Marcos Molina Leads Ponies To Double-Header Sweep

Portland Sea Dogs @ Binghamton Rumble Ponies

August 18, 2017

Game Two

Elih Villanueva @ Marcos Molina

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

W: Molina (2-6, 3.77 ERA); L: Villanueva (4-5, 8.63 ERA)

Boxscore

The Stats:

Pitchers

Marcos Molina (W, 2-6, 3.77 ERA) – 7 IP, 7 H, 1 R (1 ER), 1 3B, 9 TB, 1 BB, 6 K (4 K/Sw), 2 GIDP, 10 GB: 6 FB: 1 LD: 3 PU, 94 Pitches (63 Strikes), 14 Swinging, 15 Called, 14.9% SwStr, 29.2% Whiff/Swing, 13.4 Pitches/IP, 27 BF

Batters

SS - Luis Guillorme - 1-4, 1 GIDP, 7.7% SwStr, 12.5% Whiff/Swing, 3.25 Pitches/PA

RF - Kevin Kaczmarski - 1-3, 1 R, 9.1% SwStr, 20% Whiff/Swing, 3.67 Pitches/PA

LF - Kevin Taylor - 2-3, 2 R, 5 Pitches/PA

1B - Matt Oberste - 1-3, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 3.33 Pitches/PA

3B - David Thompson - 1-3, 1 R, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 2 K, 20% SwStr, 28.6% Whiff/Swing, 3.33 Pitches/PA

DH - Tomas Nido - 2-2, 2 RBI, 1 BB, 7.7% SwStr, 16.7% Whiff/Swing, 4.33 Pitches/PA

C - Patrick Mazeika - 0-3, 1 K, 18.2% SwStr, 25% Whiff/Swing, 3.67 Pitches/PA

2B - Gustavo Nunez - 1-3, 10% SwStr, 25% Whiff/Swing, 3.33 Pitches/PA

CF - Patrick Biondi - 0-2, 1 BB, 1 K, 7 Pitches/PA

Recapish

            The Binghamton Rumble Ponies completed a double-header sweep of the Portland Sea Dogs without once using their bullpen Friday night. Ricky Knapp struck out nine during a seven-inning complete game for the 4-1 win in game one, and then Marcos Molina struck out six in a complete game win during the nightcap to complete the sweep. The Ponies offense was supported by another big 4^th inning, which featured another two-run homerun, with David Thompson going yard for Binghamton in the nightcap after Kevin Kaczmarski hit one out earlier.

            Molina was sharp in the nightcap, but he had trouble avoiding base runners. They only piled up in the 7^th, but his only clean frame was the 4^th. The Ponies turned a double play behind him in the 2^nd and 6^th innings. Portland’s biggest threat before the 7^th came when Cole Sturgeon connected on a one-out triple in the 5^th. Fortunately for Binghamton, Molina responded to that threat with back-to-back strikeouts.

Guillorme at SS

Guillorme

643

543

            Just like in game one, the Ponies only had one single (this one from Luis Guillorme) and a pair of base runners over the first three innings.

            Kevin Taylor sparked the Ponies 4^th inning rally with a leadoff single. Matt Oberste brought him around from first base with a double to left field. David Thompson followed with a ‘rally-killer’ to make it 3-0. Tomas Nido and Gustavo Nunez added singles later in the frame, but then Portland made a pitching change and Trevor Kelley shut the door on the 4^th.

Taylor

Oberste

Thompson

Nido

            The only Rumble Ponies batter not to bat in the 4^th, Kevin Kaczmarski, led off the 5^th with a single to center field. Taylor singled Kacz to second base, and then they both advanced a base on a groundout. Nido knocked them both in with two outs in the frame to make this a 5-0 game.

Kaczmarski

Taylor

Nido

            After that, it was just a matter of whether Molina could wrap things up. He allowed back-to-back singles in the 7^th, which got the Binghamton pen stirring, but he bounced back to retire the next three in a row and clinch the win. He finished the game with a strikeout of Deiner Lopez on his 94^th pitch.

            Looking ahead, these two teams are scheduled to play another double-header Saturday, with Mickey Jannis expected to pitch for Binghamton in the opener.

Pitcher Coverage

Marcos Molina

Table 1 – Molina pitch stats by inning

	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	Total
Total	13	12	18	10	12	14	15	94
Strikes	11	8	10	7	8	9	10	63
Swinging*	2	1	2	3	3	1	2	14

*14.9% Swinging strike rate; 29.2% Whiff/Swing rate

1^st inning, K #1: 0-2 Slider, down and away (Swinging)

2^nd inning, K #2: 0-2 Pitch on the inside corner (Looking)

4^th inning, K #3: 2-2 Slider, down and in (Swinging)

5^th inning, K #4: 3-2 Slider on the inside corner (Looking)

5^th inning, K #5: 0-2 Slider, down and in (Swinging)

7^th inning, K #6: 3-2 Pitch (Swinging)

  

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