Gorski Good and the 51s Sweep the Double-Header

Albuquerque Isotopes @ Las Vegas 51s

April 27, 2015

Game 2

Carlos Hernandez @ Darin Gorski

Teams	1	2	3	4	5	6	7		R	H	E
Albuquerque	0	0	2	0	0	0	0		2	5	0
Las Vegas	0	2	0	0	0	1	X		3	7	1

W: Below (1-1, 2.08 ERA); L: Kahnle (0-2, 3.86 ERA); Save: Bradford (2, 0.00 ERA)

MiLB.com Boxscore

The Highlights:

Pitchers

Darin Gorski (5.68 ERA) – 5 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 BB, 3 SO, 79 Pitches (51 Strikes), 8 GO: 2 FO, (1-1, 2B (1), RBI (1))

Duane Below – 1.1 IP, H, SO, 3 GO

Chase Bradford – 0.2 IP, H, 1 GO

Batters

Wilfredo Tovar – 1-3, SO

Matt Reynolds – 1-3

Alex Castellanos – 1-3, R, HR (6), RBI (17), SO

Brooks Conrad – 1-3, R, SO

Travis Taijeron – 1-3, R, SO

Cory Vaughn – 1-3, 2B (1)

Recap

            After Noah Syndergaard dazzled in game one, this game was bound to be a bit of a let down, but it turned out to be a nicely paced pitcher’s duel. Darin Gorski bounced back from his worst start of 2015 to toss five strong innings, only getting in trouble during a two-run 3^rd inning for Albuquerque. It was a very different lineup for the 51s in the nightcap, as many of the regulars were given rest, and their absence was reflected in the meager offensive output. Alex Castellanos provided the go-ahead run with a blast in the 6^th, and then Duane Below combined with Chase Bradford to keep the Isotopes off the board over the final two innings for another 51s win, which makes it 5 in a row.

            Gorski should be a pretty well known quantity for the Mets at this point – he gets his K’s and can work through a AAA lineup once or twice, but his mistakes get hit hard, and often end up deposited over the OF wall. He’s also very far down the Mets starting pitcher depth chart, so I wonder if he’ll see the pen at any point in 2015. He got into trouble after allowing a one-out walk in the 3^rd. After striking out Brandon Barnes for the second out of the inning, the Isotopes would rally for two runs on a single and double. He would allow a couple of two-out runners in the 4^th too, but had no trouble striking out Albuquerque pitcher Carlos Hernandez. Duane Below came in and looked very good over his 1.1 IP, featuring a nice curve on the night. Bradford would the first batter he’d face to reach on a single off of a hanging slider, but the next batter hit a groundball to start a double play.

            Gorski helped himself on the mound too, providing a big RBI double to bring home Travis Taijeron in the 2^nd. Taijeron had followed Brooks Conrad’s single with one of his own leading off the inning, but the next two batters had been retired on groundouts.

            Tyler Pill starts in the series finale Tuesday at 3:05 PM.

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