Casey Delgado Works Into The Ninth In Second Straight Ponies Win

Binghamton Rumble Ponies @ Erie Sea Wolves

August 15, 2017

Casey Delgado @ Matt Crouse

Teams	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9		R	H	E
Binghamton	0	0	0	3	0	0	2	0	0		5	8	1
Erie	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1		3	4	0

W: Delgado (10-5, 4.71 ERA); L: Crouse (6-6, 4.68 ERA); Save: Burns (18)

Boxscore

The Stats:

Pitchers

Casey Delgado (W, 10-5, 4.71 ERA) – 8.1 IP, 3 H, 3 R (3 ER), 1 2B, 1 HR, 7 TB, 3 BB, 5 K (4 K/Sw), 10 GB: 7 FB: 4 LD, 91 Pitches (56 Strikes), 9 Swinging, 15 Called, 9.9% SwStr, 22% Whiff/Swing, 10.9 Pitches/IP, 30 BF

Cory Burns (S, 18, 4.73 ERA) – 0.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 TB, 1 K (1 K/Sw), 1 HBP, 1 GB: 1 LD, 9 Pitches (7 Strikes), 2 Swinging, 2 Called, 22.2% SwStr, 40% Whiff/Swing, 13.5 Pitches/IP, 4 BF

Table 1 – Delgado pitch stats by inning

	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	Total
Total	15	10	10	11	11	9	8	9	8	91
Strikes	6	8	8	4	8	6	5	6	5	56
Swinging*	0	1	3	1	1	2	1	0	0	9

*9.9% Swinging strike rate; 22% Whiff/Swing rate

Batters

LF - Champ Stuart - 1-4, 1 K, 1 CS, 7.7% SwStr, 16.7% Whiff/Swing, 3.25 Pitches/PA

SS - Luis Guillorme - 1-4, 1 K, 5.3% SwStr, 12.5% Whiff/Swing, 4.75 Pitches/PA

2B - L.J. Mazzilli - 0-3, 1 R, 1 BB, 1 GIDP, 3.5 Pitches/PA

1B - Matt Oberste - 2-4, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 K, 21.4% SwStr, 33.3% Whiff/Swing, 3.5 Pitches/PA

C - Tomas Nido - 2-4, 2 R, 1 2B, 2 RBI, 1 K, 1 GIDP, 14.3% SwStr, 21.4% Whiff/Swing, 5.25 Pitches/PA

3B - David Thompson - 2-4, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 2.75 Pitches/PA

DH - Patrick Mazeika - 0-3, 1 K, 7.7% SwStr, 20% Whiff/Swing, 4.33 Pitches/PA

RF - Kevin Kaczmarski - 0-3, 1 K, 14.3% SwStr, 25% Whiff/Swing, 2.33 Pitches/PA

CF - Patrick Biondi - 0-3, 1 K, 11.1% SwStr, 20% Whiff/Swing, 3 Pitches/PA

Recapish

            Casey Delgado gave the Binghamton Rumble Ponies some great length Tuesday night in Erie, pitching into the 9^th for his team-best tenth win of the season (that’s second best in the EL). He limited Erie to two runs while he was on the mound, although a third run was charged to him after he left the game. The heart of the Binghamton lineup led the offensive charge, as Matt Oberste, Tomas Nido, and David Thompson each connected on two hits. Thompson had a huge night and is now up to 26 doubles (3^rd in the EL), 12 homers (t-23^rd in the EL), and 57 RBI (15^th in EL) this year for Binghamton, all of which are team highs.

            Delgado did issue three walks Tuesday – two of which came in the 1^st inning – but he was otherwise very efficient, needing more than eleven pitches in a frame just once (during that 1^st inning). Those two 1^st inning walks came back to burn Delgado when Steven Moya doubled one home for an early Erie lead. However, Delgado settled in and threw six straight scoreless frames after that, which allowed his teammates to take control of this game.

Nido CS

Mazzilli at second

Thompson at third

Guillorme at SS

            The only hit Akron starter Matt Crouse allowed over his first 3.2 IP was a 2^nd inning single from Matt Oberste, and Oberste was erased on the bases due to a double play. But L.J. Mazzilli kept the 4^th inning alive by working a two out walk, and then the heart of the Ponies lineup connected on three straight doubles to make this a 3-1 game – Thompson’s double went off the wall near the 357’ mark. Also shown below is Guillorme's single

Oberste

Oberste

Nido

Thompson

Guillorme

            Binghamton added some key insurance runs in the 7^th to extend their lead. Tomas Nido led off the frame with a single and David Thompson followed with a two-run bomb to make it 5-1.

Thompson

            Those runs loomed big when Gabriel Quintana homered in the 8^th, and proved crucial after Cory Burns allowed an inherited runner to score in the 9^th.

            Looking ahead, the Ponies will take advantage of the length Casey Delgado provided them with Tuesday during a bullpen game on Wednesday. Scheduled rehab starter Robert Gsellman has been recalled to start for the Mets, so Kelly Secrest will start things for Binghamton and Manager Luis Rojas will try navigating from there. The Ponies are in second in the EL for team ERA, and the Ponies pen has the edge over the starters, so they should be able to manage for one start.

  

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