Binghamton, N.Y. – In the second extra-inning battle of the series, the Binghamton Rumble Ponies (17-32) pulled past the Portland Sea Dogs (25-23), to win their first game of the series, 5-4 from Mirabito Stadium.
In the bottom of the 10th inning with infielder Raudelis Martinez on the mound for Portland, catcher Chris Suero delivered the walk-off single to score designated hitter TT Bowens.
It was Binghamton’s fourth walk-off win of the year, and they are now 4-1 in extra-inning games.
Jorge Polanco gave Binghamton the lead in the bottom of the fifth inning, 3-1. After walking in his first two at-bats, Polanco crushed a three-run home run on the second pitch of the at-bat.
Portland took the lead back in the top half of the sixth inning, also using the long ball. Catcher Nate Baez deposited a game-tying two-run home run, his fifth of the year, to make it 3-3.
Still in the sixth inning, Portland had its next two hitters reach base, and then second baseman Tyler McDonough knocked in the go-ahead run for his third go-ahead hit of the series.
McDonough had the go-ahead triple in the 10th inning on Tuesday and the go-ahead double in the seventh inning last night.
The Ponies did not waiver in the bottom of the sixth, tying the game at 4-4. In his first series back in Binghamton since 2024, right fielder Jaylen Palmer stroked a two-out RBI double, his first RBI and extra base hit of the year.
Right-hander Brendan Girton got the start for Binghamton, tossing 5.1 innings. He allowed just one run with one out in the sixth inning until Baez hit the two-run homer.
The Binghamton bullpen was fantastic in relief, highlighted by getting out of a big jam in the top of the eighth inning. Portland loaded the bases with one out, but right-hander Saul Garcia, who pitched the end of the eighth and ninth inning scored a go-ahead run out of the bases-loaded jam.
Left-hander Felipe De La Cruz struck out three over the 1.2 innings following Girton, and they were scoreless. Right-hander Dan Hammer (2-0), in his fifth appearance of the year, pitched a scoreless top of the 10th inning.
The Ponies and Sea Dogs were tied after the seventh inning, giving Binghamton their first win when tied after the seventh inning, they are 1-1.
Portland right-hander Reidis Sena dazzled out of the bullpen, going 3.0 scoreless innings with three strikeouts.
The Rumble Ponies continue a six-game series against the Portland Sea Dogs (Double-A, Boston Red Sox) on Saturday at Mirabito Stadium. First pitch is set for 6:07 p.m., and the game will be broadcast on News Radio 1290 AM & 92.1 FM, the WNBF News Radio App, and MiLB.TV.
Postgame Notes: Jorge Polanco in his second rehab assignment (1-for-1, HR, R, 2 BB)...Jaylen Palmer notched his first RBI of the year, a go-ahead double (1-for-3, 2B, RBI, BB)...Wyatt Young extends his hit streak to six and now has eight multi-hit games (2-for-4)...Dan Hammer (W, 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 SO)...Saul Garcia (1.2 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 SO)...Felipe De La Cruz holds the best ERA at 1.65 (1.2 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 3 SO)...Brendan Girton (5.1 IP, 6 H, 4 ER, 1 BB, 1 SO).