Rudick Rocks Walk-off Two-Run Homer to Lift Binghamton to 10th Straight Win Over Erie

July 19, 2024 – Eastern League (EL)
Binghamton Rumble Ponies Press Release

BINGHAMTON, NY – In a 4-4 game with no outs in the ninth inning, Matt Rudick hit a two-run walk-off home run to beat the Binghamton Rumble Ponies (12-6, 47-38) 6-4 on Friday night at Mirabito Stadium.

It was Binghamton’s 10th straight win and its longest regular-season winning streak since the club won 12 straight games in 2006.

Wyatt Young led off the ninth inning against Calvin Coker (2-3) with a ground rule double. Rudick followed by hitting the first pitch over the right field wall to win the game. Rudick had not hit a home run in 48 consecutive games since May 4 until the walk-off two-run blast.

Binghamton’s bullpen was stellar, leading to the walk-off homer. Nolan Clenney threw 2.1 perfect innings with two strikeouts. Daniel Juarez threw just four pitches and recorded two outs. Paul Gervase (3-1) earned the win with two strikeouts in a scoreless ninth inning. Clenney, Juarez and Gervase combined for four strikeouts in four innings, while allowing just one hit and one walk.

The two teams traded runs in the top and fifth innings. In the first inning, Jake Holton hit an RBI single to put Erie up 1-0. Ryan Clifford hit his team-leading 13th home run in the bottom of the first to tie the game at 1-1.

In the fifth inning, Erie scored a three-spot on an RBI single by Brady Allen, a sacrifice fly by Hao-Yu Lee and an RBI triple by Gage Workman to give Erie a 4-1 lead. Binghamton followed with a three-spot in the bottom of the fifth, highlighted by an RBI single by Young, an RBI single by Rowdey Jordan and an RBI walk by Nick Lorusso to tie it 4-4.

Binghamton’s bullpen held Erie to no scores, with Rudick hitting the Ponies’ second walk-off home run of the season.

The Rumble Ponies continue their three-game series against the Erie SeaWolves (Double-A affiliate of the Detroit Tigers) Saturday night at Mirabito Stadium. First pitch is scheduled for 6:07 p.m. and the game will be broadcast live on WNBF News Radio 1290 & 92.1 FM.

Post-game Notes: It was the Ponies’ fourth walk-off win of the season and first since Clifford’s two-run walk-off home run against Somerset on June 14… Rudick recorded his 15th multi-hit game and sixth multi-RBI game of the season… Stanley Consuegra went 3-for-3 with a walk, run and stolen base, while recording the first three-hit game of his Double-A career… Young recorded his 14th multi-hit game with a single and a double… Lorusso recorded the first run batted in of his Double-A career… Clifford hit a home run to extend his on-base streak to 15 games… Kevin Parada was walked to extend his on-base streak to 15 games… Joander Suarez started the game and allowed four runs in five innings with two strikeouts.

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