Seventh Inning Scoring Outburst Backs Marcos Molina In Win Over Sea Wolves

Erie Sea Wolves @ Binghamton Rumble Ponies

August 29, 2017

Tyler Alexander @ Marcos Molina

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

W: Molina (3-7, 3.67 ERA); L: Alexander (8-9, 5.23 ERA)

Boxscore

The Stats:

Pitchers

Marcos Molina (W, 3-7, 3.67 ERA) – 7 IP, 6 H, 3 R (3 ER), 1 2B, 1 HR, 10 TB, 7 K (5 K/Sw), 8 GB: 7 FB: 4 LD: 1 PU, 103 Pitches (73 Strikes), 17 Swinging, 19 Called, 16.5% SwStr, 31.5% Whiff/Swing, 14.7 Pitches/IP, 27 BF

Ben Griset (2.44 ERA) – 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R (0 ER), 0 2B, 0 3B, 0 HR, 0 TB, 0 BB, 1 K (0 K/Sw), 0 HBP, 0 GIDP, 3 GB: 2 FB: 0 LD: 0 PU, 22 Pitches (17 Strikes), 1 Swinging, 5 Called, 4.5% SwStr, 8.3% Whiff/Swing, 11 Pitches/IP, 6 BF

Batters

SS - Luis Guillorme - 2-4, 1 R, 1 2B, 3 RBI, 5.25 Pitches/PA

2B - L.J. Mazzilli - 0-3, 1 R, 1 BB, 1 K, 5.9% SwStr, 20% Whiff/Swing, 4.25 Pitches/PA

DH - Peter Alonso - 1-4, 1 3B, 2 RBI, 1 K, 22.2% SwStr, 33.3% Whiff/Swing, 2.25 Pitches/PA

1B - Matt Oberste - 1-4, 1 R, 1 K, 11.1% SwStr, 20% Whiff/Swing, 2.25 Pitches/PA

3B - David Thompson - 1-4, 1 K, 10% SwStr, 20% Whiff/Swing, 2.5 Pitches/PA

C - Tomas Nido - 1-4, 1 R, 1 K, 1 GIDP, 10% SwStr, 14.3% Whiff/Swing, 2.5 Pitches/PA

LF - Kevin Taylor - 1-4, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 2.75 Pitches/PA

RF - Kevin Kaczmarski - 0-1, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 1 SF, 11.1% SwStr, 33.3% Whiff/Swing, 3 Pitches/PA

CF - Patrick Biondi - 2-3, 2 R, 1 RBI, 1 K, 10% SwStr, 20% Whiff/Swing, 3.33 Pitches/PA

Recapish

            The Binghamton Rumble Ponies erupted for six runs in the 7^th to come back and take an 8-3 win over Erie Tuesday night. The Ponies actually scored first in this one but the Sea Wolves responded with three straight runs and held a 3-2 lead heading into the 7^th. Six Binghamton hits later, the Ponies had a five-run lead with six outs to go, and Ben Griset took care of those final two innings with haste.

            Marcos Molina was the Ponies starter who benefitted from the late scoring outburst, as it netted him his third win of the season. One positive from the Mets system this year is this late-season surge from Molina, who now has a 2.80 ERA over his last seven starts: 45 IP, 36 H, 36 K: 10 BB (176 BF), .578 OPS allowed. He’s still sitting mostly low-90’s, but he’s been topping out at 94 MPH lately, which is an improvement from when he first came up.

            Molina faced just one over the minimum through the first three innings and then the Ponies got him a lead in the bottom of the 3^rd. Patrick Biondi singled Kevin Kaczmarski (walk) to third base in the frame, and then Luis Guillorme doubled them both home to open a 2-0 lead.

            The Sea Wolves wasted little time getting both runs back, as they scored two runs on three singles and an RBI groundout in the next frame. Molina settled down and retired 11 of 13 batters before hitting the showers. Unfortunately for Binghamton, one of those batters he couldn’t retire was Grayson Greiner, who took him deep to give the Sea Wolves a 3-2 lead.

Guillorme

Guillorme makes a nice move to avoid an error

            After their 3^rd inning outburst, the Ponies bats stayed quiet until the 7^th inning rally, which Matt Oberste sparked with a flare single. Oberste went up to second base on a Tomas Nido single and then Kevin Taylor doubled him home to tie the game. Kevin Kaczmarski followed with a sac fly to make this a 4-3 game, but the Ponies weren’t done yet. Biondi followed with an RBI single to bring home Taylor, and then advanced to second on the play. This set up an RBI opportunity for Guillorme, who singled Biondi home against a new Erie reliever to make it 6-3. After L.J. Mazzilli worked a walk to keep the inning alive, Peter Alonso capped the scoring with a two-run triple off the center field wall.

Oberste

Nido

Taylor

Biondi

Guillorme

Alonso

            With the lead well in hand, Rumbletown Manager Luis Rojas went to Ben Griset for the final two frames and he retired six in a row to close out the Ponies 80^th win of the year.

            Looking ahead, the Ponies will look to make it three-straight over Erie Wednesday night behind Mickey Jannis.

Pitcher Coverage

Marcos Molina

Table 1 – Molina pitch stats by inning

	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	Total
Total	16	11	16	20	11	16	13	103
Strikes	11	8	13	14	7	10	10	73
Swinging*	1	3	2	2	0	5	4	17

*16.5% Swinging strike rate; 31.5% Whiff/Swing rate

Notes from the MiLB.tv broadcast

2^nd K1: 2-2 Slider on the inside corner (Looking)

3^rd K2: 0-2 Pitch off the outside corner (Swinging)

6^th K3: 3-2 Fastball low in the zone (Swinging)

6^th K4: 0-2 Slider (Swinging)

6^th K5: 3-2 Changeup on the outside corner (Swinging)

7^th K6: 1-2 Fastball (Swinging)

7^th K7: Slider on the outside corner (Looking)

  

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