Five-Run Fourth Power 51s To Win Over ‘Tacos’ In Fresno

Las Vegas 51s @ Fresno Grizzlies

August 15, 2017

Donovan Hand @ Cy Sneed

Teams	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9		R	H	E
Las Vegas	0	0	0	0	5	0	1	0	0		6	10	3
Fresno	0	0	1	1	2	1	0	0	0		5	10	1

W: Regnault (4-0, 3.38 ERA); L: Guduan (5-5, 5.31 ERA); Save: Callahan (1)

Boxscore

The Stats:

Pitchers

Donovan Hand (7.76 ERA) – 5 IP, 6 H, 4 R (3 ER), 2 2B, 1 HR, 11 TB, 3 BB, 4 K (1 K/Sw), 1 HBP, 2 GB: 10 FB: 4 LD: 1 PU, 106 Pitches (62 Strikes), 6 Swinging, 18 Called, 5.7% SwStr, 13.6% Whiff/Swing, 21.2 Pitches/IP, 25 BF

Kyle Regnault (BS, 2)(W, 4-0, 3.38 ERA) – 3 IP, 3 H, 1 R (1 ER), 3 TB, 2 K (0 K/Sw), 2 GB: 4 FB: 4 LD: 1 PU, 34 Pitches (24 Strikes), 4 Swinging, 6 Called, 11.8% SwStr, 22.2% Whiff/Swing, 11.3 Pitches/IP, 12 BF

Jamie Callahan (S, 1, 3.00 ERA) – 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 TB, 2 K (1 K/Sw), 1 FB: 1 LD, 19 Pitches (14 Strikes), 2 Swinging, 5 Called, 10.5% SwStr, 22.2% Whiff/Swing, 19 Pitches/IP, 4 BF

Table 1 – Hand pitch stats by inning

	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	Total
Total	11	10	26	24	35	106
Strikes	6	7	16	14	19	62
Swinging*	0	0	2	1	3	6

*5.7% Swinging strike rate; 13.6% Whiff/Swing rate

Batters

2B - Gavin Cecchini - 2-5, 1 R, 1 3B, 1 K, 1 SB, 13.6% SwStr, 30% Whiff/Swing, 4.4 Pitches/PA

SS - Matt Reynolds - 2-4, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 2 K, 14.3% SwStr, 37.5% Whiff/Swing, 4.2 Pitches/PA

3B - Phillip Evans - 2-4, 1 R, 1 K, 25% SwStr, 37.5% Whiff/Swing, 3 Pitches/PA

RF - Travis Taijeron - 1-4, 2 K, 20% SwStr, 42.9% Whiff/Swing, 3.75 Pitches/PA

DH - Jayce Boyd - 0-4, 1 K, 6.7% SwStr, 20% Whiff/Swing, 3.75 Pitches/PA

1B - Cody Decker - 0-3, 1 R, 1 BB, 2 K, 6.2% SwStr, 20% Whiff/Swing, 4 Pitches/PA

LF - Josh Rodriguez - 0-3, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K, 6.2% SwStr, 12.5% Whiff/Swing, 4 Pitches/PA

C - Xorge Carrillo - 2-4, 1 R, 1 HR, 4 RBI, 1 K, 9.1% SwStr, 15.4% Whiff/Swing, 5.5 Pitches/PA

CF - Victor Cruzado - 1-4, 2 K, 1 CS, 14.3% SwStr, 22.2% Whiff/Swing, 3.5 Pitches/PA

Recapish

            The Las Vegas 51s let their tacos get a little toasty early Tuesday night before stuffing them full of runs in the 4^th. Fresno – playing as the Tacos instead of the Grizzlies – would come back to tie the game at five in the 6^th, but that tie was short-lived, and the 51s pen did the rest. Kyle Regnault went a season high 3 IP for Las Vegas in the win and Jamie Callahan bounced back from a rough last outing in El Paso to earn his first save since the Mets traded for him.

51s Throw An Amed Rosario Led Hit Party In Salt Lake

Las Vegas 51s @ Salt Lake Bees

July 2, 2017

Donovan Hand @ Luis Diaz

Teams	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9		R	H	E
Las Vegas	0	0	5	4	0	1	0	2	0		12	16	1
Salt Lake	4	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0		7	13	3

W: Hand (2-3, 6.86 ERA); L: Diaz (3-5, 6.54 ERA)

Boxscore

The Stats:

Pitchers

Donovan Hand (W, 2-3, 6.86 ERA) – 5 IP, 9 H, 6 R (6 ER), 1 2B, 1 3B, 1 HR, 15 TB, 1 HBP, 1 GIDP, 10 GB: 6 FB: 4 LD: 3 PU, 102 Pitches (67 Strikes), 5 Swinging, 21 Called, 4.9% SwStr, 10.9% Whiff/Swing, 20.4 Pitches/IP, 25 BF

Kyle Regnault (0.51 ERA) – 1 IP, 1 K (1 K/Sw), 1 FB: 1 PU, 11 Pitches (9 Strikes), 1 Swinging, 3 Called, 9.1% SwStr, 16.7% Whiff/Swing, 11 Pitches/IP, 3 BF

Hansel Robles (7.64 ERA) – 1 IP, 1 H, 1 TB, 2 BB, 1 GIDP, 3 GB, 26 Pitches (14 Strikes), 1 Swinging, 4 Called, 3.8% SwStr, 10% Whiff/Swing, 26 Pitches/IP, 5 BF

Ben Rowen (5.79 ERA) – 1 IP, 2 H, 1 R (1 ER), 1 2B, 3 TB, 2 GB: 3 FB, 11 Pitches (8 Strikes), 2 Called, 11 Pitches/IP, 5 BF

Kevin McGowan (4.24 ERA) – 1 IP, 1 H, 1 TB, 2 GB: 1 FB: 1 LD, 11 Pitches (6 Strikes), 1 Swinging, 1 Called, 9.1% SwStr, 20% Whiff/Swing, 11 Pitches/IP, 4 BF

Table 1 – Hand pitch stats by inning

	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	Total
Total	41	13	10	12	26	102
Strikes	26	9	8	8	16	67
Swinging*	3	1	0	0	1	5

*4.9% Swinging strike rate; 10.9% Whiff/Swing rate

Batters

CF - Victor Cruzado - 1-5, 2 R, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 1 GIDP, 3.33 Pitches/PA

2B - Gavin Cecchini - 2-6, 2 R, 1 2B, 2 K, 19.2% SwStr, 38.5% Whiff/Swing, 4.33 Pitches/PA

SS - Amed Rosario - 3-4, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 3B, 3 RBI, 1 BB, 1 SF, 1 CS, 5.6% SwStr, 10% Whiff/Swing, 3 Pitches/PA

1B - Dominic Smith - 1-5, 2 R, 1 BB, 1 K, 1 GIDP, 6.5% SwStr, 15.4% Whiff/Swing, 5.17 Pitches/PA

RF - Travis Taijeron - 2-4, 4 R, 2 2B, 2 RBI, 2 BB, 1 K, 12.5% SwStr, 44.4% Whiff/Swing, 5.33 Pitches/PA

3B - Josh Rodriguez - 1-4, 1 2B, 2 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K, 11.1% SwStr, 33.3% Whiff/Swing, 3.6 Pitches/PA

DH - Jayce Boyd - 2-5, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 K, 10% SwStr, 12.5% Whiff/Swing, 2 Pitches/PA

C - Xorge Carrillo - 3-5, 1 RBI, 1 K, 5.9% SwStr, 12.5% Whiff/Swing, 3.4 Pitches/PA

LF - Phillip Evans - 1-4, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K, 11.1% SwStr, 25% Whiff/Swing, 3.6 Pitches/PA

Recapish

            The Las Vegas 51s bats stayed hot in Salt Lake for their second double-digit run performance of this series, taking a 12-7 win to gain a 2-1 series edge. Both starters struggled, but Donovan Hand was able to settle in and give the 51s some length while his teammates unloaded a season’s worth of frustration on the Bees pitching staff. Down 5-0 after two innings, the 51s scored nine runs over the next two innings and never let up after that, which should be the motto in the PCL. Cesar Puello hit a monster homerun off Hand and had an overall good game terrorizing his former team again, but his efforts couldn’t even keep this one close.

Game One Gets Out Of Hand For The Rumble Ponies

Richmond Flying Squirrels @ Binghamton Rumble Ponies

June 7, 2017

Game One

Sam Coonrod @ Donovan Hand

Teams	1	2	3	4	5	6	7		R	H	E
Richmond	0	1	0	1	1	1	4		8	11	0
Binghamton	0	0	1	0	0	1	0		2	6	3

W: Coonrod (2-6, 4.81 ERA); L: Hand (3-2, 3.08 ERA)

Boxscore

The Highlights:

Pitchers

Donovan Hand (L, 3-2, 3.08 ERA) – 5 IP, 4 H, 3 R (2 ER), 1 2B, 1 HR, 8 TB, 6 K (2 K/Sw), 6 GB: 3 FB: 2 LD: 2 PU, 71 Pitches (51 Strikes), 5 Swinging, 19 Called, 7% SwStr, 15.6% Whiff/Swing, 14.2 Pitches/IP, 20 BF

Scarlyn Reyes (5.63 ERA) – 1+ IP, 4 H, 4 R (4 ER), 1 HR, 7 TB, 1 BB, 5 GB: 1 FB: 1 LD, 30 Pitches (15 Strikes), 2 Swinging, 2 Called, 6.7% SwStr, 15.4% Whiff/Swing, 30 Pitches/IP, 9 BF

Luis Mateo (3.45 ERA) – 1 IP, 3 H, 1 R (1 ER), 1 2B, 4 TB, 3 GB: 2 FB: 1 LD, 18 Pitches (11 Strikes), 1 Swinging, 1 Called, 5.6% SwStr, 10% Whiff/Swing, 18 Pitches/IP, 6 BF

Batters

CF - Champ Stuart - 0-2, 1 BB, 1 K, 1 SB, 20% SwStr, 60% Whiff/Swing, 5 Pitches/PA

2B - Luis Guillorme - 2-3, 1 R, 1 RBI, 6.7% SwStr, 12.5% Whiff/Swing, 5 Pitches/PA

C - Tomas Nido - 0-3, 1 GIDP, 9.1% SwStr, 11.1% Whiff/Swing, 3.67 Pitches/PA

LF - Kevin Taylor - 2-3, 1 2B, 4.33 Pitches/PA

1B - Cody Decker - 0-2, 1 RBI, 1 SF, 2 K, 16.7% SwStr, 33.3% Whiff/Swing, 4 Pitches/PA

RF - Kevin Kaczmarski - 1-3, 5 Pitches/PA

3B - David Thompson - 0-3, 1 K, 11.1% SwStr, 20% Whiff/Swing, 3 Pitches/PA

SS - Gustavo Nunez - 1-3, 1 R, 1 SB, 22.2% SwStr, 28.6% Whiff/Swing, 3 Pitches/PA

P - Donovan Hand - 0-0, 1 SAC, 4 Pitches/PA

PH – Patrick Biondi - 0-1, 3 Pitches/PA

PH – Jio Mier - 0-1, 1 K, 20% SwStr, 100% Whiff/Swing, 5 Pitches/PA

Recapish

            A rainout Tuesday forced the Binghamton Rumble Ponies to play yet another double-header on Wednesday and the Richmond Flying Squirrels took the opener 8-2. The game was close until the end, when the Flying Squirrels doubled their score with four in the 7^th. Donovan Hand pitched well over his five innings, but left trailing 3-1 after just 71 pitches. This was likely so that Manager Luis Rojas could get his relievers some work, which has been hard to find with the Binghamton starters consistently going deep into games, but backfired when Richmond torched Scarlyn Reyes for four runs over his inning-plus of work.