Shaky Syndergaard Battles but Offense Does Not in 4-0 Loss to Omaha

Las Vegas 51s @ Omaha Storm Chasers

August 17, 2014

Noah Syndergaard @ Liam Hendriks

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

Win: Hendriks (3-1, 3.67 ERA); Loss: Syndergaard (8-7, 4.72 ERA)

MiLB.com Boxscore

The Highlights:

Pitchers

Noah Syndergaard – 5 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 3 BB, 8 SO, HR, HBP, 96 Pitches (55 Strikes), 4 FO

Batters

Matt Reynolds – 2-4

Allan Dykstra – 1-3, BB, SO

Anthony Seratelli – 1-3

Recap:

            Noah Syndergaard was a little shaky Sunday afternoon in Omaha, but battled to keep Las Vegas close over his five innings of work. Unfortunately, the 51s offense could not get anything going for him, leaving Thor to be the “tough-luck” loser. Syndergaard struggled with efficiency (85 pitches through 4 IP) and command of his curveball (only 31% strikes on the curve), but was mostly able to limit hard contact for the 51s. Omaha clean-up hitter Carlos Peguera provided most of the Storm Chasers offense when hit a couple of long homeruns to CF in consecutive at bats, one off of Thor in the 4^th and the second off of Jack Leathersich in the 6^th.

            Allan Dykstra picked up the first Las Vegas hit with this one-out single in the 2^nd.

            Matt Reynolds provided the next hit with two outs in the 3^rd.

            After the next seven batters were retired in order, Seratelli picked up his single on the first pitch of the 6^th inning.

            Reynolds followed with his second single of the night, giving the 51s their only RISP all night.

            And that was the 51s offense for the game – I guess they were showing their support for the four-hit Mets (?).

Aside from the curveball, Thor’s command was very sharp Sunday afternoon, with strikes on 67% (47 count) of his 70 fastballs + curveballs. After giving up the homerun in the 4^th, Thor mixed in a very nice change-up over the final six batters he faced. The new pitch mix was effective, as Thor induced eight swinging strikes over those final six batters, and three strikeouts.

Jack Leathersich came in for the 6^th, but he had a rough inning. He’d finish his outing on a positive note though, as he struck out Justin Maxwell to end the frame.

Thor Pitch Coverage:

Table 1 – Breaking down pitch count by type and inning           

Count (Strikes)	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	Total
Fastball	14 (6)	13 (12)	10 (7)	14 (8)	7 (5)	58 (38)
Change-up	0	3 (2)	1 (1)	6 (5)	2 (1)	12 (9)
Breaking Ball	6 (3)	6 (0)	7 (4)	5 (0)	2 (1)	26 (8)
Total	20 (9)	22 (14)	18 (12)	25 (13)	11 (7)	96 (55)

Table 2 – Breaking down pitch results by type

	Strike % Total Call Sw Foul	BIP% LD GB FB PU	Results AB BABIP ISO K
Fastball	67.9 15.5 19 20.7	0 83 17 0	12 .400 .333 6
Change-up	75.0 0.0 50.0 16.7	0 100 0 0	2 .000 .000 1
Breaking Ball	30.8 11.5 3.8 15.4	0 0 0 0	1 .000 .000 1

1^st inning

1)   Terrence Gore was hit with a pitch (HBP)

a.     94 MPH Fastball, thigh high and inside corner – strike 0-1

b.     Fastball, thigh high and inside – ball 1-1

c.      Curveball, letter high and inside – ball 2-1

d.     Fastball – hit him in the biceps/elbow area of his left arm

2)   Johnny Giavotella walked (BB)

a.     Fastball, letter high and inside corner – ball 1-0

b.     94 MPH Fastball, thigh high and inside corner – strike 1-1

c.      Fastball, belt high and inside corner – strike 1-2

*Gore caught trying to steal 2B

d.     Curveball, knee high and outside – ball 2-2

e.     Curveball, bounced outside – ball 3-2

f.      Fastball, shin high and outside – ball 4

3)   Paulo Orlando struck out swinging (K/Sw)

a.     96 MPH Fastball, thigh high over the middle – swinging strike 0-1

b.     94 MPH Fastball, shin high and outside – ball 1-1

c.      81 MPH Curveball, thigh high and outside corner – foul 1-2

d.     Fastball, shin high and outside – ball 2-2

e.     Fastball, belt high and inside – ball 3-2

*Giavotella stole 2B. Frank Viola came out for a quick visit

f.      82 MPH Curveball, bounced outside – swinging strike 3

4)   Carlos Peguero struck out swinging (K/Sw)

a.     82 MPH Curveball, thigh high and outside corner – strike 0-1

b.     95 MPH Fastball, thigh high and outside – ball 1-1

c.     96 MPH Fastball, thigh high and inside corner – swinging strike 1-2

d.     97 MPH Fastball, thigh high and inside corner – swinging strike 3

2^nd inning

1)   Cheslor Cutchbert singled to LF (S7/F)

a.     95 MPH Fastball, belt high and outside corner – strike 0-1

b.     Curveball, knee high and outside – ball 1-1

c.      Change-up, letter high and inside corner – ball 2-1

d.     Fastball, letter high over the middle – foul 2-2

e.     Curveball, letter high and inside – ball 3-2

f.      Fastball, letter high over the middle – foul 3-2

g.     Fastball, above the belt and inside corner

2)   Bretty Hayes struck out swinging as the first half of a strike-him-out-throw-him-out double play (K/Sw) -> CS

a.     Fastball, letter high over the middle – ball 1-0

b.     Fastball, thigh high over the middle – strike 1-1

c.      Curveball, head high and inside – ball 2-1 (no intent)

d.     95 MPH Fastball, belt high and outside corner – swinging strike 2-2

e.     95 MPH Fastball, knee high and outside corner – foul 2-2

f.      Fastball, knee high over the middle – foul 2-2

g.     Curveball, shin high and outside – ball 3-2

h.     96 MPH Fastball, knee high and outside corner – foul 3-2

i.       Fastball, belt high and outside corner – swinging strike 3

3)   Justin Maxwell struck out swinging (K/Sw)

a.     Fastball, knee high and outside corner – foul 0-1

b.     Curveball, knee high and outside – ball 1-1

c.      Curveball, knee high and outside – ball 2-1

d.     85 MPH Change-up, shin high over the middle – swinging strike 2-2

e.     97 MPH Fastball, belt high and outside corner – foul 2-2

f.      85 MPH Change-up, shin high over the middle – swinging strike 3

3^rd inning

1)   Paul Janish pulled a double down the 3B line and into the LF corner (D7/G)

a.     95 MPH Fastball, knee high and outside corner – strike 0-1

b.     Fastball, knee high and inside corner

2)   Brian Bocock flied out to Allen (7/F)

a.     Curveball, knee high and outside corner – foul bunt 0-1

b.     Curveball, belt high and outside corner – foul 0-2

c.      95 MPH Fastball, above the belt and inside – ball 1-2

d.     98 MPH Fastball, shin high and outside corner – ball 2-2

e.     82 MPH Curveball, knee high and outside corner – foul 2-2

f.      Change-up, belt high and inside corner

3)   Gore struck out swinging on a foul tip (K/Sw)

a.     Fastball, knee high and outside corner – strike 0-1

b.     Curveball, knee high and outside – ball 1-1

c.      95 MPH Fastball, knee high and outside corner – ball 2-1

d.     95 MPH Fastball, belt high and outside corner – swinging strike 2-2

e.     95 MPH Fastball, thigh high over the middle – foul 2-2

f.      Fastball, thigh high over the middle – foul tip caught for strike 3

4)   Giavotella flied out to Allen (7/F)

a.     Curveball, knee high and outside – ball 1-0

b.     Curveball, bounced and outside – ball 2-0

c.      Curveball, knee high and inside corner – strike 2-1

d.     Fastball, knee high over the middle

4^th inning

1)   Orlando walked (BB)

a.     94 MPH Fastball, belt high and inside – ball 1-0

b.     Curveball, head high and inside corner – ball 2-0

c.      Fastball, belt high and inside – ball 3-0

d.     Fastball, belt high and inside – ball 4

2)   Pegeuro hit a two-run homerun to CF (HR/F)

a.     Fastball, belt high and outside – ball 1-0

b.     95 MPH Fastball, knee high and outside corner – strike 1-1

c.      Curveball, knee high and inside – ball 2-1

d.     Fastball, knee high over the middle

3)   Cuthbert flied out to Allen in left-center field (7/F)

a.     Change-up, knee high and outside corner – swinging strike 0-1

b.     Change-up, shin high and inside corner – swinging strike 0-2

c.      97 MPH Fastball, letter high and inside corner – ball 1-2

d.     Change-up, thigh high and inside corner – foul 1-2

e.     97 MPH Fastball, thigh high and outside corner – foul 1-2

f.      Curveball, bounced and outside – ball 2-2

g.     Curveball, knee high and outside corner – ball 3-2

h.     Fastball, thigh high and inner half

4)   Hayes struck out swinging on a foul tip (K/Sw)

a.     Curveball, shin high and outside – ball 1-0

b.     Fastball, thigh high and outside corner – foul 1-1

c.      Change-up, bounced and outside – ball 2-1

d.     Change-up, knee high and inside – swinging strike 2-2

e.     Fastball, belt high and outside corner– foul tip caught for strike 3

5)   Maxwell struck out swinging (K/Sw)

a.     Fastball, thigh high over the middle – swinging strike 0-1

b.     86 MPH Change-up, knee high and outside corner – foul 0-2

c.      97 MPH Fastball, letter high and outside corner – ball 1-2

d.     96 MPH Fastball, belt high over the middle – swinging strike 3

5^th inning

1)   Janish walked (BB)

a.     Curveball, shin high and outside – ball 1-0

b.     95 MPH Fastball, low and inside – ball 2-0

c.      Change-up, thigh high and inside corner – swinging strike 2-1

d.     Change-up, shin high over the middle – ball 3-1

e.     Fastball, letter high and inside – ball 4

2)   Bocock struck out swinging on a foul tip (K/Sw)

a.     Fastball, thigh high and outside corner – strike 0-1

b.     Fastball, knee high and outside corner – foul 0-2

c.      96 MPH Fastball, above the belt over the middle – foul tip caught for strike 3

3)   Gore flied out to Vaughn (8/F)

a.     Fastball, belt high and outside corner – foul bunt 0-1

b.     Curveball, thigh high and outside corner – strike 0-2

c.      Fastball, belt high and outside corner

*Before Thor threw a pitch to Giavotella, he picked Janish off of 1B

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