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Benson And Lawley Provide Power Behind A Solid Gsellman



Binghamton Mets @ Portland Sea Dogs


July 11, 2015


Robert Gsellman @ Danny Rosenbaum


Teams
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9

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

6
7
1
Portland
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0

1
7
1
W: Gsellman (3-5, 4.31 ERA); L: Rosenbaum (0-1, 36.00 ERA)


The Highlights:

Pitchers

Robert Gsellman – 7 IP, 6 H, R, 2 SO, 91 Pitches (59 Strikes), 8 GO: 6 FO
Dario Alvarez (3.54 ERA) – 1 IP, 2 BB, 2 SO, 1 GO
Josh Smoker (0.00 ERA) – 1 IP, H, SO, 2 FO

Batters

Josh Rodriguez – 1-5, 2B (16), SO
Joe Benson – 2-4, 2 R, HR (1), 3 RBI (3), BB, SB (1), SO
Dustin Lawley – 1-5, R, HR (6), RBI (24), 2 SO
Xorge Carrillo – 1-3, R, 2B (11), RBI (24), BB, HBP
Jared King – 1-4, 2 SO
Eudy Pina – 1-4, RBI (20)

Recap


            The B-Mets jumped ahead early and then coasted to an easy win over the Sea Dogs on the right arm of Robert Gsellman. Gsellman wasn’t overwhelming the Portland batters with swing-and-miss stuff, but they couldn’t square the ball up well off of him, which led to a lot of work for Gavin Cecchini (see below the scoring highlights section). After Gsellman worked 7 strong innings, Dario Alvarez and Josh Smoker came in from the pen to finish things off, with the game ending on 97 MPH heat from Smoker.
            Gsellman had good control throughout the start Saturday, and it seemed like he was relying on a heavy diet of fastballs and changeups – it’s a tough angle for pitch identification in Portland, but his big breaking curve is often identifiable. He only allowed more than one base runner in an inning during the 6th, and of the 6 hits allowed, only one went for extra bases. The triple he allowed came with one out in the 5th inning, and then the Sea Dogs picked up their only run of the game with an RBI groundout.
            The series continues Sunday afternoon at 1:05 PM, with Seth Lugo scheduled to pitch for Binghamton.


Scoring Highlights


            After Gavin Cecchini and L.J. Mazzilli led off the game with walks, Joe Benson launched a 3R-HR during his first AB within the organization. Dustin Lawley would follow with a solo blast of his own.




            Benson would reach on a one out single in the 6th, and then Xorge Carrillo doubled him home – Carrillo’s fourth XBH since 7/7. Jared King and Eudy Pina would follow with singles to bring Carrillo around for a 6-1 lead.





Bonus Defense


            Gavin Cecchini was having a great night until the 9th inning, when he was credited with his 21st error of the season, although I think improperly so: first, the throw was catchable, so that should be an E3, but more importantly, the runner was awarded 2B even though the ball stayed in play – even the announcers were confused why the runner was awarded 2B.






            The B-Mets turned this double play to end the 7th, with L.J. Mazzilli doing a good job of making the turn despite a wide throw.



Pitcher Coverage


Table 1 – Pitch stats by inning

1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
7th
Total
Total
9
17
11
17
11
16
10
91
Strikes
6
11
7
9
8
11
7
59
Swinging*
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
4
*4.4% Swinging strike rate


First strikeout came on a 0-2 curveball in the dirt (swinging).
Second strikeout came on a 2-2 fastball down the middle at 93 MPH (looking).





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