Binghamton Game Recap: Ponies Open Second Half with Series-Opening Loss to Portland

Joander Suarez, Binghamton Rumble Ponies, Photo by Bronson Harris (@BRONSONHARRIS) courtesy of the Binghamton Rumble Ponies (@rumbleponiesbb) 

For Immediate Release

Date: June 25, 2024 By: Matt Levine

Box Score

BINGHAMTON, N.Y. – The Binghamton Rumble Ponies (0-1, 35-33) fell to the Portland Sea Dogs, 5-2, in the series opener and first game of the second half on Tuesday night at Mirabito Stadium.

Roman Anthony hit a two-run homer off Joander Suarez (4-5) in the third inning that put Portland up 2-0. Suarez allowed three runs over six innings in the loss, despite going at least six innings for the third time in his last four starts.

Portland (1-0, 37-33) tacked on another run in the fifth on an RBI single from Kyle Teel that made it 3-0.

Binghamton chipped away at its deficit with two runs in the fifth inning. Wyatt Young led off with a single and Matt Rudick doubled to put runners on second and third with no outs. Alex Ramírez drove in Young with a sacrifice fly and Rudick later scored on a passed ball to cut the deficit to 3-2 against Isaac Coffey (4-2).

In the eighth inning, Kristian Campbell drilled a two-run home run to extend Portland's lead to 5-2.

Trey McLoughlin pitched a perfect seventh inning with two strikeouts out of the bullpen. Carlos Guzman tossed 1.2 perfect frames with one strikeout in relief.

The Rumble Ponies continue their six-game series against the Portland Sea Dogs (Double-A affiliate of the Boston Red Sox) at Mirabito Stadium on Wednesday night. First pitch is set for 6:35 p.m. and the game will be broadcast live on WNBF News Radio 1290 & 92.1 FM.

Postgame Notes: Rudick hit two doubles and recorded his 11^th multi-hit game…JT Schwartz singled and walked to extend his on-base streak to 13 games…Ryan Clifford walked twice and has now reached base in 22 of his last 23 games with Binghamton…Ramírez recorded his team-leading 32^nd RBI of the season…Stanley Consuegra made his Double-A debut.

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Jackson SNATCHED it pic.twitter.com/0kMatzsJcg

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Feels like a great day for a double play pic.twitter.com/yGtdC241Kh

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Wyatt Young knows the Cha Cha Slide (to be safe at home) pic.twitter.com/L4K4FdelW6

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Slide into home AGAIN 🛝 pic.twitter.com/JsrELqZ2Nm

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