Las Vegas 51s @ Sacramento River Cats
April 19, 2016
Teams
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R
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H
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E
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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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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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7
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0
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Sacramento
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1
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1
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7
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0
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0
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1
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1
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X
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12
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21
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0
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W: Stratton (1-2,
7.16 ERA); L: Lugo (1-2, 10.66 ERA)
The Highlights:
Pitchers
Seth Lugo (10.66 ERA) – 2.2 IP, 10 H, 9 R, BB, 3 K, HR, 77
Pitches (54 Strikes), 4 GO: 1 FO
Zach Thornton (6.35 ERA) – 1.1 IP, 2 H, BB, 2 GO: 1 FO, HBP,
2 IR – 2 S
Erik Goeddel (2.25 ERA) – 1 IP, H, 2 GO
Jeff Walters (4.05 ERA) – 1 IP, 3 H, R, K, HR, 1 GO: 1 FO
Josh Smoker (3.60 ERA) – 1 IP, 2 H, R, 3 K
Paul Sewald (2.84 ERA) – 1 IP, 3 H, R, K, 1 GO
Batters
2B – Dilson Herrera – 2-5, 2B (3), RBI (3), K
SS – Matt Reynolds – 1-4, K
C – Johnny Monell – 1-4
RF – Travis Taijeron – 1-4
LF – Roger Bernadina – 1-4, 2B (3)
1B – T.J. Rivera – 1-4
Recapish
Seth
Lugo and the Las Vegas 51s could not survive the 3rd inning Tuesday
night, and then the Sacramento River Cats spent the rest of the game adding on
in an absolute laugher. After a pair of stressful innings to start the night
for Lugo, he couldn’t catch a break in the 3rd inning, and was left
in for 44 pitches that frame as the River Cats exploded for 7 runs. The 51s
offense continued to struggle with runners in scoring position, but it would’ve
taken an extraordinary scoring effort to win this game. Five relievers combined
to pitch the final 5.1 IP for Las Vegas, and only Erik Goeddel kept Sacramento
off the scoreboard – Thornton allowed both inherited runners to score.
Lugo
allowed a one out triple pulled down the RF line in the 1st inning,
and then Ryan Lollis brought that run home with an RBI groundout. Two bloopers
and a hard hit double led to a Sacramento run in the 2nd. Lugo
allowed another triple with one out in the 3rd, which started the
madness – the ball was just out of Nimmo’s reach. Lugo got ahead 0-2 on the
next batter, Grant Green, but Green took some very close pitches for balls,
barely fouled off a nice curve, and then finally worked out a walk. Miguel
Olivo followed with a sharp single lined into LF for the first run of the
frame. Lugo would strikeout the next batter, Juan Ciriaco, but Johnny Monell
lost track of the ball in the dirt, and both Sacramento runners advanced two
bases –you read that right, 37-year old, lifetime catcher, Miguel Olivo
advanced two bases on a wild pitch. It seemed like that result wiped out any
wind in Lugo’s sails left that inning, though he was surely very gassed at that
point too – he threw 21 pitches in the 2nd and was up to 26 pitches
in the 3rd at that point. The next 4 batters would hit the ball hard
off him, starting with a two run blast from Hak-Ju Lee, and ending with his
departure.
Per 51s announcer Russ Langer, someone
had been warming in the pen (presumably Thornton), but then stopped and
Thornton got up right as Wally came out to make the pitching change. There are
a few highlights to share below, so enjoy! The series continues in Sacramento Wednesday
night at 10:05 PM, with Duane Below expected to join the team and start for Las
Vegas.
Scoring Highlights
Dilson
Herrera led off the game with a single for the second straight night.
Travis
Taijeron singled to RF with one out in the 2nd inning, and then
Roger Bernadina followed with a double to CF, but the 51s couldn’t get either
home.
After
Daniel Muno drew a two out walk as a pinch hitter in the 5th inning,
Dilson doubled him home for the 51s only run.
T.J.
Rivera added a single to LF in the 7th.
Matt
Reynolds and Johnny Monell started the 8th with singles, but then
the next 3 made outs in the air.
Defensive Highlights
Seth
Lugo made a nice play for the first out in the 3rd inning, which
kept that inning from being even worse.
Matt
Reynolds started a nicely turned double play in the 8th – Dilson on
the turn, T.J. Rivera at 1B.
Pitcher Coverage
Seth Lugo
Table 1 – Lugo pitch stats by inning
1st
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2nd
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3rd
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Total
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Total
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12
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21
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44
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77
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Strikes
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9
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15
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30
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54
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Swinging*
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1
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3
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2
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6
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*7.8% Swinging strike rate
First pitch strike to 15/19 batters faced (79%)
Lugo
did strikeout 3 batters in his 3 innings of work:
Grant Green swinging to end the 1st.
Hak-Ju Lee swinging for the first out in the 2nd
(with runners on 2B and 3B).
Juan Ciriaco swinging in the 3rd for the second
out of the frame, but it was also a wild pitch that led to a runner scoring
from 2B.
Josh Smoker
Smoker
came in for the 7th and struck out 3 River Cats batters, but also
allowed a single and RBI double.
Paul Sewald's strikeout
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