2021 GAME NOTES Binghamton Rumble Ponies Media Relations Rumbletown Stadium • Binghamton, NY 13901 • (607) 722-FUNN BINGHAMTON RUMBLE PONIES AKRON RUBBERDUCKS (2-17) (14-5) (New York Mets) (Cleveland Indians) Thursday May 27, 2021 • 5:35 PM Rumbletown Stadium • Binghamton, NY GM 1: RHP Shane McCarthy (0-0, 2.13 ERA) vs. LHP Josh Walker (0-0, 0.00 ERA) GM 2: RHP Eric Mock (2-0, 1.98 ERA) v. RHP Oscar De La Cruz (0-0, 0.00 ERA) Broadcast: MiLB.TV/MiLB.com Ponies at a Glance LAST NIGHT: The Rumble Ponies fell 3-1 to the RUBBERDUCKS ROLLING: Akron extended their Akron RubberDucks in Game 1 of a scheduled winning streak Wednesday to 6 games. Prior to Overall Record: 2-17 doubleheader. Game two was postponed due to a arriving in Binghamton, they took 5 of 6 at home 2nd Half Record: 0-0 rain delay that lasted over two hours in Game against Reading. The Ponies are looking for their Home Record: 1-7 One. It is being made up as part of a doublehead- first win against Akron this season (0-7). Road Record: 1-10 er today. Day Games: 2-1 MANGUM JOINS THE PONIES: OF Jake Mangum Night Games: 0-16 WHO’S HOME? The Rumble Ponies were the road was added to the Binghamton roster Saturday team in yesterday’s Game 1 as it was the makeup from Brooklyn and is hitting .313 (5-16) over his Vs. Eastern Division: of the May 9th game that was to be played in first four games, with a HR, 4 RBI, and 2 runs Vs. Western Division: 2-17 Akron. Today the Rumble Ponies will be the home scored. Mangum was the Mets 4th round pick in Vs. NL Affiliates: 1-5 team for both games. 2019 out of Mississippi State. Vs. AL Affiliates: 1-13 THE AGONY OF DEFEAT : Five of the last seven GORDON’S A GAMER: RHP Cole Gordon pitched 4 May Record: 2-17 Rumble Ponies losses have been by one run. In innings in relief on Wednesday, allowing only 1 June Record: total, seven of their 16 losses have been by one run and 3 hits. Gordon was teammates with Jake July Record: run, with three decided by two runs. Mangum at Mississippi State and the two were August Record: drafted in the same year by the Mets in 2019! September Record: CORTES ON-BASE STREAK: Carlos Cortes was 0-2 (Gordon was drafted in the 32nd Round). with a run scored last night ending his 5-game Ponies Score First: 1-7 hitting streak. Cortes did draw a leadoff walk WALKER MAKES AA DEBUT: Ponies Game 1 start- OPP Score First: 1-10 though in the first inning, scoring on a Jeremy er Josh Walker is making his Double-A debut to- Lead after 7th: 2-3 Vasquez RBI single. This extends Cortes on-base night. He was called up from Brooklyn on May 24. Tied after 7th: 0-2 streak to six games. He was the Mets 37th round pick in 2017 out of Trail after 7th: 0-11 the University of New Haven Lead after 8th:2-2 ROMERO WAY ABOVE AVERAGE: Ponies IF Yoel Tied after 8th: 0-3 Romero is hitting .333, moving 7th in the North- COMING UP: The Ponies homestand continues on th Trail after 8 : 0-11 east League in batting average. Romero joined the Friday night with first pitch at 7:05. Saturday will Walk-Offs (W-L): 0-3 Ponies on May 7th and started his AA tenure on a be a 6:35PM first pitch and Sunday is also a 6-game hitting streak, with 4 of those being multi- 6:35PM start because of the Memorial Day holiday Extra Inning Games: hit performances. He’s also 7th in the NE League on Monday. Fireworks will follow both Friday and Shutout Record: in OBP (.424) Sunday’s games. 1-Run Games: 0-7 2-Run Games: 1-2 3-Run Games: 0-2 Northeast league standings 4+ Run Games: 1-6 NE Division W L GB Stk L10 SW Division W L GB Stk L10 Doubleheaders (W-L-S): Somerset 14 5 --- W7 8-2 Akron 14 5 --- W6 8-2 Series Openers: 0-4 Series Finales: 1-2 Portland 12 8 2.5 W1 5-5 Bowie 14 5 --- W1 7-3 Rubber Games: New Hampshire 7 12 7.0 L3 4-6 Erie 14 6 0.5 L1 7-3 Series Record (W-L-S): 0-3-0 Sweep (BIN-OPP): 0-1 Hartford 6 14 8.5 L1 3-7 Altoona 12 7 2.0 W1 6-4 Reading 3 16 11.0 L5 1-9 Richmond 11 8 3.0 W1 3-7 Binghamton 2 17 12.0 L3 2-8 Harrisburg 7 13 7.5 L1 5-5 Upcoming Games and Probable Starters Friday May 28 7:05 PM vs. Akron RubberDucks v. RHP Tylor Megill Saturday May 29 6:35 PM vs. Akron RubberDucks v. RHP Adam Oller Sunday May 30 6:35 PM vs. Akron RubberDucks v. RHP Tony Dibrell 2021 BINGHAMTON RUMBLE PONIES GAME NOTES 1 Binghamton Rumble Ponies Starting Pitcher JOSH WALKER 26 Age: 26 Hometown: Slate Hill, NY HT: 6-6 th dt Pro Experience: 4 season BIN (AA) Experience: 1 season WT: 225 Acquired: 37th Round, 2017 College: University of New Haven B/T: L/L DOUBLE-A DEBUT: Walker is making his first ap- THE LAST THREE YEARS pearance of his AA career after being added to the Binghamton roster from Brooklyn on May 24. With the Cyclones, he was 3-0 with a 2.57 ERA in 4 YR CLUB W-L ERA G GS SV IP H R ER HR BB SO Avg starts. 18 KNG (ROK) 1-0 0.00 3 0 1 9.0 9 1 0 0 0 12 .265 18 BRK (NYP A) 0-1 4.18 10 6 0 32.1 33 17 15 4 15 40 .270 NORTHEAST TIES: Walker attended college at the 19 MTS (GCL) 0-1 6.00 1 1 0 3.0 3 2 2 0 0 2 .231 University of New Haven in Connecticut...just over 3 and a half hours from Rumbletown Stadium. 19 Brooklyn (NYP A) 0-0 9.00 1 0 0 3.0 5 3 3 0 2 3 .357 21 Brooklyn (A+) 3-0 2.57 4 4 0 21.0 14 6 6 1 4 23 .189 NEW YORK ROOTS: Walker grew up in Slate Hill, MiLB Career 6-3 4.46 33 11 3 82.2 85 47 41 6 27 93 .266 NY in Orange County...in the Hudson Valley Re- gion of New York State. He went to Minisink Val- Double-A ley High School, just two hours from Binghamton. TRANSACTIONS: Added to the Binghamton roster on May 24. 2021 START-BY-START RESULTS DATE OPP D IP H R ER HR BB SO ERA RESULT @ASHBRK W 5 0 0 0 0 1 8 0.00 W 8-2 5/11 @GVLBRK W 5 4 1 1 0 1 7 0.90 W 6-1 5/16 @GVLBRK ND 5 7 4 4 1 1 4 3.00 L 10-9 5/21 HVBRK W 6 3 1 1 9 1 4 2.57 W 4-1 Ponies Record in Starts: 3-1 Run Support in Starts: --- AT THE PLATE YR CLUB Avg AB H R RBI SH 2B 3B HR Pro Career 0 6 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 College: Cal Poly San Luis Obispo 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: 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! FERMIN, EDGARDO Acq: Int’l FA, 7/2/14 Pro Exp (AA): 6th season (2nd) • Ponies: Smacked first Ponies hit and finished 1-3, 6/8/19 @HFD… Had a three- Career: 2018: Hit .210 with 8 HR and 39 RBI in 109 games with game hit streak from 6/8-6/13. Columbia (A)… 2017: Hit .285 with 8 doubles and 15 RBI in 40 • Two different stints with Binghamton in 2019...6/8 to 6/13 and 8/23 to 9/2 games between Brooklyn (Short-A) and Kingsport (Rookie) • Hit .314 with Binghamton overall in 2019 • Transactions: Assigned to Ponies 6/5/19… Assigned to St.