Astro's PbP, 51s Hold on to Win Behind Verrett and Two Homeruns

Reno Aces @ Las Vegas 51s

June 2, 2014

Andrew Chafin @ Logan Verrett

Teams	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9		R	H	E	LOB
Reno	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0		4	10	0	9
Las Vegas	2	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	X		6	9	0	6

Win: Verrett (4-2, 4.97 ERA) Loss: Chafin (1-1, 4.60 ERA) Save: Socolovich (1)

MiLB.com boxscore

The Highlights:

Pitchers

Logan Verrett – 5.1 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 2 BB, 3 SO, 87 pitches, 54 strikes, 23 batters faced, 6 groundouts, 3 fly outs, (2-3, RBI, SO)

Zack Thornton – 1.2 IP, 2 H, R, BB, 2 SO, 37 pitches, 23 strikes, 8 batters faced, 2 groundouts, 1 fly out

Batters

Andrew Brown – 2-3, R, HR (13), 2 RBI (31), BB, SO

Brandon Allen – 2-4, 2 R, SO

Daniel Muno – 2-4, 2 R, HR (5), 2 RBI (21)

Nick Ahmed – 2-5, R, 3B (1), RBI (21)

Roger Kieschnick – 2-4, R, 2B (12), BB

Alfredo Marte – 2-4, RBI (14), BB, 2 SO

Danny Dorn – 2-3, BB, SB (1), SO

Astro’s Play By Play

1^st inning

Top

1)   SS Nick Ahmed hit a slow chopper towards the SS hole that got under the glove of Lutz but was fielded by Muno. 63/G56

2)   CF Roger Kieschnick popped out to Lutz near the stands in foul territory. 5/P5F

3)   LF Alfredo Marte struck out looking at an outside corner fastball at 92 MPH. K/Lo

Totals: SO, 9 pitches, 6 strikes

Bottom

1)   LF Cesar Puello struck out swinging at a slider down and in. K/Sw

2)   2B Josh Satin walked. BB

3)   RF Andrew Brown launched a laser of a 2-run bomb to LF. HR/7D

4)   CF Kirk Nieuwenhuis pulled a medium grounder towards the 2B hole. 43/G34

5)   3B Zach Lutz walked. BB

6)   C Taylor Teagarden hit a sharp grounder at the SS for a force out. FC64/G6

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

2^nd inning

Top

1)   1B Mike Jacobs hit a chopper at Satin. 43/G4

2)   3B Andy Marte walked. BB

3)   RF Danny Dorn hit a hard line drive off the top of the RF wall – played perfectly by Brown to hold Dorn to a single and Marte to 3B. S9/L9D

4)   C Bobby Wilson hit a sac fly toward the LF corner, near the line. SF7/F7L

5)   2B Tyler Bortnick flied out a few feet in front of the RF warning track. 9/F9D

Totals: R, H, BB, SF, LOBster, 21 pitches, 13 strikes

Bottom

1)   1B Allen struckout swinging on three pitches. K/Sw

2)   SS Muno hit a hard line drive at the CF. 8/L8

3)   P Verrett hit a soft liner into shallow CF for a single. S8/L8S

4)   Puello hit a hard line out at the LF. 7/L7

Totals: H, SO, LOBster

3^rd inning

Top

1)   P Chafin hit a hard groundout up the middle that was fielded by Satin with a backhand behind the mound. 43/G4M

2)   Ahmed lined a triple off the RF wall – bounced farther away from Brown than he anticipated. T9/L9D

3)   Kieschnick popped out to Muno at the mound. 6/P1

4)   Marte lined an RBI single into left-center field. S8/L78

5)   Jacobs flied out to deepish CF. 8/F8D

Totals: R, 2 H, 3B, LOBster, 12 pitches, 8 strikes

Bottom

1)   Satin walked. BB

2)   Brown pulled a sharp groundball through the SS hole for a single. S7/G56

3)   Nieuwenhuis hit a high chopper to Bortnick near the bag to start a double play. 463/G4M

4)   Lutz smoked a one-hopper at Ahmed. 63/G6

Totals: BB, H, GIDP, LOBster

4^th inning

Top

1)   Marte grounded out to Muno. 63/G6

2)   Dorn walked on 5 pitches – the last two bounced. BB

3)   Wilson hit a grounder at Lutz for a force out. FC54/G5

*Wilson caught trying to steal 2B

Totals: BB, CS, 17 pitches, 7 strikes

Bottom

1)   Teagarden struck out swinging at a fastball. K/Sw

2)   Allen squibbed towards the SS and off the end of his bat for an infield single – Chafin got there but couldn’t field it cleanly with the bare hand. S1/G15

3)   Muno lined a single into RF on a hit-and-run play – Allen to 3B. S9/L9S

4)   Verrett lined an RBI single into RF. S9/L9

5)   Puello hit a weak grounder to the 2B for a fielder’s choice. 46/G34

6)   Satin hit a hard line drive into the corner that scored Muno – Puello to 3B and Satin to 2B. S7/L7S

7)   Brown was walked intentionally to load the bases. IBB

8)   Nieuwenhuis struck out swinging on a low 90 MPH fastball (too close to take) with a full count. K/Sw

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

5^th inning  

Top

1)   Bortnick lined out to RF. 9/L9

2)   Chafin struck out swinging – three pitches. K/Sw

3)   Ahmed hit a slow groundout to Satin – out by a step. 43/G4

Totals: SO, 12 pitches, 9 strikes

Bottom (Substitution: Mark Serrano pitching for Reno)

1)   Lutz struck out swinging. K/Sw

2)   Teagarden struck out swinging on a foul tip. K/Sw

3)   Allen lined a one-hopper into RF. S9/L9

4)   Muno lined a HR over the RF wall. HR/9

5)   Verrett struck out looking at a 2-2 slider. K/Lo

Totals: 2 R, 2 H, HR, 3 SO

6^th inning

Top

1)   Kieschnick hard line drive up the middle for a single. S8/L8

2)   Marte lined a single into RF. S9/L9

3)   Jacobs hit a high fly ball that would bounce off the RF wall for an RBI double – the runners had to hold up in case Brown could catch it. D9/F9D

4)   Marte struck out swinging at an 87 MPH slider. K/Sw

(Substitution: Zach Thornton pitching for Las Vegas)

5)   Dorn struck out looking at an inside corner fastball. K/Lo

6)   Wilson struck out swinging at an outside sinker at 90 MPH. K/Sw

Totals: R, 3 H, 2B, 3 SO, 2 LOBsters

Bottom

1)   Puello hit a one-hopper to Jacobs. 3u/G3

2)   Satin flied out to right-center field. 9/F89

3)   Brown struck out swinging at an 84 MPH slider with a full count. K/Sw

Totals: SO

7^th inning

Top

1)   Bortnick chopped one over the mound that was charged by Satin on the infield grass. 43/G4MS

2)   PH Tony Campana hit a line drive that stayed just fair down the RF corner and Campana easily made it to 3B for a triple – he’s very very fast. T9/L9L

3)   Ahmed chopped one to Satin. 43/G4

4)   Kieschnick hit a medium grounder up the 3B line that stayed just fair and rolled into the bullpen, where it became a dead ball. GRD/G5

5)   Marte walked. BB

6)   Jacobs skied out to shallow LF – appeared to lose it in the wind at the last second but made the catch as he fell down. 7/P7S

Totals: R, 2 H, BB, 2 LOBsters

Bottom (Substitution: Derek Eitel pitching for Reno)

1)   Nieuwenhuis struck out swinging at a breaking ball. K/Sw

2)   Lutz flied out to RF. 9/F9

3)   Teagarden hit a medium grounder to Jacobs – he bobbled it but recovered in time to record the out. 31/G3

Totals: SO

8^th inning

Top (Substitutions: Miguel Socolovich pitching and batting 6^th, Juan Centeno catching and batting 9^th)

1)   Marte flied out to Puello in LF. 7/F7

2)   Dorn hit a soft liner just out of the reach of a leaping Muno. S7/L7S

*Dorn stole 2B without a throw from Centeno

3)   Wilson hit a chopper to Lutz. 53/G5

4)   Bortnick hit a one-hopper to Satin. 43/G4

Totals: H, LOBster

Bottom  

1)   Allen hit a groundout to the 2B. 43/G4

2)   Muno popped out to Ahmed on the outfield grass. 6/P6D

3)   C Juan Centeno grounded out to Bortnick. 43/G4

Totals: 9 pitches, 6 strikes

9^th inning

Top (Substitutions: Omar Quintanilla at SS, Muno to 2B, Satin to 1B, Allen to LF for Las Vegas)

1)   PH Blake Lalli struck out looking at an inside corner fastball at 92 MPH. K/Lo

2)   Ahmed hit a grounder down the 1B line that got by a diving Satin for a single. S9/G3

3)   Kieschnick walked. BB

4)   Marte struck out looking at a fastball on the inside corner, knee high at 90 MPH. K/Lo

5)   Jacobs hit a groundout to Muno. 43/G4

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

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