John Holobetz allowed just three hits through six innings but gave up the game’s only run on a wild pitch in the bottom of the seventh as the Binghamton Rumble Ponies scratched out a 1-0 win over the Portland Sea Dogs in an Eastern League game Saturday night in Binghamton, New York.
Holobetz struck out seven and issued one walk. He took over in the second inning after Luis Perales made his season debut with a scoreless first inning. Perales, one of Boston’s top pitching prospects, had Tommy John surgery last June.
Four Binghamton pitchers combined for 16 strikeouts. Franklin Arias and Ronald Rosario each had two of Portland’s six hits.