Harvey Still Shaky In Second Rehab Outing With Binghamton

Binghamton Rumble Ponies @ Portland Sea Dogs

August 26, 2017

Matt Harvey @ Dedgar Jimenez

Teams	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9		R	H	E
Binghamton	0	0	0	2	0	1	2	0	0		5	9	3
Portland	0	0	2	1	2	0	0	4	X		9	12	1

W: Kelley (1-1, 3.60 ERA); L: Delgado (10-6, 4.68 ERA)

Boxscore

The Stats:

Pitchers

Matt Harvey (5.87 ERA) – 4.2 IP, 5 H, 5 R (3 ER), 2 2B, 7 TB, 1 BB, 2 K (1 K/Sw), 1 HBP, 1 GIDP, 6 GB: 7 FB: 2 LD: 1 PU, 72 Pitches (47 Strikes), 4 Swinging, 12 Called, 5.6% SwStr, 11.4% Whiff/Swing, 15.4 Pitches/IP, 22 BF

Casey Delgado (L, 10-6, 4.68 ERA) – 2.1 IP, 4 H, 2 R (2 ER), 2 2B, 6 TB, 3 BB, 6 GB: 2 FB: 3 LD: 1 PU, 51 Pitches (27 Strikes), 4 Swinging, 9 Called, 7.8% SwStr, 22.2% Whiff/Swing, 21.9 Pitches/IP, 15 BF

Cory Burns (4.34 ERA) – 1 IP, 3 H, 2 R (1 ER), 1 2B, 4 TB, 3 K (3 K/Sw), 2 GB: 1 LD, 20 Pitches (16 Strikes), 7 Swinging, 3 Called, 35% SwStr, 53.8% Whiff/Swing, 20 Pitches/IP, 6 BF

Table 1 – Harvey pitch stats by inning

	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	Total
Total	12	14	29	9	8	72
Strikes	9	10	15	9	4	47
Swinging*	1	2	0	1	0	4

*5.6% Swinging strike rate; 11.4% Whiff/Swing rate

Batters

SS - Luis Guillorme - 2-4, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 BB, 3.2 Pitches/PA

RF - L.J. Mazzilli - 1-5, 1 R, 1 GIDP, 3.8 Pitches/PA

DH - Peter Alonso - 3-4, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 6.7% SwStr, 20% Whiff/Swing, 3.75 Pitches/PA

1B - Matt Oberste - 0-4, 1 RBI, 3 Pitches/PA

3B - David Thompson - 1-4, 1 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 2.5 Pitches/PA

C - Tomas Nido - 1-4, 1 R, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 2.75 Pitches/PA

LF - Kevin Taylor - 1-3, 1 BB, 5.6% SwStr, 14.3% Whiff/Swing, 4.5 Pitches/PA

2B - Gustavo Nunez - 0-4, 9.1% SwStr, 14.3% Whiff/Swing, 2.75 Pitches/PA

CF - Champ Stuart - 0-4, 3 K, 25% SwStr, 57.1% Whiff/Swing, 4 Pitches/PA

Recapish

            Although it wasn’t a great start overall and the Binghamton Rumble Ponies lost, Matt Harvey’s final rehab appearance with Binghamton was his best to date, so hopefully he can build on some of the positives from it. Harvey started the game with two scoreless frames, but then Portland jumped on him for five runs (three earned) over the next three frames, as they jumped ahead 5-2 ad the mid-point. Binghamton came back to tie things in the 7^th, but then Portland exploded for four runs in the 8^th to clinch a Sea Dogs series win.

            Since going hitless in his first Double-A game, Peter Alonso had one hit in his second game, two hits in his third game, and now three hits in his fourth game – he better have a four-hit game tomorrow! He started his big night with a single in the 1^st.

            Just like in his last outing, Harvey worked around some loud contact allowed in the 1^st for a scoreless frame. The announcers had him sitting around 93 MPH with his fastball most of the game, and it seemed like he was relying on the slider as his main secondary option. He had his best inning since his rehab began in the 2^nd, when he got the first batter to pop out and then struck out the next two.

Champ

Champ

K #1

K #2

            Luis Guillorme connected on his 18^th double of the season in the 3^rd.

            Harvey’s 3^rd inning problems started when Luis Guillorme committed a rare error in the field. Guillorme had a long way to run to make the play, and MiLB scorers sometimes give infield hits on such plays, but the runner was a slow catcher who hadn’t made it halfway down the line by the time Guillorme botched it. Chad De La Guerra made Binghamton pay for the error when he stroked a two run double to RF two batters later, which made this a 2-0 game.

543 double play

            The Ponies were quick to get those two runs right back in the next frame. Alonso got the inning started with his second single of the night and then Tomas Nido tied this game up by launching his 8^th homer of the year three batters later. Kevin Taylor added a single in the frame.

Alonso

Nido

Taylor

            Josh Ockimey stroked a double to center field against Harvey in the 4^th, and then Cole Sturgeon knocked him in with a grounder through the middle to get Portland back on top at 3-2. Despite the run allowed, Harvey needed just nine pitches for the 4^th, so Binghamton sent him back out for the 5^th.

Mars reached on catcher’s interference to start the 5^th for Portland, but then Harvey was quick to retire the next two Sea Dogs batters. Unfortunately, Harvey’s final pitch was called an 87 MPH fastball that sailed right into Jeremy Barfield for a HBP.

Nunez

Ockimey

Sturgeon

The last pitch

            Normally a starter, Casey Delgado took over for Harvey in a tough situation and came out wild. He walked two and allowed a two run double before finally escaping the jam, and both runs were charged to Harvey.

            David Thompson did his part to chip into the lead by blasting a solo blast to right center field, which made this a 5-3 game in the 6^th.

            In the 7^th, it was Pete Alonso provided the big hit with an RBI double to LF. Luis Guillorme and L.J. Mazzilli connected on back-to-back singles before the Alonso double, and then Oberste brought home Mazzilli to tie the game after the double.

Guillorme

Mazzilli

Alonso

Nice catch in CF from Cole Sturgeon

            Meanwhile, Delgado had settled down to give the Ponies two scoreless frames in the 6^th and 7^th innings. Given his background as a starter, Delgado was asked to work the 8^th too, but he had last started on Wednesday, so he wasn’t exactly fully rested when he took over. The 8^th proved too much for Delgado, and Rumbletown Manager Luis Rojas had to replace him with two on and just one out.

            Cory Burns was brought into the 8^th inning jam and had as much success as Delgado had in the 5^th: basically none. Burns allowed both inherited runners to score, plus two more, as Portland jumped out to a commanding 9-5 lead.

Swinging strike for Delgado

            After the sudden momentum shift in this game, Binghamton went down quietly in the 9^th and took the L. Looking ahead, the Ponies will look to bounceback from a disappointing few days behind Corey Oswalt Sunday in the finale.

  

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