Las Vegas Gets First Win of 2015 Behind Gorski and 3 Bombs

Las Vegas 51s @ Fresno Grizzlies

April 11, 2015

Darin Gorski @ Alex White

Teams	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9		R	H	E
Las Vegas	2	0	1	1	2	0	0	1	0		7	9	1
Fresno	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0		2	3	0

W: Gorski (1-0, 0.00 ERA); L: White (0-1, 10.80 ERA)

MiLB.com Boxscore

The Highlights:

Pitchers

Darin Gorski – 5 IP, 2 H, 2 R (0 ER), 5 BB, 5 SO, 87 Pitches (49 Strikes), 5 GO: 2 FO

Scott Rice (0.00 ERA) – 1 IP, BB, 2 GO

Zach Thornton (0.00 ERA) – 2 IP, SO, 2 GO: 1 FO

John Church (6.75 ERA) – 1 IP, H, 3 SO

Batters

Daniel Muno – 2-5, RBI (1)

Eric Campbell – 1-3, R, 2B (2), 2 BB

Brandon Allen – 2-3, 2 R, HR (1), 2 RBI (3), 2 BB

Alex Castellanos – 2-5, 2 R, 2B (2), HR (1), 2 RBI (3), SO

Travis Taijeron – 1-4, RBI (1), 2 SO

Darrell Ceciliani – 1-3, R, HR (1), RBI (1), BB

Recap:

            The Las Vegas 51s won their first game of the 2015 season Saturday night behind some great pitching. They took a lead on a 2R-HR from Allen in the 1^st and never looked back. Darin Gorski was wildly effective in his first start since last July 21^st, working with at least on runner on in every inning, but he avoided allowing that one big hit that has hurt him in the past. The bullpen took over for Gorski in the 6^th and was nearly perfect, allowing only two Fresno base runners over the final four innings. Las Vegas bats finally broke out too, mashing two doubles and three homeruns on the night and matching their season total in hits from the first two games. The 51s turn to Tyler Pill to even the series in the finale Sunday evening at 5 PM. Pill made one spot start for Las Vegas in 2014, but was passed on the depth chart by Matthew Bowman, so ended up spending the whole season with Binghamton.

Offensive Highlights

            The 51s got on the board in the 1^st when Brandon Allen launched a 2R-HR to RF – Campbell had drawn a two out walk before him.

            Ceciliani led off the 3^rd with a solo blast, his first AAA homerun.

            The 51s scored one run in the 4^th, but threatened for more. Alex Castellanos led the inning off with this double.

            Travis Taijeron would drive him in with this single up the middle. The 51s loaded the bases with one out in the frame, but Fresno made a pitching change, and their reliever Richard Rodriguez got the next two batters out.

            Two batters after Allen led off the 5^th with a single, Castellanos launched the third 51s homerun of the game to make it 6-2.

            Kyle Johnson used his legs to manufacture the 51s final run in the 8^th, and it was a beautiful thing to watch. After leading off with a walk, Johnson stole 2B, went to 3B on a sac fly, and scored on a groundout with the infield drawn in. That should’ve just been a leadoff walk gone to waste, but Johnson made the most of his chance.

Pitching Coverage

Gorski

Thornton

Church

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