51s Bats Go Cold With Chance To Sweep In Fresno

Las Vegas 51s @ Fresno Grizzlies

August 18, 2017

Mitch Atkins @ Rogelio Armenteros

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

W: Diaz (1-0, 1.17 ERA); L: Baldonado (0-4, 6.98 ERA)

Boxscore

The Stats:

Pitchers

Mitch Atkins (6.34 ERA) – 6 IP, 2 H, 1 R (1 ER), 1 2B, 3 TB, 4 BB, 2 K (1 K/Sw), 4 GB: 6 FB: 5 LD: 3 PU, 94 Pitches (54 Strikes), 5 Swinging, 17 Called, 5.3% SwStr, 13.5% Whiff/Swing, 15.7 Pitches/IP, 24 BF

Logan Taylor (4.57 ERA) – 1.1 IP, 1 H, 1 R (1 ER), 1 TB, 1 BB, 1 GB: 1 FB: 2 LD: 1 PU, 21 Pitches (9 Strikes), 1 Swinging, 1 Called, 4.8% SwStr, 12.5% Whiff/Swing, 15.7 Pitches/IP, 6 BF

Alberto Baldonado (BS, 3)(L, 0-4, 6.98 ERA) – 1 IP, 4 H, 1 R (1 ER), 1 2B, 5 TB, 1 K (1 K/Sw), 2 GB: 2 FB: 1 LD: 1 PU, 27 Pitches (19 Strikes), 4 Swinging, 4 Called, 14.8% SwStr, 26.7% Whiff/Swing, 27 Pitches/IP, 7 BF

Table 1 – Atkins pitch stats by inning

	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	Total
Total	12	17	11	23	13	18	94
Strikes	8	10	7	11	8	10	54
Swinging*	2	1	0	1	0	1	5

*5.2% Swinging strike rate; 13.5% Whiff/Swing rate

Batters

CF - Victor Cruzado - 0-4, 2 K, 16.7% SwStr, 40% Whiff/Swing, 3 Pitches/PA

2B - Jeff McNeil - 0-4, 13.3% SwStr, 33.3% Whiff/Swing, 3.75 Pitches/PA

1B - Cody Decker - 1-4, 3 K, 42.9% SwStr, 85.7% Whiff/Swing, 3.5 Pitches/PA

LF - Travis Snider - 1-3, 1 BB, 1 K, 1 CS, 3.75 Pitches/PA

RF - Travis Taijeron - 0-4, 3 K, 10% SwStr, 33.3% Whiff/Swing, 5 Pitches/PA

DH - Jayce Boyd - 1-3, 1 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 5.9% SwStr, 14.3% Whiff/Swing, 4.25 Pitches/PA

3B - Josh Rodriguez - 0-4, 3.25 Pitches/PA

C - Xorge Carrillo - 1-3, 1 R, 2 K, 13.3% SwStr, 33.3% Whiff/Swing, 5 Pitches/PA

SS - Phillip Evans - 1-2, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 3.67 Pitches/PA

Recapish

            The Las Vegas 51s dropped their finale in Fresno Friday night, blowing a 2-1 lead late and a chance for a road sweep of one of the top teams in the PCL. Mitch Atkins turned in another strong performance for Las Vegas, allowing just one run on two hits over six innings, but he left trailing 1-0, and the 51s pen couldn’t match his success. The 51s scratched out just five hits and didn’t get on the scoreboard until the 8^th, when they temporarily took the lead.

            Fresno jumped ahead 1-0 early, when Drew Ferguson doubled home a run with two outs in the 2^nd. That double was the only hit Atkins allowed until there were two outs in the 6^th, but he issued four walks, which elevated his pitch count and knocked him out early.

K #1

Cruzado in CF

K #2

            Meanwhile, not only did Atkins leave down 1-0, he left with his teammates being no-hit in the PCL (!). Travis Snider finally broke up the no-no bid when he connected on a two out single against Rogelio Armenteros in the 7^th, becoming just the third 51s base runner of the evening against the Cuba native.

            With the no-no bid gone, Fresno dipped into its bullpen for the 8^th and the 51s bats rejoiced. Jayce Boyd greeted Dean Deetz with his eighth homer of the season, which tied the game at one. Xorge Carrillo connected on a single two batters later and was then able to score from first base on an RBI double from Phillip Evans to put Las Vegas up 2-1.

Boyd

Carrillo

Evans

            Logan Taylor took over for Atkins in the 7^th and worked a perfect inning. He stayed out for the 8^th and retired the first batter of the frame, but then the next two reached on a single and a walk, so Manager Pedro Lopez went to his bullpen with some tough lefties due up. Big lefty Alberto Baldonado came in and struck out A.J. Reed for a big second out. Unfortunately, Preston Tucker followed with an RBI single to tie things up at two before Baldonado could close out the frame.

Baldonado's K

            Baldonado stayed out for the 9^th and retired the first batter of the inning, but then the next three Fresno batters connected on hits for a walkoff win.

            Looking ahead, the 51s head home for a week of games against Salt Lake and Reno. They have one more road trip this year, which starts 8/28 in Sacramento and lasts four games.

  

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