Savannah Sand Gnats @ Greenville Drive
May 8, 2015
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W: Meisner (2-1,
1.78 ERA); L: Jimenez (1-1, 3.00 ERA)
The Highlights:
Pitchers
Casey Meisner – 7
IP, 2 H, R, 9 SO, 90 Pitches (64 Strikes), 6 GO: 3 FO
Ben Griset (0.00
ERA) – 2 IP, H, 2 SO, 2 GO: 1 FO
Batters
Luis Guillorme – 1-5, R, RBI (13), SO
John Mora – 1-5, R, SO
Jon Leroux – 1-5, 2 RBI (15), 2 SO
Wuilmer Becerra – 3-4, R, 3B (2), HR (4), 2 RBI (15)
Eudor Garcia – 1-3, BB, SO, GIDP
Tomas Nido – 2-4, R, 2 SO
Jonathan Johnson – 1-4, SO
Vicente Lupo – 1-3, R, 2B (4), SO
Recap
Casey
Meisner flirted with history into the 7th Friday night, as he
retired the first 19 Drive batters of the game before allowing back-to-back
singles and a run. Meisner was excellent throughout the start, but especially
so early, striking out 9 of the first 16 Greenville batters, including the side
in the 5th. The offense was paced by a great game from Wuilmer
Becerra, who would finish a double shy of the cycle. After Meisner finished the
7th, new Savannah addition Ben Griset made his Mets affiliates
debut, looking sharp from the left side as he finished out the game.
Meisner
hasn’t consistently shown that top of the rotation heat he’s flashed with his
fastball this year, but he’s still been great for Savannah, improving his
numbers to 22.3 K%: 6.6% BB% over his first 30.1 IP in the SAL. He has a nice
low-70’s curve that he locates well, and is not afraid to throw in any count,
and an upper-70’s/low-80’s changeup
that has helped him stay effective against lefties. His fastball was reportedly
sitting 86-88 MPH, touching 90 MPH early, and then 92 MPH later in the start.
It may not have been mid-90’s but he was blowing it by hitters, and I think
there were two main reasons for that: 1) he kept hitters off balance working
quickly with his array of offspeed and breaking stuff, and 2) he’s 6’7”, so he
releases the ball closer than most pitchers, and big guys often hide the ball
well. He appeared to tire some by the 7th, but his pitch count was within
reason to let him look for another perfect inning in that frame, although I don’t
think he would’ve seen the 8th regardless. Start keeping an eye on
Meisner, because he might not need an entire season at this level.
Savannah
heads out to Hickory for their next series, which will not be available on
MiLB.tv. L
Luis
Guillorme led off the game with a single lined into LF, but he’d be stranded at
2B.
Eudor
Garcia kept his hot streak going with a single in the 2nd, his
fourth straight PA with a hit.
The
Sand Gnats loaded the bases with nobody out on weird fashion to start the 3rd,
as Vicente Lupo reached on catcher’s interference, Guillorme reached on an
error, and then Mora reached on a bunt single. After failing to score with the
bases loaded in 3 innings Thursday night, Jon Leroux would come through with a
two-run single that put Savannah ahead 2-0. Wuilmer Becerra followed with an
RBI single.
Tomas
Nido and Jonathan Johnson led off the 4th with back-to-back singles,
and then Nido came home on a groundout off the bat of Guillorme.
Becerra
hit his 4th homerun in the 5th.
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| Could not track the ball, so I increased the quality setting a little for the swing |
Lupo
hit a one-out double in the 6th, but was stranded at 3B.
Becerra
hit a triple over the center fielder’s head in the 7th.
Nido
picked up another single in the 8th.
Meisner Coverage
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Ben Griset K’s
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