2019 GAME NOTES Binghamton Rumble Ponies Media Relations NYSEG Stadium • Binghamton, NY 13901 • (607) 722-FUNN
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2019 GAME NOTES Binghamton Rumble Ponies Media Relations NYSEG Stadium • Binghamton, NY 13901 • (607) 722-FUNN BINGHAMTON RUMBLE PONIES HARRISBURG SENATORS (17-10), 2nd Eastern Division, 0.5 GB (23-7), 1st Western Division (New York Mets) (Washington Nationals) Wednesday May 8, 2019 • 6:30 PM FNB Field• Harrisburg, PA RHP Harol Gonzalez (2-0, 3.93 ERA) vs. RHP Tyler Mapes (2-1, 3.75 ERA) Broadcast: NewsRadio 1290 AM WNBF, MiLB.TV Ponies at a Glance PREVIEW: The Rumble Ponies continue their three- SPEED KILLS: Ponies infielder Arismendy Alcantara game series against the Senators at FNB Field this had two of the three Ponies stolen bases last night, Overall Record: 17-10 evening. The Ponies have now won 7 of their last while the Senators had none. Alcantara is also Home Record: 5-5 9, including last night’s series opening 3-1 win. hitting .500 over his last five games, with 10 hits in Road Record: 12-5 20 at bats. Day Games: 5-3 KAY’S DOMINANCE: : Binghamton lefty Anthony Night Games: 12-7 Kay was in total command in last night’s victory. SENATORS LIKE THE LONG BALL: The Senators He allowed just 4 hits and 1 run over 7, getting the lead the Eastern League with 34 HR while the Vs. Eastern Division: 8-8 win and lowering his ERA to 1.47, the lowest Rumble Ponies have only hit 12. Harrisburg added Vs. Western Division: 9-2 amongst Ponies starters. Kay has allowed only 2 to that tally Tuesday night as first basemen Drew Vs. NL Affiliates 1-0 runs over his last four starts, and has not allowed Ward hit his seventh homer of the year. Converse- Vs. AL Affiliates: 16-10 more than four hits in each of those outings. ly, Binghamton has been more aggressive on the base paths, stealing 23 so far, (4th in EL) compared April Record: 11-8 KAY CAN HIT IT TOO: Kay also had a sharp single to Harrisburg’s 11 (12th in EL). May Record: 6-2 to center in the 7th, finishing 1 for 3. Before Tues- June Record: 0-0 day night’s game, Kay had never had an at-bat in WISEMAN HONORED: Senators Outfielder Rhett July Record: 0-0 his professional career. This was the first game this Wiseman was named the Eastern League Player of August Record: 0-0 season the Ponies played in which the pitcher’s the Month for April. Wiseman hit .321, with 9 HR, September Record: 0-0 spot came up in the lineup. and 21 RBI for the month. He currently leads the Ponies Score First: 12-2 team with 10 home runs. OPP Score First: 5-8 NOGOSEK SHUTTING THE DOOR: Right-handed Out-hit OPP 12-2 reliever Stephen Nogosek pitched two perfect HITTING STREAKS: Ponies Catcher Patrick Mazeika Equal in Hits 3-2 innings, earning his first save of the year. The 24- is on a season-long nine game hitting streak that Out-hit by OPP 2-6 year old dropped his ERA to 0.64 for the season. started on April 27th. Outfielder Barrett Barnes is th on a season-long 10-game hitting streak dating Lead after 7 : 9-0 th GIMENEZ GOING YARD: Shortstop Andres back to April 7th. Tied after 7 : 1-1 th Gimenez hit his second home run of the season Trail after 7 : 2-6 th Monday night, a game-tying opposite field blast to SUCCESS OUT WEST: The Ponies are 9-2 against Lead after 8 : 10-0 th left that jump-started a 3-run 8th inning. Later in Western Division teams this year, and 6-1 against Tied after 8 : 1-1 th the frame, Braxton Lee came up with the bases them on the road. Harrisburg is the third Western Trail after 8 : 1-6 loaded and hit the go-ahead and eventual game- Division team the Rumble Ponies have faced this Walk-Offs (W-L): 1-1 winning two-run single. season (Akron and Erie are the other two). Extra Inning Games: 2-1 Shutout Record: 3-3 Eastern league standings 1-Run Games: 7-2 Eastern Division W L GB Stk L10 Western Division W L GB Stk L10 2-Run Games: 3-4 3-Run Games: 2-1 Trenton 18 10 --- W2 7-3 Harrisburg 23 7 --- L1 6-4 4+ Run Games: 5-2 Binghamton 17 10 --- W2 7-3 Erie 15 12 6.5 W4 6-4 Doubleheaders (W-L-S): 1-0-3 Reading 15 12 2.5 L1 5-5 Altoona 16 15 7.5 W1 6-5 Series Openers: 7-2 Hartford 17 15 3.0 W4 6-4 Akron 13 18 10.5 L3 3-7 Series Finales: 3-4 Rubber Games: 1-1 New Hampshire 13 17 6.0 L4 3-7 Richmond 11 18 11.5 L2 3-7 Series Record (W-L-S): 4-2-1 Bowie 8 24 16.0 L1 3-7 Sweep (BIN-OPP): 1-0 Portland 10 18 8.0 W1 4-6 Upcoming Games and Probable Starters Thursday, May 9 6:30PM @Harrisburg Senators LHP David Peterson vs. LHP Ben Braymer Friday, May 10 7:05PM vs. New Hampshire Fisher Cats RHP Michael Gibbons vs. TBD Saturday May 11 2:05PM vs. New Hampshire Fisher Cats Sunday May 12 2:05PM vs. New Hampshire Fisher Cats 2019 BINGHAMTON RUMBLE PONIES GAME NOTES 1 Binghamton rumble ponies STARTING PITCHER HAROL GONZALEZ 31 Age: 24 Hometown: Santo Domingo, DR HT: 6-0 th nd Pro Experience: 6 season BIN (AA) Experience: 2 season WT: 160 Acquired: International FA, 3/26/14 B/T: R/R LAST START: Made 3rd start of season in Game 1 of a doubleheader last Friday against the Sea Dogs in THE LAST THREE YEARS Portland. Allowed 5 runs over 5IP, with all the Sea YR CLUB W-L ERA G GS SV IP H R ER HR BB SO Avg Dogs runs coming via home runs. Rumble Ponies though scored 7 in the 7th to break a 5-5 tie to win 17 Columbia (Low-A) 9-8 3.56 20 20 0 126.1 123 56 50 11 37 91 .257 the game 12-5. Binghamton is now 3-0 in Gonzalez 3 St. Lucie (High-A) 0-1 3.18 3 3 0 11.1 10 7 4 2 3 9 .222 starts. 18 St. Lucie (High-A) 1-6 2.82 13 12 0 73.1 62 27 23 6 19 59 .223 RACKING UP K’s: Struck out season-high nine on 4/27 Las Vegas (AAA) 0-1 3.00 1 1 0 6.0 4 2 2 0 2 1 .182 vs. Portland, surpassing his season-high 8 K’s in his first start of the year at Erie on April 18...struck out career- Binghamton 0-9 7.79 9 9 0 52.0 79 48 45 10 17 30 .359 high 11 with Brooklyn (SS-A) in 2016 19 Binghamton (AA) 2-0 2.03 3 2 0 13.1IP 7 3 3 2 2 19 .156 MiLB Career 21-35 3.76 89 74 3 471.2 467 231 197 44 115 389 FINALLY FINDING #1: Earned his first career Double-A win in his tenth career start with Binghamton on April Double-A Career 1-9 7.16 11 10 0 60.1 84 51 48 12 18 40 19 versus Erie...had suffered loss in all nine starts with Binghamton in 2018...had suffered ten straight losses overall, including defeat with Las Vegas (AAA) on July 7, 2018...last win came on July 2, 2018 with St. Lucie 2019 START-BY-START RESULTS (High-A) DATE OPP D IP H R ER HR BB SO ERA RESULT GOOD FOR FIVE: Has pitched five innings or more in 18 consecutive starts, a stretch starting on June 2, 4/18 @ ERI W 6.0 4 3 3 2 1 8 3.24 W, 7-5 2018 with St. Lucie...last failed to pitch at least five 4/27 Vs. POR W 5.0 2 0 0 0 1 9 2.03 W, 1-0 innings on May 26, 2018 (4.0 IP) with St. Lucie 5/3 @POR ND 5 9 5 5 2 2 5 3.93 W, 12-5 RUMBLE PONIES EXPERIENCE: One of three starters on Ponies Opening Day roster with previous Double- A experience...ten career starts with Rumble Ponies are most among active Binghamton starters 2018 IN TOTAL: Went 1-16 with 4.80 ERA in 23 games (22 starts) with St. Lucie (High-A), Binghamton (AA) and Las Vegas (AAA)...joined Ponies in early July 2018...allowed .279 opponent batting average across three stops in Mets’ system HITTING FOR POWER: Opposing hitters combined for a .465 slugging percentage against him in 2018...allowed 16 HR, including 10 with Rumble Po- nies...allowed two HR in three straight games with Binghamton GAVE A LITTLE EXTRA: Surrendered 58 extra-base hits in 2018...allowed 35 doubles, 7 triples, 16 HR...40% of total hits allowed went for extra bases LOOKING FOR OFFENSIVE HELP: In his 22 starts in 2018, his own team’s offense was limited to two runs or fewer 14 times...St. Lucie (8 times), Las Vegas (1 time), Binghamton (5 times) UNLUCKY STRETCH: Pitched at least eight innings and allowed one run twice in 2018 with St. Lucie (High-A) and lost both games...struck out seven in eight innings against Lakeland (DET) on June 9, 2018 and lost...struck out seven more in a nine-inning complete game against Jupiter (MIA) on June 26, 2018 and Ponies Record in Starts: 3-0 Run Support in Starts: 6.7 runs/game lost...St.