Astro's PbP, RiverDogs Get Walk-Off Walk in the 10th against Sand Gnats

Savannah Sand Gnats @ Charleston RiverDogs

May 12, 2014

Kevin McGowan @ Jaron Long

Teams	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10		R	H	E	LOB
Savannah	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	4	0	5
Charleston	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		1	5	0	8

MiLB.com boxscore

The Highlights:

Pitchers

Kevin McGowan – 6 IP, 3 H, 2 BB, 6 SO, 96 pitches, 65 strikes (68%), 23 batters faced, 4 groundouts, 6 fly outs

Akeel Morris – 2 IP, 4 SO, HBP, 29 pitches, 20 strikes (69%), 7 batters faced, 1 groundout

Jaron Long – 7 IP, 3 H, 5 SO, 86 pitches, 58 strikes (67%), 24 batters faced, 9 groundouts, 4 fly outs

Rony Bautista – 2.1 IP, H, BB, 2 SO, 40 pitches, 25 strikes (62.5%), 9 batters faced, 1 groundout, 1 fly out

Chris Smith (W, 1-0) – 0.2 IP, 2 SO, 10 pitches, 7 strikes (70%)

Batters

Jeff McNeil – 3-4

Victor Cruzado – 1-4, 3B, SO

Aaron Judge – 1-3, 2 BB, SO

Miguel Andujar – 2-4

Jose Rosario – 1-1, R, 2B

Play By Play

1^st inning

Top

1)   CF Patrick Biondi hit a medium grounder at the 2B. 43/G4

2)   SS Gavin Cecchini lined an out into CF, caught by a diving CF. 8/L8

3)   3B Jeff McNeil lined a one-hopper in front of the RF for a single. S9/L9

4)   LF Stefan Sabol hit a grounder right at the 3B. 53/G5

Totals: H, LOBster

Bottom

1)   SS Tyler Wade flied out to LF. 7/F7

2)   CF Brandon Thomas hit a medium chopper down the 1B line that was booted by Smith, but he recovered to throw to the pitcher in time to record the out. 31/G3

3)   DH Aaron Judge walked on a full count. BB

4)   1B Mike Ford popped out behind the 2B. 4/P4

Totals: BB, LOBster

2^nd inning

Top

1)   2B L.J. Mazzilli grounded out to the left of the SS. 63/G6

2)   1B Dominic Smith grounded out up the middle, handled nicely by the 2B, who made a quick throw. 43/G4M

3)   RF Victor Cruzado flied out to CF. 8/F8

Totals: 10 pitches

Bottom

1)   LF Michael O’Neill hit a medium grounder right at Mazzilli. 43/G4

2)   3B Miguel Andujar lined one into LF for a single; was just out of reach of the SS. S7/L5D

3)   C Eduardo de Oleo popped out to shallow RF. 9/F9S

4)   2B Gosuke Katoh lined a single into shallow CF. S8/L8S

5)   RF Mikeson Oliberto struck out swinging at an off-speed that was low. K/Sw

Totals: 2 H, SO, 2 LOBsters

3^rd inning

Top

1)   DH Matt Oberste struck out swinging. K/Sw

2)   C Jeff Glenn hit a slow roller at the SS. 63/G6

3)   Patrick Biondi grounded out at the SS. 63/G6

Totals: SO

Bottom

1)   Tyler Wade walked on a full count. BB

2)   Brandon Thomas struck out swinging – 3 pitches. K/Sw

3)   Aaron Judge hit a hard grounder up the middle that was fielded by a diving Mazzilli behind the bag, but Cecchini could not handle his toss, so everyone was safe. S4/G4M

4)   Mike Ford flied out at the CF. 8/F8

5)   Michael O’Neill struck out swinging. K/Sw

Totals: H, BB, 2 SO, 2 LOBsters

4^th inning

Top

1)   Gavin Cecchini flied out to LF. 7/F7

2)   Jeff McNeil lined a single into LF. S7/L7

3)   Stefan Sabol lined out to the SS. 6/L6

4)   L.J. Mazzilli hit a medium chopper right at the SS. 64/G6

Totals: H, LOBster

Bottom

1)   Miguel Andujar skied out to right-center field. 9/F89

2)   Eduardo de Oleo got jammed on a slow roller to Cecchini. 63/G6

3)   Gosuke Katoh struck out swinging.

Totals: SO

5^th inning  

Top

1)   Dominic Smith flied out to RF. 9/F9

2)   Victor Cruzado hit a high fly ball off the wall in RF for a triple. The RF had a very poor route to the ball and did not play it off the wall well. T9/F9D

3)   Matt Oberste struck out swinging. K/Sw

4)   Jeff Glenn struck out swinging at an inside off-speed pitch. K/Sw

Totals: H, 3B, 2 SO, LOBster

Bottom

1)   Mikeson Oliberto flied out to the warning track in RF. 9/F9D

2)   Tyler Wade hit a medium chopper at the SS. 63/G6

3)   Brandon Thomas struck out swinging. K/Sw

Totals: SO

6^th inning

Top

1)   Patrick Biondi struck out swinging. K/Sw

2)   Gavin Cecchini flied out a few steps shy of the warning track in RF. 9/F9D

3)   Jeff McNeil hit a weak dribbler back to the mound. 13/G1

Totals: SO

Bottom

1)   Aaron Judge got under one to deep RF, caught at the wall by Cruzado. 9/F9D

2)   Mike Ford popped out near the 2B bag. 6/P4M

3)   Michael O’Neill struck out looking at an outside fastball.

Totals: SO

7^th inning

Top

1)   Stefan Sabol looped one out behind the SS. 6/P56D

2)   L.J. Mazzilli couldn’t check his swing on a strikeout. K/Sw

3)   Dominic Smith hit a hard grounder right at the 3B. 53/G5

Totals: SO

Bottom (Substitution: Akeel Morris pitching for Savannah)

1)   Miguel Andujar popped out behind the 2B bag. 6/P6MD

2)   Eduardo de Oleo struck out swinging at an eye high fastball – Morris hitting 95 MPH. K/Sw

3)   Gosuke Katoh hit a medium grounder at Mazzilli. 43/G4

Totals: SO

8^th inning

Top (Substitution: Rony Bautista pitching for Charleston)

1)   Victor Cruzado popped out halfway back to the mound – pitch was very high. 5/P1S

2)   Matt Oberste skied one at the CF. 8/F8

3)   Jeff Glenn walked on a full count. BB

4)   Patrick Biondi struck out swinging at an outside fastball. K/Sw

Totals: BB, SO, LOBster

Bottom

1)   Mikeson Oliberto struck out swinging at an outside corner fastball. K/Sw

2)   Tyler Wade struck out looking at a fastball. K/L

3)   Brandon Thomas got HBP on the top of his right calf. HBP

*Passed ball off the mitt of Glenn allowed Thomas to advance.

4)   Aaron Judge struck out swinging at a high off-speed pitch. K/Sw

Totals: HBP, 3 SO, LOBster

9^th inning

Top (Substitution: Jose Rosario playing LF, O’Neill in CF)

1)   Gavin Cecchini flied out to LF. 7/F7

2)   Jeff McNeil hit a medium roller up the middle that Katoh got to but had no chance to get McNeil at 1B. S4/G4M

3)   Stefan Sabol popped out to the 1b in foul territory. 1/P1F

4)   L.J. Mazzilli struck out looking at an inside corner breaking ball. K/L

Totals: H, SO, LOBster

Bottom (Substitution: John Mincone pitching for Savannah)

1)   Mike Ford popped out behind the SS hole. 6/P56D

2)   Michael O’Neill struck out swinging on a pitch that got away from the catcher to the backstop, O’Neill safe at 1B. K/Sw -> WP

3)   Miguel Andujar hit a high, slow chopper to Smith, who went for the out at 2B, but his throw was high and late – called a single. S3/G3S

4)   Eduardo de Oleo flied out to the RF warning track – O’Neill to 3B. 9/F9D

5)   Gosuke Katoh struck out looking at an outside corner off-speed pitch. K/L

Totals: H, 2 SO, 2 LOBsters

10^th inning

Top

1)   Dominic Smith pulled a weak roller to the 2B. 43/G4

(Substitution: Chris Smith pitching for Charleston – pro debut)

2)   Victor Cruzado struck out swinging at a breaking ball. K/Sw

3)   Matt Oberste struck out swinging at an outside breaking ball. K/Sw

Totals: 2 SO

Bottom

1)   Mikeson Oliberto struck out swinging at a pitch in the dirt. K/Sw

2)   Tyler Wade pulled a medium roller to the 2B. 43/G34

3)   Jose Rosario pulled a hard grounder to the left of the 3B and into the LF corner for a double – no doubles defense was guarding the line. D7/G5

4)   Aaron Judge was intentionally walked. iBB

5)   Mike Ford took five pitches to walk the bases loaded. BB

6)   Michael O’Neill walked on a full count to give the RiverDogs a walk off win. BB

Totals: H, 2B, 2 BB (1 intentional), SO

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