2019 GAME NOTES Binghamton Rumble Ponies Media Relations NYSEG Stadium • Binghamton, NY 13901 • (607) 722-FUNN BINGHAMTON RUMBLE PONIES READING FIGHTIN PHILS (12-15, 47-44), T3rd Eastern Division (17-9, 56-37), 1st Eastern Division (New York Mets) (Philadelphia Phillies) Tuesday, July 16, 2019 • 6:35 PM NYSEG Stadium • Binghamton, NY LHP David Peterson (3-2, 4.18 ERA) vs. LHP JoJo Romero (4-3, 5.55 ERA) Broadcast: NewsRadio 1290 AM WNBF, MiLB.TV Ponies at a Glance TONIGHT: The Binghamton Rumble Ponies and SHORT BUT SWEET AT HOME: The Rumble Ponies the Reading Fightin Phils continue their three- are in a stretch where they are have 12 of 15 Overall Record: 47-44 game series at NYSEG Stadium. games on the road. This three-game series with 2nd Half Record: 12-15 Reading is the only series at NYSEG Stadium from Home Record: 15-25 LAST TIME OUT: The Rumble Ponies fell to the July 8 through July 24. This stretch includes trips Road Record: 32-19 Fightin Phils 4-1 Monday night. The Ponies’ lone to Portland, Akron and Reading. Over the first six Day Games: 9-10 run came on a Patrick Mazeika sacrifice fly in the games, the Ponies are 4-2. Night Games: 38-34 seventh. RHP Adonis Medina allowed one un- earned run on three hits over seven innings for the SPEED WINS: With a pair of stolen bases Monday Vs. Eastern Division: 21-23 win. Righty Harol Gonzalez limited Reading to one night, the Fightin Phils increased their total to 83 Vs. Western Division: 26-21 run on four hits with five Ks in six innings. The for the season, second in the EL. They are three Vs. NL Affiliates 12-14 Fightin Phils scored on solo homers by Austin behind Richmond for the league lead. Vs. AL Affiliates: 35-30 Bosart and Luke Williams as well as a Josh Stephen groundout and an Alec Bohm single. SILENCING OPPONENTS: The Fightin Phils rank April Record: 11-8 second in the league in ERA at 3.27. Over their last May Record: 19-11 LIMITED OPPORTUNITIES: The Rumble Ponies had nine games, Reading has given up more than June Record: 10-19 runners in scoring position just twice Monday three runs just once. July Record: 7-6 night. Mazeika drove one in with sac fly. The Po- August Record: 0-0 nies then left runners on second and third in the TIM TEBOW BOBBLEHEAD NIGHT: The Ponies are September Record: 0-0 eighth. Binghamton managed just four hits. commemorating Tim Tebow’s time in the Southern Ponies Score First: 32-13 Tier with a bobblehead. In 84 games last year with OPP Score First: 15-31 DRIVING THEM IN: With his sacrifice fly Monday the Rumble Ponies, Tebow hit .273 with 36 RBI, 14 th night, Patrick Mazeika moves into sole possession doubles and six home runs. He is currently with Lead after 7 : 30-0 th of third place in the Eastern League for RBI. He has Syracuse (AAA) and is hitting .160 with 19 RBI. Tied after 7 : 4-6 th driven in 49 runs this year. Teammate Barrett Tonight is also Take Me Back Tuesday, and the Trail after 7 : 6-29 th Barnes is tied for fifth with 47. Ponies are paying homage to the early 2000s. Lead after 8 : 29-0 th Tied after 8 : 4-5 th PETERSON RACKS UP K’S: Lefty David Peterson COMING UP: The Rumble Ponies and Fightin Phils Trail after 8 : 3-29 ranks fourth in EL with 91 strikeouts. He has regis- wrap up this three-game series Wednesday at 1:05 Walk-Offs (W-L): 3-5 tered at least five Ks in each of his last 10 starts. PM at NYSEG Stadium. RHP Zach Lee takes the Extra Inning Games: 7-4 Tonight is his 18th start of the season, which mound against lefty David Parkinson. The Ponies Shutout Record: 7-4 moves him into a tie for the most in the league. then head to Akron for four games. 1-Run Games: 13-14 2-Run Games: 10-7 Eastern League Standings 3-Run Games: 7-7 4+ Run Games: 15-15 Eastern Division W L GB Stk L10 Western Division W L GB Stk L10 Doubleheaders (W-L-S): 4-1-4 Reading 17 9 --- W2 7-3 Bowie 19 5 --- W2 8-2 Series Openers: 16-11 Hartford 12 12 4.0 W3 7-3 Erie 16 7 2.5 W2 5-5 Series Finales: 8-15 Binghamton 12 15 5.5 L1 7-3 Altoona 14 9 4.5 L2 6-4 Rubber Games: 1-3 Series Record (W-L-S): 11-11-3 Trenton 11 14 5.5 W1 4-6 Richmond 10 14 9.0 L1 3-7 Sweep (BIN-OPP): 4-5 New Hampshire 10 15 6.5 W1 5-5 Harrisburg 8 15 10.5 L2 3-7 Portland 10 15 6.5 L2 3-7 Akron 8 17 11.5 L2 2-8 Upcoming Games and Probable Starters Wednesday, July 17 1:05 PM Reading Fightin Phils RHP Zach Lee vs. LHP David Parkinson Thursday, July 18 7:05 PM @Akron RubberDucks RHP Mickey Jannis vs. TBA Friday, July 19 7:05 PM @Akron RubberDucks TBA vs. TBA 2019 BINGHAMTON RUMBLE PONIES GAME NOTES 1 Binghamton Rumble Ponies Starting Pitcher DAVID PETERSON 27 Age: 23 Hometown: Denver, CO HT: 6-6 rd st Pro Experience: 3 season BIN (AA) Experience: 1 season WT: 250 st Acquired: 1 round (#20 overall), 2017 College: U of Oregon B/T: L/L THE LAST THREE YEARS LAST START: Peterson went 5.2 innings and al- lowed two runs (one earned) on four hits with five YR CLUB W-L ERA G GS SV IP H R ER HR BB SO Avg strikeouts as he received a no-decision at Portland on 7/11… The Ponies are now 11-5 in games he 17 Brooklyn (SS-A) 0-0 2.45 3 3 0 3.2 4 1 1 0 1 6 .267 starts. 18 Columbia (A-) 1-4 1.82 9 9 0 59.1 46 16 12 1 11 57 .214 St. Lucie (A+) 6-6 4.33 13 13 0 68.2 74 39 33 1 19 58 .273 PITCHING IN CLOSE GAMES: The Ponies have ended up going to extra innings in five games 19 Binghamton (AA) 3-2 4.18 17 17 0 84.0 88 47 39 6 28 91 .263 Peterson has started this year, winning four of MiLB Career 10-12 3.55 42 42 0 215.2 212 103 85 8 59 212 .254 them. Double-A Career 3-2 4.18 17 17 0 84.0 88 47 39 6 28 91 .263 DOUBLE-A FIRST: Earned first career Double-A victory by beating RubberDucks on April 23...struck out eight and allowed three runs in 5.2 innings. NON-ROSTER INVITEE: Non-roster invitee to Major League Spring Training...allowed three runs over 2019 START-BY-START RESULTS two innings in two Grapefruit League appearanc- es...sent to Minor League side on March 5. DATE OPP D IP H R ER HR BB SO ERA RESULT 4/6 @ NH ND 3.1 3 1 1 0 3 5 2.70 W, 4-2 (12) 2018 IN TOTAL: Split first full season between Columbia (Low-A) & St. Lucie (High-A)...went 7-10 4/14 ERI ND 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2.70 Susp - B1 with 3.16 ERA in 22 starts. 4/17 NH L 5.1 4 5 2 0 3 2 3.12 L, 10-4 4/23 @ AKR W 5.2 8 3 3 1 1 8 3.77 W, 11-6 STERLING LAST YEAR: Named Sterling Award win- 4/29 AKR L 1.2 6 7 7 1 3 1 7.31 L, 9-5 ner for Columbia (Low-A) in 2018...compiled 1.82 ERA, held opponents to .214 batting average in 5/4 @POR ND 5.2 9 2 1 0 1 9 5.82 W, 5-4 (10) nine starts with Fireflies...went at least seven in- 5/9 @HBG ND 5.0 3 1 1 0 3 3 5.06 W, 5-3 (11) nings in five of final six starts in South Atlantic 5/14 ALT (Gm 2) ND 5.0 4 1 1 1 0 7 4.55 W, 5-1 (7) League...was named SAL Mid-Season All-Star. 5/21 @BOW W 5 3 2 0 0 2 8 3.93 W, 7-3 RIGHTING THE SHIP: Promoted to St. Lucie (High- 5/29 @RIC ND 4.2 9 4 3 0 1 6 4.14 W 9-5 (10) A) in mid-June 2018...had 6.50 ERA, .342 oppo- 6/04 @HBG ND 4.2 6 5 5 0 3 6 4.70 L, 9-8 nent batting average in first nine starts…went 4-0 TRN ND 6.1 5 4 4 1 2 5 4.82 W, 7-6 with 0.00 ERA (23.0 IP) in final four starts...held opponents to .103 batting average...did not allow 6/18 @NH W 7.0 9 2 2 0 0 6 4.55 W, 6-3 an extra-base hit in last four starts. 6/23 RIC ND 6.0 2 2 2 1 2 8 4.34 L, 4-3 6/28 @ALT ND 5.0 7 4 4 1 1 7 4.54 W, 7-5 GETTING HERE QUICKLY: Third player selected by Mets in 2017 draft to reach Double-A...Stephen 7/3 @ERI ND 7.0 6 2 2 1 1 5 4.37 L, 4-3 (10) th th Villines (10 round) & Joe Cavallaro (24 round) 7/11 @POR ND 5.2 4 2 1 0 2 5 4.18 W, 3-2 (7) each debuted with Binghamton in 2018.