51s Overcome Rough 3rd from Matz

Reno Aces @ Las Vegas 51s

June 11, 2015

Parker Frazier @ Steven Matz

Teams	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Reno	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	2	0	6	11	0
Las Vegas	1	0	0	1	2	1	0	6	X	11	14	0

W: Bradford (1-2, 4.23 ERA); L: Munson (2-2, 6.00 ERA)

The Highlights:

Pitchers

Steven Matz (2.30 ERA) – 4 IP, 5 H, 4 R, 3 BB, 6 SO, HR, 83 Pitches (50 Strikes), 2 GO: 4 FO

Cody Satterwhite (5.22 ERA) – 2 IP, 2 H, BB, SO, 1 GO: 1 FO

Chase Bradford (4.23 ERA) – 2 IP, 3 H, 2 R, BB, 3 SO, HBP, 1 GO: 1 FO

John Church (3.18 ERA) – 1 IP, H, 2 GO: 1 FO

Batters

Wilfredo Tovar – 2-3, 2 R, 3 RBI (23), 3 BB, 2 SB (17)

Matt Reynolds – 2-6, 2 R, SO

Johnny Monell – 1-4, R, BB

Brooks Conrad – 2-4, R, 2 RBI (24), BB

Alex Castellanos – 1-3, R, 2B (17), BB, SO

Jayce Boyd – 1-4, R, RBI (1), BB, SO

T.J. Rivera – 3-5, R, 2B (3), 2 RBI (6)

PH Brandon Allen – 1-1

PH Dan Rohlfing – 1-1

Recap

The Las Vegas ace was not at his sharpest Thursday night, and Reno took advantage for 4 runs in the 3^rd, but the 51s kept battling back in this PCL classic, and turned it into a laugher by the end. It was the first time Matz fail to go 5 innings in an appearance this year, and the fifth time in 12 starts that he allowed 3+ walks. Wilfredo Tovar was a beast from the leadoff spot, reaching base 5 times, and generally just being a nuisance for Reno to deal with. Cody Satterwhite proved to be past any early season struggles/PCL adjustments he had to make with 2 more great innings, giving the 51s bats a chance to catch up. Chase Bradford worked a quick 7^th inning (striking out Danny Worth and Nick Evans), but he’d allow two runs on two doubles in the 8^th, allowing the Aces to re-take the lead. After the 51s stormed back with a vengeance in the bottom of the 8^th, John Church came in to finish off a much-needed win for Las Vegas.

As Russ Langer said at the start of the 4^th inning, Matz had a nice 1^st inning, a solid 2^nd inning, but then everything fell apart for him in the 3^rd – to finish the thought, he was at his best in the 4^th (see below for full details). He was throwing more changeup than he has recently, and that was really working for him in the first two innings, but he only threw 3 of 7 changeups for strikes in the 3^rd – he also only threw 1 of 4 curveballs for strikes, so you can tell what the problem was that frame. After walking his second batter of the frame, Matz went almost exclusively with the fastball over his final 6 batters, retiring the final 4 in a row.

Tovar got the 51s scoring when he manufactured a run leading off the 1^st inning: he drew a walk, stole 2B, went to 3B on a groundout for out #1, and then scored on a single. Castellanos got their first comeback rally started with a double leading off the 4^th, scoring on a two out single from T.J. Rivera. Matt Reynolds, Johnny Monell, and Brooks Conrad hit consecutive singles for a run leading off the 3^rd, and then Monell scored on a sac fly to tie the game. Las Vegas took the lead back in the 6^th, sparked by a leadoff double from Rivera. Rivera would score on an RBI single from Tovar, and the 51s were in a good position for more in the frame, but they’d strand the bases loaded.

The Aces jumped out against Bradford in the 8^th, with a Jamie Romak double getting things started, and the bases ending up loaded before an out was recorded. Nick Buss would drive in 2 runs with a double to give Reno the lead back, but Bradford bounced back to strand the bases loaded in the frame.

Another leadoff Tovar walk ignited the most important rally of the game in the 8^th, as Las Vegas would jump out to a commanding 11-6 lead. Reynolds singled Tovar to 3B, and then Wilfredo scored on a wild pitch. Kevin Munson would then walk the bases loaded, before walking in 2 runs. After Tim Crabbe replaced Munson, Rivera put an exclamation point on his night with another RBI hit. Not to be outdone, Tovar followed with another RBI hit of his own two batters later.

Church worked around a double to protect the big lead in the 9^th. This series continues Friday night at 10 PM, with Tyler Pill scheduled to pitch for Las Vegas.

Matz Coverage

Table 1 – Breaking down pitch count by type and inning

Count (Strikes)	1^st	2^nd	3^rd	4^th	Total
Fastball	10 (5)	12 (8)	24 (15)	11 (8)	57 (36)
Changeup	4 (3)	6 (4)	7 (3)	1 (1)	18 (11)
Curveball	2 (2)	2 (0)	4 (1)	0	8 (3)
Total	16 (10)	20 (12)	35 (19)	12 (9)	83 (50)

Table 2 – Breaking down pitch results by type

Strike %
Total	Call	Sw	Foul

BIP%
LD	GB	FB	PU

Results
AB	BABIP	ISO	K

Fastball

63.2

14.0

21.1

.500

.250

Changeup

61.1

16.7

11.1

16.7

.333

.250

Curveball

37.5

0.0

25.0

13.0

.000

1^st inning

1) Garrett Weber struck out swinging (K/Sw)

i. Fastball – ball 1-0

ii. Fastball – called strike 1-1

iii. 95 MPH Fastball – called strike 1-2

iv. Fastball – foul 1-2

v. 77 MPH Curveball – swinging strike 3, bounced

2) Danny Worth walked (BB)

i. 94 MPH Fastball – ball 1-0, inside

ii. 82 MPH Changeup – foul 1-1

iii. 82 MPH Changeup – ball 2-1, up and away

iv. 94 MPH Fastball – foul 2-2

v. 94 MPH Fastball – ball 3-2, low

vi. 95 MPH Fastball – ball 4, just inside

3) Peter O’Brien flied out to Taijeron (9/F)

i. 78 MPH Curveball – swinging strike 0-1, bounced

ii. 82 MPH Changeup – called strike 0-2

iii. Fastball – ball 1-2, inside

iv. 83 MPH Changeup

4) Nick Evans flied out to Taijeron (9/F)

i. Fastball

2^nd inning

1) Jamie Romak flied out to Boyd (7/F)

i. Fastball – swinging strike 0-1

ii. Fastball – ball 1-1, inside

iii. Changeup – called strike 1-2

iv. Fastball – ball 2-2, up and in

v. Curveball – ball 3-2, up and away

vi. Changeup

2) Todd Glaesmann struck out swinging (K/Sw)

i. Changeup – ball 1-0

ii. Fastball – ball 2-0, high

iii. Fastball – called strike 2-1, inside corner

iv. Fastball – foul 2-2

v. Changeup – swinging strike 3

3) Cody Ransom singled into LF (S7/G)

i. Fastball – foul 0-1

ii. Changeup – called strike 0-2

iii. Curveball – ball 1-2, bounced

iv. 95 MPH Fastball

4) Matt Pagnozzi hit a chopper over the mound fielded by Tovar (43/G)

i. Fastball – foul 0-1

ii. Fastball – ball 1-1, high and away

iii. Changeup – ball 2-1, high

iv. Fastball – called strike 2-2, inside corner

v. 94 MPH Fastball

3^rd inning

1) Parker Frazier struck out swinging (K/Sw)

i. Fastball – called strike 0-1

ii. 93 MPH Fastball – swinging strike 0-2

iii. Curveball – foul 0-2

iv. 94 MPH Fastball – swinging strike 3

2) Weber launched a HR to RF (HR/F)

i. 79 MPH Curveball – ball 1-0, low

ii. Fastball – ball 2-0, low

iii. Changeup– foul 2-1

iv. Changeup – ball 3-1, high

v. Fastball

3) Worth walked (BB)

i. Fastball – foul 0-1

ii. Changeup – ball 1-1, low

iii. Changeup – ball 2-1, high

iv. 94 MPH Fastball – ball 3-1, high

v. Fastball – ball 4, high

4) O’Brien doubled to LF (D7/L)

i. Changeup – ball 1-0, inside

ii. Changeup – foul 1-1

iii. Fastball – ball 2-1

iv. Changeup

5) Evans hit a grounder to Reynolds for an RBI fielder’s choice (65/G)

i. Fastball – ball 1-0, up and away

ii. Fastball – foul 1-1

iii. Fastball

6) Romak walked (BB)

i. Fastball – foul 0-1

ii. 78 MPH Curveball – ball 1-1, high

iii. Fastball – ball 2-1, high

iv. Fastball – foul 2-2

v. Fastball – foul 2-2

vi. Curveball – ball 3-2, up and in

vii. Fastball – ball 4, high

7) Glaesmann hit an RBI single out of the reach of Reynolds and into LF (S7/G)

i. Fastball

8) Ransom hit a soft liner (shattered bat) into LF for an RBI single (S7/L)

i. Fastball – swinging strike 0-1

ii. Fastball – foul 0-2

iii. Fastball – ball 1-2, up and away

iv. Fastball

9) Pagnozzi flied out to Boyd (7/F)

i. Fastball – ball 1-0, low

ii. Fastball

4^th inning

1) Frazier struck out looking (K/Lo)

i. Fastball – ball 1-0, inside

ii. Fastball – called strike 1-1, at the knees

iii. Fastball – called strike 1-2, ‘right down central’

iv. Fastball – called strike 3, inside corner

2) Weber struck out swinging (K/Sw)

i. Fastball – ball 1-0, high

ii. Changeup – swinging strike 1-1

iii. Fastball – swinging strike 1-2

iv. Fastball – swinging strike 3

3) Worth struck out swinging (K/Sw)

i. Fastball – foul 0-1

ii. Fastball – swinging strike 0-2

iii. Fastball – ball 1-2, high
iv. Fastball – swinging strike 3

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