Ponies Take Second Straight One-Run Loss In Akron

Binghamton Rumble Ponies @ Akron Rubber Ducks

August 12, 2017

Mickey Jannis @ Luis Lugo

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

W: Lugo (8-6, 4.35 ERA); L: Jannis (7-6, 3.93 ERA); Save: Milbrath (2)

Boxscore

The Stats:

Pitchers

Mickey Jannis (L, 7-6, 3.93 ERA) – 5 IP, 5 H, 1 R (1 ER), 2 2B, 7 TB, 1 BB, 4 K (4 K/Sw), 8 GB: 2 FB: 6 LD, 82 Pitches (55 Strikes), 7 Swinging, 16 Called, 8.5% SwStr, 17.9% Whiff/Swing, 16.4 Pitches/IP, 21 BF

Corey Taylor (3.54 ERA) – 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 TB, 3 K (2 K/Sw), 2 GB: 1 FB: 1 LD, 32 Pitches (23 Strikes), 4 Swinging, 8 Called, 12.5% SwStr, 26.7% Whiff/Swing, 16 Pitches/IP, 7 BF

Cory Burns (4.83 ERA) – 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 2 K (1 K/Sw), 1 GB, 8 Pitches (7 Strikes), 4 Swinging, 2 Called, 50% SwStr, 80% Whiff/Swing, 8 Pitches/IP, 3 BF

Table 1 – Jannis pitch stats by inning

	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	Total
Total	19	24	9	15	15	82
Strikes	11	16	7	10	11	55
Swinging*	2	2	1	0	2	7

*8.5% Swinging strike rate; 17.9% Whiff/Swing rate

Batters

2B - Luis Guillorme - 0-2, 2 BB, 4.75 Pitches/PA

RF - L.J. Mazzilli - 1-3, 1 BB, 1 K, 4.5 Pitches/PA

1B - Matt Oberste - 0-4, 1 K, 1 GIDP, 7.7% SwStr, 14.3% Whiff/Swing, 3.25 Pitches/PA

DH - Kevin Taylor - 0-4, 1 K, 7.1% SwStr, 20% Whiff/Swing, 3.5 Pitches/PA

C - Tomas Nido - 1-4, 1 2B, 2 K, 15.4% SwStr, 25% Whiff/Swing, 3.25 Pitches/PA

3B - David Thompson - 0-2, 1 BB, 4 Pitches/PA

LF - Kevin Kaczmarski - 0-3, 1 K, 7.1% SwStr, 33.3% Whiff/Swing, 4.67 Pitches/PA

SS - Gustavo Nunez - 1-3, 1 K, 2.67 Pitches/PA

CF - Champ Stuart - 0-2, 1 SAC, 3.33 Pitches/PA

Recapish

            After taking a 2-1 loss in game two to split their double-header Friday night, the Binghamton Rumble Ponies looked to gain a series edge behind Mickey Jannis in game three Saturday. Unfortunately, while Jannis limited Akron to their only run over his five innings of work, the Ponies bats were held to zero runs, and Binghamton took a second straight loss. Akron starter Luis Lugo walked four but limited Binghamton to just two hits over his 6.1 IP, and then Jordan Milbrath did the rest for the Rubber Ducks, finishing with four strikeouts over 2.2 scoreless.

            There isn’t a whole lot to recap here. Jannis issued a 1^st inning walk and then allowed a two out double to Bobby Bradley, but he stranded both runners in scoring position to keep it 0-0. Bradley singled against Jannis in the 4^th, went to third on an Eric Haase double, and then came home on a groundout for the games only run. Other than that Jannis didn’t really face much trouble, but Manager Luis Rojas chose to take him out after five before he faced the heart of the Akron lineup again in a one-run game.

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Champ in CF

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Champ in CF

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            The first two Ponies batters of the game reached on back-to-back walks, so they had the Akron starter on the ropes, but a double play grounder bailed Lugo out in that frame, and then he settled down after that. L.J. Mazzilli connected of the first Bingo hit with two outs in the 3^rd. The only other hit Lugo allowed came when Tomas Nido doubled to knock him out of the game in the 7^th. The final Ponies hit was an 8^th inning single off the bat of Gustavo Nunez.

Mazzilli

Nido

            Rojas’ decision to replace Jannis for the 6^th paid off, as Corey Taylor worked a perfect frame with two strikeouts. Taylor added another strikeout during a scoreless 7^th before giving the ball to Cory Burns for the 8^th. The Bingo pen combined for three scoreless, which left the door open for a potential comeback, but Akron’s pitching finished strong too.

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Thompson at third

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            Looking ahead, the Ponies turn to Corey Oswalt Sunday as they try to salvage a series split with Akron.

  

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