Sacramento RiverCats @ Las Vegas 51s
April 11, 2016
Ricky Romero @ Gabriel Ynoa
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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Sacramento
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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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0
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0
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0
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2
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6
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0
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Las
Vegas
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0
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0
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0
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0
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1
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2
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0
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2
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X
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5
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10
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0
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W: Bradford (2-0,
0.00 ERA); L: Suarez (0-1, 9.00 ERA); Save: Sewald (1, 0.00 ERA)
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| It was a nice night for baseball in Las Vegas Monday |
The Highlights:
Pitchers
Gabriel Ynoa (3.60 ERA) – 5 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 2 BB, 4 K, 85
Pitches (50 Strikes), 8 GO
Chasen Bradford – 1 IP, H, K, 1 GO
Zach Thornton (H, 1, 18.00 ERA) – 1.2 IP, 2 K, 3 GO
Josh Smoker (H, 1, 0.00 ERA) – 0.1 IP, GO
Paul Sewald – 1 IP, K, 1 GO: 1 FO
Batters
LF – Ty Kelly – 2-4, 2 2B (2), 3 RBI (3), SO
SS – Gavin Cecchini – 1-4, SB (1), GIDP
3B – Matt Reynolds – 1-4, SO
RF – Travis Taijeron – 1-3, R, BB
C – Rene Rivera – 1-3, 2 R, HBP
1B – Marc Krauss – 1-3, R, RBI (3), BB, SO
CF – Brandon Nimmo – 3-4, R, 2B (1), RBI (1)
Recap
Gabriel
Ynoa made a successful PCL debut against the RiverCats Monday night, and the
Las Vegas 51s were able to battle back from a 1st inning deficit for
a 5-2 win. Ynoa faced trouble throughout the night, but he managed to limit the
damage outside of the 1st inning. Sacramento starter Ricky Romero
limited Las Vegas to just 1 hit over the first 4 innings, but his early season
pitch count limited him to just those 4 innings. The 51s would then jump on the
Cats bullpen, scoring 3 runs off of Albert Suarez over the next 2 frames to pull
ahead for good. Meanwhile, the 51s pen was nearly perfect, allowing just a
single over 4 innings of relief.
Ynoa
definitely had the first start adrenaline flowing early, as he hit 95 MPH often
in the 1st inning, and was throwing almost entirely heat – per table
2, 16 of 20 1st inning pitches were fastballs, and he averaged 94.1
MPH on his fastball in the 1st. He began mixing in the slider more
starting in the 2nd inning, and then whipped out a few curveballs at
the end of his start – he also mixed in some changeups against lefties. He
induced a lot of groundballs in this start, but when Sacramento got the ball in
the air, they did a lot of damage against him. He allowed two triples, and
Brandon Nimmo had to flag down two fly balls near the warning track in deep CF
(it’s 433 to CF at Cashman Field). This start could’ve ended a lot worse for
Ynoa, but he worked around trouble in the 2nd through 4th
innings, which allowed Las Vegas to battle back. He stranded runners on 2B and
3B in the 2nd, runners at 1B and 2B in the 3rd, and a
runner at 3B in the 4th. He finally worked a clean inning in the 5th,
but then reached his pitch limit.
The
offense responded to Ynoa’s first 1-2-3 inning by immediately putting together
their best threat of the game. Marc Krauss led off with a walk and went to 3B
on Nimmo’s first double of the year. Unfortunately, the 51s would have to
settle for one run on a sac fly, but it cut the lead in half. In the 6th,
Matt Reynolds led things off with a single, but T.J. Rivera followed with a
double play groundout. Fortunately, Travis Taijeron, Rene Rivera, Krauss, and
Nimmo followed with consecutive singles for two runs. Dilson Herrera – sitting
because of his sore shoulder and no DH – would get a chance to pinch hit, and
put a good drive into the ball, but flew out to LF. After flying out to the
wall earlier in the game, Ty Kelly doubled to the RF wall in the 7th,
and then hit a two run double to LF in the 8th. Nimmo had picked up
his third single of the game in the 8th after Rene Rivera reached on
a HBP, and Danny Muno followed them with a PH walk.
While
the 51s surged ahead, the pen took control. Chase Bradford worked around a two
out single in the 6th. Zach Thornton retired all 5 batters he faced
on 2 strikeouts and 3 groundouts. Josh Smoker came in to retire the lefty for
the last out of the 8th. Then closer Paul Sewald came in, much to
the delight of the crowd, and retired all 3 batters he faced, including retiring
the final batter, Hak-Ju Lee, down on 3 straight strikes.
Also of note from this game was Marc Krauss' glove work at 1B. Gavin Cecchini spiked three throws to 1B, and Krauss dug all 3 out of the dirt with no problems. Looking to add an insurance run late in the game, Wally asked Cecchini to bunt, which he failed to do. This
series continues Tuesday night at 10:05 PM ET, with Sean Gilmartin currently
scheduled to pitch for Las Vegas.
Pitcher Coverage
Table 1 – Ynoa 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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Total
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Total
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20
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18
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24
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15
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8
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85
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Strikes
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12
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10
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13
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9
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6
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50
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Swinging*
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2
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2
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3
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2
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1
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10
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*11.8% Swinging strike rate
First pitch strikes to 12/22 batters faced (55%)
Table 2 – Breaking down pitch count by type and inning
Count (Strikes)
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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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Total
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Fastball
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16
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9
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11
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7
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3
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46
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Change-up
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3
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2
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1
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1
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0
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7
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Slider
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1
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7
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12
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6
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3
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29
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Curveball
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0
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0
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0
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1
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2
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3
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Total
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20
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18
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24
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15
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8
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85
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Table 3 – Breaking down pitch results by type
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Fastball
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Changeup
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Slider
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Curveball
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Note: Velocities come from the Las Vegas scoreboard.
1st inning
1)
Gorkys Hernandez walked (BB)
i.
95 MPH Fastball – ball 1-0, outside
ii.
94 MPH Fastball – ball 2-0, low
iii.
94 MPH Fastball – ball 3-0, high
iv.
95 MPH Fastball – called strike 3-1
v.
94 MPH Fastball – called strike 3-2, outside
corner
vi.
95 MPH Fastball – foul 3-2
vii.
95 MPH Fastball – ball 4, outside
2)
Ryan Lollis tripled on a fly ball to the right
center field gap (T8/F)
i.
93 MPH Fastball – called strike 0-1
ii.
84 MPH Changeup – foul 0-2
iii.
94 MPH Fastball
3)
Mac Williamson hit an RBI groundout to Rivera that
was fielded behind the bag (43/G)
i.
95 MPH Fastball
4)
Andrew Susac hit a weak comebacker to Ynoa
(13/G)
i.
93 MPH Fastball – ball 1-0, outside
ii.
94 MPH Fastball
5)
Jarrett Parker struck out swinging (K/Sw)
i.
85 MPH Slider – called strike 0-1
ii.
85 MPH Changeup – ball 1-1, down and in
iii.
93 MPH Fastball – ball 2-1, outside
iv.
94 MPH Fastball – swinging strike 2-2
v.
85 MPH Changeup – foul 2-2
vi.
94 MPH Fastball – ball 3-2, inside
vii.
94 MPH Fastball – swinging strike 3
2nd inning
1)
Grant Green lined a single into LF (S7/L)
i.
93 MPH Fastball – called strike 0-1, inside
corner
ii.
85 MPH Slider – ball 1-1, bounced outside
iii.
83 MPH Slider – ball 2-1, inside
iv.
93 MPH Fastball – foul 2-2
v.
Changeup
2)
Conor Gillaspie hit a grounder to Rivera for a
force out at 2B (46/G)
i.
93 MPH Fastball – ball 1-0, high
ii.
84 MPH Changeup – ball 2-0, outside
iii.
Fastball
3)
Hak-Ju Lee singled on a groundball to RF (S9/G)
i.
93 MPH Fastball – swinging strike 0-1
ii.
93 MPH Fastball – called strike 0-2
iii.
Fastball – ball 1-2
iv.
83 MPH Slider – ball 2-2, bounced inside
v.
Fastball
4)
Ricky Romero laid down a sac bunt to advance the
runners (14/SAC)
i.
93 MPH Fastball
5)
Hernandez lined out to Nimmo in deep CF (8/L)
i.
85 MPH Slider – ball 1-0, outside
ii.
85 MPH Slider – swinging strike 1-1
iii.
83 MPH Slider – ball 2-1, low
iv.
85 MPH Slider (hanger)
3rd inning
1)
Lollis singled through the left side (S7/G)
i.
91 MPH Fastball – ball 1-0
ii.
Fastball – foul 1-1
iii.
93 MPH Fastball, outer half
2)
Williamson hit a groundout to Reynolds (53/G)
i.
Slider – called strike 0-1
ii.
93 MPH Fastball – ball 1-1, outside
iii.
93 MPH Fastball – called strike 1-2, outside
corner
iv.
Slider – ball 2-2, bounced outside
v.
85 MPH Slider – ball 3-2, low
vi.
83 MPH Slider
3)
Susac walked (BB)
i.
93 MPH Fastball – ball 1-0, high
ii.
Slider – called strike 1-1
iii.
93 MPH Fastball – ball 2-1, outside
iv.
83 MPH Slider – ball 3-1, bounced outside
(checked swing)
v.
95 MPH Fastball – ball 4, just outside or low
4)
Parker struck out swinging (K/Sw)
i.
85 MPH Changeup – swinging strike 0-1
ii.
85 MPH Slider – ball 1-1, low
iii.
82 MPH Slider – called strike 1-2
iv.
93 MPH Fastball – swinging strike 3 (with a lot
of arm side run)
5)
Grant Green struck out swinging (K/Sw)
i.
85 MPH Slider – ball 1-0, low and outside
ii.
94 MPH Fastball – called strike 1-1
iii.
94 MPH Fastball – called strike 1-2, inside
corner at the knees
iv.
85 MPH Slider – ball 2-2, low and outside
v.
Slider – foul 2-2
vi.
85 MPH Slider – swinging strike 3
4th inning
1)
Gillaspie lined out to Cheech (6/L)
i.
Slider – ball 1-0
ii.
91 MPH Fastball – foul 1-1
iii.
Fastball
2)
Lee tripled on a fly ball off the wall in the LF
corner (T7/F)
i.
78 MPH Curveball – ball 1-0
ii.
Changeup – swinging strike 1-1
iii.
Slider – ball 2-1, bounced inside
iv.
93 MPH Fastball
3)
Romero struck out swinging (K/Sw)
i.
Slider – foul 0-1
ii.
Slider – ball 1-1, bounced outside
iii.
94 MPH Fastball – ball 2-1, high
iv.
93 MPH Fastball – ball 3-1, high
v.
93 MPH Fastball – called strike 3-2, outer half
vi.
93 MPH Fastball – swinging strike 3
4)
Hernandez hit a grounder up the middle that
deflected off of Ynoa, but was handled successfully by Rivera (143/G) “T.J.
Rivera was Johnny-on-the-Spot” ~Russ Langer
i.
Slider – called strike 0-1, inner half
ii.
Slider, outer half
5th inning
1)
Lollis hit a groundout to Rivera (43/G)
i.
77 MPH Curveball – called strike 0-1
ii.
78 MPH Curveball
2)
Williamson lined out to Nimmo in deep CF (8/L)
i.
90 MPH Fastball – ball 1-0, low
ii.
Slider – ball 2-0, high
iii.
Slider – swinging strike 2-1
iv.
92 MPH Fastball – called strike 2-2, outer half
v.
Slider
3)
Susac hit a groundout to Cheech (63/G)
i.
93 MPH Fastball
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