2019 GAME NOTES Binghamton Rumble Ponies Media Relations NYSEG Stadium • Binghamton, NY 13901 • (607) 722-FUNN BINGHAMTON RUMBLE PONIES HARTFORD YARD GOATS (31-23), 3rd Eastern Division (34-24) 2nd Western Division (New York Mets) (Colorado Rockies) Friday June 7, 2019 • 7:05 PM Dunkin’ Donuts Park• Hartford, CT RHP Harol Gonzalez (3-1, 2.94 ERA) vs. RHP Brandon Gold 6-3, 3.54 ERA) Broadcast: NewsRadio 1290 AM WNBF, MiLB.TV Ponies at a Glance TONIGHT: The Binghamton Rumble Ponies contin- TOFFEY WITH A GOOD EYE: Rumble Ponies third ue their road trip opening up a three-game series basemen Will Toffey leads the Eastern League with Overall Record: 31-23 against the Hartford Yard Goats tonight at Dunkin’ 35 walks on the year. Toffey has reached base at Home Record: 9-13 Donuts Park. It is the first meeting between the least once in the last 13 games he has started. Road Record: 22-10 two teams this season. The Ponies are coming off Day Games: 6-8 dropping two of three games against the Senators ROAD WARRIORS: The Rumble Ponies are 22-10 Night Games: 25-15 in Harrisburg. on the road. That’s the best road mark in the East- ern League. Vs. Eastern Division: 12-17 TIGHT DIVISION RACE: The Rumble Ponies, having Vs. Western Division: 19-6 dropped five of their last six games, are now in FERNANDEZ LEADING THE WAY: Yard Goats left Vs. NL Affiliates 9-3 third place in the Eastern Division. They are a fielder Vince Fernandez is tied for the Eastern Vs. AL Affiliates: 22-20 game back of Hartford, and a game and a half League lead in HR (13) and extra-base hits (28). It’s behind Trenton in the Eastern Division. the 23 year old’s first year in Double A after being April Record: 11-8 taken in the 10th round of the 2016 draft by the May Record: 20-15 CONNECTICUT CONNECTIONS: Both Ponies left- Rockies out of UC Riverside. June Record: 0-0 handed starter Anthony Kay and right-handed July Record: 0-0 reliever Joe Zanghi have Connecticut ties. Kay GOOD FOR FIVE: Tonight’s Ponies starter Harol August Record: 0-0 played baseball collegiately at UCONN, while Gonzalez has pitched five innings or more in 23 September Record: 0-0 Zanghi is from Milford, CT. Stoors is about 30 consecutive starts, a stretch starting on June 2, Ponies Score First: 21-5 minutes from the ballpark, while Milford is less 2018 with St. Lucie...he last failed to pitch at least OPP Score First: 10-18 than an hour away from Dunkin’ Donuts Park. Kay five innings on May 26, 2018 (4.0 IP) with St. Lucie Out-hit OPP 22-6 will pitch on Saturday night. Equal in Hits 4-4 STRONG PITCHING: The Yard Goats pitching staff Out-hit by OPP 3-13 NEW ENGLAND ROOTS: The Rumble Ponies is first in the Eastern League with a 2.89 ERA… th have three players from Massachusetts. Will Toffey Tonight’s Hartford starter Brandon Gold is tied Lead after 7 : 18-0 th is from Barnstable, MA...Patrick Mazeika grew up in with Ponies lefty Anthony Kay for second in total Tied after 7 : 2-3 th Wilbraham, MA ..while Dario Pizzano hails from wins in the EL. Trail after 7 : 4-13 th Saugus, MA. Lead after 8 : 19-0 th COMING UP: The Rumble Ponies continue their Tied after 8 : 2-2 th LAST YEAR AGAINST YARD GOATS: The Rumble series Saturday night against the Yard Goats at Trail after 8 : 3-13 Ponies were 5-13 against the Yard Goats in 18 6:05PM. The series and six-game road trip wraps Walk-Offs (W-L): 2-1 meetings in 2018. up Sunday at 1:05. Extra Inning Games: 5-1 Shutout Record: 5-3 Eastern league standings 1-Run Games: 7-8 2-Run Games: 6-5 Eastern Division W L GB Stk L10 Western Division W L GB Stk L10 3-Run Games: 3-2 Trenton 33 22 --- L1 6-4 Harrisburg 37 22 --- W1 7-3 4+ Run Games: 14-7 Hartford 34 24 0.5 W1 7-3 Akron 30 28 6.5 L1 7-3 Doubleheaders (W-L-S): 2-0-3 Binghamton 31 23 1.5 L1 4-6 Altoona 27 29 8.5 W3 5-5 Series Openers: 11-5 Series Finales: 5-9 Reading 32 24 1.5 W1 5-5 Erie 26 28 8.5 L3 5-5 Rubber Games: 1-2 New Hampshire 26 31 8.0 L2 4-6 Bowie 22 36 14.5 W2 3-7 Series Record (W-L-S): 9-4-3 Sweep (BIN-OPP): 2-1 Portland 20 36 13.5 L2 5-5 Richmond 21 36 15.0 W2 4-6 Upcoming Games and Probable Starters Saturday June 10 6:05PM @Hartford Yard Goats LHP Anthony Kay vs. LHP Ty Culbreth Sunday June 11 1:05PM @Hartford Yard Goats TBA vs. RHP Rico Garcia 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: Gonzalez allowed two runs over five innings vs. the Sea Dogs on Sunday afternoon in a no- THE LAST THREE YEARS decision. Gonalez is looking for his first win since May 8th, when he was part of a combined no-hitter YR CLUB W-L ERA G GS SV IP H R ER HR BB SO Avg against the Harrisburg Senators. 17 Columbia (Low-A) 9-8 3.56 20 20 0 126.1 123 56 50 11 37 91 .257 St. Lucie (High-A) 0-1 3.18 3 3 0 11.1 10 7 4 2 3 9 .222 NO-HITTER: Gonzalez pitched 6 and 2/3 no-hit in- nings on May 8th in Harrisburg against the Senators 18 St. Lucie (High-A) 1-6 2.82 13 12 0 73.1 62 27 23 6 19 59 .223 to combine for Binghamton’s first no-hitter since 2006. Las Vegas (AAA) 0-1 3.00 1 1 0 6.0 4 2 2 0 2 1 .182 Gonzalez was named Eastern League Pitcher of the Week following his performance. Binghamton 0-9 7.79 9 9 0 52.0 79 48 45 10 17 30 .359 19 Binghamton (AA) 3-1 2.94 9 8 0 49.0 38 17 16 9 12 43 .215 GOOD FOR FIVE: Has pitched five innings or more in MiLB Career 24-36 3.70 97 82 3 518.1 504 248 213 53 127 430 .254 23 consecutive starts, a stretch starting on June 2, 2018 with St. Lucie...last failed to pitch at least five Double-A Career 3-10 5.44 18 17 0 101.0 117 65 61 19 29 73 .295 innings on May 26, 2018 (4.0 IP) with St. Lucie RACKING UP K’s: Struck out season-high nine on 4/27 vs. Portland, surpassing his season-high 8 K’s in his first 2019 START-BY-START RESULTS start of the year at Erie on April 18...struck out career- high 11 with Brooklyn (SS-A) in 2016 DATE OPP D IP H R ER HR BB SO ERA RESULT HITTING FOR POWER: Gonzalez has surrendered 8 4/18 @ ERI W 6.0 4 3 3 2 1 8 3.24 W, 7-5 home runs on the season...tied for third-most in the 4/27 Vs. POR W 5.0 2 0 0 0 1 9 2.03 W, 1-0 Eastern League. 5/3 @POR ND 5 9 5 5 2 2 5 3.93 W, 12-5 FINALLY FINDING #1: Earned his first career Double-A 5/8 @HBG W 6.2 0 0 0 0 2 6 2.88 W, 7-0 win in his tenth career start with Binghamton on April 5/15 ALT ND 6 7 4 4 3 0 1 3.48 L, 9-8 19 versus Erie...had suffered loss in all nine starts with Binghamton in 2018...had suffered ten straight losses 5/22 @BOW L 6 5 2 2 1 1 3 3.41 L, 2-1 overall, including defeat with Las Vegas (AAA) on July 5/28 @RIC ND 7 5 1 0 0 2 5 2.86 W 2-1 (10) 7, 2018...last win came on July 2, 2018 with St. Lucie 6/02 POR ND 5 5 2 2 1 3 4 2.94 L 6-5 (High-A) 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 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.