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2021 GAME NOTES Binghamton Rumble Ponies Media Relations PORTLAND SEA DOGS BINGHAMTON RUMBLE PONIES (24-16) (11-28) (Boston Red Sox) (New York Mets) Saturday June 19, 2021 • 6:35 PM Mirabito Stadium • Binghamton, NY RHP Andrew Politi (1-5 6.95) v. RHP Luc Rennie (0-3 8.28) Broadcast: MiLB.TV/MiLB.com FRIDAY: Oscar De La Cruz did not allow a fit 9TH INNING RALLIES: The last two nights the Po- Ponies at a Glance through the first five and a third innings before nies have trailed 4-0 and 4-1 respectively in the Tanner Nishioka’s homer tied the game at 1. Port- ninth inning. In each game, they have brought the Overall Record: 11-28 land would take the lead in the seventh and tack tying run to the plate but fell short by a 4-1 tally on Home Record: 5-16 on 2 more runs in the 8th to make it 4-1 as the both nights. Road Record: 6-12 Ponies would go on to lose by that final and drop Day Games: 2-1 their 6th straight game. U.S. OPEN GOLF : Tonight’s starting pitcher Luc Night Games: 8-27 Rennie was drafted out of Torrey Pines High DE LA CRUZ CRUISING: Ponies RHP Oscar De La School in San Diego, CA. Torrey Pines Golf Course Vs. Northeastern Division: 5-2 Cruz was outstanding going six and two thirds is currently hosting its 2nd U.S. Open tournament Vs. Southwestern Division: 6-26 innings giving up 4 hits and 2 runs while striking in course history. Vs. NL Affiliates: 1-5 out 5. De La Cruz didn’t allow a baserunner until Vs. AL Affiliates: 10-23 the 5th inning in what was his longest appearance LEADING THE PACK: Sea Dogs OF Joey Meneses of the year. In this one start, De La Cruz lowered hit an RBI double in the 8th inning putting himself May Record: 4-19 his ERA from 14.09 to 8.28. at the top of the AA Northeast league leaderboard June Record: 7-9 with 36 RBI. Portland RHP Jose Adames also sits July Record: STARTING EXCELLENCE. Between Cole Gordon atop the league leaderboard with 10 saves in 11 August Record: and De La Cruz the Ponies starting pitchers have saves opportunities September Record: allowed only two runs over 12.2 IP over the past two nights. Gordon allowed 1 run on three hits HIGH SCHOOL TEAMMATES: Before Sea Dogs INF Ponies Score First: 3-11 over six innings Thursday and De La Cru went Triston Casas and Rumble Ponies INF were regard- OPP Score First: 9-17 allowed two runs over six and two thirds innings ed as highly ranked prospects in their organiza- Lead after 7th: 7-4 Friday. tions, the two were teammates at American Herit- Tied after 7th: 1-3 age high school in Plantation, Florida. Trail after 7th: 2-18 JEFF MCNEIL BOBBLEHEAD: Tonight is Jeff McNeil Lead after 8th:7-3 bobblehead night at Mirabito Stadium. McNeil 100% Capacity: The Rumble Pones announced Tied after 8th: 0-4 spent parts of three seasons in Binghamton play- Wednesday that Mirabito Stadium has returned to th Trail after 8 : 2-19 ing 64 games and hitting .315 with 15 HR and 45 full capacity effective immediately Walk-Offs (W-L): 3-3 RBI during his AA career. During his 2018 season McNeil started in Binghamton and went on to COMING UP: . Tonight is game 11 of a 12-game Extra Inning Games: 2-4 make his New York Mets debut while also being homestand. Sunday is a Father’s Day matinee with named an organizational all-star. In 2019 McNeil first pitch at 1:05 PM with fans able to have a post- Shutout Record: made his first MLB All-Star game appearance. game catch on the field after the game! 1-Run Games: 4-10 2-Run Games: 2-2 3-Run Games: 1-5 Northeast league standings 4+ Run Games: 4-11 Doubleheaders (W-L-S): 2-2-0 NE Division W L GB Stk L10 SW Division W L GB Stk L10 Series Openers: 1-6 Somerset 26 13 --- W5 6-4 Bowie 27 11 --- L1 6-4 Series Finales: 2-4 Portland 24 16 2.5 W4 6-4 Erie 25 14 2.5 W1 6-4 Rubber Games: Series Record (W-L-S): 1-6-0 New Hampshire 15 24 11 W1 5-5 Altoona 24 15 3.5 L1 6-4 Sweep (BIN-OPP): 0-1 Hartford 13 27 13.5 L1 4-6 Akron 22 16 5.0 W1 4-6 Reading 14 26 12.5 W2 8-2 Richmond 21 19 6.0 L5 4-6 Binghamton 11 28 13 L6 2-8 Harrisburg 13 26 13.5 L2 3-7 Upcoming Games and Probable Starters Sunday June 20 Portland 1:05 PM RHP Frank German v. LHP Josh Walker 2021 Binghamton Rumble Ponies Game Notes 1 Binghamton Rumble Ponies Starting Pitcher Luc Rennie 18 Age: 27 Hometown: Indianapolis, IN HT: 6-2 Pro Experience: 7th season BIN (AA) Experience: 2nd season WT: 215 Acquired: MiLB FA May 2021 High School: Torrey Pines High School (CA) B/T: R/R LAST START: Rennie allowed 7 runs (6 earned) over 5 innings in the Ponies 10-0 loss to Bowie on The Last Three Years Sunday. YR CLUB W-L ERA G GS SV IP H R ER HR BB SO Avg SEEKING FIRST AA WIN: Rennie is searching for 18 Columbia 3-4 4.07 10 9 0 55.1 61 26 25 4 11 60 .277 the first Double-A win of his career tonight. He is 19 St. Lucie 7-8 3.83 22 20 0 108.0 106 54 46 14 32 67 .252 0-5 with a 6.70 ERA in 10 starts dating back to 19 Binghamton 0-2 5.01 4 4 0 23.1 17 15 13 2 8 23 .205 2019. 21 Binghamton 0-3 8.28 6 6 0 25.0 38 24 23 6 9 21 .349 RUMBLE PONIES EXPERIENCE: Rennie pitched MiLB Career 21-35 4.93 95 71 2 433.0 491 271 237 45 129 359 .285 with the Rumble Ponies in 2019 , going 0-2 with a Double-A 0-5 6.70 10 10 0 48.1 55 39 36 11 17 44 .286 5.01 ERA in four starts. In his Double-A debut on June 9th at Hartford...he did not allow a hit over 5 scoreless innings, with just 2 walks and 9 strikeouts. SIGNING BACK WITH METS: Rennie elected for free agency on November 2, 2020. He re-signed with the Mets in May of 2021 and will make his 2021 Start-By-Start Results season debut tonight. DATE OPP D IP H R ER HR BB SO ERA RESULT 5/15 ALT ND 4 6 4 4 1 1 2 9.00 L 6-5 BACKGROUND: Rennie was in the Orioles system from 2012 to 2015. He was then out of affiliated 5/21 @ERI ND 5.2 5 1 1 0 2 8 4.66 L 5-4 baseball for two and a half years, playing in inde- 5/26 @AKR L 2 5 2 2 0 1 3 5.40 L 3-1 pendent baseball. He signed with the Mets on July 6/2 @NH ND 3.1 9 5 5 1 2 2 7.20 W 8-7 4, 2018. 6/8 BOW L 5 4 5 5 1 1 4 7.65 L 12-0 TRANSACTIONS: Added to the Binghamton roster 6/13 BOW L 5 9 7 6 3 2 2 8.28 L 10-0 on May 15. Ponies Record in Starts: 1-5 Run Support in Starts: --- 3 runs/game At The Plate YR CLUB Avg AB H R RBI SH 2B 3B HR 21 Binghamton (AA) 000 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Pro Career 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2021 Binghamton Rumble Ponies Game Notes 2 Binghamton Rumble Ponies Position Player Notes CARPIO, luis Acq: Int’l FA, 7/11/13 Pro Exp (AA): 7th season (3nd) • Ponies: 2021: 2-4, with 2-run double that put the Ponies ahead in the 9th…. Career: 2018: Hit .219 with 12 homers and 40 RBI with St. Lucie (ended up falling 5-4). Also had BB and run scored. Mets (A+)…Played in one game with Rumble Ponies and went 1- • 2-3, 2 runs scored, 2 RBI, 2 BB in his 2019 Ponies debut, 5/19 @ TRN… 4...2017: Hit .232 with 36 RBI with Columbia Fireflies (A)...2016: • 2019: St. Lucie - 31G, .330, 1 HR, 12 RBI, BNG: 82 G, .263, 3 HR, 22 RBI Hit .140 in 12 games with Brooklyn Cyclones (A Short)…Hit .290 Combined: .282, 4 HR, 34 RBI with two RBI with CGL Mets (Rookie)…2015: Hit .304 with 22 RBI • Transactions: Assigned to Ponies on May 19 from St. Lucie with Kingsport Mets (Rookie)...2014: Hit .234 with 20 RBI with DSL Mets2 (Rookie) CORTES, carlos Acq: 3rd round, 2018 College: Univ. of South Carolina Pro Exp (AA): 3rd season, (1st) • Ponies: 6/3 @ NH: 4-5, 2 HR, 5 RBI...only Ponies player to have a multi-homer game this year. Only Rumble Ponies player to have 4 hits in a game this season. • Made Rumble Ponies debut on 5/4: 2-4, RBI, Double, BB, Run Scored. • Played with the Sydney Blue Sox in the Australian Baseball League last year...hit .429, 3 HR, 16 RBI • Bats left-handed, but is an ambidextrous thrower as he can throw the ball with both hands! LAGRANGE, wagner Acq: Int’l FA, 3/5/15 Pro Exp (AA): 5th season (1st) • Ponies: Had Game-Tying 3-run home run on 6/11 vs.