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Fresno Pitchers Cause 51s Problems, With Their Bats



May 19, 2014



Teams
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2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9

R
H
E
LOB
Las Vegas
0
1
0
1
2
0
0
1
0

5
12
1
10
Fresno
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2
0
4
0
0
0
1
X

7
10
0
7


The Highlights:

Pitchers

Ryan Reid – 3 IP, BB, 3 SO, 30 pitches, 20 strikes, 9 batters faced, 4 groundouts
Mason Tobin (H, 3) – 2 IP, BB, 3 SO, 22 pitches, 13 strikes, 7 batters faced, groundout
Dan Runzier – (S, 1) 1.1 IP, 2 BB, 2 SO, 26 pitches, 14 strikes, 6 batters faced, groundout

Batters

Kirk Nieuwenhuis – 1-2, R, HR (3), RBI (12), 2 BB
Josh Satin – 2-5, R
Andrew Brown – 2-4, R, 2B (8), BB, SO
Brandon Allen – 2-5, R, RBI (9), SO
Zach Lutz – 2-5, RBI (33), SO
Juan Perez – 2-4, R, 2 RBI (7)
Travis Ishikawa – 1-2, 2B (3), RBI (4), 2 BB
Chris Dominguez – 2-4, 2 R, 2B (6), 2 SO
Jason Berken – 2-2, R, 2B (2), 3 RBI (4)


(Peavey Pitch Sequences Available)

Recap:

            If it weren’t for the 8-9 hitters, Greg Peavey might’ve navigated his way through a decent start Monday night. However, LF Chris Dominguez and the opposing starter Jason Berken went 4-4 off Peavey, with two doubles and 3 RBI’s – all from the pitcher! After giving up the second RBI-hit of the night to Berken in the 4th, Peavey was unable to handle the op of the order a third time, ultimately surrendering four runs in his final frame. The 51s offense combined for their usual strong output, but it wasn’t enough to overcome the Grizzlies lead. Dan Runzier got the final out in the top of the 8th, hit for himself in the bottom, and worked a strong 9th to get the save for Fresno.

            Andrew Brown and Zach Lutz have been the hottest 51s everyday hitters of late (cough Cesar needs to play daily cough), and together they helped the 51s to an early 1-0 lead –Brown doubled, Lutz singled him in. However, Fresno would bounce back for two runs in the bottom of the inning, behind a big two-run double from Berken. An Omar Quintanilla error forced Peavey to get a fourth out in the inning, and he ended up throwing 35 pitches total in the 2nd. Things were looking a little better for Peavey after the 3rd, as he only had to walk around a walk, but they got ugly in the 4th. Fresno wasn’t chasing anything and they were fouling off any good pitches Peavey could make until they’d inevitably get something to hit. They ended up with four runs off five hits, including two doubles, a wild pitch and a stolen base.
            The 51s comeback efforts were stifled when Fresno brought in Mason Tobin, who really changed the outlook of the game with his work. He came in with a 6-4 lead against the top offense in the PCL, no reason that should feel safe, but he struck out three and looked very strong. The 51s appeared to have a rally going in the 8th, but Dan Runzler came in to shut it down. Xorge Carrillo hit a very hard line drive into the left-center field gap, but Q held up at 1B for some reason and didn’t score on the play. He would eventually score on an M∂D sac fly, but it was not a very good play. Cesar Puello got to pinch-hit and was walked. Erik Goeddel came in for the bottom of the 8th and looked nasty against the 7-8 hitters, but then walked the opposing relief pitcher and gave up a flare RBI single to Gary Brown. He has very good stuff and looks like he can be a good late inning reliever, but he can’t keep doing dumb stuff like that.
            Looking ahead, the 51s send Carlos Alvarado to the mound Tuesday afternoon at 3:05 PM ET opposite Mike Kickham. Alvarado was effectively wild in his first start of the season, allowing only one run off one hit and six walks through five against El Paso. Kickham is coming off a rough two-inning performance against Albany last week in which he gave up 9 ER on 11 hits, including 3 homeruns.

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