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18 Hits Lead B-Mets Over Portland In Their Series Opener


Binghamton Mets @ Portland Sea Dogs


July 10, 2015



Teams
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9

R
H
E
Binghamton
0
4
2
0
1
0
0
0
0

7
18
1
Portland
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0

3
7
1
W: Gant (3-4, 4.13 ERA); L: Haley (3-10, 5.45 ERA)


The Highlights:

Pitchers

John Gant – 6 IP, 5 H, 3 R (2 ER), 3 BB, 4 SO, 97 Pitches (59 Strikes), 9 GO: 3 FO
Adam Kolarek (5.14 ERA) – 1 IP, SO, 1 GO
Matt Koch (3.25 ERA) – 2 IP, 2 H, 2 GO: 2 FO

Batters

Gavin Cecchini – 4-5, 2 R, 3B (2), RBI (35), BB
Michael Conforto – 3-5, 2 RBI (21)
Brandon Nimmo – 1-5, R
Josh Rodriguez – 3-5, 2 R, 2B (15), SO
Aderlin Rodriguez – 2-5, R, 2 SO
Xorge Carrillo – 2-5, R, 2 RBI (23)
Eudy Pina – 3-4, RBI (19), SF, SO

Recap


            The B-Mets had an outburst of singles in Portland Friday night, hitting 16 total as they beat the Sea Dogs 7-3 in the opener of a 4-game series. John Gant made his second start for Binghamton since returning from St. Lucie, and he would allow a few runs early, but retired 10 of the final 12 Portland batters before handing the ball to the pen. Adam Kolarek and Matt Koch were nearly perfect for Bingahmton out of the pen, with a pair of leadoff singles against Koch leading to nothing for Portland.
            Gant would walk he first batter of the game on 4 pitches, and then Portland took a 1-0 lead on an RBI single into RF two batters later. A fielding error from Gavin Cecchini opened the door for another Portland run in the 2nd inning, as the next two Sea Dogs batters would single him around, but then Cecchini made up for it with a nice play to finish the frame (see below for both). Gant would allow a two out RBI triple to Henry Ramos in the 3rd inning for Portland’s third run of the game, but then he finished strong over his final 3 innings. As you can see from the angle’s below, it’s tough to get a good read on the pitches from the MiLB.tv angel used, but Gant induced a few ugly swings with his breaking ball. Three walks in the game is not great, but he was able to work through them better in this start than his earlier season starts with Binghamton.
            This series continues Saturday evening at 6:00 PM, with Robert Gsellman scheduled to pitch for Binghamton.


Scoring Highlights


            Gavin Cecchini and Michael Conforto both picked up their first of 3 singles in the 1st inning Friday night, but the B-Mets couldn’t get them in.



            Josh and Aderlin Rodriguez led off the 2nd inning with back-to-back singles, and then both scored on an RBI double from Xorge Carrillo. After Eudy Pina reached on an infield single, Cecchini knocked an RBI single into CF. Cecchini would come around to score in the frame on Conforto’s first RBI hit.








            Brandon Nimmo sparked the 3rd inning rally with a single to LF, and then the Rodriguez’s followed with two more singles – Nimmo would score on the play after an E9. After a single from Carrillo loaded the bases in the inning, Eudy Pina picked up his RBI with a sac fly to LF.





            Cecchini hit a two out triple in the 5th, and then Conforto knocked him home two batters later.



            With one out in the 7th, Pina picked up his second single, and Cecchini picked up his fourth hit of the game.





Bonus Defense


            Gavin Cecchini committed his 20th error of the season in the 2nd inning, but he also made a nice pick on the grounder to finish the frame, among several good plays in the game.





            Josh Rodriguez started a nice 5-4-3 double play after a leadoff single in the 8th.


            Xorge Carrillo takes a smart, patient approach to this chopper in front of the plate, knowing he’s got time to make the play.




Pitcher Coverage


Table 1 – Pitch stats by inning

1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
Total
Total
12
20
20
14
20
11
97
Strikes
6
14
11
9
12
7
59
Swinging*
0
3
3
2
2
0
10
*10.3% Swinging strike rate





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