Another Pen Collapse Costs The 51s In Reno | Astromets Mind

Thursday, June 2, 2016

Another Pen Collapse Costs The 51s In Reno

Las Vegas 51s @ Reno Aces


June 1, 2016



Teams
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9

R
H
E
Las Vegas
2
1
0
0
2
0
0
1
0

6
12
1
Reno
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
0
5

8
10
0
W: Burgos (2-0, 0.56 ERA); L: Sewald (2-2, 3.91 ERA)


The Highlights:

Pitchers

Duane Below (3.76 ERA) – 6.1 IP, 6 H, 3 R (3 ER), 1 3B, 1 HR, 11 TB, 1 BB, 5 K (3 K/Sw), 9 GB: 6 FB: 3 LD: 2 PU, 99 Pitches (69 Strikes), 7 Swinging, 16 Called, 7.1% SwStr, 13.2% Whiff/Swing, 15.6 Pitches/IP, 26 BF
Erik Goeddel (H, 3, 5.40 ERA) – 1.1 IP, 1 H, 1 TB, 3 K (3 K/Sw), 1 FB, 16 Pitches (13 Strikes), 3 Swinging, 3 Called, 18.8% SwStr, 30% Whiff/Swing, 12 Pitches/IP, 5 BF
Josh Smoker (H, 8, 6.64 ERA) – 0.2 IP, 2 H, 2 R (2 ER), 1 2B, 3 TB, 1 BB, 1 K (1 K/Sw), 2 FB: 1 LD, 17 Pitches (10 Strikes), 2 Swinging, 4 Called, 11.8% SwStr, 33.3% Whiff/Swing, 25.5 Pitches/IP, 5 BF
Paul Sewald (BS, 3)(L, 2-2, 3.91 ERA) – 0.1 IP, 1 H, 3 R (3 ER), 1 HR, 4 TB, 1 BB, 1 K (1 K/Sw), 1 FB, 12 Pitches (6 Strikes), 1 Swinging, 2 Called, 8.3% SwStr, 25% Whiff/Swing, 36 Pitches/IP, 3 BF

Batters

LF - Brandon Nimmo - 2-4, 1 R, 1 BB, 1 SB, 2.2 Pitches/PA
3B - T.J. Rivera - 2-5, 1 R, 2 Pitches/PA
C - Johnny Monell - 3-5, 2 R, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 1 GIDP, 4.4 Pitches/PA
RF - Travis Taijeron - 2-3, 2 2B, 2 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K, 6.7% SwStr, 25% Whiff/Swing, 3.75 Pitches/PA
CF - Roger Bernadina - 1-3, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 9.1% SwStr, 20% Whiff/Swing, 2.75 Pitches/PA
1B - Marc Krauss - 1-3, 1 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 6.7% SwStr, 20% Whiff/Swing, 3.75 Pitches/PA
SP – Duane Below - 1-3, 1 K, 20% SwStr, 33.3% Whiff/Swing, 3.33 Pitches/PA


Recapish


            The Las Vegas 51s blew multiple three run leads in Reno Wednesday night, taking the L when Peter O’Brien came through with a walkoff grand slam for the Aces in the 9th inning. The 51s pen has been overworked lately, and even the normally reliable Paul Sewald didn’t have enough in the tank to finish this one off for Las Vegas.
            Las Vegas jumped out to a 3-0 lead over the first two innings on the back of three extra base hits: Johnny Monell doubled home Brandon Nimmo and Travis Taijeron doubled off the base of the CF wall to bring home Monell in the 1st, and then Marc Krauss launched one into the woods beyond RF in the 2nd inning.
            Duane Below faced the minimum over the first 3 innings, and had little trouble after the 4th inning, but gave up some loud contact and the lead in the 4th. Mike Freeman and O’Brien singled ahead of Kyle Jensen, who then launched his 6th bomb of the year to tie the game. Socrates Brito added a triple in the frame, but he would be gunned out at home for the second out of the inning.
            Las Vegas was quick to get those runs back in the 5th and then added on with one more in the 8th, but no lead has been safe for the 51s pen lately. Erik Goeddel and Josh Smoker combined to strikeout 3 in the 8th, but the 9th did not go as well.
Perhaps the Aces were pumped up after Phil Nevin had been thrown out in the 8th, because they were a different team in the 9th. Nevin took exception to the way home plate ump Brett Terry ruled Peter O’Brien out on a swinging strike 3 without looking to the first base ump for help on whether it was a full swing. The Aces booth showed a perfectly angled replay and it looked pretty clear that he was able to check his swing, so Nevin and O’Brien had a legit case, but that doesn’t guarantee the other ump would’ve even seen it that way.
After all that hoopla in the 8th, of course this game would come down to O’Brien in the 9th, and the baseball gods couldn’t have set a better stage for him: bottom of the 9th, two outs, bases loaded, facing the other teams closer, grand slam wins it… and he hit the grand slam out to right field. A fitting end for a PCL battle, even if it wasn’t the one Las Vegas wanted to see.
I break down the scoring details with highlights below, so enjoy! These two wrap up this series Thursday night at 10:05 PM, with Gabriel Ynoa (6-1, 2.40 ERA) scheduled to pitch for Las Vegas.


MiLB.tv Scoring Highlights


            Brandon Nimmo took a one out walk in the 1st and then scored as part of back-to-back RBI doubles from Johnny Monell and Travis Taijeron.



            Marc Krauss launched a mammoth shot in the 2nd inning.


            Brandon Nimmo and T.J. Rivera lined singles into RF in the 3rd, but neither could make their way home.



            Rivera and Monell led off the 5th with singles and then Taijeron put the 51s back up with his PCL-best 19th double of the year.




            Roger Bernadina doubled and came home on a wild pitch in the 8th inning.

            Nimmo added a second hit in the 9th inning.



Pitcher Coverage


Duane Below

Table 1 – Below pitch stats by inning

1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
7th
Total
Total
15
10
6
23
14
19
12
99
Strikes
9
8
6
16
11
12
7
69
Swinging*
0
2
0
2
1
1
1
7
*7.1% Swinging strike rate; 13.2% Whiff/Swing rate



  
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