Rumble Ponies 7, Fisher Cats 6
- Updated: April 25, 2024
Despite outhitting their opponent 11 to seven, the New Hampshire Fisher Cats (8-9) fell to the Binghamton Rumble Ponies 7-6 Wednesday night at Delta Dental Stadium.
The Fisher Cats trailed 7-2 after a six-run surge from Binghamton in the top of the seventh; New Hampshire had the tying run at third in the bottom of the ninth with two outs but couldn’t convert.
First baseman Riley Tirotta knocked his first Double-A home run of the season after being activated on New Hampshire’s roster on Tuesday.
Fisher Cats designated hitter Phil Clarke powered New Hampshire’s offense with a 3-for-4 night behind a pair of doubles and an RBI. Tirotta, along with left fielder Gabriel Martinez, finished with two hits.
Right-hander Michael Dominguez struck out three batters and walked two in his five innings, his second consecutive five-inning start. Reliever Alejandro Melean (L, 2-1) surrendered six runs on four hits in 1 2/3 innings.
Relievers Ian Churchill and Eric Pardinho held the Rumble Ponies scoreless through the final 2 1/3 innings.
Binghamton reliever Junior Santos (W, 2-0) picked up the win with two scoreless innings in relief of RHP Troy Miller, who gave up two runs on seven hits.
New Hampshire and Binghamton continue their six-game series at Delta Dental Stadium on Thursday. Fisher Cats RHP Devereaux Harrison (0-2, 12.19 ERA) makes his third appearance of the year as he opposes Rumble Ponies RHP Tyler Stuart (0-0, 4.66 ERA) with a 6:35 PM EDT start time.
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