Binghamton Rumble Ponies @ New Hampshire Fisher Cats
April 19, 2018
Teams
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Binghamton
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0
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0
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0
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1
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0
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0
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1
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4
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Cats
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9
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W: Romano (2-0, 1.42
ERA); L: Church (0-2, 4.70 ERA); Save: Jackson (1)
The Stats:
Pitchers
Andrew Church
(L, 0-2, 4.70 ERA) – 7 IP, 6 H, 3 R (2 ER), 4 K: 1 BB, HBP, 80 Pitches (52
Strikes), 6 GO: 6 FO
Eric Hanhold (4.26 ERA) – 1 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 1 HR, 15 Pitches
(11 Strikes), 3 GO
Batters
SS – Andrew Ely – 0-3, HBP, K
CF – John Mora – 0-2, 2 BB, K, CS
DH – Peter Alonso – 0-3, R, HBP, K
3B – Jeff McNeil – 1-3, R, 2B, BB
1B – Matt Oberste – 1-4, RBI
RF – Kevin Taylor – 1-4
LF – Tim Tebow – 0-4, RBI
2B – Levi Michael – 0-4, K
C – Tyler Moore – 1-3, 2B, K
Recapish
The
Binghamton Rumble Ponies took a 5-2 loss in their rubber-match with the New
Hampshire Fisher Cats Thursday afternoon to fall to 4-7 in 2018. Ponies starter
Andrew Church did a commendable job against a tough Eastern League lineup, but
the Ponies offense stayed quiet in New Hampshire. Entering the series, the
focus for Binghamton was on the big boppers at the top of the Cats lineup, but
it was the New Hampshire pitching that had a bigger impact. Every game was
close, but Binghamton managed to score just 10 runs over the three games series,
so it was tough to win even if the Ponies pitchers were holding Bo Bichette and
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. mostly in check – they combined to go 5-20. Fisher Cats
starter Jordan Romano was in control from the get go in this one, and he
outdueled Church over seven innings, allowing just one run on two hits.
Andrew
Church needed just 80 pitches for 7 strong innings of work, which is exactly
the type of low pitch count outing he’s proven capable of turning in when
everything’s going right. He’s not out there looking for swings-and-misses,
he’s looking for early contact and relying on the defense behind him to convert
batted balls into outs. His own defense failed him in the 1st, as an
errant pickoff throw allowed Andrew Guillotte to advance from first to third
base with nobody out. Guillotte had started the frame with a single and then
came home on a sac fly shortly after the error.
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| Nice catch from Mora to end the 1st |
Church
bounced back with a scoreless 2nd and a perfect 3rd
inning, striking out two during those two frames.
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| K #1 |
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| K #2 |
Cats
starter Jordan Romano didn’t allow a hit until there were two outs in the 4th,
but that hit allowed Binghamton to tie things up because it came after a HBP
and a walk. Matt Oberste singled home Peter Alonso to make it a 1-1 game.
That
tie didn’t last long, as the bottom of the 4th proved to be a
difficult one for Church. He allowed a leadoff single to Vladito, and then two
more singles from the Fisher Cats brought him home to give New Hampshire the
lead again. A second run came home later in the frame on a fielder’s choice
groundout. Five of the six New Hampshire batters to come to the plate in the
frame hit the ball on the ground, but the Cats made it work for two runs.
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| Vlad |
Tyler
Moore hit his first double of the year in the 5th and the Ponies loaded
the bases with two outs, but they couldn’t respond with any runs. Romano got
arguably the most important out of the game when Peter Alonso flied out to RF
to end the threat.
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| Moore |
After
his tough 4th, Church bounced back to face the minimum over the next
two innings. He struck out two in the 5th and a double play helped
him erase a Vladito single in the 6th. Church stayed out for the 7th
and worked around a pair of baserunners for one more scoreless inning.
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| K #3 |
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| K #4 |
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| Vlad |
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| 5-4-3 double play |
Eric
Hanhold took over for Church in the 8th and ran into some troubles
against the heart of the Cats lineup. He allowed a double to Cavan Biggio and
then a long homer to Lourdes Gurriel Jr., as the Cats extended their lead to
5-1.
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| Gurriel |
Jeff
McNeil started the 9th with a double as the Ponies tried to rally
back, but they had just one run in their bats. Kevin Taylor singled McNeil to
third two batters later and then McNeil came home on a Tim Tebow groundout to
make it 5-2.
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| McNeil |
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| Taylor |
Looking
ahead, the Ponies return home Friday to start a weekend series with the Erie
Sea Wolves (5-8). Nabil Crismatt (1-1, 1.74 ERA) is scheduled to start for
Binghamton as they look to get a winning streak going so they can get back to
.500.
Pitcher Coverage
Table 1 – Church pitch stats by inning
1st
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2nd
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3rd
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4th
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5th
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6th
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7th
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Total
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Total
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8
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10
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8
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17
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10
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12
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15
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80
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Strikes
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5
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8
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5
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11
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8
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8
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7
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52
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Swinging*
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0
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2
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2
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1
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2
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0
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0
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7
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*8.8% Swinging strike rate
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