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B-Mets Waste An Excellent Start From Michael Fulmer

Binghamton Mets @ Akron Rubber Ducks


June 29, 2015


Michael Fulmer @ Mike Clevinger


Teams
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9

R
H
E
Binghamton
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

0
2
1
Akron
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
X

1
3
1
W: Clevinger (5-3, 2.60 ERA); L: Fulmer (2-1, 2.37 ERA); Save: Johnson (12, 1.52 ERA)


The Highlights:

Pitchers

Michael Fulmer – 7 IP, 3 H, R (0 ER), 9 SO, 98 Pitches (65 Strikes), 5 GO: 5 FO
Beck Wheeler (4.99 ERA) – 1 IP, SO, 1 GO: 1 FO

Batters

Michael Conforto – 1-4, SO
Xorge Carrillo – 1-3, 2B (8), 2 SO

Recap


            Michael Fulmer was just nasty for Binghamton Monday night, but the B-Mets managed just 2 hits against Akron starter Mike Clevinger, and ended up shutout for the second time during this 3-game set in Akron. Conforto hit a two out single in the 1st, Carrillo hit a leadoff double in the 6th, and Binghamton got nothing else from their offense during this game. Beck Wheeler took over for Fulmer when he reached his pitch count after 7 innings, and Wheeler worked a perfect 8th to preserve the 1-0 game for the top of the order in the 9th.
            Did I mention that Fulmer was nasty in this game? Because he was Nas-Tee – 20 swinging strikes in this game (gameday credited him with a swinging strike on a foul ball), mostly from a mid-90’s fastball and a big breaking slider, although he did mix in some high-80’s changeups as well. The 9 strikeouts match a career high, and he’s now made 4 straight dominant starts for Binghamton, with a 0.37 ERA over 24.1 IP during the span, thanks to 26 K: 4 BB and only 15 hits allowed. Fulmer struck out the side in the 1st, and allowed only a weakly hit single over the first 3 innings. Ryan Rohlinger led off the 4th with a single, and then went to 3B when Gavin Cecchini threw a potential double play grounder into RF for his 17th error of the season. Rohlginger would come home on an RBI groundout two batters later for the game’s only run. After the error, Fulmer would retire 10 of the final 11 Akron batters to face him, and the only batter to reach (Gallas doubled to lead off the 7th) was erased from the base paths when Carrillo picked him off at 2B.
            Looking ahead, the B-Mets head to Erie to start a series with the Sea Wolves Tuesday night at 7:05 PM, with Robert Gsellman scheduled to pitch for Binghamton.


Scoring Highlights


            Michael Conforto was credited with a single for this excuse me contact in the 1st. Also, check out this side view of his swing from later in the game.





            Xorge Carrillo led off the 6th with a double into left center field, but he’d be stranded at 3B.




Bonus


            Gavin Cecchini committed his 17th error of the season, the majority of which have come on his throws, and it led to the only run of the game.




Pitcher Coverage


Table 1 – Fulmer pitch stats by inning (from watching, not gameday)

1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
7th
Total
Total
18
16
9
27
10
8
10
98
Strikes
11
11
7
16
7
6
7
65
Swinging*
5
1
2
7
3
1
1
20
*20.4% Swinging strike rate

Fulmer struck out the side in the 1st:
Todd Hankins swinging.




Ryan Rohlinger swinging.








Yandy Diaz swinging.




He’d get Hankins again to finish the 3rd inning.





After the first two reached in the 4th, Fulmer struck out Anthony Gallas swinging for out #1.




After getting a pop out from the first batter of the inning, Fulmer struck out Tony Wolters and Bryson Myles to finish a perfect 5th.




He sandwich another strikeout of Rohlinger with two groundouts in the 6th.




After allowing a leadoff double to Gallas in the 7th, Carrillo picked Gallas off of 2B, and then Fulmer struck out Destin Hood for his ninth strikeout.








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