Spiedies Drop Saturday Night Game against Sea Dogs

July 9, 2022 - Eastern League (EL)
Binghamton Rumble Ponies News Release

BINGHAMTON, NY - The Binghamton Spiedies (3-8, 31-49) fell to the Portland Sea Dogs 11-5 on Saturday night at Mirabito Stadium as the Sea Dogs have now taken five out of six against Binghamton.

Down 2-0, Zach Ashford's RBI single in the second made it a 2-1 game in the second but the one-run deficit became five after a sacrifice fly from Christian Koss in the second and a three-run home run from Alex Binelas in the fourth off Ponies starter Justin Lasko (3-2). Portland tacked on two more in the sixth to increase its lead to 8-1.

The Spiedies didn't go away quietly however as a solo home run from Luke Ritter and RBI singles from Jeremy Vasquez, Ashford and Brandon McIlwain shrunk the margin to just three at 8-5. Ashford went 2-4 with two RBI.

Portland (9-2, 39-41) added three in the ninth on three bases loaded walks to make the score 11-5. Relief pitcher Zach Bryant (1-3) got the win for the Sea Dogs pitching two and two-thirds scoreless innings giving up a hit and striking out four.

Sea Dogs outfielder Ceddanne Rafaela went 4-5 with four singles and two runs scored and Izzy Wilson went 2-6 with two RBI.

The Spiedies will conclude their series against Portland on Sunday afternoon. First pitch is scheduled for 1:05 PM with pregame coverage beginning at 12:50 PM on NewsRadio 1290 WNBF and 92.1 FM.

POSTGAME NOTES: Ashford now has three straight multi-hit games.

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