A tough Rumble Ponies offense beat up on Erie starting pitching, but the lineup returned the favor, scoring in five of the final six innings as top relief prospects Blake Holub and Tyler Mattison slammed the door to take Game 1 on Monday night in Binghamton. The SeaWolves are now a win away from their first Eastern League championship.
Wilmer Flores got the start for Erie, and this was only his second outing since returning from injury in July and a rehab assignment in West Michigan. Unfortunately the rust showed.
Trei Cruz opened the game with a double, but the SeaWolves went 1-2-3 after that, failing to get Cruz home.