Bowman Struggles, but 51s Offense Too Good to Tame

Sacramento River Cats @ Las Vegas 51s

May 12, 2015

Austin Fleet @ Matthew Bowman

Teams	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Sacramento	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	8	11	2
Las Vegas	0	0	8	0	0	1	3	0	X	12	13	0

W: Verrett (1-0, 1.17 ERA); L: Fleet (1-3, 7.59 ERA)

MiLB.com Boxscore

The Highlights:

Pitchers

Matt Bowman (8.13 ERA) – 3 IP, 5 H, 5 R, 4 BB, 2 SO, HR, 80 Pitches (45 Strikes), 4 GO: 3 FO

Logan Verrett – 4 IP, 3 H, 4 SO, 6 GO

Jack Leathersich (1.59 ERA) – 1 IP, SO, 2 Pop outs

Cody Satterwhite (8.59 ERA) – 1 IP, 3 H, 3 R, SO, 2 HR, 1 GO: 1 FO

Batters

Danny Muno – 3-5, 2 R, 2 2B (6), 3 RBI (7)

Darrell Ceciliani – 2-5, R, 2B (7), 2 RBI (16), SO

Matt Reynolds – 2-5, R, SB (7), SO

Eric Campbell – 3-4, 2 R, 2B (4), HR (3), 3 RBI (11), BB, SO

Alex Castellanos – 1-5

Brooks Conrad – 1-4, R, HBP, SO

Dan Rohlfing – 1-4, R, 2B (3), 3 RBI (8), BB

Recap

The Las Vegas 51s overcame a rough start from Matty Bowman to easily take the opener against Sacramento Tuesday night. Bowman was not very good in his return to the rotation, missing the strike zone all-night and giving up loud contact. He mixed up his pitches well, and was once again fine against righties, but lefties hit his fastball hard. On the plus side, his pitches were mostly missing low, which is where he wants to live, but Sacramento batters weren’t biting. The River Cats jumped on Bowman for a 3R-bomb in the 1^st, and then strung together 3 hits for their 2 runs in the 2^nd. He’d walk the bases loaded in the 3^rd, but was able to keep things from getting further out of hand.

The 51s batted around and then some in the bottom of the 3^rd, with six hits, including doubles from Eric Campbell (2 RBI double), Dan Rohlfing (3 RBI), and Danny Muno (2 RBI). That’s when Logan Verrett came in and set a different mood for this game, as he worked quickly and effectively through the Cats lineup, featuring a nice fastball/slider combo – he’d end the 6^th by blowing a 93 MPH fastball by rehabbing Hunter Pence. The 51s would add a run in the 6^th thanks to a no-doubter from Campbell, and then Muno and Darrell Ceciliani hit back-to-back doubles for 3 runs in the 7^th. Jack Leathersich got some bad looking swings and didn’t walk anyone in the 8^th, which puts him up to 20 K: 3 BB in 11.1 IP for Las Vegas this year. Cody Satterwhite struggled against the first 3 batters in the 9^th, allowing 2 bombs, including a mammoth shot off the bat of Hunter Pence. He’d bounce back to retire the next 3 batters in a row, showing slightly better velocity to end the frame.

The series continues Wednesday afternoon, with Darin Gorski scheduled to take the mound at 1:35 PM ET. Check out full-game pitch coverage below, with pitch velocities coming from the Las Vegas scoreboard.

Pitcher Coverage

Matt Bowman

1^st inning

1) Brett Jackson flied out to soup at the warning track (9/F)

i. 90 MPH Fastball – swinging strike 0-1

ii. 91 MPH Fastball

2) Ehire Adrianza lined a double into the RF corner (D9/L)

i. 91 MPH Fastball – ball 1-0, low

ii. 91 MPH Fastball – called strike 1-1

iii. 91 MPH Fastball

3) Hunter Pence walked (BB)

i. 91 MPH Fastball – called strike 0-1

ii. 83 MPH Changeup – ball 1-1, low

iii. 89 MPH Fastball – ball 2-1, low

iv. 90 MPH Fastball – ball 3-1, low

v. Slider – swinging strike 3-2

vi. 90 MPH Fastball – ball 4

4) Jarrett Parker hit a long homerun over the LF wall (HR/7D)

i. 90 MPH Fastball – ball 1-0, low

ii. 83 MPH Changeup – called strike 1-1

iii. 89 MPH Fastball

5) Adam Duvall struck out swinging (K/Sw)

i. Slider – ball 1-0, outside

ii. 91 MPH Fastball – ball 2-0, low

iii. 92 MPH Fastball – called strike 2-1

iv. 91 MPH Fastball – foul 2-2

v. 81 MPH Slider – foul 2-2

vi. 73 MPH Curveball – swinging strike 3

6) John Bowker hit a groundout to Conrad (31/G)

i. 91 MPH Fastball – ball 1-0, inside

ii. 91 MPH Fastball – called strike 1-1

iii. 72 MPH Curveball – foul 1-2

iv. 74 MPH Curveball – ball 2-2, high and away

v. 72 MPH Curveball – foul 2-2

vi. 91 MPH Fastball

2^nd inning

1) Juan Ciriaco pulled a single through the left side (S7/G)

i. 90 MPH Fastball – called strike 0-1

ii. 91 MPH Fastball – ball 1-1

iii. 88 MPH Fastball – ball 2-1, low and inside

iv. 80 MPH Slider

2) Guillermo Quiroz pulled an RBI double down the LF (D7/G)

i. 89 MPH Fastball – foul 0-1

ii. 80 MPH Slider – foul 0-2

iii. 88 MPH Fastball – ball 1-2, inside

iv. 72 MPH Curveball

3) Austin Fleet hit a sac bunt up the 1B line (SAC34/B)

i. 89 MPH Fastball – foul 0-1 (bunt attempt)

ii. 87 MPH Fastball – foul 0-2 (bunt attempt)

iii. 80 MPH Slider

4) Jackson hit a comebacker to Bowman (13/G)

i. 90 MPH Fastball – ball 1-0, low and inside

ii. 79 MPH Changeup – ball 2-0, outside

iii. 79 MPH Changeup

5) Adrianza lined an RBI single into RF (S9/L)

i. 79 MPH Changeup – called strike 0-1

ii. 89 MPH Fastball – ball 1-1, low

iii. 78 MPH Changeup – ball 2-1, outside

iv. 79 MPH Changeup – ball 3-1, bounced inside

v. 90 MPH Fastball

6) Pence flied out to RF (9/F)

i. 72 MPH Curveball – ball 1-0, bounced outside

ii. 89 MPH Fastball – ball 2-0, low and outside

iii. 89 MPH Fastball

3^rd inning

1) Parker walked (BB)

i. 89 MPH Fastball – ball 1-0, low

ii. 90 MPH Fastball – ball 2-0, low

iii. 87 MPH Fastball – ball 3-0, high and away

iv. 88 MPH Fastball – foul 3-1

v. 87 MPH Fastball – called strike 3-2

vi. 88 MPH Fastball – ball 4, low

2) Duvall flied out to Soup (9/F)

i. 89 MPH Fastball – foul 0-1

ii. 89 MPH Fastball – ball 1-1, low

iii. 87 MPH Fastball

3) Bowker walked (BB)

i. 87 MPH Fastball – ball 1-0, low

ii. 87 MPH Fastball – called strike 1-1

iii. 88 MPH Fastball – ball 2-1, low
*Parker steals 2B

iv. 79 MPH Changeup – foul 2-2

v. 71 MPH Curveball – foul 2-2

vi. 88 MPH Fastball – ball 3-2, inside

vii. 89 MPH Fastball – foul 3-2

viii. 79 MPH Changeup – ball 4, low and inside

4) Ciriaco struck out swinging (K/Sw)

i. 87 MPH Fastball – called strike 0-1

ii. 87 MPH Fastball – called strike 0-2

iii. 89 MPH Fastball – ball 1-2, bounced outside

iv. 88 MPH Fastball – swinging strike 3

5) Quiroz walked (BB)

i. 88 MPH Fastball – ball 1-0, low and away

ii. 85 MPH Fastball – ball 2-0, low

iii. 85 MPH Fastball – ball 3-0, low

iv. 88 MPH Fastball – called strike 3-1

v. 88 MPH Fastball – swinging strike 3-2

vi. 87 MPH Fastball – foul 3-2

vii. 88 MPH Fastball – ball 4, inside

6) Fleet hit a weak grounder up the 3B line that Bowman made a nice play on (13/G)

i. – called strike 0-1

ii. 89 MPH Fastball – foul 0-2

iii. 72 MPH Curveball

Logan Verrett

4^th inning

1) Jackson hit a two-hopper to Conrad (3u/G)

i. 93 MPH Fastball – ball 1-0

ii. 91 MPH Fastball – ball 2-0

iii. 91 MPH Fastball – ball 3-0

iv. 90 MPH Fastball – called strike 3-1

v. 91 MPH Fastball

2) Adrianza hit a one-hopper to Muno (43/G)

i. 91 MPH Fastball – called strike 0-1

ii. 85 MPH Slider

3) Pence hit a one-hopper to 3B (53/G)

i. 85 MPH slider – called strike 0-1

ii. 92 MPH Fastball – ball 1-1, low

iii. 85 MPH Slider

5^th inning

1) Parker struck out looking (K/Lo)

i. 90 MPH Fastball – called strike 0-1

ii. 85 MPH Slider – swinging strike 0-2

iii. 85 MPH Slider – ball 1-2, low and inside

iv. 91 MPH Fastball – called strike 3

2) Duvall flied out to LF (7/F)

i. 85 MPH Slider – swinging strike 0-1

ii. 89 MPH Fastball – ball 1-1, bounced

iii. 93 MPH Fastball – foul 1-2

iv. 86 MPH Slider – foul 1-2

v. 88 MPH Fastball

3) Bowker lined a single into CF (S8/L)

i. 91 MPH Fastball

4) Ciriaco reached on an infield single to Muno – check swing roller (S4/G)

i. 92 MPH Fastball – foul 0-1

ii. 85 MPH Slider

5) Quiroz hit a weak grounder up the 1B line (1u/G)

i. – ball 1-0

ii. 91 MPH Fastball – called strike 1-1

iii. 85 MPH Slider – foul 1-2

iv. 85 MPH Slider

6^th inning

1) PH Darren Ford hit a groundout back up the middle (43/G)

i. 91 MPH Fastball – ball 1-0, low

ii. 91 MPH Fastball – called strike 1-1

iii. 91 MPH Fastball – ball 2-1, low

iv. 91 MPH Fastball – swinging strike 2-2

v. 87 MPH Slider – ball 3-2, bounced outside

vi. 93 MPH Fastball

2) Jackson flied out to Soup in deep right-center field (9/F)

i. 85 MPH Slider – ball 1-0, down and in

ii. 91 MPH Fastball

3) Adrianza hit a double off the RF wall (D9/F)

i. 91 MPH Fastball

4) Pence struck out swinging (K/Sw)

i. 85 MPH Slider – ball 1-0, down and away

ii. 85 MPH Slider – ball 2-0, down and away

iii. Fastball – called strike 2-1

iv. 93 MPH Fastball – foul 2-2

v. 91 MPH Fastball – foul 2-2

vi. 93 MPH Fastball – swinging strike 3

7^th inning

1) Parker struck out swinging (K/Sw)

i. – called strike 0-1

ii. – ball 1-1

iii. – called strike 1-2

iv. – swinging strike 3

2) Duvall struck out swinging (K/Sw)

i. – foul 0-1

ii. – swinging strike 0-2

iii. – ball 1-2

iv. Slider – swinging strike 3

3) Bowker hit a grounder to Muno’s backhand (43/G)

i. – ball 1-0, low and inside

ii. 87 MPH slider – ball 2-0, low

iii. 90 MPH Fastball

Jack Leathersich

8^th inning

1) Ciriaco struck out swinging (K/Sw)

i. 92 MPH Fastball – called strike 0-1

ii. 91 MPH Fastball – called strike 0-2

iii. 93 MPH Fastball – ball 1-2, high and away

iv. 77 MPH Curveball – ball 2-2, outside

v. 92 MPH Fastball – foul 2-2

vi. 92 MPH Fastball – swinging strike 3

2) Quiroz popped out to Muno on the infield (4/P)

i. 92 MPH Fastball – swinging strike 0-1 (foul tip)

ii. 83 MPH – ball 1-1, high

iii. 83 MPH – ball 2-1, low

iv. 91 MPH Fastball

3) PH Carlos Triunfel popped out to Conrad in foul territory

i. 93 MPH Fastball – swinging strike 0-1 (foul tip)

ii. 93 MPH Fastball – ball 1-1, low

iii. – ball 2-1, high

iv. 93 MPH Fastball – ball 3-1, low

v. 93 MPH Fastball

Cody Satterwhite

9^th inning

1) Jackson hit a homerun just fair down the LF line (HR/F7D)

i. 91 MPH Fastball – called strike 0-1

ii. 91 MPH Fastball – ball 1-1, low

iii. 93 MPH Fastball – ball 2-1, low and inside

iv. 93 MPH Fastball – foul 2-2

v. 93 MPH Fastball

2) Adrianza pulled a single into RF (S9/G)

i. 93 MPH Fastball – called strike 0-1

ii. 85 MPH – ball 1-1, bounced

iii. 92 MPH Fastball – ball 2-1, up and away

iv. 92 MPH Fastball

3) Pence hit an absolute bomb over the LF wall – Vaughn didn’t even move (HR/F7D)

i. 92 MPH Fastball – ball 1-0, low

ii. 93 MPH Fastball – ball 2-0, outside

iii. 92 MPH Fastball

4) Parker struck out swinging (K/Sw)

i. 92 MPH Fastball – ball 1-0, low

ii. 94 MPH Fastball – ball 2-0, inside

iii. 93 MPH Fastball – foul 2-1

iv. 93 MPH Fastball – called strike 2-2

v. 83 MPH – swinging strike 3

5) Duvall flied out to Ceciliani in right-center field (9/F)

i. 83 MPH – swinging strike 0-1

ii. 83 MPH – ball 1-1, bounced (checked swing)

iii. 81 MPH – ball 2-1, high

iv. 93 MPH Fastball

6) Bowker hit a comebacker to Satterwhite (13/G)

i. 94 MPH Fastball – called strike 0-1

ii. 88 MPH – ball 1-1, outside

iii. 93 MPH Fastball – ball 2-1, low

iv. 85 MPH

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