EL1 Binghamton Rumble Ponies

Rumble Ponies Game Notes: Game #98 - Rumble Ponies (46-51) vs. Thunder (53-44) - 6:05 PM

Published on July 21, 2018 under Eastern League (EL1)
Binghamton Rumble Ponies News Release


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BINGHAMTON RUMBLE PONIES

(46-51), 4th Eastern Division, 8.5 GB

(New York Mets)

TRENTON THUNDER

(53-44), 2nd Eastern Division, 1.5 GB

(New York Yankees)

Saturday - 6:05 PM

NYSEG Stadium - Binghamton, NY

RHP Justin Dunn (4-2, 3.02) vs. RHP Trevor Stephan (2-6, 4.81)

Broadcast: NewsRadio 1290 AM WNBF, MiLB.TV

THUNDER RUMBLE FOR 10 RUNS ON FRIDAY: Trenton utilized two four-run innings Friday night at NYSEG Stadium, routing the Rumble Ponies 10-3. Harol Gonzalez allowed all 10 runs on 14 hits in his second Double-A start. Binghamton scored once in the first inning, before getting a two-run blast by Jhoan Urena in the ninth.

BINGHAMTON STARTER: RHP Justin Dunn makes his eighth Eastern League start and third against Trenton. The first-rounder has won three straight starts and has not lost since June 22. Dunn tossed six innings of two run ball on July 16 against Portland. He struck out six and didn't issue a walk for the first time as a Rumble Pony.

RECORD-SETTING NIGHT: 7,488 packed NYSEG Stadium on Friday night, the largest crown in Binghamton franchise history. The previous high was set on July 17, 2008 when 7,412 witnessed the Binghamton Mets battle the Connecticut Defenders.

PONY 'PEN: Rumble Ponies relievers have not allowed a run in six games. During that span, they've tossed 22.0 innings with 21 strikeouts and lowered the bullpen ERA .26 points to a 3.47 clip.

YOU LOOK SO GOOD TO ME: The Rumble Ponies have not made an error in six straight games. 46 times this season Binghamton has played a game without committing an error, sporting a mark of (28-18) in those games.

GARCIA TAKES THE BUMP: Jose Garcia became the 19th position player in franchise history to pitch on Friday night. With the bullpen's scoreless streak on the line, the right-hander tossed a clean ninth inning, giving up just one hit.

LIFE IN THE FAST LANE: The Rumble Ponies have played five consecutive games in less than two hours and thirty minutes. Last night, the Thunder topped the Ponies in two hours and twenty seven minutes.

NIGHT IS STILL YOUNG: Thursday's contest finished in two hours and 19 minutes, Binghamton's second-fastest nine-inning game this month. On July 3, the Rumble Ponies and Sea Dogs played a 2-1 game in two hours and 17 minutes.

JHOAN GOES GONE: Jhoan Urena bashed a two-run home run in the ninth inning on Friday, his seventh of the season. His second longball in the last five games snapped an 0-for12 skid.

THE ROAD AHEAD: The Ponies head to Bowie on Monday for a three-game series, before meeting Altoona for a four-game set in Pennsylvania.

UP NEXT: Binghamton and Trenton finish up their four-game series on Sunday afternoon. RHP Mickey Jannis tosses for the Ponies against Thunder RHP Nick Nelson. First pitch at NYSEG Stadium is scheduled for 2:05 PM.

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