Ponies Hold off Fightins to Seal Series Win READING, PA – The Binghamton Rumble Ponies (16-28), led by a six-run second inning and 17 hits, held off the Reading Fightin Phils 9-7 on Sunday night at FirstEnergy Stadium to take four out of six games in the series. Carlos Cortes finished 4-5 with two runs scored and two RBI. Cortes began the second inning with a double and capped off the scoring in the six-run frame with an RBI single. In between, Hayden Senger and Quinn Brodey hit RBI doubles along with RBI singles from Wyatt Young, Ronny Mauricio, and Luke Ritter. The Ponies would add another run in the third on an RBI double from Jeremy Vasquez to take a 7-1 lead. Reading (19-26) though would score four unanswered runs to cut the Ponies lead to 7-5 after four. In the sixth, Cortes added an RBI double and Senger followed with an RBI single to make it 9-5. Senger finished 2-4 with two RBI and a run scored. In the ninth with Binghamton up 9-6, Michel Otanez allowed an RBI double to Josh Ockimey to make it 9-7. With the tying run at the plate, Otanez struck out Vito Friscia swinging to end the game. Otanez is now six for six in save opportunities. Francisco Alvarez finished 3-5 with a run scored and was one of six different Rumble Ponies hitters who delivered multi-hit games. Yeizo Campos (3-1) earned the win allowing one run over two and two thirds innings. Reading lefty Ethan Lindow (0-1) took the loss allowing six runs over an inning and two thirds. The Rumble Ponies get their first series win of the season and return home to open a six-game series with the Somerset Patriots, the New York Yankees Double-A Affiliate, on Memorial Day. First pitch is at 4:05 PM with pregame coverage on Newsradio 1290 WNBF and 92.1 FM beginning at 3:50 PM. Postgame Notes: Cortes and Senger were a combined 6-9 with 4 RBI and 3 runs scored…Cortes has now driven in 4 runs over the last three games…the two teams combined for 30 hits.