Rumble Ponies 8, Fisher Cats 4
- Updated: August 30, 2021
MANCHESTER – Demi Orimoloye went 2-for-4 and drover in a run, but the New Hampshire Fisher Cats (Toronto Blue Jays Double-A affiliate) fell to the Binghamton Rumble Ponies (NY Mets) 8-4 on Sunday at Delta Dental Stadium. The teams split a six-game series.
Each team scored three times in the first inning. Binghamton’s Carlos Rincon hit a three-run homer and New Hampshire (47-50) scored on singles by Vinny Capra, a groundout by Jordan Groshans and a single by Orimoloye.
The Rumble Ponies (46-53) moved back in front in the second. Carlos Cortes reached on a fielder’s choice, and singles by Luis Carpio and Brett Baty made it 4-3.
Binghamton scored four more runs in the fourth before the Fisher Cats hit for a run in the bottom of the fifth. With the bases loaded on a hit-by-pitch and a pair of walks, LJ Talley grounded out, allowing Samad Taylor to score to make it 8-4.
Luis Quiñones (L, 2-3) took the loss for the Fisher Cats. The New Hampshire bullpen kept Binghamton off the board after the fourth inning with scoreless relief from Jon Harris, Parker Caracci, Graham Spraker, and Sean Rackowski.
Allan Winans (W, 1-1), who pitched 3.1 scoreless innings out of the bullpen for Binghamton picked up the win.
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