2021 GAME NOTES Binghamton Rumble Ponies Media Relations BINGHAMTON RUMBLE PONIES Richmond Flying Squirrels (18-33) (28-25) (New York Mets) (San Francisco Giants) Sunday July 4, 2021 • 6:05PM The Diamond • Richmond, VA RHP Luc Rennie (1-3 7.90) v. RHP Sean Hjelle (3-1 3.48)
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SATURDAY: The Ponies dropped a pitcher's duel by MEGILL MANIA: Former Ponies RHP Tylor Megill is Ponies at a Glance a final score of 2-1 Saturday night in Richmond. scheduled to make his 3rd career start with the Mets on Monday against Milwaukee. Megill made Overall Record: 18-33 The Ponies got on the board first with a Luis Carpio 5 starts in Binghamton this season going 2-1 with a Home Record: 6-16 double to score Hayden Senger. A Flying Squirrels nd 3.12 ERA. Megill has allowed 3 runs or less in both Road Record: 12-17 HR in the 2 inning would tie the game. Ponies RHP Oscar De La Cruz (5.1 innings) and Richmond of his starts with the Mets this season. Day Games: 5-2 RHP Caleb Killian (6 innings) would rebound to Night Games: 13-31 keep the game at 1-1 until a 7th inning RBI double PROSPECT WATCH: Tonight's Richmond starting pitcher Sean Hjelle has been strong for the Flying Vs. Northeastern Division: 9-8 put the Flying Squirrels on top 2-1. Squirrels this season. Over 8 starts Hjelle is 3-1 with Vs. Southwestern Division: 9-25 STEADY DE LA CRUZ: Ponies RHP Oscar De La Cruz a 3.48 ERA. Hjelle was a second round pick in the Vs. NL Affiliates: 7-10 2018 MLB Draft and is the 11th ranked prospect in had another strong start last night taking a no- th Vs. AL Affiliates: 11-23 decision going 5.1 innings allowing only 1 run and 5 the Giants organization by MLB Pipeline and 13 hits. De la Cruz also struck out a season high 6 ranked prospect in the organization by Baseball May Record: 4-19 hitters last night. De La Cruz has allowed 2 runs or America June Record: 13-12 less in his last 3 starts. July Record: 1-2 PONIES SWEEP WEEKLY AWARDS: Ponies IF Mark August Record: A TALE OF TWO CITIES: The Rumble Ponies are Vientos and LHP Josh Walker were named MILB September Record: looking to clinch their first multi-city road trip player and pitcher of the week for the week of June 21-27 in the Northeast league. Vientos hit .400 Ponies Score First: 8-14 series victory since July 18-24 2019 when they with 5 HR and 10 RBI over a 5 game stretch in OPP Score First: 10-19 went a combined 5-3 in Akron and Reading. The Ponies are 6-5 on the road trip including a season Reading. Walker threw 6 no-hit innings on 6/22 Lead after 7th: 11-5 high 5 game winning streak. This is the first of two and combined with RHP Andrew Mitchell to throw Tied after 7th: 2-3 multi-city road trips this season. the 7th no-hitter in franchise history. Trail after 7th: 3-21 Lead after 8th: 11-3 MANGUM LOVES THE ROAD: Ponies OF Jake COMING UP: The Ponies will return home to Tied after 8th: 1-5 Mangum is having a big road trip riding an 8 game play New Hampshire July 6th-11th for Essential Trail after 8th: 2-22 hit streak while hitting .390 with 6 multi-hit efforts Workers Week at Mirabito Stadium with games on Walk-Offs (W-L): 3-3 over 9 games. On the road Mangum is hitting .310 Tuesday-Thursday and Saturday starting at 6:35 with 4 HR and 12 XBH compared to .179 at home. while first pitch Friday will be at 7:05 and Sunday at Extra Inning Games: 4-5 1:05. PONIES LOVE THE DIAMOND: The Ponies are Shutout Record: 1-3 28-18 all time in Richmond including 12-3 since 2017. 1-Run Games: 4-12 2-Run Games: 4-3 Northeast League Standings 3-Run Games: 2-7 4+ Run Games: 7-11 NE Division W L GB Stk L10 SW Division W L GB Stk L10 --- Doubleheaders: 3-3 Somerset 34 18 W1 7-3 Erie 32 21 --- L2 6-4 Series Openers: 3-6 Portland 27 23 6.0 L1 3-7 Akron 31 21 0.5 W4 5-5 Series Finales: 3-4 New Hampshire 23 27 10.0 W1 7-3 Bowie 30 21 1.0 L4 3-7 Rubber Games: Series Record (W-L-S): 1-6-1 Reading 21 32 13.5 W2 6-4 Altoona 29 22 2.0 L2 4-6 Sweep (BIN-OPP): 0-1 Binghamton 18 33 15.5 L2 5-5 Richmond 28 25 4.0 W1 5-5 Hartford 17 35 17.0 W2 4-6 Harrisburg 20 32 11.5 L1 5-5
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2021 Binghamton Rumble Ponies Game Notes 1 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 over 4.1 innings during the Ponies comeback 10-8 win in extra innings in Reading last Sunday. YR CLUB W-L ERA G GS SV IP H R ER HR BB SO Avg RUMBLE PONIES EXPERIENCE: Rennie pitched with the 18 Columbia 3-4 4.07 10 9 0 55.1 61 26 25 4 11 60 .277 Rumble Ponies in 2019 , going 0-2 with a 5.01 ERA in 19 St. Lucie 7-8 3.83 22 20 0 108.0 106 54 46 14 32 67 .252 four starts. In his Double-A debut on June 9th at 19 Binghamton 0-2 5.01 4 4 0 23.1 17 15 13 2 8 23 .205 Hartford...he did not allow a hit over 5 scoreless innings, with just 2 walks and 9 strikeouts. 21 Binghamton 1-3 7.90 8 8 0 35.1 50 32 31 10 12 25 .331 MiLB Career 21-35 4.93 95 71 2 433.0 491 271 237 45 129 359 .285 SIGNING BACK WITH METS: Rennie elected for free Double-A 1-5 6.75 12 12 0 58.2 67 47 44 15 48 .206 agency on November 2, 2020. He re-signed with the 20 Mets in May of 2021 and will make his season debut tonight.
BACKGROUND: Rennie was in the Orioles system from 2012 to 2015. He was then out of affiliated baseball for two and a half years, playing in inde-pendent - - baseball. He signed with the Mets on July 4, 2018. DATE OPP D IP H R ER HR BB SO ERA RESULT TRANSACTIONS: Added to the Binghamton roster on 5/15 ALT ND 4 6 4 4 1 1 2 9.00 L 6-5 May 15. 5/21 @ERI ND 5.2 5 1 1 0 2 8 4.66 L 5-4 5/26 @AKR L 2 5 2 2 0 1 3 5.40 L 3-1 6/2 @NH ND 3.1 9 5 5 1 2 2 7.20 W 8-7 6/8 BOW L 5 4 5 5 1 1 4 7.65 L 12-0 6/13 BOW L 5 9 7 6 3 2 2 8.28 L 10-0 6/20 POR W 6 6 1 1 0 1 2 6.97 W 7-2 6/27 @REA ND 4.1 6 7 7 4 2 2 7.90 W 10-8 (10)
Ponies Record in Starts: 3-5 Run Support in Starts: --- 4.4 runs/game