GAME NOTES Thursday, April 25, 2019 Game 21 – Home Game 9 El Paso Chihuahuas (12-7) (AAA-San Diego Padres) vs. Las Vegas Aviators (15-5) (AAA-Oakland Athletics) Wi-Fi available in the Las Vegas Ballpark Press Box Network: #LasVegasBallpark Aviators At A Glance . The Series (El Paso leads 1-0) Overall Record: 15-5 (.750) 0 Home: 6-2 (.750) PROBABLE STARTING PITCHERS Road: 9-3 (.750) Day Games: 0-3 (.000) Night Games: 15-2 (.882) EL PASO LAS VEGAS Thur. (7:05) – LHP Logan Allen (1-1, 7.88) LHP Tyler Alexander (0-0, 4.40) Follow the Aviators on Facebook/Las Vegas Fri. (7:05) – RHP Cal Quantrill (3-1, 4.87) RHP Daniel Mengden (3-0, 3.00) Aviators Baseball Team & Twitter/@AviatorsLV Sat. (7:05) – LHP Dietrich Enns (2-0, 6.11) RHP Tanner Anderson (1-1, 5.40) Radio: NBC Sports AM 920 ‘The Game’ - Russ Langer Sun. (12:05) – RHP Chris Rowley (0-0, 10.66) RHP Jake Buchanan (2-0, 4.09) Web & TV: www.aviatorslv.com; MiLB.TV Aviators vs. Chihuahuas ($2 Beer Night): The Las Vegas Aviators professional baseball team, Triple-A affiliate of the Oakland Athletics , will host the El Paso Chihuahuas, Triple-A affiliate of the San Diego Padres, tonight in game two of the five-game series in Pacific Coast League action at Las Vegas Ballpark (8,834)… Las Vegas dropped the series opener, 15-7, last night…the brief homestand against El Paso will conclude on Sunday afternoon… the Aviators will then travel to Northern Nevada to face intrastate rival, Reno Aces, Triple-A affiliate of the Arizona Diamondbacks, in a brief four-game trip from Monday-Thursday, April 29 – May 2. El Paso defeats Las Vegas 15-7 in series opener: The El Paso Chihuahuas Chihuahuas defeated the Aviators 15-7 last night in the All-Time Record vs. El Paso opener of the brief five-game homestand before a sellout 38-48 (.442) crowd of 9,498 at Las Vegas Ballpark. Home: 16-24 (.400) Las Vegas offense: The Aviators recorded 11 hits and Road: 22-24 (.478) catcher Sean Murphy was 3-for-3, walk, two doubles, 2 RBI, two runs scored. Third baseman Sheldon Neuse was 2 -for- 2019 Season Series (W 4, L 2) 5, three-run homer in the seventh inning and center fielder Dustin Fowler was 2-for-5, double. Date Score El Paso offense: The Chihuahuas recorded 19 hits and built April 4@ W, 9-8 a 10-0 lead after 2 ½ innings. Right fielder Jacob Scavuzzo April 5@ W, 12-4 was 4-for-6, triple, two home runs, 6 RBI, two runs scored; April 6@ W, 12-5 April 7@ L, 10-6 second baseman Luis Urias was 3-for-5, walk, RBI, two triples, three runs scored and left fielder Josh Naylor was 2- April 8@ W, 10-9 April 24 L, 15-7 for-4, two walks, HR, 3 RBI, four runs scored. Las Vegas pitching: Right-hander Paul Blackburn April 25 suffered the loss. He pitched 2.0 innings and allowed 8 hits, April 26 8 runs, walked 1 and struck out 3 on 53 pitches (31 strikes). April 27 Aviators Bullpen: Left-hander Kyle Lobstein pitched 3.0 April 28 July 23 innings and allowed 4 hits, 2 runs and struck out 4. Right - hander Miguel Romero pitched 1.2 innings and allowed 2 July 24 hits, 3 runs (2 earned), walked 4 and struck out 3. Left - July 25 July 26@ hander Jerry Blevins pitched 1.1 scoreless innings and allowed 1 hit and struck out 2 and left-hander Cody Stull July 27@ July 28@ pitched 1.0 inning, allowed 4 hits and 2 runs. R H E El Paso 208 002 102 15 19 0 El Paso Chihuahuas: In 2018, the Las Vegas 000 220 300 7 11 1 Chihuahuas compiled a record of 82-57 (.590) and finished in first place in the Pacific WP: Keel (3-0); LP: Blackburn (2-1) th st T: 3:05 A: 9,498 Southern Division (4 straight - 1 place finish). Game Recaps: Las Vegas defeats Fresno 11-0 to even the series (Saturday, April 20): The Aviators defeated the Grizzlies 11-0 in game two of the four-game series before a crowd of 8,105 at Chukchansi Park. Las Vegas offense: The Aviators recorded 14 hits and built a 7-0 lead after 3 ½ innings. Five players recorded multiple- hit games: designated hitter Corban Joseph was 4-for-5, three runs scored, 3 RBI, two solo home runs; first baseman Seth Brown was 3-for-5, double, HR, 2 RBI, two runs scored; right fielder Skye Bolt was 2-for-5, double, triple, 3 RBI, two runs scored; shortstop Jorge Mateo was 2-for-5, double, RBI, run scored and catcher Sean Murphy was 2-for-5, double, run scored. Fresno offense: The Grizzlies recorded 2 hits and left fielder Jose Marmolejos was 1-for-3, double. Las Vegas pitching: Right-hander Daniel Mengden recorded the victory with 7.0 shutout innings. He allowed 2 hits, walked 3 and struck out 7 on 96 pitches (60 strikes). He didn’t allow a hit until the lead-off double in the sixth inning. Aviators Bullpen: Right-hander Miguel Romero pitched 2.0 scoreless innings and allowed no hits and struck out 4. Las Vegas posted its first shutout of the season. Fresno pitching: Right-hander Kyle McGowin pitched 3.2 innings and allowed 7 hits, 7 runs, walked 2 and struck out 5. R H E Las Vegas 010 621 001 11 14 0 Fresno 000 000 000 0 2 1 WP: Mengden (3-0); LP: McGowin (1-2) T: 2:54 A: 8,105 Fresno defeats Las Vegas 9-8 in game three of the four-game series (Sunday, April 21): The Grizzlies defeated the Aviators 9-8 in game six of the seven-game Northern California road trip before a crowd of 2,904 at Chukchansi Park. Las Vegas offense: The Aviators recorded 10 hits and rallied from a 4-0 deficit to take a 7-4 lead after 3 ½ innings. Center fielder Skye Bolt (2-for-4, two runs scored) hit a grand slam in the fourth inning; shortstop Jorge Mateo and catcher Beau Taylor were each 2-for-5, double, RBI and left fielder Mark Payton was 2-for-4, two runs scored. Fresno offense: The Grizzlies recorded 12 hits and rallied from an 8-5 deficit to take a 9-8 lead on a solo homer by left fielder Jose Marmolejos (2-for-4) in the eighth inning. First baseman Brandon Snyder was 2-for-4 with a pair of three- run homers (first and seventh innings); right fielder Alec Keller was 2-for-4, double, solo homer in the second inning. Las Vegas pitching: Right-hander Jake Buchanan pitched 4.0 innings in the no decision. He allowed 9 hits, 5 runs, walked 1 and struck out 2 on 82 pitches (49 strikes). Aviators Bullpen: Left-hander Kyle Lobstein pitched 2.1 innings and allowed 1 hit, 2 runs, walked 1 and struck out 2. Left-hander Wei-Chung Wang pitched 1.2 innings and allowed 2 hits, 2 runs, issued no walks and struck out 1. R H E Las Vegas 003 400 100 8 10 0 Fresno 310 100 31X 9 12 1 WP: Rainey (2-1); LP: Wang (1-1); SV: Cordero (3) T: 2:42 A: 2,904 Las Vegas defeats Fresno 9-7 in the finale of four-game series (Monday, April 22): The Aviators defeated the Grizzlies 9-7 in the finale of the seven-game Northern California road trip before a crowd of 3,153 at Chukchansi Park. Las Vegas offense: The Aviators recorded 14 hits and built a 9-5 lead after 2 ½ innings. Center fielder Skye Bolt was 4-for-4, walk, two doubles, 2 RBI, run scored; shortstop Jorge Mateo was 3-for-5, stolen base, two doubles, 2 RBI and second baseman Eric Campbell was 2-for-3, two walks, double, run scored. Fresno offense: The Grizzlies recorded 9 hits and took a 5-4 lead after two innings. Shortstop Carter Kieboom was 2- for-3, two walks, 2 RBI, run scored; catcher Taylor Gushue was 2-for-4, RBI and left fielder Yadiel Hernandez (1-for-4) hit a two-run homer in the first inning and Las Vegas pitching: Right-hander Ben Bracewell pitched 2.0 innings in the no decision. He allowed 4 hits, 5 runs, walked 2 and struck out 2 on 47 pitches (26 strikes). Aviators Bullpen: Right-hander Joel Seddon pitched 3.0 innings and allowed 3 hits, 1 run, walked 1 and struck out 2. Left-hander Cody Stull pitched 2.0 scoreless innings and allowed 1 walk and struck out 1. Right-hander Brian Schlitter pitched 2.0 innings and allowed 2 hits, 1 run and struck out 2. R H E Las Vegas 045 000 000 9 14 0 Fresno 230 010 001 7 9 0 WP: Seddon (1-0); LP: Dragmire (0-3); SV: Schlitter (3) T: 3:08 A: 3,153 AVIATORS INFLIGHT NEWS – TONIGHT is $2 Beer Night…Las Vegas dropped the series opener, 15-7 last night… the brief five-game homestand at Las Vegas Ballpark against the El Paso Chihuahuas, Triple-A affiliate of the San Diego Padres, will conclude on Sunday afternoon (April 28)…the Aviators have the best record in Triple-A baseball (30 teams) with a 15-5 mark (.750)…Lehigh Valley IronPigs, Triple-A affiliate of the Philadelphia Phillies, have the best record in the 14-team International League at 14-5 (.737)…the Chihuahuas have won the Pacific Southern Division four straight seasons (2015-18) and were the PCL champions in 2016…following the homestand, Las Vegas will embark on a brief four-game road trip to Northern Nevada beginning on Monday, April 29 to face intrastate rival, the Reno Aces, Triple-A affiliate of the Arizona Diamondbacks…the series will conclude on Thursday, May 2.