Ponies Offense, Winning Streak Keep Rolling in Akron

AKRON, OH – The Binghamton Rumble Ponies racked up 16 hits, including eight for extra-bases, in a 11-6 win over the RubberDucks on Tuesday night at Canal Park. Every Rumble Pony position player collected at least one hit and five players compiled multiple hits in Binghamton’s fifth straight win. Binghamton starter David Peterson struck out eight and pitched into the sixth inning to earn his first career Double-A victory.

One night after scoring 16 runs on 17 hits, the Rumble Ponies picked up where they left off. The first five hitters Binghamton sent to the plate against Sean Brady reached safely in a four-run first inning. Mike Paez, Patrick Mazeika, and Ali Sanchez highlighted the game-opening clip with three straight run-scoring doubles on three consecutive pitches.

Binghamton blew the game open and chased Brady from the game with an onslaught to start the fourth inning. After the first two reached, Sanchez yanked a two-run double down the left-field line and Will Toffey followed with a run-scoring single up the middle. Alfredo Escalera and Andres Gimenez capped the six-run inning with RBI singles against reliever Ben Krauth.

The Rumble Ponies received contributions from every part of their lineup. Mazeika, Sanchez and Braxton Lee each supplied a pair of doubles on Binghamton’s big offensive night. Sam Haggerty registered his third three-hit game of the season, highlighting his effort against his former team with an RBI triple in the third inning.

The Ponies’ second straight offensive explosion pushed Peterson to his first victory as a Rumble Pony. The southpaw struck out a season-high eight over 5-2/3 innings in his third start of the season. Peterson (1-1) allowed eight hits, a majority of which were seeing-eye singles. Akron designated hitter Li-Jen Chu hung the only significant blemish on Peterson’s tab with a two-run homer in the fourth.

Brady (0-2) allowed nine runs (eight earned) on nine hits over three innings in the loss.

Binghamton (9-4) wraps up their three-game series in Akron on Wednesday at 6:35 PM. RHP Chris Mazza takes the mound for his first start since returning from a one-game appearance with the Syracuse Mets. The Horizons Federal Credit Union pregame show starts at 6:20 PM and can be heard on NewsRadio 1290 AM WNBF and the Binghamton Rumble Ponies channel on TuneIn.

POSTGAME NOTES: Binghamton’s 27 runs in their last two games are tied for the second-most in back-to-back games in franchise history; they scored 29 runs in consecutive games in April 2008…Binghamton’s 33 combined hits in their last two games are the most in back-to-back games since they had 35 in September 2015…Li-Jen Chu’s homer off David Peterson was only the third long ball allowed by the lefty in his pro career