Thor Awesome in Game One as 51s Split Double-Header Against Tacoma

Las Vegas 51s @ Tacoma Rainiers

July 22, 2014

Noah Syndergaard @ James Paxton

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

W: Syndergaard (8-5, 5.34 ERA); L: Paxton (0-1, 6.00 ERA)

MiLB.com Boxscore – Game 1

The Highlights:

Pitchers

Syndergaard – 6.1 IP, 4 H, 3 BB, 5 SO, 109 Pitches (62 Strikes), 8 GO: 3 FO

Gonzalez Germen (0.00 ERA) – 0.2 IP, GO

Batters

Matt ∂en Dekker – 3-4, R, 2B (21), HR (7), 2 RBI (41)

Matt Reynolds – 1-3, BB, SB (5), SO, CS

Josh Satin – 1-4, R, HR (5), 2 RBI (31), 2 SO

Daniel Muno – 1-2, R, BB

Cesar Puello – 1-2, SAC

Giancarlo Alvarado @ Forrest Snow

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

MiLB.com Boxscore – Game 2

The Highlights:

Pitchers

Miguel Socolovich (3.05 ERA) – 1 IP, 2 H, 2 GO: 1 FO

Batters

Matt ∂en Dekker – 2-4, 2B (22), 2 RBI (43), 2 SO

Daniel Muno – 1-1, 2 R, 2 BB, SB (7)

Recap:

            The Las Vegas 51s and Tacoma Rainiers officially split a double-header Tuesday night, but the only thing anyone will be talking about is the performance from Noah Syndergaard in game one. He was awesome. It looked like he had a plan to start every inning, as he was mixing up his pitches and working ahead in the count much of the night. The 51s offense jumped on Rainiers starter James Paxton in the 1^st inning of game one – M∂D would give Thor all the offense he needed when he deposited the fourth pitch of the game beyond the RF wall. Josh Satin contributed a two-run homerun in the first inning as well, and it was all about the pitching the rest of the way.

He won’t get as much attention, but M∂D had a ridiculous night, combining to go 5-8 with 2 doubles, a homerun and 4 RBI. His strikeout rate is down to an average PCL rate, which is a sign that he can make adjustments at a level if given time. I still think he’ll surprise us all by breaking out in the majors at some point. This is what he’s hitting since his demotion: .394/.468/.679 with 12 doubles, 5 triples, 3 homeruns, 17 RBI, 4/6 SB, and 18 SO: 14 BB in 124 PA.

The offenses stayed dormant throughout game two, but the Rainiers were able to score three runs against Alvarado before knocking him out after three. Things could have ended up worse for Alvarado, but he caught Ty Kelly looking with runners on 2B and 3B to end the 1^st. Muno singled, stole second and scored on a Seratelli single to tie the game in the top of the 3^rd, but then the Rainiers bounced back with two in the bottom half. M∂D would hit a two-out double to drive in two runs in the 7^th, but the late charge came up just short.