTON, N.Y. - The Binghamton Rumble Ponies (1-1, 36-33) sprinted past the Portland Sea Dogs, 8-0, in their third shutout win of the season on Thursday night at Mirabito Stadium.

Brandon Sproat (3-0) earned the victory with six scoreless frames, while allowing five hits and two walks with three strikeouts. Jordan Geber got a hold with two scoreless frames, while allowing one hit and one walk with one strikeout. Paul Gervase pitched a perfect ninth inning on just seven pitches to cement the shoutout.

Sproat lowered his ERA to 1.61 across High-A Brooklyn and Double-A Binghamton, which ranks in the top 10 in Minor League Baseball.

The Ponies scored first in the second inning against Portland's (1-1, 37-34) starting pitcher Juan Daniel Encarnacion (0-3). Rowdey Jordan hit an RBI single that scored JT Schwartz. In the sixth inning, Jordan drew an RBI walk that put Binghamton up 2-0.

Later in the game, Binghamton exploded for six runs in the eighth inning to go up 8-0. The Ponies brought 10 hitters to the plate and six of them scored. The frame was highlighted by Stanley Consuegra's RBI hit by pitch, Wyatt Young's two-run single, Alex Ramírez's RBI double, and Ryan Clifford's sacrifice fly.

The Rumble Ponies continue their six-game series against the Portland Sea Dogs (Double-A affiliate of the Boston Red Sox) at Mirabito Stadium with a doubleheader on Friday night. The first game is set to begin at 4 p.m. and the game will be broadcast live on WNBF News Radio 1290 & 92.1 FM and MiLB.TV.

Postgame Notes: It marked Binghamton's first shutout since May 14 against Bowie...Ramírez went 2-for-5 with two runs and one RBI, while recording his 15th multi-hit game...Duke Ellis recorded a multi-hit game in his Binghamton debut...Schwartz went 2-for-4 with two runs scored to extend his on-base streak to 14 games...It marked Schwartz's 10th multi-hit game...Parada recorded his 11th multi-hit game and caught two base runners trying to steal...Jordan recorded his eighth multi-RBI game...Young recorded his second multi-RBI game of the season.

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