Travis Taijeron’s Bomb Backs Another Strong Start From Gabriel Ynoa

Las Vegas 51s @ El Paso Chihuahuas

May 2, 2016

Gabriel Ynoa @ Christian Friedrich

Teams	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Las Vegas	0	0	0	3	0	0	1	2	0	6	11	1
El Paso	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	3	9	0

W: Ynoa (2-0, 2.05 ERA); L: Friedrich (0-1, 5.40 ERA); Save: Sewald (3)

MiLB.com Boxscore

The Highlights:

Pitchers

Gabriel Ynoa (W, 2-0, 2.05 ERA) – 6.1 IP, 7 H, 3 R (3 ER), 1 2B, 1 3B, 10 TB, 1 BB, 5 K (3 K/Sw), 3 GIDP, 9 GB: 6 FB: 3 LD, 80 Pitches (52 Strikes), 6 Swinging, 17 Called, 7.5% SwStr, 17.1% Whiff/Swing, 12.6 Pitches/IP, 25 BF

Josh Smoker (4.15 ERA) – 0 IP, 1 H, 1 TB, 1 LD, 3 Pitches (2 Strikes)

Chase Bradford (H, 2, 0.69 ERA) – 0.2 IP, 1 H, 1 TB, 1 GB: 1 LD: 1 PU, 10 Pitches (7 Strikes), 3 Called, 15 Pitches/IP, 3 BF

Josh Edgin (H, 1, 0.00 ERA) – 1 IP, 2 GB: 1 FB, 7 Pitches (7 Strikes), 1 Swinging, 1 Called, 14.3% SwStr, 16.7% Whiff/Swing, 7 Pitches/IP, 3 BF

Paul Sewald (S, 3, 2.70 ERA) – Paul Sewald - 1 IP, 1 K, 1 GB: 1 FB, 8 Pitches (6 Strikes), 1 Swinging, 3 Called, 12.5% SwStr, 33.3% Whiff/Swing, 8 Pitches/IP, 3 BF

Batters

LF - Ty Kelly - 2-3, 1 RBI, 2 BB, 1 SB, 1 CS, 3.4 Pitches/PA

3B - T.J. Rivera - 2-5, 1 RBI, 3 Pitches/PA

C - Johnny Monell - 1-4, 1 R, 1 BB, 2 K, 8.7% SwStr, 22.2% Whiff/Swing, 4.6 Pitches/PA

RF - Travis Taijeron - 1-5, 1 R, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 2 K, 19% SwStr, 40% Whiff/Swing, 4.2 Pitches/PA

CF - Roger Bernadina - 2-4, 2 R, 1 2B, 1 K, 11.8% SwStr, 22.2% Whiff/Swing, 4.25 Pitches/PA

SS - Gavin Cecchini - 2-3, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 1 SAC, 2.5 Pitches/PA

1B - Marc Krauss - 1-3, 2 R, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 11.1% SwStr, 25% Whiff/Swing, 2.25 Pitches/PA

Recapish

The 51s received another quality start from the young righty Gabriel Ynoa Monday night, as they started their road trip with a 6-3 win over El Paso. Travis Taijeron provided the big hit when he went deep in the 4^th, but it was a team effort on offense, and 7 of the 8 position players in the lineup finished with a hit. In Mets rehab news, Josh Edgin threw a perfect 8^th inning while making his first appearance with Las Vegas, and I provide a pitch log with pitch velocity and a few GIF’s at the bottom.

Ynoa’s been using a sinker frequently this year, and the pitch was out in spades Monday night. If the El Paso radar gun is to believed, Ynoa’s sinker was sitting 86-87 most of the night, which is a far cry from the 91-94 expected of him. It’s possible the gun was slow, but it seemed like it was generally within appropriate range for other pitchers, and the 51s scoreboard was reporting similar velocities in his last outing.

The righty worked around trouble in the 1^st and 2^nd innings, but couldn’t keep El Paso off the board after being handed a lead in the 4^th. With the exception of a few PA’s, he was working quickly and efficiently, and the 1 walk allowed is a season low for Ynoa – he missed with his first 4 pitches of the game. Carlos Asuaje and Casey McElroy each managed 3 hits against Ynoa, which means he held the rest of the lineup to just 1 hit. He was helped out by 3 double plays turned behind him and generally good defense. There was a misplay charged to Cecchini with two outs in the 6^th, but Ynoa brushed it off and struck Jose Pirela out to end the frame.

I take a look at the offensive details with highlights below, so enjoy. I will note that Gavin Cecchini is now 10 for his last 17 with two doubles and a homerun. On the other side of the spectrum, Matt Reynolds went 0-5 with 4 K's in this game. This series continues with a matinee Tuesday afternoon at 1:05 PM ET Sean Gilmartin is scheduled to pitch for Las Vegas, looking to give them some separation from .500.

Scoring Highlights

Gavin Cecchini started his night with a single into CF, but would be stranded on 1B in the inning.

Johnny Monell led off the 4^th inning by reaching on an infield single, and then came around to score on Travis Taijeron’s third homerun of the year. Roger Bernadina followed with a single pulled into RF, and Cecchini doubled him home to make it a 3-0 game.

T.J. Rivera picked up an RBI single in the 7^th inning.

Bernadina led off the 8^th with a long double off the wall that landed a few feet shy of the yellow line. Marc Krauss and Ty Kelly provided RBI singles in the frame.

Pitcher Coverage

Gabriel Ynoa

Table 1 – Ynoa pitch stats by inning

	1^st	2^nd	3^rd	4^th	5^th	6^th	7^th	Total
Total	13	9	6	15	14	15	8	80
Strikes	5	7	6	11	10	9	2	52
Swinging*	0	0	0	0	3	3	0	6

*7.5% Swinging strike rate; 17.1% Whiff/Swing

Velocities courtesy of the El Paso score bug - they seem 1-2 MPH slow

1^st inning

1) Manuel Margot walked (BB)

i. Slider – ball 1-0, outside

ii. Fastball – ball 2-0, up and in

iii. Fastball – ball 3-0, outside

iv. Fastball – ball 4, high

2) Carlos Asuaje lined a single into CF (S8/L)

i. Fastball – called strike 0-1

ii. Fastball – ball 1-1, up and in

iii. Fastball – In play

3) James Loney hit a grounder up the middle that Cecchini was positioned perfectly for to start a double play (163/G)

i. In play

4) Hunter Renfroe flied out to CF (F/8)

i. Slider – ball 1-0, low and away

ii. Slider – ball 2-0, low and away

iii. Fastball – called strike 2-1, outside corner at the knees

iv. Slider – ball 3-1, bounced outside

v. Changeup – In play

2^nd inning

1) Jose Pirela struck out looking (K/Lo)

i. – called strike 0-1, knee high

ii. Fastball – ball 1-1, outside

iii. Fastball – ball 2-1, high

iv. Fastball – called strike 2-2, outside corner at the knees

v. 84 MPH Fastball – called strike 3 (84 is what Langer said)

2) Casey McElroy grounded a single back up the middle (S8/G)

i. – foul 0-1

ii. Fastball – In play

3) Rocky Gale hit a comebacker to Ynoa that started a double play (163/G)

i. Fastball – called strike 0-1, inside corner at the knees

ii. Slider– In play

3^rd inning

1) Nick Noonon hit a groundout to Reynolds (43/G)

i. Changeup – called strike 0-1, outside corner at the knees

ii. – In play

2) Christian Friedrich struck out looking (K/Lo)

i. Fastball – called strike 0-1

ii. Fastball – called strike 0-2

iii. Fastball – called strike 3

3) Margot hit a groundout to Cecchini (63/G)

i. Changeup – In play

4^th inning

1) Asuaje lined a single into CF (S8/L)

i. Fastball – ball 1-0, inside

ii. Fastball – In play

2) Loney hit a comebacker to Ynoa – Asuaje to 2B (13/G)

i. Fastball – ball 1-0

ii. Fastball – called strike 1-1

iii. 80 MPH Changeup – foul 1-2

iv. Fastball – In play

3) Renroe flied out to Taijeron (F/9)

i. 87 MPH Fastball – In play

4) Pirela brought home Asuaje with a single to CF (S8/F)

i. 82 MPH Changeup – In play

5) McElroy lined a RBI double into CF (D8/L)

i. 87 MPH Fastball – ball 1-0, outside

ii. 86 MPH Fastball – called strike 1-1

iii. 85 MPH Fastball – foul 1-2

iv. 86 MPH Fastball – ball 2-2, inside

v. 82 MPH Changeup – In play (Right down the middle)

6) Gale flied out to RF (9/F)

i. 81 MPH Slider – foul 0-1

ii. 80 MPH Slider – In play

5^th inning

1) Noonan struck out swinging (K/Sw)

i. 79 MPH Changeup – called strike 0-1

ii. 85 MPH Fastball – ball 1-1, low

iii. 79 MPH Changeup – swinging strike 1-2

iv. 87 MPH Fastball – foul 1-2

v. 81 MPH Changeup – swinging strike 3

2) PH Daniel McCutchen struck out swinging (K/Sw)

i. 86 MPH Fastball – foul bunt 0-1

ii. 87 MPH Fastball – ball 1-1, high

iii. 87 MPH Fastball – called strike 1-2

iv. 82 MPH Changeup – swinging strike 3

3) Margot lined out to CF (8/L)

i. 79 MPH Slider – called strike 0-1

ii. 81 MPH Slider – ball 1-1

iii. 80 MPH Changeup – ball 2-1

iv. 89 MPH Fastball – foul 2-2

v. 86 MPH Fastball – In play

6^th inning

1) Asuaje hit a single back up the middle (S8/G)

i. 79 MPH Changeup – called strike 0-1

ii. 78 MPH Changeup – In play

2) Loney hit a grounder to Reynolds that started a double play (463/G)

i. 86 MPH Fastball – foul 0-1

ii. 80 MPH Changeup – ball 1-1

iii. 88 MPH Fastball – ball 2-1, sailed outside

iv. 85 MPH Fastball – ball 3-1, low and in

v. 87 MPH Fastball – In play

3) Renfroe reached on an error charged to Gavin Cecchini on the throw – the ball deflected off of Krauss’ glove, and it could’ve been an E3 (E6/G)

i. 81 MPH Slider – swinging strike 0-1

ii. 81 MPH Slider – In play

4) Pirela struck out swinging (K/Sw)

i. 89 MPH Fastball – ball 1-0, low and outside
*Renfroe stole 2B without a throw

ii. 88 MPH Fastball – swinging strike 1-1

iii. 90 MPH Fastball – ball 2-1

iv. 80 MPH Slider – foul 2-2

v. 89 MPH Fastball – ball 3-2, outside

vi. 81 MPH – swinging strike 3

7^th inning

1) McElroy launched a triple to deep left center field (T7/L)

i. 82 MPH Changeup – ball 1-0, high

ii. 82 MPH Changeup – In play

2) Gale hit an RBI groundout to Cecchini (63/G)

i. 80 MPH Changeup – ball 1-0

ii. 86 MPH Fastball – ball 2-0

iii. 85 MPH Fastball – foul 2-1

iv. 81 MPH Slider – ball 3-1, high

v. 81 MPH Changeup – called strike 3-2

vi. 87 MPH Fastball – In play

Josh Smoker

3) Noonan lined a single into LF (S7/L)

i. 93 MPH Fastball – foul 0-1

ii. 94 MPH Fastball – ball 1-1

iii. 93 MPH Fastball – In play

Chase Bradford

4) PH Josh Satin popped out to Krauss (3/P)

i. 88 MPH Fastball – called strike 0-1

ii. 90 MPH Fastball – ball 1-1, inside

iii. 83 MPH Changeup – called strike 1-2

iv. 83 MPH Slider – ball 2-2

v. 90 MPH Fastball – In play

5) Margot singled into CF – Noonan to 3B (S8/L)

i. 83 MPH Changeup – called strike 0-1

ii. 83 MPH Slider – foul 0-2

iii. 83 MPH Slider – In play

6) Asuaje hit a groundout to Rivera (53/G)

i. 90 MPH Fastball – ball 1-0, outside

ii. 90 MPH Fastball – In play

Josh Edgin

8^th inning

1) Loney hit a groundout to Krauss (31/G)

i. 86 MPH Fastball – swinging strike 0-1

ii. 87 MPH Fastball – foul 0-2

iii. 77 MPH Slider – In play

2) Renfore flied out to Bernadina (8/F)

i. 76 MPH Slider – In play

3) Pirela hit a groundout to Krauss (3u/G)

i. 87 MPH Fastball – called strike 0-1

ii. 86 MPH Fastball – foul 0-2

iii. 88 MPH Fastball – In play

Paul Sewald

9^th inning

1) McElroy flied out to RF (9/F)

i. 86 MPH Fastball – In play

2) Gale hit a groundout to Reynolds (43/G)

i. 86 MPH Fastball – called strike 0-1

ii. 87 MPH Fastball – In play

3) Noonan struck out looking (K/Lo)

i. 87 MPH Fastball – called strike 0-1

ii. 79 MPH Slider – swinging strike 0-2

iii. 86 MPH Fastball – ball 1-2, way high

iv. 89 MPH Fastball – ball 2-2, outside

v. 79 MPH Slider – called strike 3

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