B-Mets Win Game One Behind A Big 2nd Inning Outburst

Richmond Flying Squirrels @ Binghamton Mets

August 19, 2015

Game One

Matt Gage @ Robert Gsellman

Teams	1	2	3	4	5	6	7		R	H	E
Richmond	0	1	0	3	0	0	0		4	6	0
Binghamton	1	6	0	0	0	0	X		7	9	0

W: Gsellman (7-6, 3.17 ERA); L: Gage (2-3, 5.10 ERA); Save: Sewald (21, 1.67 ERA)

MiLB.com Boxscore

The Highlights:

Pitchers

Robert Gsellman (W, 7-6, 3.17 ERA) – 5 IP, 5 H, 4 R, 3 SO, HR, 74 Pitches (56 Strikes), 6 GO: 3 FO

Erik Goeddel (H, 2, 0.00 ERA) – 1 IP, H, SO, 1 GO

Paul Sewald (S, 21, 1.67 ERA) – 1 IP, BB, SO, 1 GO

Matt Gage – 1.2 IP, 7 H, 7 R, 2 BB, HR, 56 Pitches (35 Strikes), 3 GO

Edwin Quirarte (3.68 ERA) – 2.1 IP, 2 H, 2 SO, 4 GO: 1 FO, 1 IR – 0 S

Pedro Rodriguez (2.50 ERA) – 2 IP, BB, 3 SO, 2 GO

Batters

Gavin Cecchini – 1-3, 2 R, 2B (26), BB, 2 SO

T.J. Rivera – 3-3, R, 2B (6), 3 RBI (20)

Joe Benson – 1-3, R, HR (3), 2 RBI (16), GIDP

Brock Peterson – 1-3, 2B (14)

Vince Belnome – 1-3, R, SO

L.J. Mazzilli – 2-2, R, 2 2B (16), RBI (17), BB, CS

Austin Slater – 2-3, R, 2B (11), SO

Mitch Delfino – 1-3, R, 2B (17)

Ricky Oropesa – 1-3, R, 2B (18), SO

Devin Harris – 2-3, R, HR (10), 3 RBI (52)

Recap

            The B-Mets started their first of 3 double-headers in a week with a victory over the Richmond Flying Squirrels in game one Wednesday night. The B-Mets exploded for 6 runs in the 2^nd inning, with T.J. Rivera and Joe Benson providing the big two out hits to knock home 5 of those runs. Robert Gsellman had another strong start, but Devin Harris tagged him for a 3-run homerun in the 4^th inning to cut the B-Mets lead in half, so his final line is not as pretty. It was the first homerun Gsellman had allowed since 7/6, and he’d also allow a double to Ricky Oropesa in the 2^nd, which led to the Squirrels first run. Erik Goeddel was the first pitcher to relieve Gsellman, and he worked around a leadoff double in the 6^th for a scoreless inning. He maxed out at 94 MPH with his fastball in this appearance, and ended the frame with a strikeout. Paul Sewald closed the game out with a scoreless 7^th, striking out pinch-hitter Juan Ciriaco to end game 1.

            The double-header continued with Rainy Lara scheduled to pitch for the B-Mets in game 2. Check out highlights from game 1 below, and check back for highlights from game 2 shortly.

Scoring Highlights

            Gavin Cecchini led off the bottom of the 1^st inning with a double to RF, went to 3B on a line drive single to RF off the bat of T.J. Rivera, and then came home when Joe Benson hit a double play grounder to the Richmond SS.

            Ricky Oropesa hit a one out double for the Squirrels in the 2^nd inning, went to 3B on an infield single off the bat of Devin Harris, and then scored on a sac fly.

            The B-Mets erupted for 6 runs in the 2^nd inning, and Vince Belnome got the frame started with a seeing eye single to LF. He’d score on an RBI double from L.J. Mazzilli two batters later, but then the next two B-Mets batters would be retired. A walk to Cecchini would load the bases with two outs, and then Binghamton exploded for 5 runs over the next two batters. T.J. Rivera lined a bases clearing double that landed just fair down the RF line, and then Joe Benson launched a 2-run blast to LF that deflected off of a moving train.

            Brock Peterson and L.J. Mazzilli added well-struck doubles for the B-Mets in the game.

            In the 4^th, Richmond got 3 runs back on one swing from Devin Harris.

Defense Highlights

            Gavin Cecchini did a nice job charging this slow roller to his right in the 2^nd inning, and made a great turn on this double play in the 7^th.

Pitcher Coverage

Table 1 – Pitch stats by inning

	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	Total
Total	9	20	19	16	10	74
Strikes	8	18	12	10	8	56
Swinging*	1	2	2	1	0	6

*8.1% Swinging strike rate

First strikeout came on a 1-2 sinker (swinging), low and inside.

Second strike came on a 2-2 curveball (swinging).

Third strike came on a 0-2 curveball (swinging), bounced.

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