Savannah Sand Gnats @ Lexington Legends
July 26, 2014
Robert Gsellman @ Pedro Fernandez
Teams
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1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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R
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H
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E
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Savannah
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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3
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2
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Lexington
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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1
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0
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0
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X
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1
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6
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0
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W: Fernandez (1-6,
5.30 ERA); L: Gsellman (8-5, 2.63 ERA); Save: Tenuta (1)
MiLB.com Boxscore
The Highlights:
Pitchers
Robert Gsellman – 8
IP, 6 H, R, BB, 6 SO, 100 Pitches (65 Strikes), 13 GO: 5 FO
Batters
Champ Stuart – BB, HBP, 2 SB (17) – Left game two innings
after being hit by a pitch in the hand
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| His first stolen base came after a walk |
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| Bad place to be hit |
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| He wanted to stay in, though he was clearly in pain |
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| First pitch after the delay, predictable |
Victor Cruzado – 2-4
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| Pulled this single to RF as a LHB |
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| Pulled this single to LF as a RHB |
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| "I got it, I got it, I.. d'oh!" |
Colton Plaia – 1-2, 2 BB, GIDP
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| Gave the Gnats some life in the final frame |
Recap:
Savannah
starter Robert Gsellman found himself on the short end of an excellent
pitcher’s duel with Lexington starter Pedro Fernandez Saturday, as the Gnats
fell 1-0 in the series opener. Gsellman was very sharp all night, but the Gnats
offense was not, managing only three scattered singles, and very few scoring
chances. The best chance for the Gnats came in the 7th, when they left
the bases loaded, and the legs of Champ Stuart created their other chances.
Stuart would leave the game early after being hit by a pitch in his left hand,
but he was the only spark before he left. With one out in the first, he walked
and stole 2B on the second pitch to Dominic Smith – he would be stranded at 3B.
In his next AB, he got hit in the hand and spent a few minutes under close
inspection of the trainer. On the first pitch after play resumed, Stuart was
off for 2B again, making it easily. Gsellman was fun to watch, as he worked
quick and around the zone all night. I wish there was an outfield camera angle,
as it’s difficult to judge his pitches in the view used in Lexington, and so I only
labeled the pitches I was certain about.
Gsellman Pitch Coverage:
Table 1 – Pitch count by inning
Count
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1st
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2nd
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3rd
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4th
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5th
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6th
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7th
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8th
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Total
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Pitches
(Strikes)
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21 (12)
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10 (7)
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16 (9)
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10 (7)
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8 (5)
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10 (7)
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12 (8)
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13 (10)
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100 (65)
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1st inning
1)
Carlos Garcia walked (BB)
a.
Called strike 0-1
b.
Outside – ball 1-1
c.
Low – ball 2-1
d.
Foul 2-2
e.
Bounced and inside – ball 3-2
f.
Just missed outside – ball 4
2)
Kenny
Diekroeger hit into a force out (64/G)
a.
Inside – ball 1-0
b.
Jammed on the inside corner
3)
Frank Schwindel lined a double down the LF line
(D7/L)
a.
Fastball, outside corner – called strike 0-1
b.
Middle-in – Schwindel took 2B on the throw to 3B
4)
Chad Johnson chopped the ball back to Gsellman
for a fielder’s choice – Schwindel out at 3B (1u/G)
a.
Fastball, inside – ball 1-0
b.
Fastball, outer half – foul 1-1
c.
Inside corner – foul – 1-2
d.
High and outside, ball 2-2
e.
Outer half, low – batter barely made contact
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| The wrong runner stepped off of 3B momentarily, and it looked like Gsellman's glove got him before he got back |
5)
Elier Hernandez lined out (4/L)
a.
Outside corner – strike 0-1
b.
91 MPH Fastball, low and inside – ball 1-1
c.
Inside – ball 2-1
d.
Fastball, outside corner – strike 2-2
e.
Inside corner – foul 2-2
f.
Inner half
2nd inning
1)
Humberto Arteaga grounded out to Johnson (43/G)
a.
Bunt foul 0-1
b.
Outside – ball 1-1
c.
Inner half
2)
Dexter
Kjerstad singled to LF (S7/G)
a.
Low – ball 1-0
b.
Inner half – well hit bat, bounced once on the
infield
3)
Fred Ford struck out swinging (K/Sw)
a.
Inner half – foul 0-1
b.
Outside corner – strike 0-2 (Poor angle, but
looked like a curve)
c.
Letter high – ball 1-2
d.
Fastball, inside – swinging strike 3
4)
Alexis Rivera flied out to Champ (7/F)
a.
Outer half
3rd inning
1)
Garcia struck out swinging (K/Sw)
a.
High and outside – ball 1-0
b.
Fastball, outside – ball 2-0
c.
Outside and low – ball 3-0
d.
– (?) strike 3-1
e.
Middle – foul 3-2
f.
Inside corner – swinging strike 3
2)
Diekroeger
grounded out to Frenzel – diving stop (53/G)
a.
Inside – ball 1-0
b.
Outside and low – ball 2-0
c.
Inside corner – swinging strike 2-1
d.
Inside – ball 3-1
e.
Fastball, outside corner – strike 3-2
f.
Inner half
3)
Schwindel reached on a fielding error (E6/G)
a.
Breaking ball, outside corner – strike 0-1
b.
Change-up, inner half
4)
Johnson grounded out to Johnson (43/G)
a.
Outside – ball 1-0
*Wild Pitch advanced Schwindel
*Wild Pitch advanced Schwindel
b.
Watch
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| Jon Johnson with the great effort |
4th inning
1)
Hernandez grounded out to Frenzel (53/G)
a.
Inner half – foul 0-1
b.
Inside corner
2)
Arteaga
struck out swinging (K/Sw)
a.
Outer half – strike 0-1
b.
Swinging strike 0-2
c.
Breaking ball – swinging strike 3
3)
Kjerstad flied out to Cruzado (9/F)
a.
Outside corner – strike 0-1
b.
Inside – ball 1-1
c.
Low and away – ball 2-1
d.
Way outside – ball 3-1
e.
Inside corner
5th inning
1)
Ford chopped out to Ruiz (63/G)
a.
Inner half
2)
Rivera
grounded out to Johnson (43/G)
a.
Outside – ball 1-0
b.
Inner half
3)
Garcia grounded out to Ruiz (63/G)
a.
Outside and low – ball 1-0
b.
Middle – strike 1-1
c.
Outer half – foul 1-2
d.
Way outside – ball 2-2 (Looked like he lost his
grip)
e.
Outside corner
6th inning
1)
Diekroeger doubled down the LF line (D7/L)
a.
Inside – ball 1-0
b.
Middle
2)
Schwindel
hit an RBI double over the head of Biondi (D8/F)
a.
Inside and low – ball 1-0
b.
Fastball – swinging strike 1-1
c.
Outside corner – Batter reached out to hit it
but stroked it well
3)
Johnson flied out to LF (7/F)
a.
Middle
4)
Hernandez grounded out to Frenzel (53/G)
a.
Inside corner – foul 0-1
b.
Inner half
5)
Arteaga hit one back to the mound (13/G)
a.
Outside – ball 1-0
b.
Inside corner
7th inning
1)
Kjerstad flied out to CF (8/F)
a.
Inner half – long out
2)
Ford
called out on strikes (K/Lo)
a.
Inside corner – strike 0-1
b.
Breaking ball, middle – strike 0-2
c.
Bounced, inside – ball 1-2
d.
Breaking ball, middle – strike 3 looking (Looked
like a curve)
3)
Rivera singled to RF (S9/F)
a.
Outside, ball 1-0
b.
Inside corner – ball landed just out of reach of
a diving Johnson in very shallow RF
4)
Garcia flied out to Sabol near the line (7/F)
a.
Outside corner – foul 0-1
b.
Outside corner – ball 1-1
*Runner advanced to 3B – the throw beat him to 2B, but it got knocked out of the shortstop’s glove and into LF, so Rivera broke for 3B
*Runner advanced to 3B – the throw beat him to 2B, but it got knocked out of the shortstop’s glove and into LF, so Rivera broke for 3B
c.
Outside corner – swinging strike 1-2
d.
Bounced and outside – ball 2-2
e.
Outside corner
8th inning
1)
Diekroeger struck out looking (K/Lo)
a.
Middle – strike 0-1
b.
Inside corner – ball 1-1 (Just missed)
c.
90 MPH Fastball, outside corner – strike 1-2
d.
Breaking ball, inside corner – called strike 3
2)
Schwindel
tripled to RF (9/F)
a.
Low and away – ball 1-0
b.
90 MPH Fastball, outside (Not an error?)
3)
Johnson grounded out to Smith (3u/G)
a.
Outside corner – strike 0-1
b.
Outside corner and above the belt – swinging
strike 0-2
c.
High and outside – ball 1-2
d.
Outside
4)
Hernandez struck out swinging (K/Sw)
a.
Breaking ball, middle – strike 0-1
b.
Breaking ball, outside corner – strike 0-2
c.
Bounced over the middle – swinging strike 3
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