Sand Gnats Lose On A 9th Inning Walkoff

Savannah Sand Gnats @ Lexington Legends

July 8, 2015

Martires Arias @ Scott Blewett

Teams	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Savannah	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	5	0
Lexington	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	7	1

W: Beal (2-1, 1.91 ERA); L: Duff (2-2, 2.95 ERA)

MiLB.com Boxscore

The Highlights:

Pitchers

Martires Arias (3.08 ERA) – 6 IP, 4 H, R, 3 BB, 3 SO, 10 GO: 1 FO

Paul Paez (2.10 ERA) – 2 IP, H, SO, 4 GO

Jimmy Duff – 0.2 IP, 2 H, R, BB, 2 SO

Batters

Luis Guillorme – 2-3, 2B (7), SO, CS/PO

Eudor Garcia – 1-4, SO

John Mora – 1-4, R

Jean Rodriguez – 1-4

Recap

The Sand Gnats lost a close game in the opener of their 6-game series against the Legends Wednesday night, as they just couldn’t get any offense going. This was originally supposed to be a 5-game series, but the two teams were unable to make a rainout earlier in the season, so we get an extra game on MiLB.tv. The Sand Gnats had one of their few chances to score when the first two reached in the 1^st inning, but the next three Savannah batters would be retired in order to end any threat. Lexington was able to capitalize on their 1^st inning scoring opportunity, taking a 1-0 lead that would last until the 7^th inning. Arias would end up having a great start over his 6 innings, and then Paul Paez was the first out of the pen with two scoreless innings. Savannah had their chance to take a lead in the 9^th, getting Eudor Garcia to 3B in the frame, but they were once again unable to capitalize. James Duff came out of the Savannah pen for the 9^th inning and started off great, striking out the first two batters before the trouble started. He’d allow a two out walk in the inning, and the DonAndre Clark reached on an infield single to 2B – it was a bang-bang play at 1B, but it looked like he was safe. Luis Valenzuela followed with the walk off hit for Lexington, lining a single into the LF corner to bring home the winning run from 2B.

This series continues with a double-header scheduled to start at 5:05 PM Thursday evening. The Sand Gnats are scheduled to send Scarlyn Reyes to the mound for game one, and Michael Gibbons (who is currently listed on the Brooklyn roster) for game two.

Scoring Highlights

The Sand Gnats only run came in the 7^th inning. John Mora and J.C. Rodriguez led off the inning with singles, advanced a base on a sac bunt from Tomas Nido, and then Mora scored on an RBI groundout from Vicente Lupo.

Luis Guillorme had two of the other three hits for Savannah, picking up his seventh double of the year in the 3^rd inning, and lining a single into LF during the 8^th inning.

Eudor Garcia added a single in the 9^th, but he’d be stranded on 3B in the frame.

Pitcher Coverage

Martires Arias

Table 1 – Pitch stats by inning

	1^st	2^nd	3^rd	4^th	5^th	6^th	Total
Total	13	12	9	16	18	21	89
Strikes	10	5	5	8	11	11	50
Swinging*	1	0	2	3	0	6	12

*13.5% Swinging strike rate

1^st inning

1) Corey Toups lined a double into LF (D7/L)

i. Ball 1-0, low and away

ii. In play

2) Chad Johnson struck out looking (K/Lo)

i. Foul 0-1

ii. Ball 1-1, inside

iii. Foul 1-2

iv. Ball 2-2, bounced inside
*Toups stole 3B on the pitch

v. Called strike 3

3) Ryan O’Hearn lined an RBI single into left center field (S7/L)

i. Swinging strike 0-1 – 92 MPH Fastball

ii. Called Strike 0-2

iii. In play

4) Wander Franco lined out to Mora (9/L)

i. In play

5) Alexis Rivera hit a groundout to Johnson (43/G)

i. Called strike 0-1

ii. In play – breaking ball

2^nd inning

1) Chase Vallot flied out to Biondi (8/F)

i. Called strike 0-1, knee high and outside corner

ii. Ball 1-1, bounced outside

iii. Foul 1-2

iv. In play

2) Samir Duenez walked (BB)

i. Ball 1-0, outside

ii. Ball 2-0, outside

iii. Ball 3-0, inside

iv. Ball 4, high and outside

3) DonAndre Clark hit a grounder to Garcia for a force out (54/G)

i. Called strike 0-1, knee high and outside corner

ii. In play

4) Luis Valenzuela was at the plate when Clark was caught stealing 2B (CS)

i. Ball 1-0, outside

ii. Ball 2-0 – Pitch out

3^rd inning

1) Valenzuela hit a groundout to Guillorme (63/G)

i. In play

2) Toups lined out to Biondi (8/L)

i. Ball 1-0

ii. Ball 2-0

iii. In play

3) Johnson struck out swinging (K/Sw)

i. Foul 0-1

ii. Swinging strike 0-2

iii. Ball 1-2, bounced inside

iv. Ball 2-2, inside – 94 MPH Fastball

v. Swinging strike 3

4^th inning

1) O’Hearn hit a groundout to Katz (3u/G)

i. Ball 1-0, low

ii. Called strike 1-1, outside corner

iii. In play

2) Franco hit a groundout to Garcia (53/G)

i. Ball 1-0, high and inside

ii. Ball 2-0, outside

iii. In play

3) Rivera walked (BB)

i. Ball 1-0, high

ii. Ball 2-0, outside

iii. Swinging strike 2-1

iv. Ball 3-1, low

v. Swinging strike 3-2

vi. Ball 4, high and away

4) Vallot hit a groundout back to Arias (13/G)

i. Foul 0-1

ii. Swinging strike 0-2

iii. Ball 1-2, high and inside

iv. In play

5^th inning

1) Duenez popped out to Guillorme in foul territory (6/P)

i. Ball 1-0, outside

ii. Ball 2-0, low

iii. In play

2) Clark hit a groundout back to Arias (13/G)

i. Called strike 0-1, inside corner

ii. Ball 1-1, high and outside

iii. Ball 2-1, outside

iv. Foul 2-2

v. Ball 3-2, high

vi. Foul 3-2

vii. Foul 3-2

viii. In play

3) Valenzuela reached on a single grounded back up the middle (S8/G)

i. Ball 1-0, outside

ii. Foul 1-1

iii. Foul 1-2

iv. Foul 1-2 – 92 MPH Fastball

v. In play

4) Toups hit a groundout to Garcia (53/G)

i. Ball 1-0, inside

ii. In play

6^th inning

1) Johnson hit a groundout to Katz (31/G)

i. Ball 1-0, high and outside

ii. In play

2) O’Hearn walked (BB)

i. Ball 1-0, up and in

ii. Swinging strike 1-1

iii. Swinging strike 1-2

iv. Ball 2-2, inside – 93 MPH Fastball

v. Ball 3-2, bounced inside

vi. Foul 3-2

vii. Ball 4, low

3) Franco lined a double into LF (D7/L)

i. Ball 1-0, low – 91 MPH Fastball

ii. In play

4) Alexis Rivera hit a groundout to Katz (3u/G)

i. Ball 1-0, outside

ii. Swinging strike 1-1

iii. Ball 2-1

iv. Foul 2-2

v. In play

5) Vallot struck out swinging (K/Sw)

i. Ball 1-0, low

ii. Swinging strike 1-1

iii. Swinging strike 1-2

iv. Ball 2-2, bounced

v. Swinging strike 3

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