GAME NOTES Tuesday, September 7, 2021
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GAME NOTES Tuesday, September 7, 2021 2019 PCL Pacific Southern Division Champions Game 108 – Road Game 54 Sugar Land Skeeters (62-45) (AAA-Houston Astros) vs. Las Vegas Aviators (58-49) (AAA-Oakland Athletics) Aviators At A Glance . The Series (Skeeters lead 3-2) Overall Record: 58-4 9 (.542) Home: 30-24 (.556) PROBABLE STARTING PITCHERS Road: 28-25 (.528) SUGAR LAND LAS VEGAS Day Games: 12-6 (.667) Tues. (5:05) – RHP Shawn Dubin (4-3, 4.54) RHP Kyle Friedrichs (1-1, 7.27) Night Games: 46-43 (.517) Wednesday, September 8 OFF DAY Follow the Aviators on Facebook/Las Vegas Probable Starting Pitchers (Reno at Las Vegas, September 9-14) Aviators Baseball Team & Twitter/@AviatorsLV RENO LAS VEGAS Radio: Raider Nation Radio 920 AM – Matt Neverett Thurs. (7:05) – TBA TBA Fri. (7:05) – TBA TBA Web & TV: www.aviatorslv.com; MiLB.TV Sat. (7:05) – TBA TBA Aviators vs. Skeeters: The Las Vegas Aviators professional baseball team, Triple-A affiliate of the Oakland Athletics, will face the Sugar Land Skeeters, Triple-A affiliate of the Houston Astros, tonight in the finale of the six-game series and the 12-game road trip in Triple-A West action at Constellation Field (7,500)…Las Vegas is 7-4 on the road trip (5-1 vs. Oklahoma City; 2-3 vs. Sugar Land)…following an off-day tomorrow, the Aviators will return to Las Vegas Ballpark to host intrastate rival, the Reno Aces, in a six- game series from Thursday-Tuesday, September 9-14…Las Vegas will the n travel to S acra mento on Thursday, September 16. Sugar Land defeats Las Vegas 3-1 for second straight Sugar Land Skeeters victory (Monday, September 6): The Skeeters defeated All-Time Record vs. Skeeters the Aviators 3-1 on Labor Day in game five of the six-game 2-3 (.400) series before a crowd of 2,457 at Constellation Field. Home: 0-0 (.000) Las Vegas offense: The Aviators recorded 6 hits and Road: 2-3 (.400) scored their lone run in the second inning on an RBI single by shortstop Nick Allen (2-for-4). Center fielder Buddy Reed was 2-for-4 and third baseman Vimael Machín was 1- 2021 Season Series (W 2, L 3) Date Score for-3, walk. Sugar Land offense: The Skeeters recorded 6 hits and September 2@ L, 3-1 September 3@ W, 6-5 scored two runs in the second inning to take a 2-1 lead. Second baseman Alex De Goti was 3-for-4. Center fielde r September 4@ W, 4-3 September 5@ L, 3-2 Ronnie Dawson (1-for-5) hit a solo home run in the fifth inning and designated hitter Robel Garcia was 0-for-1, three September 6@ L, 3-1 walks, run scored. September 7@ Las Vegas pitching: Right-hander Homer Bailey suffered the loss. He pitched 5.0 innings and allowed 3 hits, 3 runs (2 Sugar Land: The 2021 season marks the first campaign in Triple-A for the Skeeters…member earned), walked 5 and struck out 3 on 84 pitches (50 strikes). Aviators Bullpen: Right-hander Argenis Angulo pitched of the Eastern Division. 1.0 scoreless inning and allowed 1 hit, walked 1 and struck The Skeeters played in the Independent out 2. Right-hander Domingo Acevedo pitched 1.0 scoreless inning, allowed no hits and struck out 1. Left- Leagues from 2012-2020. hander Zack Erwin pitched 1.0 scoreless inning and allowed 2 hits and struck out 1. Sugar Land was a member of the Atlantic League from 2012-19 and Constellation Energy R H E Las Vegas 010 000 000 1 6 1 League in 2020 (17-11 record, .607). Sugar Land 020 010 00X 3 6 1 WP: Solomon (8-0); LP: Bailey (1-4); SV: Blanco (18) Sugar Land is in their first season as the Triple- T: 2:48 A: 2,457 A affiliate of the Houston Astros. Game Recaps: Sugar Land defeats Las Vegas 3-1 in series opener (Thursday, September 2): The Skeeters defeated the Aviators 3-1 in the opener of the six-game series and game seven of the 12-game road trip before a crowd of 2,892 at Constellation Field. Las Vegas offense: The Aviators recorded 6 hits and score their lone run in the second inning on a home run by first baseman Carlos Pérez (2-for-4). He leads Triple-A West in home runs (26) and RBI (74). Catcher Aramis Garcia was 2-for-4 and second baseman Nick Allen was 1-for-2, walk. Sugar Land offense: The Skeeters recorded 10 hits and scored two runs in the second inning and a solo run in the fifth. Right fielder Ronnie Dawson was 3-for-5, run scored. Designated hitter Marty Costes was 2-for-2, two walks, double, run scored and second baseman Alex De Goti was 2-for-4, double, RBI, run scored. Las Vegas pitching: Right-hander Kyle Friedrichs suffered the loss despite a solid outing. He pitched 5.0 innings and allowed 6 hits, 3 runs, walked 2 and struck out 6 on 94 pitches (51 strikes). Aviators Bullpen: Right-hander James Naile pitched 1.0 scoreless inning and allowed 1 hit and struck out 1. Left-hander Zack Erwin pitched 1.0 scoreless inning and allowed 2 hits and struck out 2. Right-hander Argenis Angulo pitched 1.0 scoreless inning and allowed 1 hit, walked 1 and struck out 3. R H E Las Vegas 010 000 000 1 6 0 Sugar Land 020 010 00X 3 10 0 WP: Brown (4-0); LP: Friedrichs (1-1); SV: Dubin (1) T: 3:14 A: 2,892 Las Vegas defeats Sugar Land 6-5 to even the series (Friday, September 3): The Aviators defeated the Skeeters 6- 5 in game two of the six-game series and game eight of the 12-game road trip before a crowd of 3,448 at Constellation Field. Las Vegas offense: The Aviators recorded 11 hits and rallied from a 4-1 deficit for the victory. Right fielder Mickey McDonald was 3-for-5, double, RBI single in the eighth inning to break the 5-5 tie. Catcher Aramis Garcia was 2-for-3, walk, two runs scored and first baseman Francisco Peña was 2-for-5, solo home run in the fourth inning. Sugar Land offense: The Skeeters recorded 7 hits and built a 4-1 lead after three innings. Shortstop Jeremy Peña was 2-for-4, 2 RBI. Center fielder Ronnie Dawson was 1-for-3, walk, solo home run in the fifth inning, two runs scored and designated hitter Marwin Gonzalez was 1-for-3, double, walk, RBI, run scored. Las Vegas pitching: Right-hander Brian Howard pitched 5.0 innings in the no decision. He allowed 6 hits, 5 runs, walked 3 and struck out 5 on 101 pitches (59 strikes). Aviators Bullpen: Left-hander Reymin Guduan pitched 1.0 scoreless inning and allowed no hits, walked 1 and struck out 1. Right-hander Ben Bracewell pitched 1.1 scoreless innings and allowed 1 hit and struck out 2. Left-hander Aaron Brown pitched 1.2 scoreless innings and allowed no hits and struck out 1 to earn the save. R H E Las Vegas 001 201 020 6 11 1 Sugar Land 013 010 000 5 7 1 WP: Bracewell (5-1); LP: Ferrell (0-4); SV: A. Brown (3) T: 3:46 A: 3,448 Las Vegas defeats Sugar Land 4-3 for second straight victory (Saturday, September 4): The Aviators defeated the Skeeters 4-3 in game three of the six-game series before a crowd of 3,519 at Constellation Field. Las Vegas offense: The Aviators recorded 10 hits and rallied from a 3-1 deficit for the victory. Left fielder Carlos Pérez (2-for-5) hit a two-run home run (league leading 27th) in the ninth inning to give the Aviators a 4-3 lead. Right fielder Mickey McDonald was 2-for-4, walk, two runs scored; catcher Aramis Garcia was 2-for-4, double, run scored and second baseman Nick Allen was 2-for-4, double. Sugar Land offense: The Skeeters recorded 8 hits and built a 3-1 lead after seven innings. Shortstop Alex De Goti was 2-for-4, two doubles, RBI. First baseman Yadiel Rivera was 1-for-3, SF, RBI and catcher Sal Butera was 1-for-3, walk. Las Vegas pitching: Right-hander Miguel Romero pitched 6.0 innings in the no decision. He allowed 5 hits, 2 runs, walked 2 and struck out 8 on 86 pitches (56 strikes). Aviators Bullpen: Right-hander James Naile pitched 1.1 innings and allowed 2 hits, 1 run and struck out 1. Left-hander Zack Erwin pitched 0.2 scoreless and allowed no hits and struck out 1. Right-hander Ben Bracewell pitched 1.0 scoreless inning and allowed 1 hit to earn the save. R H E Las Vegas 000 000 112 4 10 0 Sugar Land 011 000 100 3 8 0 WP: Erwin (3-0); LP: Donato (2-2); SV: Bracewell (3) T: 2:52 A: 3,519 Sugar Land defeats Las Vegas 3-2 to even the series (Sunday, September 5): The Skeeters defeated the Aviators 3-2 in game four of the six-game series and game 10 of the 12-game road trip before a crowd of 3,913 at Constellation Field. Las Vegas offense: The Aviators recorded 6 hits and tied a season-high with 14 runners left on base.