Taijeron Ties it with Blast in the 9th, then 51s Walk Off on a Walk in the 10th

El Paso Chihuahua’s @ Las Vegas 51s

June 8, 2015

James Needy @ Logan Verrett

Teams	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10		R	H	E
El Paso	0	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0		4	8	0
Las Vegas	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	1		5	11	0

W: Church (3-1, 3.27 ERA); L: McCutchen (1-5, 4.83 ER)

MiLB.com Boxscore

The Highlights:

Pitchers

Logan Verrett (3.22 ERA) – 4.2 IP, 5 H, 4 R, 2 BB, SO, HR, 79 Pitches (46 Strikes), 6 GO: 3 FO

Scott Rice (2.81 ERA) – 0.1 IP, 1 GO, 1 IR – 0 S

Cody Satterwhite (5.60 ERA) – 2 IP, H, 4 SO, 1 FO

Vic Black (15.43 ERA) – 1 IP, H, 2 SO, 22 Pitches (16 Strikes)

Zack Thornton (3.67 ERA) – 1 IP H, 1 GO: 1 FO

John Church – 1 IP, 1 GO: 1 FO

Batters

Dilson Herrera – 1-5, 2B (9), RBI (12), SO

Matt Reynolds – 4-5, 3 R, 2 2B (21)

Travis d’Arnaud – 1-5, 2 (1), 2 SO, GIDP

Johnny Monell – 1-3, RBI (23), 2 BB, SO

Alex Castellanos – 2-4, 2B (16), RBI (38), HBP, SO

Travis Taijeron – 1-4, R, HR (10), RBI (26)

Wilfredo Tovar – 1-4, R, SB (15)

Recap

            The 51s scored a run in each of the last frames, turning a 4-3 deficit into a 5-4 win over El Paso in extras. Logan Verrett had a long 2^nd inning, and was on a pitch count as he stretches back out to the starters role, so he had to leave after allowing a bomb (to rehabbing Wil Myers) and a walk with two outs in the 5^th. The 51s were down 4-1 when Verrett left, but they’d scratch out the final 4 runs of the game, and now have a chance to win the 4-game series Tuesday afternoon.

            Verrett would allow a leadoff double to Brett Wallace in the 2^nd, and he’d move to 3B on a passed ball from d’Arnaud. After a sac fly scored Wallace, Mike McCoy singled home the second run of the innings, but he’d be thrown out trying to advance to 2B on the play.

            Verrett settled down for his second 1-2-3 inning in the 3^rd, but another leadoff double burned him in the 4^th, as Casey McElroy would pick up an RBI single to make it a 3-0 game.

            After picking up the only hit the first time through the order, Matt Reynolds continued his big night in the 4^th with a one out double down into LF. Reynolds would score on a two out single from Johnny Monell, and Alex Castellanos followed with a big double to LF, but Monell somehow did not score on the play.

            After Scott Rice bailed Verrett out of the 5^th, Cody Satterwhite came in and shut things down with two great innings, retiring 6 straight after Wallace hit a double off of him to begin his night. Vic Black also had to work around a double during his scoreless inning, but he’d strikeout the final two of the frame (see below for more on Black’s appearance).

            Reynolds would double and score again in the 8^th, giving him 21 doubles for the season, which is tied for most in the league. Travis Taijeron hit his third homerun in two games leading off the 9^th to tie it. After a perfect top of the 10^th from John Church, the first two Las Vegas batters reached in the bottom of the 10^th – single from Reynolds, doubled to 3B by d’Arnaud. El Paso would load the bases for Alex Castellanos, and then set up their infield with 5 fielders, but Castellanos struck out for the first out of the frame. Daniel McCutchen then fell behind 3-0 on Brandon Allen, before working it back to a 3-2 count. With the game on the line, in the type of situation you dream about as a kid, Allen took ball 4 to give the 51s a walk off walk.

            The series wraps up Tuesday afternoon at 3:05 PM, with Darin Gorski scheduled to pitch for the 51s.

The El Paso infield during the AB's of Alex Castellanos and Brandon Allen in the 10^th

Pitcher Coverage

Vic Black

8^th inning

1)   Jake Goebbert lined out to RF (9/L)

                                  i.         93 MPH Fastball – ball 1-0, inside

                                ii.         93 MPH Fastball – foul 1-1

                               iii.         – ball 2-1 (Feed skips)

                               iv.          

2)   Alex Dickerson doubled on a line drive just fair down the RF line (D9/L)

                                  i.         – swinging strike 0-1

                                ii.         – called strike 0-2

                               iii.         – foul 0-2

                               iv.         93 MPH Fastball – foul 0-2

                                v.         79 MPH Breaking ball – foul 0-2

                               vi.         93 MPH Fastball – ball 1-2

                             vii.         80 MPH Breaking ball – ball 2-2, bounced

                            viii.         79 MPH Breaking ball

3)   Brett Wallace struck out swinging (K/Sw)

                                  i.         91 MPH Fastball – called strike 0-1, inside corner

                                ii.         91 MPH Fastball – foul 0-2

                               iii.         79 MPH Breaking ball – foul 0-2

                               iv.         93 MPH Fastball – ball 1-2, down and in (and then to the backstop)
*Dickerson advanced to 3B on a wild pitch

                                v.         91 MPH Fastball – swinging strike 3

4)   Casey McElroy struck out swinging (K/Sw)

                                  i.         81 MPH Breaking ball – swinging strike 0-1, bounced inside

                                ii.         79 MPH Breaking ball – ball 1-1, outside

                               iii.         79 MPH Breaking ball – called strike 1-2

                               iv.         93 MPH Fastball – foul 1-2

                                v.         83 MPH Breaking ball – swinging strike 3, bounced

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