Dustin Pedroia was the main attraction Thursday night, but Anthony Kay was not to be ignored.

Kay stymied the Portland Sea Dogs with a two-hit shutout over 5 1/3 innings as the Binghamton Rumble Ponies beat Portland 10-1 at Hadlock Field.

While Pedroia, the Red Sox second baseman on a rehab assignment, drew the attention, Kay quietly mowed down the Sea Dogs, striking out four. Kay, the Mets’ first-round draft pick in 2016 out of the University of Connecticut, lowered his ERA to 1.52.

“He threw the ball well,” said Pedroia, who went 0 for 3 against Kay, on a groundout and two flyouts.

Portland scored against Binghamton’s bullpen when Bobby Dalbec doubled and came home on Jerry Downs’ single in the sixth.

Portland starter Denyi Reyes (0-4) gave up five runs over six innings, including Kevin Kaczmarski’s three-run homer in the second inning. Kaczmarski finished with five RBI after a two-run double in the ninth.

The Rumble Ponies made it a rout with four runs in the ninth, on three walks and three hits against Durbin Feltman.

Binghamton improved to 13-8, a half-game out of first place in the Eastern League East Division. Last-place Portland dropped to 7-15.

NOTES: Sea Dogs Manager Joe Oliver was not at the game due to a family medical emergency. Coach Angel Sanchez served as manager … Thursday marked the return of former Sea Dogs manager Kevin Boles, in his first year as Binghamton’s manager … Dalbec went 1 for 2 with two walks to up his on-base percentage to .367 … The announced paid attendance was 4,038 … Friday’s doubleheader has been moved up an hour, starting at 4 p.m.


Only subscribers are eligible to post comments. Please subscribe or login first for digital access. Here’s why.

Use the form below to reset your password. When you've submitted your account email, we will send an email with a reset code.