BINGHAMTON, N.Y. – Binghamton hit a pair of home runs on their way to a 7-3 win over the Curve on Sunday afternoon at Mirabito Stadium. With the result, the Curve finished their series at Binghamton with a 1-5 record.
Keiner Delgado started the day with a bang, slamming the first pitch thrown by Mets rehabber Justin Hagenman over the right field wall for a solo homer. Delgado’s ninth homer of the season was the third leadoff solo home run hit by the Curve this season, the second for Delgado.
Binghamton responded with a two-run homer from Jefferson Rojas in the bottom of the first inning of Peyton Stumbo. The Curve drew even in the third inning on a sacrifice fly from Lonnie White Jr. however, Binghamton’s Corey Collins hit a go-ahead three-run homer in the fourth off Stumbo to take a 5-2 lead that the Rumble Ponies wouldn’t relinquish.
Stumbo suffered the loss, allowing five runs on five hits and two walks over four innings. Jake Shirk held Binghamton scoreless in the fifth and sixth, before the Rumble Ponies scored twice in the seventh on a single from Mitch Voit.
Jesus Castillo picked up two hits and scored on a wild pitch in the fifth inning to record the lone multi-hit game for the Curve. Murf Gray was hit by a pitch and walked, he’s reached base safely in 26-of-28 games played for Altoona.
Jaycob Deese wrapped up the game on the mound with 1.2 scoreless frames of relief with three strikeouts. Deese has allowed just one earned run in his last 11 outings, covering 17.1 innings with 17 strikeouts.
Altoona begins a fresh week of baseball on Tuesday night at PNG Field at 6:00 p.m. RHP Matt Ager will start on the mound for the Curve with Erie’s starter to be announced.
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