Trenton Thunder @ Binghamton Mets
July 18, 2015
Joel De La Cruz @ Robert Gsellman
Teams
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1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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R
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H
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E
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Trenton
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0
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0
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0
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2
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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2
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3
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3
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Binghamton
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0
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0
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1
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0
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2
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0
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0
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0
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X
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3
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6
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2
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W: Gsellman (4-5,
3.76 ERA); L: De La Cruz (1-2, 3.32 ERA); Save: Velasquez (13, 2.29 ERA)
MiLB.com Boxscore
The Highlights:
Pitchers
Robert Gsellman – 7
IP, 2 H, 2 R (0 ER), 3 BB, 2 SO, 85 Pitches (49 Strikes), 10 GO: 6 FO
Adam Kolarek (H, 7,
4.80 ERA) – 1 IP, BB, SO, 2 GO
Jon Velasquez – 1
IP, H, SO, 1 FO
Batters
Gavin Cecchini – 1-3, 2 R, BB, SO
L.J. Mazzilli – 1-4, RBI (7), GIDP
Michael Conforto – 2-3, R, HR (5), 2 RBI (24), HBP
Brandon Nimmo – 1-4, 2 SO
Joe Benson – 1-3
Recap
The B-Mets hot pitching continued Saturday night against
Trenton, with Robert Gsellman turning in one of his best performances since
joining Binghamton, and Michael Conforto provided the thump with his fifth
homerun since his promotion to AA. Gsellman cruised through most of the start,
only running into trouble in the 4th inning after Gavin Cecchini
threw the potential third out wide of 2B and into RF for his first error of the
night. The B-Mets jumped out in front during the 3rd inning thanks
to an RBI single from L.J. Mazzilli, and then back on top in the 5th
inning when Michael Conforto yanked a two run shot over the RF wall (see
below). Adam Kolarek and Jon Velasquez combined for two scoreless innings in
relief of Gsellman, with Velasquez picking up his 13th save of the
year for the B-Mets, striking out Cito Culver to end the game.
Gsellman
did not have great control throughout the start, as you can see in Table 1
below, but he wasn’t missing where the Thunder could punish him, and he induced
a high rate of groundballs and popups. After working quickly through the first
3.2 IP, Gsellman found himself in trouble for the first time after the Cecchini
error in the 4th inning (see below). He’d allow a two run double and
walk before inducing a comebacker to end the frame. Cecchini committed another
error behind him that allowed a runner to reach 3B in the 7th inning,
but Nimmo prevented the tying run from coming home with a strong throw,
although he had plenty of help from catcher Albert Cordero on the play.
This
series wraps up Sunday afternoon at 1:00 PM, with Rainy Lara scheduled to pitch
for the B-Mets.
Scoring Highlights
Gavin
Cecchini and Michael Conforto picked up singles in the 1st inning,
but L.J. Mazzilli grounded into a double play between them.
After
Cecchini reached on a throwing error from Tony Renda in the 3rd
inning, L.J. Mazzilli singled him home to give the B-Mets a 1-0 lead.
Brandon
Nimmo led off the 4th with a single to LF.
Conforto
launched a two run homerun with two outs in the 5th, giving the
B-Mets the 3-2 lead they would win by.
Bonus Defense
Gavin
Cecchini made several fine plays Saturday night, but all fans will notice is
the two throwing errors, neither of which came on throws to 1B.
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| Error #1 |
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| Error #2 |
Michael Conforto made a nice play in the LF corner, but Brandon
Nimmo and Alberto Cordero combined for the play of the night to end the 7th.
After Cecchini’s second error put a runner on 3B with one out, Eddy Rodriguez
hit a fly ball to Nimmo for a potential sac fly, and the following happened.
Gsellman Coverage
Table 1 – Pitch stats by inning
1st
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2nd
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3rd
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4th
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5th
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6th
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7th
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Total
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Total
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8
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11
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11
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22
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15
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6
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12
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85
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Strikes
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4
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5
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7
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12
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9
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6
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6
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49
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Swinging*
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0
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0
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1
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1
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1
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0
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0
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2
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*2.4% Swinging strike rate
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— Discovery Space (@Discovery_Space) July 18, 2015
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