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Reno Aces @ Las Vegas 51s

May 31, 2014

Mike Bolsinger @ Darin Gorski

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

W: Bolsinger (5-0, 1.90 ERA); L: Church (0-1, 13.50 ERA); Save: Stites (7, 0.00 ERA)

MiLB.com boxscore

The Highlights:

Pitchers

Darin Gorski – 6.1 IP, 7 H, 3 R, 2 BB, 5 SO, 97 pitches, 58 strikes, 28 batters faced, 2 groundouts, 6 fly outs

Batters

Allen – 2-4, R, SO

Ahmed – 2-5, 2B (10), 2 SO

Al. Marte – 2-3, R, HR (2), 2 RBI (13), BB

Jacobs – 2-4, 2 2B (23)

Astro’s Play By Play

1^st inning

Top

1)   2B Didi Gregorius popped out to Q. 6/P6

2)   SS Nick Ahmed grounded one down the 3B line for a double. D7/G5

3)   LF Alfredo Marte popped out to 1B. 3/P3

4)   1B Mike Jacobs struck out swinging at a breaking ball. K/Sw

Totals: H, 2B, SO, LOBster, 16 pitches, 9 strikes

Bottom

1)   SS Omar Quintanilla hit a groundout to the 2B. 43/G4

2)   2B Josh Satin hit a fly ball that appeared to be an easy out (Satin wasn’t running that hard) but kept drifting until it bounced off the wall – Satin ended up at 2B. D9/F9D

3)   1B Allan Dykstra struck out swinging. K/Sw

4)   RF Andrew Brown hit an RBI double on a fly ball that bounced off the CF wall. D8/F8D

5)   LF Kirk Nieuwenhuis pulled a sharp grounder towards the 2B hole that Jacobs made a nice diving stop on. 31/G34

Totals: R, 2 H, 2 2B, SO, LOBster

2^nd inning

Top

1)   3B Andy Marte walked. BB

2)   RF Aaron Cunningham struck out swinging. K/Sw

3)   CF Roger Kieschnick popped out to Q at the edge of the grass. 6/P6

4)   C Bobby Wilson skied out to left-center field. 7/F78

Totals: BB, SO, LOBster, 14 pitches, 8 strikes

Bottom

1)   3B Zach Lutz hit a sharp liner at the 2B. 4/L4

2)   LF Brandon Allen pulled a hard groundball through the 2B hole for a single. S9/G34

3)   C Juan Centeno hit a sharp groundball through the 2B hole for a single. S9/43

4)   P Darin Gorski bunted it up the 3B line for a sac. SH24/B25

5)   Quintanilla lined a 2-run double into the RF corner. D9/L9L

6)   Satin struck out looking at a fastball. K/Lo

Totals: 2 R, 3 H, 2B, SH, SO, LOBster

3^rd inning

Top

1)   P Mike Bolsinger popped out to Q behind 2B. 6/P6MD

2)   Gregorius flied out to deep left-center field. 8/F78D

3)   Ahmed hit a medium grounder up the middle for a single. S8/G6M

4)   Marte walked on five pitches taken – not really close. BB

5)   Jacobs flied out alittle to the right of CF. 8/F8

Totals: H, BB, 2 LOBsters, 18 pitches, 10 strikes

Bottom

1)   Dykstra grounded out to the SS. 63/G6

2)   Brown hit a nubber in front of the plate. 23/G2

3)   Nieuwenhuis struck out swinging at a pitch in the dirt. K/Sw

Totals: SO

4^th inning

Top

1)   Marte hit a weak groundout to Lutz. 53/G5

2)   Cunningham flied out to deep CF. 8/F8D

3)   Kieschnick struck out swinging. K/Sw

Totals: SO, 15 pitches, 8 strikes

Bottom

1)   Lutz hit a weak grounder off the end of the bat to Jacobs. 3u/G3

2)   Allen struck out swinging. K/Sw

3)   Centeno lined out to the LF corner – nice running play by Marte. 7/L7L

Totals: SO

5^th inning  

Top

1)   Wilson flied out just shy of the wall in CF. 8/F8D

2)   Bolsinger struck out looking at an inside corner breaking ball. K/Lo

3)   Gregorius lined a single into RF. S9/L9

*Gregorius stole 2B on a close 1-2 pitch

4)   Ahmed struck out swinging on a foul tip into the mitt. K/Sw

Totals: H, 2 SO, LOBster, 20 pitches, 13 strikes

Bottom

1)   Gorski hit a sharp grounder up the middle that was knocked down by a diving Gregorius behind 2B, but there was no play at 1B. S4/G4M

2)   Quintanilla flied out to CF. 8/F8

3)   Satin hit a medium grounder towards the SS hole that was flagged down by the 3B to start a double play. 543/G56

Totals: H, GIDP

6^th inning

Top

1)   Marte lined a single into CF. S8/L8S

2)   Jacobs lined a double into the RF corner – Marte thrown out at home. D9/L9L -> 962

3)   Marte lined out at the 2B. 4/L4

4)   Cunningham flied out to RF. 9/F9

Totals: 2 H, 2B, OF Assist, LOBster, 7 pitches, 6 strikes

Bottom

1)   Dykstra hit a hard one-hopper to the right of Jacobs that he fielded nicely to his right. 3u/G3

2)   Brown flied out to CF. 8/F8

3)   Nieuwenhuis hit a hard groundball through the 2B hole for a single. S9/G34

4)   Lutz skied out to the RF in foul territory. 9/9F

Totals: H, LOBster

7^th inning

Top

1)   Kieschnick got HBP on the right leg. HBP

2)   Wilson lined a single into right-center field. S8/L89

*Passed ball allowed the runners to advance.

3)   PH Danny Dorn pulled a medium grounder through the 2B for an RBI single – dropped in RF, which allowed Wilson to score (he had held up at 3B). S9/G34 – E9

4)   Gregorius dragged a bunt up the 1B line that was fielded by Gorski. 13/B13

(Substitutions: John Church pitching and batting 9^th, Daniel Muno playing 2B and batting 9^th, Satin to 3B)

5)   Ahmed struck out swinging at a 90 MPH sinker. K/Sw

6)   Marte launched a HR to RF. HR/9D

7)   Jacobs lined a double into the RF corner. D9/L9L

8)   Marte popped out near the RF foul line. 4/P3D

Totals: 4 R, 4 H, 2B, HR, HBP, E, SO, LOBster

Bottom (Substitution: Eury De La Rosa pitching for Reno)

1)   Allen lined a single into CF. S8/L8

2)   Centeno hit a sac bunt down the 3B line that was fielded nicely by the catcher. SH24/B25

3)   2B Daniel Muno walked. BB

4)   Quintanilla hit a slow roller to Jacobs. 3u/G3

(Substitutions: Will Harris pitching and batting 3^rd, Tony Campana playing LF and batting 9^th)

5)   Satin flied out to deep CF. 8/F8D

Totals: H, BB, SH, LOBster

8^th inning

Top

1)   Cunningham popped out to Dykstra near the foul line. 3/P3F

2)   Kieschnick grounded out to Dykstra. 31/G3

3)   Wilson hit a two-hopper at Satin. 53/G5

Totals: 7 pitches, 5 strikes

Bottom

1)   Dykstra popped out to shallow LF. 7/P7S

2)   Brown flied out to LF. 7/F7

3)   Nieuwenhuis struck out looking. K/Lo

Totals: SO

9^th inning

Top (Substitutions: Miguel Socolovich pitching and batting 5^th, Cesar Puello playing CF and batting 6^th for Las Vegas)

1)   LF Tony Campana hit a weak groundout to Socolovich. 13/G13

2)   Gregorius hit a medium groundout to Dykstra at 1B – he backed up to field it. 31/G3

3)   Ahmed grounded out up the 1B line. 23/G23

Totals: 7 pitches, 5 strikes

Bottom (Substitution: Matt Stites pitching for Reno)

1)   CF Cesar Puello hit a weak groundout towards the SS hole. 53/G56

2)   Allen hit a medium groundout to Jacobs. 31/G3

3)   Centeno grounded out to Jacobs. 31/G3

Totals: Save

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