Binghamton Rumble Ponies ((Mets)) vs. Trenton Thunder ((Yankees)) LHP Anthony Kay (5-2, 1.07) vs. RHP Garrett Whitlock (2-0, 3.26) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ --------------------------------------------------- Sunday May 26, 2019 • 6:35 PM • Game 47 of 140 • NYSEG Stadium • Binghamton, NY Last Game: E.L. Standings (1st Half): E.L. Standings (2nd Half): Deivi Garcia struck out ten in six innings and the Thunder Pork 2.x East Division W L GB Streak Roll put together some late offense to take a 5-2 win on Saturday East Division W L GB Streak Trenton 28 18 -- W1 Trenton 0 0 -- -- night. Binghamton 26 17 0.5 L1 Binghamton 0 0 -- -- Reading 25 18 1.5 W1 Hartford 0 0 -- -- Kyle Holder put the Pork Roll ahead when he bunted in Ben Ruta to Hartford 27 21 2.0 W3 New Hampshire 0 0 -- -- take a 3-2 lead. Wendell Rijo added a two-run homer in the ninth New Hampshire 22 24 6.0 L2 Portland 0 0 -- -- inning to make the lead more comfortable for Daniel Alvarez in the Portland 15 31 13.0 W2 Reading 0 0 -- -- bottom of the ninth. West Division W L GB Streak West Division W L GB Streak Harrisburg 30 17 -- L1 Akron 0 0 -- -- The Thunder managed just one hit through their first seven innings Akron 23 24 7.0 L1 Altoona 0 0 -- -- at the plate as Mickey Jannis and Austin McGeorge kept the Pork Erie 21 23 7.5 L2 Bowie 0 0 -- -- Roll offense down. Altoona 22 25 8.0 L5 Erie 0 0 -- -- Bowie 19 28 11.0 W3 Harrisburg 0 0 -- -- Richmond 16 28 12.5 W1 Richmond 0 0 -- -- 2019 Monthly Report: Thunder Claps NECK AND NECK: The Thunder split last weekend’s four-game series with Binghamton, winning the first two contests before April: 15 -7, May: 13-11, June: 0-0, dropping the last two. With Saturday’s win, the Thunder reclaimed place in the Eastern Division by a half-game over the Rumble July: 0-0, August: 0-0, September: 0-0 Ponies. In 2018, the Thunder split both four-game series they played at NYSEG Stadium (June 25-28 and July 19-22). Date Opponent Time/Result BANG FOR YOUR BUCK: Saturday’s game was the fourth time this season the Thunder have been held to three hits in a game. 5/1 New Hampshire L 4-1 Though ranking in the middle of the Eastern League (6th) with 353 total hits, Trenton has manufactured 204 runs, third-most in the league-27 and just six fewer than the leading team, Akron (210). 5/2 @ Harrisburg L 7-4 5/3 @ Harrisburg W 9-3 (6) DEIVI’S A DANDY: Despite not having joined the Thunder until April 30, Deivi Garcia leads all Trenton pitchers with 42 5/4 @ Harrisburg L 6-5 strikeouts and ranks 13th in the Eastern League in that category. The Dominican right-hander turned 20 years old just last Sunday and 5/5 @ Harrisburg PPD (Rain) is averaging 1.6 strikeouts per inning through five starts. 5/6 @ Richmond W 3-2 5/7 @ Richmond W 8-3 WAY TO GO, WAGS: After a slow start at the plate, Hopewell, New Jersey native Brandon Wagner is heating up, batting .333 (9- 5/8 @ Richmond W 10-0 for-27) over his last nine games. The nine-game stretch includes two multi-hit games (Wagner had just one multi-hit performance in his first 36 games), and the 23-year-old recorded a hit in three straight games for the first time this season between last Sunday and 5/9 Tuesday. Additionally, Wagner is third among Thunder hitters with 22 walks. 5/10 Portland W 6-3 5/11 Portland W 8-7 (12) ROOTING FOR RUTA: Despite a recent slump (1-for-14 over his last four games), West Windsor, New Jersey native Ben Ruta still 5/12 Portland PPD (Rain) leads the league with a .329 average. He is also second with 50 hits, is tied for second with 4 triples and 11 stolen bases and is third 5/13 @ Harrisburg (G1) L 2-1 (7) with a .416 OBP. Ruta also owns the team’s longest on-base streak this season (13 games between April 17 and May 6) and leads the 5/13 @ Harrisburg (G2) L 4-1 (7) Thunder with 15 multi-hit games. 5/14 @ Harrisburg L 6-4 GITTEN’ AFTER IT: Chris Gittens also ranks among league leaders in numerous offensive categories. The Texas native leads the 5/15 @ Harrisburg L 5-0 Eastern League with a .447 OBP, a 1.034 OPS, and 31 walks, and ranks near the top with a .587 SLG (3rd), 9 home runs (4th), 29 RBI 5/16 Binghamton W 5-4 (4th), and a .310 average (5th). 5/17 Binghamton W 6-2 5/18 Binghamton L 3-1 GO WEST, YOUNG MEN: After the current series in Binghamton, the Thunder will play 10 of their next 13 games against Western 5/19 Binghamton L 7-1 Division opponents. Trenton is 16-8 against Eastern Division rivals, but just 12-10 against the Western Division. 5/20 Portland (G1) W 6-2 5/20 Portland (G2) W 4-3 WHO THEY ARE: Of the 25 players on the Thunder roster, 12 were drafted by the Yankees, nine were signed as minor league or international free agents, three were acquired via trade, and one was claimed off waivers. Seventeen of the 25 played under Patrick 5/21 Portland L 9-8 Osborn at High-A Tampa at some point in 2018. 5/22 Portland W 3-2 5/23 Portland W 3-2 5/24 @ Binghamton L 6-0 5/25 @ Binghamton W 5-2 Upcoming Probable Starting Pitchers: 5/26 @ Binghamton 6:35 PM Mon. May 27 @ Binghamton 1:05 PM RHP Trevor Stephan (0-2, 7.20) vs. RHP Tommy Wilson (AA Debut) 5/27 @ Binghamton 1:05 PM 5/28 Altoona 7:00 PM Tues.+ May 28 vs. Altoona 7:00 PM RHP Rony Garcia (1-3, 3.67) vs. RHP Scooter Hightower (2-5, 6.02) 5/29 Altoona 7:00 PM Wed. May 29 vs. Altoona 7:00 PM RHP Albert Abreu (1-4, 4.78) vs. RHP James Marvel (4-5, 3.81) 5/30 Altoona 7:00 PM Thur. May 30 vs. Altoona 7:00 PM RHP Deivi Garcia (2-2, 3.46) vs. TBA 5/31 Harrisburg 7:00 PM #22 Garrett Whitlock 2019 Game By Game: 6’5” – 190 – Age: 22 (6/11/1996) Game Result Dec. IP H R ER BB K HR Pitches 4/8 @ Akron W 4-3 -- 6.0 8 3 2 0 4 0 80/60 Born: Snellville, GA Resides: Birmingham, AL *2 runs in 3rd (Wagner error led to 2nd) and go-ahead run in 6th // Gittens 2R HR in 8th completed comeback win School: U. of Alabama - Birmingham Acquired: 18th Round, 2017 4/13 vs. Portland W 1-0 (7) W (1-0) 6.0 3 0 0 2 6 0 87/58 *Solo HR by Wagner was difference, retired 11-of-last-12 batters faced Features a Sinking Fastball, Slider and Change-up… 4/19 @ Portland W 13-10 W (2-0) 6.0 3 1 1 1 6 0 87/57 *Led 10-0 after 5 innings, retired side in order in 2nd, 3rd and 5th 2019: Delivered a quality start in his first three starts of season… Returned from 4/27 vs. Erie (G1) W 4-2 -- 1.0 1 1 1 1 0 0 25/13 st IL on 5/11 against Portland, going 3.2 IP allowing one hit (solo HR to Bobby *Left after 1 inning (broken fingernail) // Thunder won on walk-off 2R HR by Gittens 5/11 vs. Portland W 8-7 (12)-- 3.2 1 1 1 2 3 1 51/33 Dalbec , 1st career 3-HR game)… *Hit 50-pitch limit in return from IL, Dalbec HR was only H allowed // Zehner walk-off in 12th 5/16 vs. BIN W 5-4 -- 3.2 5 2 2 2 3 1 66/40 2018: Began season by making 7 starts with Charleston: 2-2, 1.13 ERA (40.0 IP, *Limited to 65 pitches, allowed both runs in 2nd inning // Carter 3.1 IP, 0 R piggy-back 23 H, 5 ER 7 BB, 44 K)… Named South Atlantic League Pitcher of the Week for 5/21 vs. Portland L 9-8 -- 4.0 8 4 4 2 3 0 72/50 W eek ending May 6 after recording 10 K’s in 7.0 IP against Lexington, extending *Stranded bases loaded in 1st, 3 runs allowed in 4th // Wivinis allowed 3R in 9th his scoreless streak to 25.0 IP (streak would end at 26 IP)… Promoted to High-A Tampa on 5/14 and made 9 starts for Tarpons: 3-2, 1.90 ERA (47.1 IP, 40 H, 10 ER, 13 BB, 54 K)… Allowed 1 earned or less in 7-of-9 starts made for Tampa… Delivered rain-shortened complete game on 7/6 @ Lakeland… Struck out 7+ batters in 8-of-21 starts made in 2018… Made Eastern League debut on 7/17 in continuation of suspended game from 4/29 at New Hampshire going 5.0 IP, 3 H, 5 BB (career-high), 0 K and earned the victory… Returned to Thunder for spot start on 8/18 to start Game 2 of DH, went 5.2 IP, 7 H, 2 R (1 ER), 2 BB, 4 K (103 pitches/60 strikes)… 2017: Made his professional debut between the GCL Yankees West and Rookie- level Pulaski, combining to go 1-0 with a 3.77 ERA (14.1IP, 14H, 7R/6ER, 0BB, 22K, 1HR) in five games (three starts)…began the season in the GCL, recording 14K in 8.2IP over three starts (4H, 2R/1ER)…finished the year with two relief appeara nces at Pulaski (1-0, 7.94 ERA, 5.2IP, 5ER)… PERSONAL: Pitched two seasons at UAB (2016-17), going 7-11 with two saves and a 3.56 ERA (111.1IP, 115H, 61R/44ER, 45BB, 90K) in 42 games (eight starts)…graduated from Providence Christian Academy (Ga.), where he was a 2015 Perfect Game Preseason All-America honorable mention….