READING, PA – The Binghamton Rumble Ponies (16-29 ,44-70), led by a six-run fifth inning, defeated the Reading Fightin Phils 8-6 in the series opener Tuesday night at FirstEnergy Stadium.
The Rumble Ponies initially fell behind 3-0 and didn’t get their first baserunner on until a Rowdey Jordan double with one out in the fourth. In the fifth, they broke through against Noah Skirrow (5-8). The first six hitters reached, with Hayden Senger’s two-run single cutting the Fightins lead to 3-2. A passed ball tied the game at three and Nic Gaddis RBI single put the Ponies on top 4-3. Later in the frame, Jake Mangum’s two-run single extended the lead to 6-3.
Mangum, joining the Ponies after a rehab stint, added a solo home run in the seventh to left center, his second of the year. He finished 2-5 with three RBI. Ronny Mauricio tacked on an RBI single in the eighth to give the Ponies an 8-4 lead.
Manny Alvarez (3-3) in his first appearance with Binghamton earned the win. Antonio Santos allowed just one hit over three scoreless frames in relief. Tony Dibrell allowed three hits and three runs over three and two thirds innings in the start against Reading (23-23, 52-63)
The two teams continue their series on Wednesday night with first pitch at 7:00 PM and pregame coverage getting underway at 6:45 PM on the WNBF Rumble Ponies Radio Network.
Postgame Notes: Mauricio, Senger, and Gaddis each had multi-hit games…Gaddis has an RBI in back-to-back games…The Ponies are now 9-4 against Reading this year and 5-2 at FirstEnergy Stadium…Binghamton is 4-3 overall on this current 12-game road trip.
Mauricio still hitting, but at .252/.285/.474 he needs to keep working to move up. The pitching is only going to get better.
ReplyDeleteWe all wanted more power from this kid.
DeleteWell, the new power swing brings with it less on-base situations.
THAT'S why he isn't on the top 100 list anymore.
Mauricio is still 21, hopefully he figures it out. My guess is he is a future .240/.290/.450 major leaguer hitting 25-30 HRs. Is that good enough to play for an annual Division contender?
ReplyDeleteMangum on base 8 times in his last 3 games. I think he got healthy a little too late to be seriously considered for a call up.
ReplyDeleteMan, do I wish rosters expanded to 30 on Sept 1, rather than 28.
I said the day before the draft that this guy had the potential to lead the majors in both steals and OBP.
DeleteMack Mangum and Jett in the OF sounds good 2 me. Big question Mack and Tom: do you see Mangum as Nimmo 2 or higher ceiling?
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