Five-Run Fourth Power 51s To Win Over ‘Tacos’ In Fresno

Las Vegas 51s @ Fresno Grizzlies

August 15, 2017

Donovan Hand @ Cy Sneed

Teams	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9		R	H	E
Las Vegas	0	0	0	0	5	0	1	0	0		6	10	3
Fresno	0	0	1	1	2	1	0	0	0		5	10	1

W: Regnault (4-0, 3.38 ERA); L: Guduan (5-5, 5.31 ERA); Save: Callahan (1)

Boxscore

The Stats:

Pitchers

Donovan Hand (7.76 ERA) – 5 IP, 6 H, 4 R (3 ER), 2 2B, 1 HR, 11 TB, 3 BB, 4 K (1 K/Sw), 1 HBP, 2 GB: 10 FB: 4 LD: 1 PU, 106 Pitches (62 Strikes), 6 Swinging, 18 Called, 5.7% SwStr, 13.6% Whiff/Swing, 21.2 Pitches/IP, 25 BF

Kyle Regnault (BS, 2)(W, 4-0, 3.38 ERA) – 3 IP, 3 H, 1 R (1 ER), 3 TB, 2 K (0 K/Sw), 2 GB: 4 FB: 4 LD: 1 PU, 34 Pitches (24 Strikes), 4 Swinging, 6 Called, 11.8% SwStr, 22.2% Whiff/Swing, 11.3 Pitches/IP, 12 BF

Jamie Callahan (S, 1, 3.00 ERA) – 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 TB, 2 K (1 K/Sw), 1 FB: 1 LD, 19 Pitches (14 Strikes), 2 Swinging, 5 Called, 10.5% SwStr, 22.2% Whiff/Swing, 19 Pitches/IP, 4 BF

Table 1 – Hand pitch stats by inning

	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	Total
Total	11	10	26	24	35	106
Strikes	6	7	16	14	19	62
Swinging*	0	0	2	1	3	6

*5.7% Swinging strike rate; 13.6% Whiff/Swing rate

Batters

2B - Gavin Cecchini - 2-5, 1 R, 1 3B, 1 K, 1 SB, 13.6% SwStr, 30% Whiff/Swing, 4.4 Pitches/PA

SS - Matt Reynolds - 2-4, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 2 K, 14.3% SwStr, 37.5% Whiff/Swing, 4.2 Pitches/PA

3B - Phillip Evans - 2-4, 1 R, 1 K, 25% SwStr, 37.5% Whiff/Swing, 3 Pitches/PA

RF - Travis Taijeron - 1-4, 2 K, 20% SwStr, 42.9% Whiff/Swing, 3.75 Pitches/PA

DH - Jayce Boyd - 0-4, 1 K, 6.7% SwStr, 20% Whiff/Swing, 3.75 Pitches/PA

1B - Cody Decker - 0-3, 1 R, 1 BB, 2 K, 6.2% SwStr, 20% Whiff/Swing, 4 Pitches/PA

LF - Josh Rodriguez - 0-3, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K, 6.2% SwStr, 12.5% Whiff/Swing, 4 Pitches/PA

C - Xorge Carrillo - 2-4, 1 R, 1 HR, 4 RBI, 1 K, 9.1% SwStr, 15.4% Whiff/Swing, 5.5 Pitches/PA

CF - Victor Cruzado - 1-4, 2 K, 1 CS, 14.3% SwStr, 22.2% Whiff/Swing, 3.5 Pitches/PA

Recapish

            The Las Vegas 51s let their tacos get a little toasty early Tuesday night before stuffing them full of runs in the 4^th. Fresno – playing as the Tacos instead of the Grizzlies – would come back to tie the game at five in the 6^th, but that tie was short-lived, and the 51s pen did the rest. Kyle Regnault went a season high 3 IP for Las Vegas in the win and Jamie Callahan bounced back from a rough last outing in El Paso to earn his first save since the Mets traded for him.

            Both sides went down pretty quietly over the first two innings. Travis Taijeron singled in the 2^nd and Victor Cruzado connected on one in the 3^rd, but the 51s did not score first in this game.

Taijeron

Cruzado

            After quickly retiring the first six batters of the game, 51s starter Donovan Hand ran into problems right away in the 3^rd (and 4^th and 5^th). Drew Ferguson started the frame with a double for Fresno and then Alejandro Garcia worked a walk two batters later. Fortunately, Hand picked Ferguson off at second, but unfortunately, both Xorge Carrillo and Matt Reynolds committed errors shortly after the pickoff, which allowed Garcia to score.

Evans at third

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            Las Vegas struck for five runs on just two hits in the 4^th to jump ahead. Phil Evans had the first hit early in the frame – a single in a sea of walks – and then Xorge Carrillo provided the muscle later in the frame with a grand slam (his eighth homer of the year).

Evans

Carrillo

            The 5-1 lead slowly disappeared over the next three frames, as Fresno rallied for four runs to pull even. The first three of those runs came against Hand: A.J. Reed went deep for the 26^th time this year in the 4^th and then Jack Mayfield doubled home a run during a two-run 5^th for Fresno.

            Matt Reynolds singled for Las Vegas in the 5^th.

            Kyle Regnault took over on the mound for the 51s in the 6^th and Fresno completed their comeback by greeting him with a run on three straight singles. Regnault bounced back to retire the next nine Fresno batters in a row and he went a season-high 3 IP to bridge the gap to Jamie Callahan. Regnault finished the stretch with an exclamation point by striking out two of three in the 8^th.

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Evans at third base

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            Gavin Cecchini snapped a string of six straight Las Vegas strikeouts by tripling to keep the top of the 7^th inning alive. Cecchini came home on an RBI infield single for Matt Reynolds to push the 51s back in front 6-5.

Cecchini

Reynolds

            The score stayed that way through the 9^th, when Callahan was given a third save opportunity since joining the 51s. Las Vegas had been 1-1 in his first two chances, but he blew both of them (his first two blown saves of the year), so I’m sure he wanted to go out there and prove himself. I’m guessing first-place Fresno was aware of that as well, and they are in a heated battle with Reno for a playoff spot (tied after this game). Callahan did allow a one-out single, but he then struck out A.J. Reed and Preston Tucker to end the game, and both are tough lefties who especially love to beat up right-handed pitchers.

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            Looking ahead, the 51s send Wilfredo Boscan to the mound in game two of this series.

           

  

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