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2021 GAME NOTES Binghamton Rumble Ponies Media Relations BINGHAMTON RUMBLE PONIES ALTOONA CURVE (24-37) (33-28) (New York Mets) (Pittsburgh Pirates) Saturday July 17, 2021 • 6:00PM Peoples Natural Gas Field• Altoona, PA RHP Cole Gordon (0-2 4.57) v. LHP Omar Cruz (0-1 1.17) Broadcast: MiLB TV/MiLB.com FRIDAY: The Ponies used strong pitching and LOOKING FOR FIRST AA WIN: Tonight's Ponies at a Glance collected 13 hits en-route to a 7-1 win in Rumble Ponies starting pitcher RHP Cole Altoona last night. The Curve got on the board Gordon is looking for his first AA win. Gordon Overall Record: 24-37 in the first on an RBI double from Mason pitched well last time out against the Fisher Home Record: 10-17 Martin. The Ponies responded in the 2nd with a Cats but took a no-decision in the Ponies 7-3 Road Record: 14-20 2-run double from Manny Rodriguez and 2-run loss. Gordon has only had 3.3 runs per game of single from Johneswhy Fargas to put the Ponies run support since joining the rotation in early Day Games: 5-2 up 4-1. Fargas would come around to score in June. Night Games: 19-35 the 6th on an error to make it 6-1, while Mark Vs. Northeastern Division: 13-9 Vientos hit solo homers in the 5th and 9th. HIT PARADE: Ponies C Hayden Senger and INF Vs. Southwestern Division: 11-28 Manny Rodriguez each had 3 hits in last nights WALKER KEEPS ROLLING: Ponies LHP Josh game. Rodriguez went 3-5 with a double an 2- Vs. NL Affiliates: 8-13 Walker came in as a reliever last night for the RBI, while Senger went 3-5 with a run scored. Vs. AL Affiliates: 15-24 first time this season. Walker went 5 scoreless innings allowing only 2 hits after taking over in TOUGH OUT: Curve INF Paul Bissonette went May Record: 4-19 the 5th inning for RHP Yeizo Campos. Walker 3-5 last night and has been a tough out for June Record: 13-12 improved to 8-1 with a 2.62 ERA in 12 Ponies pitching this series. Bissonette now has July Record: 7-6 appearances (11 starts) between Brooklyn (A+) 3 straight multi-hit games and is 8-14 this August Record: and Binghamton. The lefty is 2-0 with a 1.23 ERA series and has reached base in 11 of his 17 at- September Record: in 3 appearances this month. bats. Ponies Score First: 12-15 TOUGH OPPONENT: Tonight's Curve starting OPP Score First: 12-22 CAMPOS COMES THROUGH: Ponies RHP Yeizo Campos made just his 2nd start of the season last pitcher LHP Omar Cruz has only allowed two Lead after 7th: 16-6 night going 4 innings before Josh Walker took earned runs over his first 15.1 innings (3 Tied after 7th: 2-3 over. Campos allowed only 1 run in what was starts) at the AA level. Cruz was part of a three Trail after 7th: 4-24 his longest outing of the season. team deal with the Mets and Padres that sent Lead after 8th: 17-3 Joe Musgrove to San Diego and Joey Lucchesi Tied after 8th: 1-5 BACK LIKE HE NEVER LEFT: Ponies INF Mark to New York. The lefty was one of five Trail after 8th: 2-26 Vientos returned to the lineup last night hitting prospects the Pirates got in return for Walk-Offs (W-L): 3-3 his 15th and 16th home-runs of the season. Musgrove. rd Extra Inning Games: 4-5 Vientos ranks 3 in the northeast league in HR, only 1 behind Altoona's Mason Martin and COMING UP: Tonight is the second game of a Shutout Record: 1-3 Hartford's Taylor Snyder. Vientos has already six-game series in Altoona. The Ponies will set a career high in HR this season beating his return home July 20th to open up a series with 1-Run Games: 6-12 2019 total of 12. the Erie Seawolves. 2-Run Games: 5-3 3-Run Games: 3-8 Northeast League Standings 4+ Run Games: 10-14 NE Division W L GB Stk L10 SW Division W L GB Stk L10 Doubleheaders: 3-3 --- --- Series Openers: 4-7 Somerset 40 23 L1 5-5 Akron 37 25 L1 7-3 Series Finales: 3-5 Portland 38 23 1.0 W11 10-0 Bowie 36 26 1.0 W3 5-5 Rubber Games: New Hampshire 27 33 11.5 W1 4-6 Erie 36 28 2.0 L3 4-6 Series Record (W-L-): 2-6-2 Sweep (BIN-OPP): 0-1 Reading 26 38 14.5 L5 4-6 Richmond 35 29 3.0 W1 6-4 Binghamton 24 37 15.0 W2 6-4 Altoona 33 28 3.5 L2 4-6 Hartford 19 44 21.0 L1 1-9 Harrisburg 23 40 14.5 W1 3-7 Upcoming Games and Probable Starters Sunday July 18 @ Altoona 6:00 PM Oscar De La Cruz v. Cam Vieaux Monday July 19 Off 2021 Binghamton Rumble Ponies Game Notes 1 Binghamton Rumble Ponies Starng Pitcher COLE GORDON 27 Age: 25 Hometown: Tampa, Florida HT: 6-5 Pro Experience: 2ND season BIN (AA) Experience: 1st season WT: 226 Acquired: 2019 32nd Round College: Mississippi State B/T: R/R LAST START: Gordon went 5 innings allowing 2 runs and struck out 4 in a no-decision against the Fisher T L T Y Cats. YR CLUB W-L ERA G GS SV IP H R ER HR BB SO Avg FAST START: In the first four starts of his career 19 Brooklyn (A-) 0-0 0.00 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 .250 Gordon went at least 5 innings and gave up 3 earned 19 Columbia (A+) 1-3 2.76 18 0 1 29.1 19 11 9 2 15 36 .183 runs or less. After taking three no decisions and two 21 Binghamton (AA) 0-2 4.57 13 6 1 45.1 29 24 23 10 22 38 .181 losses, Gordon will look to get his first win as a starter and at the AA level. Double-A Career 0-2 4.57 13 6 1 45.1 29 24 23 10 22 38 .181 MiLB Career 1-5 3.81 32 6 2 75.2 49 35 32 12 37 77 .183 MISSISSIPPI STATE: Gordon was teammates with Ponies CF Jake Mangum at 2021 College World Series Champion Mississippi State. Early in his collegiate career with the Bulldogs, Gordon also played seven games at first base, five as a DH, and also was a pinch- hitter. 2021 S-B-S R GROWING UP: Gordon is from Tampa, Florida and DATE OPP D IP H R ER HR BB SO ERA RESULT went to Steinbrenner High School. 6/5 @NH ND 5 4 3 3 2 1 4 4.67 L 8-3 6/11 BOW ND 5.2 4 2 2 0 4 3 4.30 W 5-4 TRANSACTIONS: Rumble Ponies Opening Day Roster 6/17 POR L 6 3 1 1 1 3 2 3.72 L 4-1 6/25 @REA ND 6.1 2 4 3 1 3 5 3.82 L 8-5 7/2 @RIC L 5 4 6 6 3 3 5 4.69 L 6-3 7/9 NH ND 5 5 2 2 0 2 4 4.57 L 7-3 Ponies Record in Starts: 1-5 Run Support/Start: 3.3 A T P YR CLUB Avg AB H R RBI SH 2B 3B HR 21 Binghamton (AA) .000 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Pro Career .000 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2021 B R P G N 2 Binghamton Rumble Ponies Position Player Notes st BATY, BRETT Acq: 1 round, 2019 High School: Lake Travis HS (Austin, TX Pro Exp (AA): 2nd season (1st) Transactions: Transferred to Brooklyn (A+) on 7/13 2021: Played in 51 games with the Brooklyn Cyclones (A+) Prospect Watch: Ranked the Mets 5th best prospect including the best power and hitting .309 with 7 HR and 22 XBH. strike zone discipline in the system by Baseball America 2019: played 51 games across three levels including Kingsport (ROK), GCL Mets (ROK), and Brooklyn (A-) hitting a combined .234 with 7 HR and 25 XBH. BRODEY, Quinn Acq: 3rd round, 2017 College: Stanford Pro Exp (AA): 4rd season (2nd) • Ponies:: Started year with AAA Syracuse before joining Ponies on 6/8. Career: 2019: Made Rumble Ponies debut 6/4/19 @HBG and • 2019: STL—.285, 5 HR, 38 RBI...BNG: .251, 5 HR, 24 RBI knocked in one run… … Hit first home run with Rumble Ponies, • Initially drafted out of HS in the 37th round by the Nationals in 2014 before 7/20 @ AKR… Tallied three RBI with a two-run homer and went 2- attending Stanford. 4, 8/10 @ HFD… Went 4-4 v HFD, 8/16… 2018: Hit .224 with 63 • Led Cardinal in average, HR, RBI, slugging, total bases, and triples in junior year RBI, 13 homers and 17 doubles, splitting time between Columbia at Stanford. Fireflies (A) and St. Lucie Mets (A+)...2017: Hit .257 with 30 RBI in • Transactions: Assigned to Ponies from Syracuse on June 8. 54 games with Brooklyn Cyclones (A Short) 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….