GAME NOTES Saturday, June 19, 2021 2019 PCL Pacific Southern Division Champions Game 39 – Home Game 21 Tacoma Rainiers (21-15) (AAA-Seattle Mariners) vs. Las Vegas Aviators (18-20) (AAA-Oakland Athletics) Aviators At A Glance . The Series (Tacoma leads 2-0) Overall Record: 18-20 (.474) Home: 8-12 (.400) PROBABLE STARTING PITCHERS Road: 10-8 (.556) Day Games: 5-4 (.556) TACOMA LAS VEGAS Night Games: 13-16 (.448) Sat. (7:05) – RHP Robert Dugger (0-0) RHP Paul Blackburn (2-2, 4.46)* Sun. (12:05) – TBA RHP Daulton Jefferies (1-0, 3.80) Follow the Aviators on Facebook/Las Vegas Mon. (7:05) – RHP Logan Verrett (2-1, 3.06) RHP Brian Howard (1-3, 6.54) Aviators Baseball Team & Twitter/@AviatorsLV Tues. (7:05) – LHP David Huff (1-0, 2.08) RHP Matt Milburn (1-2, 11.00) Radio: Raider Nation Radio 920 AM - Russ Langer Wednesday, June 23 OFF DAY Web & TV: www.aviatorslv.com; MiLB.TV *Yurview Cox Channel 14 Aviators vs. Rainiers: The Las Vegas Aviators professional baseball team, Triple-A affiliate of the Oakland Athletics, will host the Tacoma Rainiers, Triple-A affiliate of the Seattle Mariners, tonight in game three of the six-game series in Triple-A West action at Las Vegas Ballpark (8,834)…Las Vegas is 2-6 on the season-long 12 -game homestand (2-4 vs. Reno; 0-2 vs. Tacoma)…the series against the Rainiers will conclude on Tuesday, June 22…following an off day on Wednesday, June 23, the Aviators will embark on a six-game road trip to Salt Lake City, Utah to face the Bees, Triple-A affiliate of the Los Angeles Angels, from Thursday-Tuesday, June 24-29. Tacoma defeats Las Vegas 5-2 for second straight Tacoma Rainiers victory in series: The Rainiers defeated the Aviators 5-2 All-Time Record vs. Rainiers last night in game two of the six-game series and game eight 266-276 (.491) of the 12-game homestand before a crowd of 7,690 at Las Home: 146-130 (.529) Vegas Ballpark. Road: 120-146 (.451) Las Vegas offense: The Aviators recorded 7 hits and scored solo runs in the third inning on an RBI single by shortstop Pete Kozma (1-for-4) and a homer in the seventh 2021 Season Series (W 0, L 2) Date Score by catcher Austin Allen (1-for-4). Left fielder Luis Barrera was 2-for-3, double, run scored. June 17 L, 11-7 June 18 L, 5-2 Tacoma offense: The Rainiers recorded 10 hits and built a 4-0 lead after 2 ½ innings. First baseman José Marmolejos June 19 June 20 was 3-for-4, RBI, run scored. Right fielder Jarred Kelenic was 2-for-5, RBI and left fielder Luis Liberato (1-for-4) hit a June 21 June 22 two-run homer in the second inning. Las Vegas pitching: Right-hander Miguel Romero July 29 suffered the loss. He pitched 3.0 innings and allowed 6 hits, July 30 July 31 4 runs, issued no walks and struck out 1 on 43 pitches (32 strikes). August 1 Aviators Bullpen: Right-hander James Naile pitched 3.0 August 2 August 3 scoreless innings and allowed no hits and struck out 3. Right-hander Grant Holmes pitched 2.0 scoreless innings August 12@ August 13@ and allowed 2 hits, walked 1 and struck out 3. Left-hander Reymin Guduan pitched 1.0 inning and allowed 2 hits and August 14@ August 15-17@ 1 run. R H E Tacoma 022 000 001 5 10 0 Tacoma: In 2019, The Rainiers compiled a Las Vegas 001 000 100 2 7 1 record of 61-78 (.439) and finished in 4th place in the Pacific Northern Division. Tacoma has WP: McCaughan (3-2); LP: Romero (0-2); SV: Schlitter (1) T: 2:37 A: 7,690 been the AAA-affiliate of Seattle since 1995. Game Recaps: Reno defeats Las Vegas 15-7 to even the series (Sunday, June 13): The Aces defeated the Aviators 15-7 in game four of the six-game series and the 12-game homestand before a crowd of 5,464 at Las Vegas Ballpark. Las Vegas offense: The Aviators recorded 10 hits and tied a season-high with 12 runners left on base. Designated hitter Francisco Peña was 3-for-5, RBI, two runs scored. Third baseman Jacob Wilson was 2-for-5, double, grand slam in the fourth inning and left fielder Mickey McDonald was 2-for-3, HBP, walk, double, run scored. Reno offense: The Aces recorded 19 hits and trailed 4-1 after four innings. Reno rallied for four runs in the fifth inning and seven runs in the eighth. Catcher Daulton Varsho was 3-for-6, double, HR, 4 RBI, two runs scored; shortstop Juniel Querecuto was 3-for-6, two doubles, 2 RBI and right fielder Henry Ramos was 3-for-5, double, 4 RBI, two runs scored. Las Vegas pitching: Right-hander Paul Blackburn suffered the loss. He pitched 4.2 innings and allowed 9 hits, 5 runs (3 earned), walked 2 and struck out 5 on 93 pitches (63 strikes). Aviators Bullpen: Right-hander James Naile (1.0 IP/0 R); LH Reymin Guduan (0.2 IP/3 R); RH Jordan Weems (0.2 IP/0 R); RH Argenis Angulo (0 IP/4 R); RH Matt Blackham (0.1 IP/3 R); RH Tanner Anderson (0.2 IP/0 R) and RH Domingo Acevedo (1.0 IP/0 R). R H E Reno 001 040 370 15 19 1 Las Vegas 000 400 201 7 10 2 WP: Gann (1-0); LP: Blackburn (2-2) T: 4:10 A: 5,464 Reno defeats Las Vegas 21-16 in game five of the series (Monday, June 14): The Aces defeated the Aviators 21-16 in game five of the six-game series and 12-game homestand before a crowd of 6,152 at Las Vegas Ballpark. Las Vegas offense: The Aviators recorded 15 hits and scored a season-high 11 runs in the third inning to lead 12-6. Left fielder Luis Barrera was 3-for-5, walk, double, triple, RBI, three runs scored. Designated hitter Carlos Pérez was 3-for- 5, HR, 2 RBI, three runs scored and second baseman Vimael Machín was 2-for-5, walk, double, 7 RBI, grand slam in the third inning. Reno offense: The Aces recorded 22 hits and rallied for 14 runs over the final three innings. Second baseman Josh VanMeter was 3-for-3, four walks, 2 HR, 5 RBI, three runs scored. Center fielder Matt Lipka was 5-for-6, HR, 3 RBI, three runs scored and left fielder Camden Duzenack was 4-for-6, HR, 3 RBI, four runs scored. Las Vegas pitching: Right-hander Daulton Jefferies pitched 4.0 innings in the no decision. He allowed 8 hits, 7 runs, walked 3 and struck out 3 on 82 pitches (46 strikes). Aviators Bullpen: Right-hander Ben Bracewell (2.0 IP/0 R); LH Adam Kolarek (0.1 IP/5 R); RH James Naile (0.1 IP/0 R); RH Miguel Romero (0.1 IP/5 R); LH Reymin Guduan (1.0 IP/1 R); RH Jesus Zambrano (1.0 IP/3 R). R H E Reno 240 100 563 21 22 2 Las Vegas 10(11) 100 120 16 15 4 WP: Ramirez (2-0); LP: Romero (0-1) T: 4:14 A: 6,152 Reno defeats Las Vegas 16-4 in series finale (Tuesday, June 15): The Aces defeated Reyes de Plata 16-4 in the finale of the six-game series before a crowd of 5,619 at Las Vegas Ballpark. Las Vegas offense: The Reyes de Plata recorded 7 hits and stranded six runners on base. Designated hitter Carlos Pérez was 2-for-4, double, RBI. Right fielder Greg Deichmann was 2-for-4, run scored and first baseman Frank Schwindel was 1-for-4, two-run homer, 3 RBI. Reno offense: The Aces recorded 19 hits and built a 10-0 lead after 3 ½ innings. Right fielder Matt Lipka was 4-for-5, 2 RBI, two runs scored; shortstop Camden Duzenack was 3-for-5, HR, 3 RBI, two runs scored; designated hitter Andrew Young was 3-for-6, double, HR, 3 RBI, two runs scored and center fielder Daulton Varsho was 3-for-6, double, HR, 2 RBI, two runs scored. Las Vegas pitching: Right-hander Brian Howard suffered the loss. He pitched 3.1 innings and allowed 9 hits, 8 runs, issued no walks and struck out 3 on 63 pitches (47 strikes). Aviators Bullpen: Right-hander Tanner Anderson pitched 1.2 innings and allowed 3 hits and 2 runs. Right-hander Argenis Angulo pitched 1.0 inning and allowed 1 hit and 2 runs. Left-hander A.J. Puk pitched 2.0 innings and allowed 4 hits and 2 runs. Right-hander Jordan Weems pitched 1.0 inning and allowed 2 hits and 2 runs. R H E Reno 041 502 112 16 19 0 Las Vegas 000 012 010 4 7 0 WP: Gage (1-1); LP: Howard (1-3) T: 3:35 A: 5,619 Tacoma defeats Las Vegas 11-7 in series opener (Thursday, June 17): The Rainiers defeated the Aviators 11-7 in the opener of the six-game series and game seven of the 12-game homestand before a crowd of 6,907 at Las Vegas Ballpark. Las Vegas offense: The Aviators recorded 15 hits and scored four runs in the third inning to tie the game at 5-5.