Syndergaard Does it All as 51s Extend Streak to 14

Las Vegas 51s @ Albuquerque Isotopes

May 7, 2015

Noah Syndergaard @ Shane Carle

Teams	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Las Vegas	0	1	2	2	1	0	0	2	0	8	13	1
Albuquerque	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	2	5	0

W: Syndergaard (3-0, 1.82 ERA); L: Carle (0-1, 9.00 ERA)

MiLB.com Boxscore

The Highlights:

Pitchers

Noah Syndergaard – 8 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 8 SO, HR, 95 Pitches (70 Strikes), 9 GO: 2 FO

Jack Leathersich (2.00 ERA) – 1 IP, 2 SO, 1 GO

Batters

Darrell Ceciliani – 2-5, R, 3B (2), 2 RBI (13)

Eric Campbell – 1-3, R, RBI (8), BB, SB (1), HBP

Brandon Allen – 1-5, 2B (5), RBI (13), GIDP

Travis Taijeron – 2-4, R, 2B (2), RBI (16), BB, SB (1)

Dan Rohlfing – 2-5, R, 2B (2), RBI (3)

Kyle Johnson – 2-4, 2 R, 2B (4), SO

Noah Syndergaard – 3-4, 2 R, 2B (2), HR (1), 2 RBI (2), SO

Recap

Noah Syndergaard had himself quite a day Thursday afternoon in Albuquerque, shutting down the Isotopes lineup over 8 IP, and doing some serious damage at the plate. Thor has now been very good in 3 straight starts, allowing only 2 ER over his previous 22 IP, with 27 K: 2 BB during that span. O yeah, and there was a baseball game that the 51s easily won, which ran their streak to 14 straight. The 51s bats have been hot for weeks, and they reached double digit hits again, with Thor leading the way at the plate too (highlights of the offense below). They jumped ahead early, kept tacking on behind some great starting pitching, and then Jack Leathersich closed things out with a perfect 9^th.

Check out much more from the start below, but there is not much to add at this point. Per Thor, his fastball command has been as good as ever over the past few starts, so it’s not surprise he’s slicing through these lineups like a knife through warm butter. His curveball was extremely nasty in this game, with Thor spotting it to both sides of the plate well. It won’t be long until Mets fans are watching him pitch in the majors for good.

After sweeping through Albuquerque, Las Vegas will head to El Paso Friday night, sending Darin Gorski to the mound with a 9:05 PM start.

Scoring Highlights

Travis Taijeron hit a one-out single in the top of the 2^nd, and then came around to score on Dan Rohlfing’s second double of the year.

Thor nearly hit a homerun leading off the third, settling instead for a 428 foot double. He could trot home from 2B after Darrell Ceciliani ripped a line drive into RF for his second triple of the year. After the next two were retired, Brandon Allen doubled Ceciliani home to make it 3-0.

After Kyle Johnson reached on an infield single with two outs in the 4^th, Thor crushed another ball to CF, and this one would clear the wall by plenty – that center fielder was ready for anything close.

Taijeron brought Campbell (walk) home from 1B with this double in the 5^th, his second of the year – he came in a .261 ISO.

Rohlfing led off the 8^th with a single lined into CF, and then went to 3B on Johnson’s fourth double of the year. Ceciliani would pull a single through the right side to bring home Rohlfing, and then Johnson came home on a bases loaded HBP.

Thor Pitch Coverage

Table 1 – Breaking down pitch count by type and inning

Count (Strikes)	1^st	2^nd	3^rd	4^th	5^th	6^th	7^th	8^th	Total
Fastball	13 (9)	12 (9)	9 (7)	4 (4)	5 (4)	9 (7)	12 (7)	7 (5)	71 (52)
Changeup	0	0	0	2 (1)	0	0	0	0	2 (1)
Curveball	2 (1)	1 (1)	2 (1)	3 (2)	3 (2)	3 (3)	5 (4)	3 (3)	22 (17)
Total	15 (10)	13 (10)	11 (8)	9 (7)	8 (6)	12 (10)	17 (11)	10 (8)	95 (70)

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

11.3

12.7

23.9

.294

.200

Changeup

Curveball

77.3

27.3

18.2

100

.000

*Velocities are per the announcers, and the home announcers said the scoreboard gun is often a little slow

1^st inning

1) Brandon Barnes lined out to LF (7/L)

i. Fastball – ball 1-0, inside

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

iii. 96 MPH Fastball – called strike 2-1, knee high and outside corner

iv. Fastball

2) Tim Smalling hit a groundout to Soup (53/G)

i. Fastball – called strike 0-1, knee high

ii. Fastball – foul 0-2

iii. Curveball – foul 0-2

iv. Fastball – foul 0-2

v. Curveball – ball 1-2, bounced outside

vi. Fastball – ball 2-2, outside

vii. Fastball – foul 2-2

viii. Fastball

3) Tim Wheeler popped out to Reynolds (6/P)

i. Fastball – ball 1-0, inside

ii. Fastball – called strike 1-1, inside corner

iii. Fastball

2^nd inning

1) Ben Paulsen hit a groundout to Allen (31/G)

i. Fastball

2) Kyle Parker struck out swinging (K/Sw)

i. Fastball – ball 1-0, high

ii. Fastball – ball 2-0, low

iii. Fastball – swinging strike 2-1

iv. 96 MPH Fastball – swinging strike 2-2

v. Fastball – foul 2-2

vi. 81 MPH Curveball – swinging strike 3

3) Ryan Casteel lined a single into RF, and then went to 3B when Taijeron misplayed the hop (S/L9) -> E9

i. 96 MPH Fastball – ball 1-0

ii. 97 MPH Fastball – foul 1-1

iii. 97 MPH Fastball – swinging strike 1-2

iv. Fastball

4) Angelys Nina flied out to RF (9/F)

i. 98 MPH Fastball – swinging strike 0-1

ii. Fastball

3^rd inning

1) Jose Rivera flied out to RF (9/F)

i. 96 MPH Fastball – ball 1-0, up and in

ii. Fastball

2) Shane Carle struck out looking (K/Lo)

i. Fastball – called strike 0-1

ii. Fastball – foul 0-2

iii. Fastball – called strike 3

3) Barnes struck out swinging (K/Sw)

i. 97 MPH Fastball – ball 1-0, low

ii. Curveball – ball 2-0, inside

iii. Fastball – foul 2-1

iv. Fastball – swinging strike 2-2

v. Curveball – foul 2-2

vi. Fastball – swinging strike 3

4^th inning

1) Smalling struck out looking (K/Lo)

i. 94 MPH Fastball – called strike 0-1

ii. Fastball – foul 0-2

iii. 79 MPH Curveball – called strike 3

2) Wheeler struck out swinging (K/Sw)

i. 96 MPH Fastball – foul tip 0-1

ii. 85 MPH Changeup – swinging strike 0-2

iii. Curveball – ball 1-2, outside

iv. Curveball – swinging strike 3

3) Paulsen lined out to CF (8/L)

i. Changeup – ball 1-0, outside

ii. Fastball

5^th inning

1) Parker struck out looking (K/Lo)

i. Fastball – called strike 0-1

ii. Fastball – foul 0-2

iii. Fastball – ball 1-2

iv. Curveball – called strike 3

2) Casteel lined out to RF (9/L)

i. Fastball

3) Nina hit a groundout to Soup (53/G)

i. Curveball – ball 1-0, inside

ii. 96 MPH Fastball – called strike 1-1

iii. Curveball

6^th inning

1) Rivera lined a double into LF (D/L7)

i. Fastball – ball 1-0, inside

ii. Fastball, right down the middle

2) Carle bunted Rivera to 3B (SAC/G14)

i. Fastball – foul bunt 0-1

ii. 95 MPH Fastball – missed bunt 0-2 (swinging)

iii. Curveball

3) Barnes struck out swinging (K/Sw)

i. Fastball – foul 0-1

ii. Curveball – foul 0-2

iii. Curveball – swinging strike 3

4) Smalling grounded an RBI single back up the middle (S8/G)

i. Fastball

5) Wheeler hit a groundout to Allen (3u/G)

i. Fastball – ball 1-0, bounced (Wild Pitch because the runner went to 2B, but it barely got away)

ii. Fastball – foul 1-1

iii. Fastball

7^th inning

1) Paulsen lined a blast to left-center field (HR/L78)

i. Fastball – ball 1-0, low

ii. Fastball – ball 2-0, high

iii. Fastball

2) Parker hit a groundout to Reynolds (63/G)

i. Fastball – foul 0-1

ii. Curveball – ball 1-1, inside

iii. 96 MPH Fastball – foul 1-2

iv. Curveball

3) Casteel lined out to Reynolds (6/L)

i. Curveball – called strike 0-1

ii. Fastball

4) Nina hit one through the hole on the right side for a single (S9/G)

i. Fastball – foul 0-1

ii. Fastball – ball 1-1, inside

iii. Fastball

5) Rivera struck out looking (K/Lo)

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

ii. Curveball – swinging strike 1-1

iii. Fastball – ball 2-1

iv. Fastball – foul 2-2

v. Curveball – called strike 3

8^th inning

1) PH Roger Bernadina hit a groundout to Allen (3u/G)

i. Fastball – ball 1-0, outside

ii. 94 MPH Fastball – ball 2-0, high

iii. Fastball

2) Barnes hit a groundout to Allen (31/G)

i. 96 MPH Fastball – swinging strike 0-1

ii. 95 MPH Fastball – swinging strike 0-2

iii. Curveball – foul 0-2

iv. Curveball

3) Smalling hit a groundout to Muno (43/G)

i. 82 MPH Curveball – called strike 0-1

ii. Curveball – called strike 0-2

iii. Fastball

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