Astro's PbP, BMets Shutout Portland 5-0 in Game 1

Binghamton Mets @ Portland Sea Dogs

May 19, 2014, Game 1

Hansel Robles @ Henry Owens

Teams	1	2	3	4	5	6	7		R	H	E	LOB
Binghamton	0	0	0	1	3	1	0		5	8	0	10
Portland	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	6	0	5

MiLB.com boxscore

The Highlights:

Pitchers

Hansel Robles (W, 2-2) – 6 IP, 6 H, 2 SO, 90 pitches, 61 strikes (68%), 23 batters faced, 2 groundouts, 9 fly outs

Cody Satterwhite – IP, SO, 2 fly outs

Batters

Matt Reynolds – 1-2, 2 R, 2 BB

Kevin Plawecki – 2-4, R, 2B (9), RBI (17), 2 SO

Matt Clark – 2-2, 2 R, HR (8), 3 RBI (27), BB

Darrell Ceciliani – 2-3, RBI (13), BB, SO

Travis Shaw – 2-3, 3B (1)

Astro’s Play By Play

1^st inning

Top

1)   LF Kyle Johnson struck out swinging at a fastball. K/Sw

2)   SS Matt Reynolds flied out to CF. 8/F8

3)   C Kevin Plawecki struck out swinging way early at a change-up. K/Sw

Totals: 2 SO

Bottom

1)   CF Mookie Betts hit a medium grounder to the 1B. 3u/G3

2)   SS Deven Marrero hit a hard one-hopper at Reynolds. 63/G6

3)   1B Travis Shaw popped out to the 3B near the bag. 5/P5

Totals: 13 pitches, 10 strikes

2^nd inning

Top

1)   With an extreme lefty shift on, 1B Matt Clark dropped down a bunt on the 3B line and had an easy single once the ball got passed Owens. S5/B25

*Wild pitch allowed Clark to advance to 2B

2)   DH Jayce Boyd walked. BB

3)   RF Cory Vaughn struck out swinging at back-to-back change-ups after getting ahead 3-1. K/Sw

4)   CF Darrell Ceciliani struck out swinging at a 3-2 change-up. K/Sw

5)   3B Dustin Lawley struck out swinging at a 2-2 change-up. K/Sw

Totals: H, BB, 3 SO, 2 LOBsters

Bottom

1)   DH Stefan Welch flied out to deep right-center field. 9/F89D

2)   C Black Swihart popped out to shallow right-center field. 8/F89S

3)   LF Henry Ramos popped out behind 3B. 6/P5D

Totals: 10 pitches, 8 strikes

3^rd inning

Top

1)   2B Wilfredo Tovar popped out to the 1B in foul territory. 3/P1F

2)   Johnson hit a grounder back to the mound. 13/G1

3)   Reynolds walked. BB

4)   Plawecki struck out swinging at the change-up. K/Sw

Totals: BB, SO, LOBster

Bottom

1)   3B Heiker Meneses struck out looking at a fastball. K/Lo

2)   2B Derrik Gibson flied out to the RF wall. 9/F9D

3)   RF Shannon Wilkerson hit a hard groundball down the 3B line that rolled to the corner for a double. D7/G5

4)   Betts hit a high pop out to shallow LF. 7/F7S

Totals: H, 2B, SO, LOBster, 18 pitches, 11 strikes

4^th inning

Top

1)   Clark walked on a 3-2 count. BB

*Wild pitch allowed Clark to advance to 2B

2)   Boyd struck out swinging at a 91 MPH sinker. K/Sw

3)   Vaughn struck out swinging at a change-up. K/Sw

4)   Ceciliani lined a one-hopper to the RF for an RBI single – Clark just beat the throw home. S9/L9

5)   Lawley walked. BB

6)   Tovar popped out to 2B. 4/P4

Totals: R, H, 2 BB, 2 SO, 2 LOBsters

Bottom

1)   Marrero skied one out to right-center field. 8/F89

2)   Shaw pulled a line drive off the RF wall for a standup triple – Vaughn tried to catch the ball in the air but was too close to the wall and it bounced rather far away from him. T9/L9D

3)   Welch lined out right at Tovar. 4/L4

4)   Swihart struck out swinging. K/Sw

Totals: H, 3B, SO, LOBster, 19 pitches, 13 strikes

5^th inning  

Top (Substitution: Michael Olmsted pitching for Portland)

1)   Johnson lined out to Gibson. 4/L4

2)   Reynolds flared one into shallow CF for a single. S8/S8S

3)   Plawecki pulled a hard two-hopper into LF – passed a diving Meneses. S7/G56

4)   Clark golfed a bomb down the RF line. HR/9LD

5)   Boyd hit a slider hard up the middle, deflecting off the pitcher (wrist/glove area?) towards 3B for an infield single. S1/G1

6)   Vaughn hit a grounder to the 3B for a fielder’s choice at 2B – both fielders had the ball ‘get stuck’ in their gloves. FC54/G5

*Vaughn stole 2B without a throw

7)   Ceciliani walked. BB

8)   Lawley flied out to the left of CF. 8/F8

Totals: 3 R, 4 H, HR, BB, 2 LOBsters

Bottom

1)   Ramos grounded a single through the 2B hole. S9/G34

2)   Meneses popped out to shallow RF – Vaughn threw to 1B on the run to double off Ramos. 93/P9S

3)   Gibson looped a single over the reach of a leaping Reynolds at SS. S7/L7S

4)   Wilkerson flied out a few feet in front of the RF warning track. 9/F9D

Totals: 2 H, LOBster, 11 pitches, 7 strikes

6^th inning

Top

1)   Tovar hit a weak grounder to 2B. 43/G4

2)   Johnson popped out to 2B. 4/P4

3)   Reynolds walked. BB

4)   Plawecki hit a fly ball that one-hopped the right-center field wall for an RBI double. D9/F89

5)   Clark got HBP in the but-tocks. HBP

6)   Boyd struck out swinging – 3 pitches. K/Sw

Totals: R, H, BB, HBP, 2 LOBsters

Bottom

1)   Betts flied out to CF. 8/F8

2)   Marrero chopped a grounder just out of the reach of Lawley for a single into LF. S7/G56

3)   Shaw hit a medium grounder through the 2B hole for a single into RF – Marrero to 3B. S9/G34

4)   Welch flied out to LF. 7/F7

5)   Swihart popped out to Lawley just foul of the 3B bag. 5/P5F

Totals: 2 H, 2 LOBsters, 19 pitches, 12 strikes

7^th inning

Top (Substitution: Aaron Kurcz pitching for Portland)

1)   Vaughn struck out looking at an inside corner fastball on with a full count. K/Lo

2)   Ceciliani lined a single into CF. S8/L8

3)   Lawley popped out to the 3B. 5/P5

*Rain delay starting at 7:14 PM ET, resumed at 8:52

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(Substitution: Jose Valdez pitching for Portland)

4)   Tovar hit the second pitch weakly back to the mound. 13/G1

Totals: H, SO, LOBster

Bottom (Substitution: Cody Satterwhite pitching for Binghamton)

1)   Ramos struck out swinging at a change-up in the dirt. K/Sw

2)   Meneses flied out to RF. 9/F9

3)   Gibson flied out to RF

Totals: SO, 9 pitches, 7 strikes

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