GAME NOTES Tuesday, May 22, 2018 Game 46 – Road Game 22 Sacramento River Cats (22-23) (AAA-S.F. Giants) vs. Las Vegas 51s (18-27) (AAA-New York Mets) Wi-Fi available in the Cashman Field Press Box Network: 51s Guest Password: Available in Press Box 51s At A Glance . The Series (L.V. leads 1-0) 0 Overall Record: 18-27 (.400) Home: 8-16 (.333) PROBABLE STARTING PITCHERS Road: 10-11 (.476) Day Games: 3-6 (.333) Night Games: 15-21 (.417) Follow the 51s on Facebook/51s Baseball SACRAMENTO LAS VEGAS Tues. (7:05) – LHP Matt Gage (2-2, 5.03) LHP P.J. Conlon (2-3, 5.89) s Team & Twitter/@Las Vegas51 Wed. (7:05) – RHP Dereck Rodriguez (4-0, 3.25) RHP Corey Oswalt (2-3, 7.48) Radio: NBC Sports AM 920 ‘The Game’ - Russ Langer Thurs. (7:05) – RHP Casey Kelly (4-4, 7.27) RHP Drew Gagnon (0-2, 7.14) Web & TV: www.LV51.com; MiLB.TV s s 51 vs. River Cats: The Las Vegas 51 professional baseball team, Triple-A affiliate of the New York Mets, will face the Sacramento River Cats, Triple-A affiliate of the San Francisco Giants, tonight in game two of the four-game series in Pacific Coast League action at Raley Field (14,014)…Las Vegas is 2-3 on the eight-game road trip (1-3 vs. Tacoma; 1-0 vs. Sacramento)…the four-game series against the River Cats will conclude on Thursday evening…the 51s will then return to Cashman Field to open a brief five-game homestand over the Memorial Day weekend on Friday, May 25 against the Tacoma Rainiers…the series will conclude on May 29. Las Vegas defeats Sacramento 9-1 in series opener: Sacramento River Cats s The 51 defeated the River Cats 9-1 last night in the opener All-Time Record vs. River Cats of the four-game series and game five of the eight-game 122-166 (.424) road trip before a crowd of 5,015 at Raley Field. Home: 62-81 (.434) s Las Vegas offense: The 51 recorded 8 hits and built a 9-0 Road: 60-85 (.414) lead after 5 ½ innings. Third baseman Cody Asche was 2- for-4, double, walk, solo homer in the sixth inning, two runs scored; catcher Johnny Monell was 2-for-4, double, RBI 2018 Season Series (W 3, L 2) Date Score and second Christian Colón was 1-for-4, with a two -run homer in the fourth inning. April 30 W, 9-5 May 1 L, 5-1 Sacramento offense: The River Cats recorded 6 hits and stranded 9 runners on base. Sacramento scored their lone May 2 W, 6-5 run in the sixth inning on an RBI single by second Chase May 3 L, 5-3 d’Arnaud (1-for-3, walk). Shortstop John Polonius was 2- May 21@ W, 9-1 for-3 and catcher Hector Sanchez was 1-for-3, walk. May 22@ May 23@ Las Vegas pitching: Right-hander Cody Martin pitched 4 shutout innings in the no decision. He allowed 1 hit, walked May 24@ August 24@ 3 and struck out 4 on 76 pitches (42 strikes). s 51 Bullpen: Right-hander Andrew Church recorded his August 25@ first Triple-A victory. He pitched 5 innings and allowed 5 August 26@ August 27@ hits, 1 run, issued no walks and struck out 3 on 65 pitches (47 strikes). August 31 Sacramento pitching: Right-hander Tyler Beede pitched September 1 4.1 innings and allowed 6 hits, 8 runs, walked 5 and struck September 2 out 5 on 101 pitches (51 strikes). R H E September 3 Sacramento: In 2017, the River Cats compiled Las Vegas 211 221 000 9 8 0 Sacramento 000 001 000 1 6 1 a record of 64-77 (.454) and finished in fourth place in the Pacific Northern Division in their 3rd WP: Church (1-0); LP: Beede (1-5) T: 2:55 A: 5,015 season as the affiliate of the S.F. Giants. Game Recaps: Tacoma defeats Las Vegas 7-2 to even the series (Friday, May 18): The Rainiers defeated the 51s 7-2 in game two of the four-game series and the eight-game road trip before a crowd of 6,301 at Cheney Stadium. Las Vegas offense: The 51s recorded 8 hits and scored solo runs in the second and ninth innings. Third baseman Cody Asche was 2-for-4, two doubles, run scored; left fielder Zach Borenstein was 2-for-4 with a solo homer and center fielder Matt den Dekker was 2-for-4. Tacoma offense: The Rainiers recorded 6 hits and built a 7-1 lead after five innings. Second baseman Danny Muno was 2-for-4, double, 2 RBI; right fielder Jayson Werth was 1-for-3, walk, three-run homer in the fifth inning and third baseman Seth Mejias-Brean hit a solo homer (1-for-4). Las Vegas pitching: Right-hander Corey Oswalt suffered the loss. He pitched 4 innings and allowed 4 hits, 6 runs (5 earned), walked 5 and struck out 3 on 90 pitches (51 strikes). 51s Bullpen: Left-hander Kyle Regnault pitched 1 inning and allowed 1 hit, 1 run and struck out 2. Left-hander Matt Purke pitched 2 scoreless innings and allowed 1 hit, walked 2 and struck out 1. Right-hander Drew Smith pitched 1 scoreless inning and allowed no hits and struck out 1. R H E Las Vegas 010 000 001 2 8 0 Tacoma 030 130 00X 7 6 0 WP: Miranda (4-0); LP: Oswalt (2-3) T: 2:48 A: 6,301 Tacoma defeats Las Vegas 10-6 for second straight victory (Saturday, May 19): The Rainiers defeated the 51s 10- 6 in game three of the four-game series before a crowd of 7,125 at Cheney Stadium. Las Vegas offense: The 51s recorded 8 hits and scored five runs in the fourth inning to take a 6-2 lead. Shortstop Ty Kelly was 2-for-4, two doubles, RBI, two runs scored; designated hitter Matt den Dekker was 2-for-4, walk and center fielder Patrick Biondi was 1-for-4, SB, 2 RBI. Tacoma offense: The Rainiers recorded 10 hits and rallied from a 6-2 deficit to score eight unanswered runs. Catcher Chris Herrmann was 2-for-4, two-run homer, two runs scored; center fielder Ian Miller was 2-for-5, 2 RBI; third baseman Seth Mejias-Brean was 2-for-4, run scored and 2B Danny Muno was 1-for-3, walk, HR, 2 RBI. Las Vegas pitching: Right-hander Drew Gagnon suffered the loss. He pitched 4.2 innings and allowed 5 hits, 7 runs (6 earned), walked 3 and struck out 3 on 97 pitches (57 strikes). 51s Bullpen: Right-hander Gerson Bautista pitched 2.1 innings and allowed 3 hits, 2 runs and struck out 3. Left- hander Buddy Baumann pitched 1 inning and allowed 2 hits, 1 run and struck out 2. Tacoma pitching: Right-hander Rob Whalen pitched 6 innings and allowed 6 runs (2 earned). R H E Las Vegas 010 500 000 6 8 1 Tacoma 002 232 01X 10 10 2 WP: Whalen (6-2); LP: Gagnon (0-2) T: 2:55 A: 7,125 Tacoma defeats Las Vegas 3-1 for third straight victory (Sunday, May 20): The Rainiers defeated the 51s 3-1 in the finale of the four-game series and game four of the eight-game road trip before a crowd of 7,329 at Cheney Stadium. Las Vegas offense: The 51s recorded 9 hits and stranded 8 runners on base. Las Vegas scored its lone run in the second inning on an RBI single by second baseman Christian Colon (2-for-4). Shortstop Ty Kelly was 2-for-4, double, run scored; right fielder Patrick Kivlehan was 2-for-4 and catcher Colton Plaia was 1-for-3, double. Tacoma offense: The Rainiers recorded 5 hits and built a 3-1 lead after four innings. Right fielder Kirk Nieuwenhuis was 2-for-3, double; catcher Mike Marjama was 1-for-3 with a two-run homer in the second inning and DH Daniel Vogelbach (1-for-4) hit a solo homer in the fourth inning. Las Vegas pitching: Right-hander Logan Taylor suffered the loss. He pitched 3 innings and allowed 2 hits, 2 runs, issued no walks and struck out 3 on 44 pitches (32 strikes). 51s Bullpen: Right-hander Kevin McGowan pitched 4 innings and allowed 3 hits, 1 run, issued no walks and struck out 2 on 62 pitches (37 strikes). Right-hander Tim Peterson pitched 1 scoreless inning and allowed no hits, walked 1 and struck out 2. R H E Las Vegas 010 000 000 1 9 0 Tacoma 020 100 00X 3 5 0 WP: Goudeau (1-0); LP: L. Taylor (1-1); SV: Morin (1) T: 2:39 A: 7,329 51s BRIEFINGS – Las Vegas is 2-3 on the eight-game road trip (1-3 vs. Tacoma; 1-0 vs. Sacramento)…Las Vegas is playing a stretch of 13 road games over 18 total games from May 17 – June 3 (2-3 record)…the four-game series and the road trip in Northern California against the Sacramento River Cats, Triple-A affiliate of the San Francisco Giants, will conclude on Thursday evening…the 51s will then return to Cashman Field over the Memorial Day weekend for a brief five-game homestand against the Tacoma Rainiers, Triple-A affiliate of the Seattle Mariners, from Friday-Tuesday, May 25-29.