EL1 Binghamton Rumble Ponies

Rumble Ponies Game Notes: Game #106 - Rumble Ponies (49-56) at Curve (55-47) - 2:00 PM

Published on July 29, 2018 under Eastern League (EL1)
Binghamton Rumble Ponies News Release


"One of the fellows called me Cyclone, but finally shortened it to 'Cy' and its been that ever since." -Cy Young

BINGHAMTON RUMBLE PONIES

(49-56), 4th Eastern Division, 11.0 GB

(New York Mets)

ALTOONA CURVE

(55-47), 2nd Western Division, 6.0 GB

(Pittsburgh Pirates)

Sunday - 2:00 PM

Peoples Natural Gas Field - Altoona, PA

RHP Franklyn Kilomé (0-0, ---) vs. RHP Luis Escobar (2-0, 3.75)

Broadcast: NewsRadio 1290 AM WNBF, MiLB.TV

LAST GAME RECAP: Curve outfielder Jordan George collected four hits and drove in five runs in Altoona's 10-2 win over the Rumble Ponies on Saturday night. Justin Dunn allowed a career-high ten hits and had his four-start winning streak snapped.

BINGHAMTON STARTER: RHP Franklyn Kilome takes the mound for his Mets organizational debut. The righty had been pitching for the Reading Fightin Phils (PHI: AA) before being traded for infielder Asdrubal Cabrera on Friday. Kilome is in his second season at Double-A.

WELCOME TO THE TEAM: Franklyn Kilome is one of five active Rumble Ponies acquired in the last two seasons via trade. In total, eight players have played with the Rumble Ponies this season that were added to the Mets by trades.

MICHAEL ROLLS TO VEGAS: Levi Michael was promoted to Las Vegas (AAA) prior to Saturday's game. Before the move, Michael was Binghamton's active leader in batting average (.308), doubles (27), and home runs (10).

NOTEWORTHY NIDO: Tomas Nido extended his hitting streak to eight games, one shy of a season-high, with a pair of hits on Saturday. Since June 27, the Rumble Ponies catcher is batting .376 (32-for-85), the second-best mark in the Eastern League during that span. He has racked up 15 extra-base hits in his last 21 games.

ON-BASE MACHINE: Patrick Biondi reached base three times on Saturday on two walks and a single. In seven games since returning from the 51's last Sunday, he has a posted a .586 on-base percentage, the best in the Eastern League during that span. He has reached base safely 17 times.

GIMENEZ HEATING UP: After an 0-for-13 start to his Double-A career, Andres Gimenez has racked up six hits in his last 10 at-bats. The Rumble Ponies shortstop compiled his first three-hit game at Double-A on Saturday and finished one hit shy of matching a single-game career-high.

ENDING ON A SOUR NOTE: The Rumble Ponies have lost their last four series finales, all capping winless series. Binghamton is 14-16 in series-closing games this season. A victory on Sunday would secure Binghamton's third split in their last four series.

SENIOR CIRCUIT GAMES: The Rumble Ponies are 5-15 in games against fellow National League affiliates. Of Binghamton's 42 scheduled series this season, only 15 are set against Eastern League teams affiliated with National League organizations. The Ponies have still yet to play the Reading Fightin Phils this season.

UP NEXT: The Rumble Ponies enjoy an off day on Monday before opening a four-game series on Tuesday at home against the Hartford Yard Goats. The teams start the set with a doubleheader.

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