The Rumble Ponies broke through in the eighth inning to take down the Sea Dogs 8-6. Marco Vargas drove in two runs with a single to center, putting the go-ahead in the books and setting the tone for Albuquerque down the stretch. The Rumble Ponies head home to host the Curve on Tuesday, while Portland welcomes the Fightin Phils.
The Rumble Ponies put it away in the top of the eighth when Vargas laced a fly ball to center fielder Nelly Taylor, scoring Suero and Collins to grab the lead.
Vargas finished the night 4-5 with a home run and four RBIs, powering the Rumble Ponies to victory despite being outpaced by Portland in nearly every other way.
Albuquerque out-hit Portland 10-4 and improved to 49-65, while the Sea Dogs fell to 58-55.
The Rumble Ponies are losers of 2 straight, 7-3 over their last 10. The Sea Dogs are coming off a win, 3-7 over their last 10.
The Rumble Ponies are up next at Fightin Phils (Aug 27-29). The Sea Dogs are up next at Flying Squirrels (Aug 27-29).
Ranked by win probability added: how far each player's plays moved this game's odds, not how their box-score line reads. A single with the bases loaded in the ninth outranks a home run in a blowout, because that is what actually decided it.
Runs by inning across the top, then every batter and pitcher underneath. The pills switch clubs; the totals column is each side’s own line, not a comparison.
| Inning | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BNGBinghamton Rumble Ponies | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 1 |
| PORPortland Sea Dogs | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0 |
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitch Voit 2B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Marco Vargas SS | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Émilien Pitre DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Jefferson Rojas 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Jacob Reimer 1B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Suero C | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| John Bay CF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Corey Collins LF | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| JT Benson LF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D'Andre Smith RF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| R.J. Gordon P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cristofer Gomez P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Saul Garcia P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Garrett Stratton P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R.J. Gordon | 4.0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Cristofer Gomez | 1.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Saul Garcia | 1.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Garrett Stratton | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Every plate appearance as it happened, newest first, with the scoring plays called out. Baseball Savant gamefeed.
| Inn | Play | Win probability | Swing |
|---|---|---|---|
| B9 | BNG 100.0 | 1.5 | |
| B9 | BNG 98.5 | 3.2 | |
| B9 | BNG 95.3 | 4.8 | |
| T9 | BNG 90.5 | 0.5 | |
| T9 | BNG 91.0 | 0.6 | |
| T9 | BNG 91.6 | 0.8 | |
| B8 | BNG 92.4 | 1.7 | |
| B8 | BNG 90.7 | 3.0 |
Win probability after each plate appearance, with the side in front named. Swing is how far that plate appearance moved it. Plays that scored a run are set in bold. Baseball Savant gamefeed.
The full ladder, with both clubs marked.