Rough First From Thor NOT too Much to Overcome for the 51s

New Orleans Zephyrs @ Las Vegas 51s

August 22, 2014

Andrew Heaney @ Noah Syndergaard

Teams	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	R	H	E
New Orleans	5	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	7	11	1
Las Vegas	0	0	2	1	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	8	14	2

Win: Reid (5-1, 4.70 ERA); Loss: Evans (5-8, 4.42 ERA)

MiLB.com Boxscore

The Highlights:

Pitchers

Noah Syndergaard (4.85 ERA) – 6 IP, 8 H, 6 R (5 ER), BB, 8 SO, HBP, 102 Pitches (67 Strikes), 8 GO: 2 FO, (1-2, R, SO)

Zack Thornton (3.95 ERA) – 1.1 IP, R, BB, HBP, SO, 2 GO

Jack Leathersich (H, 1, 6.75 ERA) – 0.1 IP, SO, 1 IR – 0 S

Chase Bradford (BS, 2, 3.67 ERA) – 1.1 IP, 2 H, 2 SO, 2 GO, 1 IR – 1 R

Ryan Reid – 2 IP, H, BB, 3 GO

Batters

Cesar Puello – 1-5, 2 R, BB, 2 SO

Matt Reynolds – 4-4, 2 R, 2B (13), BB, SB (9)

Josh Satin – 1-4, R, 2 RBI (46), BB, SF

Kevin Plawecki – 1-3, 2 R, 3 BB, SO

Cory Vaughn – 1-3, 2 RBI (24)

Anthony Seratelli – 1-4, 2B (8), RBI (29), SO

Daniel Muno – 3-6, RBI (59), 2 SO

Recap:

Noah Syndergaard bounced back after his worst 1^st inning of the year to keep the Las Vegas 51s in the game long enough to come back and win it against New Orleans Friday night. The 51s would slowly fight their way back into a 6-5 lead by the end of the 5^th, while Thor dialed it up to have a very impressive stretch of four innings. Unfortunately, after having been given a lead, Thor would allow the Zephyrs to tie the game back up in the top of the 6^th, although he worked out of what could have been a much worse inning for him. Zack Thornton came in and looked so sharp with the game tied the 7^th that Wally Backman had no reason to worry about sending him back out for the 8^th, now pitching with a lead. Thornton was not as effective in the 8^th, leaving with only one man retired and the 51s in a tough spot. Jack Leathersich would come in for the second out of the inning, a strikeout, but Wally Backman chose to bring in Chase Bradford for the final out. Bradford would get the third out of the inning, but not before allowing the tying run to score. Bradford and Reid would combine to keep the Zephyrs off the scoreboard the rest of the way, allowing for a walkoff win in the 11^th. Offensively, Matt Reynolds and Daniel Muno were huge for the 51s, combining for half of the teams hits.

Thor Pitch Coverage

Table 1 – Breaking down pitch count by type and inning

Count (Strikes) – Average Speed	1^st	2^nd	3^rd	4^th	5^th	6^th	Total
Fastball	17 (8) 96.3	7 (3) 97.4	7 (5) 97.7	6 (5) 96	7 (7) 97.4	12 (11) 97	56 (39) 97*
Change-up	4 (4) 85	3 (2) 86.7	0	0	2 (0) 86	0	9 (6)ª 85.9
Breaking Ball	2 (1)	4 (2) 80.5	2 (2) 80.5	4 (3) 78	8 (5) 80	9 (4) 80.9	29 (17) 80.4º
Unknown	3 (3)	0	0	5 (2)	0	0	8 (5)
Total	26 (16)	14 (7)	9 (7)	15 (10)	17 (12)	21 (15)	102 (67)

*46/56 Fastballs; ª8/9 Change-ups; º26/29 Curveballs

Table 2 – Breaking down pitch results by type

Strike %
Total	Call	Sw	Foul

BIP%
LD	GB	FB	PU

Results
AB	BABIP	ISO	K

Fastball

73.2

19.6

17.9

14.3

.600

.214

Change-up

66.7

22.2

11.1

100

1.00

Breaking Ball

65.5

10.3

27.6

6.90

100

.000

*A popout, a lineout and two groundouts on unknown pitches

1^st inning

1) Austin Wates lined a double to the right-center field gap (D9/L)

i. 95 MPH Fastball – strike 0-1

ii. 95 MPH Fastball, low and outside – ball 1-1

iii. 96 MPH Fastball, low and outside – ball 2-1

iv. 96 MPH Fastball

2) Zack Cox reached on an infield single up the middle that deflected off the glove of a diving Muno (S4/G)

i. 97 MPH Fastball

3) Juan Diaz lined a double to RF (D9/L)

i. 85 MPH Change-up – strike 0-1

ii. 96 MPH Fastball, inside – ball 1-1

iii. 85 MPH Change-up

4) Mark Canha walked (BB)

i. 97 MPH Fastball, outside – ball 1-0

ii. 84 MPH Curveball (per Langer), bounced – ball 2-0

iii. 95 MPH Fastball, low – ball 3-0

iv. 98 MPH Fastball, low – ball 4

5) Justin Bour popped out to Satin (5/P)

i. 97 MPH Fastball, low – ball 1-0

ii. 86 MPH Change-up – strike 1-1

iii. Unknown (No camera, no call)

6) Rob Brantly lined out to Reynolds (6/L)

i. 97 MPH Fastball, low – ball 1-0

ii. Fastball – foul 1-1

iii. Unknown

7) Josh Rodriguez lined a 3-run double to LF (D7/L)

i. Fastball, outside corner – strike 0-1

ii. Change-up

8) Brian Bogusevic grounded an RBI single through the SS hole (S7/G)

i. Fastball, low – ball

ii. Fastball

9) Andrew Heaney struck out swinging (K/Sw)

i. Unknown – strike 0-1

ii. Fastball – foul 0-2

iii. Fastball – foul 0-2

iv. Curveball – swinging strike 3

2^nd inning

1) Wates was hit by a pitch (HBP)

i. 80 MPH Curveball, low and outside – ball 1-0

ii. 87 MPH Change-up – swinging strike 1-1 (threw his bat!)

iii. 80 MPH Curveball, bounced outside – ball 2-1

iv. 97 MPH Fastball – HBP (Upper body)

2) Cox struck out looking (K/Lo)

i. 97 MPH Fastball, low – ball1-0

*Wates stole 2B on a huge jump – not a bad throw from Plawecki

ii. 85 MPH Change-up – foul 1-1

iii. 97 MPH Fastball, low and inside – ball 2-1

iv. 88 MPH Change-up, high and outside – ball 3-1

v. 98 MPH Fastball, down and in – swinging strike 3-2

vi. 98 MPH Fastball, outside corner at the knees – strike 3 looking

3) Diaz hit a groundout to Satin – Satin thought he had tagged Wates, as Wates had been running on the pitch (53/G)

i. 98 MPH Fastball, low and inside – ball 1-0

ii. 97 MPH Fastball, outside corner

4) Canha hit a groundout to Teagarden (3u/G)

i. 82 MPH Curveball, knee high and outside corner – strike 0-1

ii. 80 MPH Curveball, knee high and outside corner

3^rd inning

1) Bour flied out to Seratelli (7/F)

i. 98 MPH Fastball

2) Brantly tripled off the wall in right-center field (T8/F)

i. 97 MPH Fastball – strike 0-1

ii. 97 MPH Fastball

3) Rodriguez hit a groundout back to the mound (13/G)

i. 98 MPH Fastball, low – ball 1-0

ii. 80 MPH Curveball

4) Bogusevic struck out swinging (K/Sw)

i. 98 MPH Fastball, up and in – ball 1-0

ii. 98 MPH Fastball – swinging strike 1-1

iii. 98 MPH Fastball – swinging strike 1-2

iv. 81 MPH Curveball – swinging strike 3

4^th inning

1) Heaneyu hit a groundout back to the mound (13/G)

i. 95 MPH Fastball – strike 0-1

ii. Fastball – strike 0-2

iii. Unknown

2) Wates flied out to Vaughn (9/F)

i. Curveball – strike 0-1

ii. Fastball

3) Cox reached on a fielding error by Teagarden, who couldn’t handle the chopper (E3/G)

i. Unknown, outside – ball 1-0

ii. Unknown, high – ball 2-0

iii. Fastball, low – ball 3-0

iv. Fastball – strike 3-1

v. Unknown

4) Diaz struck out swinging (K/Sw)

i. Curveball – strike 0-1

ii. Unknown, low – ball 1-1

iii. 97 MPH Fastball – swinging strike 1-2

iv. 78 MPH Curveball, outside – ball 2-2

v. 78 MPH Curveball – swinging strike 3

5^th inning

1) Canha struck out looking (K/Lo)

i. 97 MPH Fastball – foul 0-1

ii. 81 MPH Curveball, outside – ball 1-1

iii. 86 MPH Change-up, up and in – ball 2-1

iv. 82 MPH Curveball – swinging strike 2-2

v. 98 MPH Fastball, outside corner – strike 3 looking

2) Bour struck out swinging (K/Sw)

i. 98 MPH Fastball, outside corner – strike 0-1

ii. 81 MPH Curveball, low – swinging strike 0-2

iii. 97 MPH Fastball – foul 0-2

iv. 97 MPH Fastball – foul 0-2

v. 80 MPH Curveball – foul 0-2

vi. 78 MPH Curveball, low and in – ball 1-2

vii. 79 MPH Curveball – swinging strike 3

3) Brantly struck out swinging (K/Sw)

i. 86 MPH Change-up, low and inside – ball 1-0

ii. 98 MPH Fastball – foul tip 1-1

iii. 80 MPH Curveball – foul 1-2

iv. 79 MPH Curveball, low and in – ball 2-2

v. 97 MPH Fastball, high – swinging strike 3

6^th inning

1) Rodriguez reached on an infield single dribbled weakly to Satin (S5/G)

i. 82 MPH Curveball – swinging strike 0-1

ii. 82 MPH Curveball, bounced and outside – ball 1-1

iii. 96 MPH Fastball

2) Bogusevic singled passed a barely mobile Teagarden and into RF (S9/G)

i. 96 MPH Fastball – foul 0-1

ii. 96 MPH Fastball

3) Black reached on a fielding error from Reynolds – he bobbled the glove trying to go for the force out at 3B (E6/G)

i. 96 MPH Fastball, high – ball 1-0

ii. 97 MPH Fastball – strike 1-1

iii. 96 MPH Fastball – missed bunt strike 1-2

iv. 80 MPH Curveball – ball 2-2

v. 81 MPH Curveball

4) Wates struck out swinging (K/Sw)

i. 82 MPH Curveball, low – ball 1-0

ii. 80 MPH Curveball, low – ball 2-0

iii. 98 MPH Fastball, outside corner – strike 2-1

iv. 80 MPH Curveball, bounced – swinging strike 2-2

v. 81 MPH Curveball, high – ball 3-2

vi. 97 MPH Fastball, high and inside – swinging strike 3

5) Cox hit an RBI groundout to Teagarden – it was initially bobbled, so he had no play at home (3u/G)

i. 98 MPH Fastball – swinging strike 0-1

ii. 99 MPH Fastball – swinging strike 0-2

iii. 97 MPH Fastball

6) Diaz grounded out to Muno (43/G)

i. 98 MPH Fastball, letter high – swinging strike 0-1

ii. 80 MPH Curveball

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