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Short-Handed 51s Blow Early Lead

Las Vegas 51s @ Colorado Springs Sky Sox


May 20, 2016



Teams
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9

R
H
E
Las Vegas
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2

6
10
2
Sky Sox
2
1
1
0
7
0
0
3
X

14
19
2
W: Lopez (1-2, 6.11 ERA); L: Pimentel (0-4, 10.66 ERA)


The Highlights:

Pitchers

Stolmy Pimentel (L, 0-4, 10.66 ERA) – 4.1 IP, 10 H, 7 R (7 ER), 2 3B, 14 TB, 1 BB, 5 K (5 K/Sw), 8 GB: 8 FB: 2 LD, 84 Pitches (52 Strikes), 11 Swinging, 9 Called, 13.1% SwStr, 25.6% Whiff/Swing, 19.4 Pitches/IP, 24 BF
Jeff Walters (6.38 ERA) – 0.2 IP, 5 H, 4 R (3 ER), 1 3B, 7 TB, 1 BB, 5 GB: 1 FB: 1 LD, 29 Pitches (16 Strikes), 2 Called, 8 BF
Josh Smoker (5.02 ERA) – 1 IP, 1 H, 1 TB, 1 BB, 2 GB: 1 FB, 14 Pitches (8 Strikes), 2 Called, 14 Pitches/IP, 4 BF
Dario Alvarez (9.98 ERA) – 2 IP, 3 H, 3 R (3 ER), 1 2B, 1 3B, 6 TB, 1 BB, 2 K (1 K/Sw), 3 GB: 3 FB: 1 LD, 40 Pitches (25 Strikes), 3 Swinging, 8 Called, 7.5% SwStr, 17.6% Whiff/Swing, 20 Pitches/IP, 10 BF

Batters

2B - Dilson Herrera - 1-5, 1 R, 15.4% SwStr, 22.2% Whiff/Swing, 2.6 Pitches/PA
RF – Brandon Nimmo - 1-3, 1 R, 1 3B, 1 RBI, 1 CS, 4 Pitches/PA
3B - T.J. Rivera - 3-5, 1 R, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 11.1% SwStr, 18.2% Whiff/Swing, 3.6 Pitches/PA
C - Johnny Monell - 1-4, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 BB, 2 GIDP, 12.5% SwStr, 25% Whiff/Swing, 3.2 Pitches/PA
CF - Roger Bernadina - 2-4, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 K, 3.75 Pitches/PA
LF - Ty Kelly - 1-3, 1 2B, 2 RBI, 1 BB, 4 Pitches/PA
RF (sub) – Travis Taijeron - 1-2, 2.5 Pitches/PA


Recapish


            The Las Vegas 51s were forced into a tight spot Friday night after two of their pitchers were sent to NY as standby’s, including the pitcher scheduled to start Friday night (Sean Gilmartin). Spot starter Stolmy Pimentel couldn’t hold the 4-0 lead handed to him in the 1st inning, and the Sky Sox made this game a sudden laugher after exploding for 7 runs in the 5th inning.
            Pimentel has really struggled for Las Vegas this year, so I wonder how many more looks he gets. He might be interesting in the bullpen, but he keeps getting forced into starting duty instead.
            Wally took Brandon Nimmo out as part of a double-switch when he brought in Jeff Walters in the 5th inning. I’d guess he was hoping to get more than one inning out of Walters, but Walters struggled just to finish the 5th.
            Just like in game one, the 51s offense exploded in the 1st but didn’t do anything again until late. Also like in game one, it was T.J. Rivera picking up the late RBI, although he went deep in the 9th inning this time.
            Check out the top highlights from this game below! This series continues Saturday evening at 8:05 PM, with Seth Lugo (3-2, 7.91 ERA) scheduled to make the start for Las Vegas.


MiLB.tv Scoring Highlights


            The 51s jumped ahead before an out was recorded for the second straight night. Dilson Herrera led the game off with a single and then came around to score on Brandon Nimmo’s second triple of the year. Roger Bernadina and Ty Kelly would double later in the inning to make it a 4-0 game.





            T.J. Rivera started another big night at the plate with a leadoff single in the 3rd. Rivera added a single in the 5th and then launched a two run blast with two outs in the 9th.





Pitcher Coverage


Table 1 – Pimentel pitch stats by inning

1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
Total
Total
25
15
16
13
29
84
Strikes
17
9
10
7
16
52
Swinging*
7
1
1
2
0
11
*13.1% Swinging strike rate; 25.6% Whiff/Swing




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