St. Lucie Mets @ Bradenton Marauders
April 8, 2018
Teams
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1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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R
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H
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E
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St.
Lucie
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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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0
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0
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4
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1
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6
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9
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2
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Bradenton
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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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0
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0
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4
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0
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2
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7
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10
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0
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W: Hightower (2-0,
0.00 ERA); L: McIlraith (0-1, 3.00 ERA)
The Stats:
Pitchers
Harol Gonzalez
(0.00 ERA) – 6 IP, 4 H, 1 R (0 ER), 4 K: 1 BB, 72 Pitches (46 Strikes), 6 GO: 2
FO
Alex Palsha (21.60 ERA) – 1.2 IP, 3 H, 4 R, 1 K: 3 BB, 38
Pitches (21 Strikes), 2 GO: 1 FO
Thomas McIlraith (L, 0-1, 3.00 ERA) – 2 IP, 3 H, 2 R (0 ER),
1 K, 28 Pitches (21 Strikes), 1 GO: 3 FO, 2 IR – 1 S
Stephen Nogosek (4.50 ERA) – 0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, HBP, 1 Pitch, 3
IR – 1 S
Batters
LF – Jacob Zanon – 1-6, R, K
SS – Andres Gimenez – 1-4, 2 R, HR, RBI, SAC, 2 K
CF – Desmond Lindsay – 2-3, RBI, 2 BB, K
1B – Dash Winningham – 1-4, RBI, BB, K
DH – Anthony Dimino – 0-5, R, 4 K
RF – Gene Cone – 2-4, BB, K
2B – Dale Burdick – 1-4, R, RBI, BB, GIDP
3B – Michael Paez – 0-4, R, BB, K
C – Jose Garcia – 1-4, RBI, BB, SB
Recapish
The
St. Lucie Mets dropped their third straight in Bradenton Sunday afternoon,
taking a 7-6 loss in extra’s after battling back from four-down in the 9th.
St. Lucie starter Harol Gonzalez was fantastic in his first start of 2018,
allowing just one unearned run over six innings on just 72 pitches.
Unfortunately for Harol, the St. Lucie bats couldn’t get much going against
Bradenton starter Luis Escobar, so he left in a 1-1 tie. The Marauders bats
came alive against the St. Lucie pen, jumping on Alex Palsha for four runs in
the 8th, as they appeared to take control of the game. However, the
Mets weren’t going down without a fight, and they put up a fortunate four runs
of their own in the 9th to force extras. But the new extra inning
rule opened the door for offense from both sides in the 10th, and
Bradenton was able to walk off in the bottom half to clinch a series win.
Desmond
Lindsay connected on the first hit of the game when he singled with two outs in
the 1st.
Harol
G was a near lock for six innings when he started for Columbia last year,
finishing at least six innings in 17 of his 20 SAL starts and thirteen straight
before his late-season promotion to St. Lucie, so it’s no surprise he found a
way to get through six despite his limited pitch count in this one. He looked
very sharp early, retiring the first six batters of the game on just 22 pitches
and with two strikeouts.
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| K #1 |
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| Gimenez |
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| K #2 |
Bradenton
broke through against Harol G in the 3rd thanks to a leadoff double
from Tyler Gaffney. Gaffney came around to score on a throwing error from
Michael Paez, but Harol G limited any further damage.
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| The Paez error |
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| Gimenez |
The
Marauders lead didn’t even last one pitch into the 4th, as Andres
Gimenez turned on the first pitch he saw for a long blast to right center field
leading off the frame.
Gonzalez
allowed three base runners over his final three frames, but he struck out a
pair during that span and kept Bradenton off the board to keep this a 1-1 game.
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| K #3 |
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| Gimenez |
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| CS |
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| K #4 |
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| Paez |
Gene
Cone connected on his single leading off the 5th but was quickly
erased on a double play.
Alex
Palsha made his season debut when he took over for Gonzalez in the 7th
and he struck out one during a scoreless frame.
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| Garcia |
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| Palsha's K |
The
Mets put together a bases loaded threat in the 8th thanks to a Jacob
Zanon single and two walks, but they couldn’t get any runs home in the frame.
The
Mets missed opportunity looked especially troublesome when Bradenton came out
and put up a four-spot in the bottom half of the 8th. Palsha allowed
a pair of singles and issued three walks before his Manager finally came to get
him out with Bradenton up 4-1 and still threatening. Thomas McIlraith took over
and allowed an RBI single to Gaffney before escaping the jam thanks to a caught
stealing on the base paths.
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| McIlraith |
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| CS |
As
I mentioned above, the Mets were down but not out of it yet, and they put
together a gutsy four-run rally in the 9th to tie this game up. Cone
sparked it with a leadoff walk, but he was erased from the base paths on a
fielder’s choice. After Michael Paez worked another walk, Jose Garcia followed
with an RBI single to right field. Paez advanced to third on another fielder’s
choice, but his run was meaningless and there were now two outs in the frame.
And it seemed like the game was over after the next batter, as Andres Gimenez
went down swinging, but the pitch got away from Bradenton’s catcher, which
allowed Paez to score, Gimenez to reach first base safely, and the game to keep
going. Desmond Lindsay and Dash Winningham followed with RBI singles and
suddenly this game was tied at five.
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| Garcia |
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| Gimenez |
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| Lindsay |
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| Dash |
McIlraith
worked a perfect 9th with one strikeout to send this game to
extra’s.
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| McIlraith's K |
The
new extra inning rule in the minors’ states that whoever made the last out in
the previous inning will start the current inning at second base to promote
offense. I’d hate this rule in the majors, but it makes sense in the minors, because
the minors should be more about development than wins and losses, and extended
extra inning games force pitchers (and catchers) to be extended further than
they normally would.
With
that rule in mind, Anthony Dimino started the St. Lucie 10th on
second base, went to third on a Gene Cone single, and then came home on a Dale
Burdick RBI single. The next three Mets went down without even advancing a
runner.
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| Cone |
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| Burdick |
Jared
Oliva started the bottom of the 10th on second base for Bradenton
and quickly came home on an Andres Gimenez fielding error. McIlraith would
retire the next two batters but then allowed a pair of singles, which loaded
the bases for Bradenton. Manager Luis Rojas went back to the pen in this tough
situation, but Stephen Nogosek’s outing did not last long. His first pitch hit
Gaffney to bring home the winning run and end the game.
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| Nogosek |
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| Doink, game over |
After
a frustrating weekend in Bradenton, the Mets return home Monday night to start
a four game set with the newly named Tampa Tarpons. Gary Cornish gets the ball
for St. Lucie as they try to snap a three-game losing streak, with first pitch
scheduled for 6:30 PM.
Pitcher Coverage
Table 1 – Gonzalez 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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Total
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Total
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8
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14
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8
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20
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10
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12
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72
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Strikes
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7
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7
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8
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10
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6
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8
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46
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Swinging*
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0
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2
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2
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2
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1
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2
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9
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*12.5% Swinging strike rate
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