Astro's PbP, 51s Lose to Grizzlies Late, Pitch Sequences for Thor

Las Vegas 51s @ Fresno Grizzlies

May 21, 2014

Noah Syndergaard @ Chris Heston

Teams	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9		R	H	E	LOB
Las Vegas	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	0		4	6	0	6
Fresno	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	2	X		5	9	0	6

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The Highlights:

Pitchers

Noah Syndergaard – 5 IP, 5 H, 3 ER, 2 BB, 6 SO, 2 HR, 82 pitches, 55 strikes (67%), 21 batters faced, 4 groundouts, 4 fly outs

Batters

Allan Dykstra – 1-2, R, 2B (14), 2 BB

Zach Lutz – 2-4, 2B (10)

Omar Quintanilla – 2-4, R, HR (2), RBI (6), SO

Gary Brown – 1-2, R, HR (3), 2 RBI (20), 2 BB

Adam Duvall – 3-4, R, SO

Thor Coverage

Table 1 - Thor pitch breakdown by type and inning

Count (Strikes)	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	Total
Fastball	17 (10)	8 (5)	25 (20)	12 (8)	8 (5)	70 (48)
Change-up	0	3 (3)	2 (1)	0	0	5 (4)
Breaking Ball	2 (1)	1 (1)	4 (3)	5 (3)	2 (1)	14 (9)
Total	19 (11)	12 (9)	31 (24)	17 (11)	10 (6)	89 (61)

Table 2 - Thor pitch results by type

	Strike % Tot Call Sw Foul	BIP% LD GB FB IFFB	Results AB BABIP ISO K
Fastball	68.6 14.3 10 25.7	23.1 38.5 38.5 0	16 .273 .375 3
Change-up	80 0 40 40	0 0 0 0	1 Ø Ø 1
Breaking Ball	64.3 21.4 7.1 21.4	0 0 0 0	2 Ø Ø 2

Astro’s Play By Play

Gameday data is off for multiple at-bats

1^st inning

Top

1)   CF Matt ∂en Dekker hit a medium grounder toward the SS hole, handled cleanly by the backhanf of the SS. 63/G6

2)   2B Josh Satin struck out looking at a pitch on the outside corner. K/Lo

3)   1B Allan Dykstra walked on five pitches. BB

4)   3B Zach Lutz hit a grounder to the left of the 3B. 53/G5

Totals: BB, SO, LOBster

Bottom

1)   CF Gary Brown walked. BB

a.     Fastball – swinging strike 0-1

b.     Fastball, low and inside – ball 1-1

c.      Fastball, outside knee high – ball 2-1

d.     Fastball, outside corner thigh high – fouled back 2-2

e.     Fastball, high and tight – ball 3-2

f.      Fastball, outside corner belt high – fouled back 3-2

g.     Fastball, outside and low ball 4

2)   2B Joe Panik grounded out to the SS. 63/G6

a.     Fastball, inside corner below the knees – ball 1-0

b.     Fastball, middle belt high – strike 1-1

Brown thrown out trying to steal 2B

c.      Fastball, inside and low – ball 2-1

d.     Fastball, inside and low – fouled back 2-2

e.     Fastball, high and outer half

3)   RF Juan Perez lined a single just out of the reach of a leaping Q. S8/L8S

a.     Fastball, outside corner thigh high – strike 0-1

b.     Curveball, outside and low – ball 1-1

c.      Fastball, outside corner thigh high

4)   3B Adam Duvall couldn’t check his swing. K/Sw

a.     Fastball, inside corner belt high – strike 0-1

b.     Fastball, middle above the belt – fouled back 0-2

c.      Fastball, inside belt high – ball 1-2

d.     Slider, outside in the dirt – swinging strike 3

Totals: H, BB, CS, SO, LOBster, 19 pitches, 11 strikes

2^nd inning

Top

1)   LF Brandon Allen popped out behind the SS spot. 6/P6D

2)   C Taylor Teagarden grounded out to the SS. 63/G6

3)   RF Kirk Nieuwenhuis struck out looking at an inside fastball. K/Lo

Totals: SO

Bottom

1)   1B Travis Ishikawa struck out swinging. K/Sw

a.     Fastball, outside corner – ball 1-0

b.     Fastball, outside corner – strike 1-1

c.      Change-up, near the dirt – swinging strike 1-2

d.     Change-up, middle – swinging strike 3

2)   C Andrew Susac struck out looking. K/Lo

a.     Fastball, belt high and inside corner – swinging strike 0-1

b.     Fastball, up and away – ball 1-1

c.      Slider, outside corner – strike 1-2

d.     Fastball inside corner – strike 3

3)    SS Nick Noonan got jammed on a one-hopper to Satin. 43/G4

a.     Fastball, outside – ball 1-0

b.     Fastball, outside corner belt high – strike 1-1

c.      Change-up, middle – fouled back 1-2

d.     Fastball, inside corner

Totals: 2 SO, 12 pitches, 9 strikes

3^rd inning

Top

1)   SS Omar Quintanilla launched a HR over the RF wall. HR/9D

2)   P Noah Syndergaard flared out to shallow CF. 8/L8S

3)   ∂en Dekker grounded out to the SS hole. 63/G56

4)   Satin chopped one towards the SS hole barely out. 63/G56

Totals: R, H, HR

Bottom

1)   LF Chris Dominguez hit a grounder up the middle for a single. S8/G6M

a.     Fastball, up and in – ball 1-0

b.     Fastball, inside corner thigh high – fouled back 1-1

c.      Fastball, outside corner thigh high – fouled to the right 1-2

d.     Change-up, middle – fouled at the plate 1-2

e.     Fastball, middle

2)   P Chris Heston struck out on a foul bunt. K/Bu

a.     Fastball – bunted foul up the 1B line 0-1

b.     Fastball, inside – bunted foul up the 1B line 0-2

c.      Curveball – bunted towards the 1B dugout

3)   Brown launched a HR to deep LF. HR/7D

a.     93 MPH Fastball, inside corner knee high – swinging strike 0-1

b.     Fastball, middle knee high – big swinging strike 0-2

c.      Fastball, middle thigh high – fouled back 0-2

d.     Fastball, middle belt high – fouled back 0-2

e.     Curveball, outside corner knee high – fouled off to the right 0-2

f.      Fastball, outside corner low – fouled off (Teagarden set up inside) 0-2

g.     Fastball, outside corner thigh high – fouled off 0-2

h.     Fastball, middle

4)   Panik launched a HR to deep RF. HR/9D

a.     Fastball, outside corner – strike 0-1

b.     Fastball, middle

5)    Perez flied out to RF. 9/F9

a.     Fastball, outside corner thigh high – strike 0-1

b.     Curveball, outside corner at the knees – strike 0-2

c.      Fastball, outside corner above the belt – fouled back 0-2

d.     Fastball, outside corner belt high

6)    Duvall lined a single into right-center field. S8/L89S

a.     Fastball, middle high

7)    Ishikawa walked. BB

a.     Fastball, outside at the knees – ball 1-0

b.     Fastball, tailing outside at the knees – swinging strike 1-1

c.      Fastball, middle high – ball 2-1

d.     Fastball, high and outside – ball 3-1

e.      Change-up, outside and above the belt – ball 4

8)    Susac flied out to deep right-center field. 9/F89D

a.     Curveball, inside thigh high – ball 1-0

b.     Fastball, inside below the knees – ball 2-0

c.      Fastball, outside corner

Totals: 3 R, 4 H, 2 HR, BB, SO, 2 LOBsters, 31 pitches, 24 strikes

4^th inning

Top

1)   Dykstra hit a high fly ball off the top of the RF wall for a double. D9/F9D

2)   Lutz popped out near the 3B bag. 6/P5

3)   Allen walked. BB

*Passed ball allowed the runners to advance

4)   Teagarden flied out to deep CF for a sac fly – few steps in front of the warning track. SF8/F8D

5)   Nieuwenhuis hit a line drive that kept carrying out to LF for a HR. HR/7D

6)   Quintanilla strikes out swinging over a change-up. K/Sw

Totals: 3 R, 2 H, 2B, HR, BB, PB, SO

Bottom

1)    Noonan struck out swinging. K/Sw

a.     Fastball, outside corner belt high – strike 0-1

b.     Fastball, outside knee high – ball 1-1

c.      Fastball, middle belt high – fouled back 1-2

d.     Curveball, middle very high – ball 2-2

e.     Fastball, outside corner belt high – ball 3-2

f.      95 MPH tailing Fastball, outside belt high – swinging strike 3

2)    Dominguez lined out to deep RF. 9/L9D

a.     Curveball, inside belt high – ball 1-0

b.     Curveball, middle belt high – strike 1-1

c.      Fastball, outside corner thigh high

3)    Heston struck out swinging. K/Sw

a.     Fastball – strike 0-1

b.     Fastball, middle thigh high – fouled back 0-2

c.      Fastball, outside belt high – fouled back 0-2

d.     Fastball, outside way high – ball 1-2

e.     Curveball, inside corner thigh high – foul tipped 1-2

f.      Curveball – fouled back 1-2

g.     Fastball, inside corner thigh high – ball 2-2

h.     95 MPH Fastball, inside corner belt high – swinging strike

Totals: 2 SO, 17 pitches, 11 strikes

5^th inning  

Top

1)   Syndergaard struck out swinging. K/Sw

2)   ∂en Dekker skied out to CF. 8/F8

3)   Satin walked. BB

4)   Dykstra grounded out up the middle. 63/G6M

Totals: BB, SO, LOBster

Bottom

1)    Brown hit a hard grounder up the middle handled nicely with a spin by Q. 63/G6M

a.     Fastball, knee high and outside corner

2)    Panik flied out to CF. 8/F8

a.     Fastball, low – ball 1-0

b.     Fastball, outside knee high – ball 2-0

c.      Fastball, middle thigh high – fouled back 2-1

d.     Fastball, middle low – ball 3-1

e.      Fastball, inside corner

3)    Perez hit a slow grounder towards the SS hole – another nice play from Q. 63/G56

a.     Fastball, inside – fouled off to the right on check swing 0-1

b.     Curveball, outside in the dirt – swinging strike 0-2

c.      55 foot Curveball, in the opposite batters box – ball 1-2

d.     Fastball, inside corner

Totals: 10 pitches, 6 strikes

6^th inning

Top

1)   Lutz pulled a grounder down the 3B line for a double into the corner. D7/G5

2)   Allen flied out to left-center field. 7/F78

3)   Teagarden hit a hard line drive right at the SS. 6/L6M

4)   Nieuwenhuis struck out looking. K/Lo

Totals: 2B, LOBster

Bottom (Buddy Carlyle pitching for Las Vegas)

1)   Duvall lined a single into RF. S9/L9

2)   Ishikawa struck out swinging. K/Sw

3)   Susac struck out swinging. K/Sw

4)   Noonan hit a sinking line drive into right-center field that was caught by a sliding Kirk. 9/L89

Totals: H, 2 SO, LOBster

7^th inning

Top (Brett Bochy pitching for Fresno)

1)   Quintanilla lined out softly to the SS. 6/L6

2)   PH Anthony Seratelli struck out swinging. K/Sw

3)   ∂en Dekker flied out to LF. 7/F7

Totals: SO

Bottom (Miguel Socolovich pitching for Las Vegas)

1)   Dominguez chopped slowly towards the SS. 63/G6

2)   PH Darren Ford lined a single into the right-center field gap. S9/L89

3)   Brown walked on four pitches. BB

4)   Panik skied out towards the LF line on the first pitch. 7/F7L

5)   With the runners going, Perez hit a medium grounder up the middle handled behind the bag. 63/G6M

Totals: H, BB, 2 LOBsters

8^th inning

Top (Substitution: Erik Cordier pitching for Fresno)

1)   Satin lined out to the SS – snared with a backhand near the dirt. 6/L6

2)   Dykstra walked on four pitches. BB

(Substitution: Danny Muno pinch running for Las Vegas)

3)   Lutz lined a single into LF. S7/L7S

4)   Allen flied out to deep RF. 9/F9D

5)   Teagarden struck out looking at a fastball at the knees. K/Lo

Totals: H, BB, SO, 2 LOBsters

Bottom (Substitution: Muno playing 2B, Satin playing 1B)

1)   Duvall hit a check swing grounder up the 3B line for an infield single. S5/G5S

2)   Ishikawa hit a long HR to LF. HR/7D

3)   Susac struck out swinging. K/Sw

4)   Noonan flied out to CF. 8/F8

5)   Dominguez struck out swinging. K/Sw

Totals: 2 R, 2 H, HR, 2 SO

9^th inning

Top (Jake Dunning pitching for Fresno)

1)   Nieuwenhuis struck out looking at a fastball on the inside corner at the knees. K/Lo

2)   Quintanilla pulled a single into RF. S9/G4

3)   PH Andrew Brown tapped it softly right in front of the plate. 23/G2

4)   ∂en Dekker chopped out weakly to the 3B. 53/G5S

Totals: H, SO, LOBster

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