GAME NOTES Saturday, April 7, 2018
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GAME NOTES Saturday, April 7, 2018 Game 3 – Home Game 3 El Paso Chihuahuas (1-1) (AAA-San Diego Padres) vs. Las Vegas 51s (1-1) (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 (Tied 1-1) 0 Overall Record: 1-1 (.500) Home: 1-1 (.500) PROBABLE STARTING PITCHERS Road: 0-0 (.000) Day Games: 0-0 (.000) Night Games: 1-1 (.500) EL PASO LAS VEGAS Sat. (7:05) – RHP Brett Kennedy RHP Chris Flexen s s Follow the 51 on Facebook/51 Baseball Sun. (12:05) – RHP Chris Huffman LHP P.J. Conlon Team & Twitter/@Las Vegas51s Mon. (7:05) – RHP Kyle Lloyd RHP Mickey Jannis Radio: NBC Sports AM 920 ‘The Game’ - Russ Langer Web & TV: www.LV51.com; MiLB.TV s s 51 vs. Chihuahuas (Star Wars Night): The Las Vegas 51 professional baseball team, Triple-A affiliate of the New York Mets, will host the El Paso Chihuahuas, Triple-A affiliate of the San Diego Padres, tonight in game three of the season-opening five-game series in Pacific Coast League action at Cashman Field (9,334 )…the series is tied 1-1 and the homestand against El Paso will conclude on Monday, April 9…the 51s will then embark on their first road trip of the season beginning on Tuesday, April 10 at Albuquerque, N.M. against the Isotopes, Triple-A affiliate of the Colorado Rockies…the three-game series will conclude on April 12. Las Vegas defeats El Paso 5-2 in game two of the El Paso Chihuahuas series: The 51s defeated the Chihuahuas 5-2 last night in All-Time Record vs. El Paso game two of the season opening five-game homestand 32-34 (.485) (series tied 1-1) before a FIREWORKS night crowd of Home: 16-17 (.485) 7,083 at Cashman Field. Road: 16-17 (.485) s Las Vegas offense: The 51 recorded 11 hits and built a 3- 0 lead after four innings. Shortstop Luis Guillorme was 2- for-4, two doubles, RBI, two runs scored; center fielder 2017 Season Series (W 8, L 8) Matt den Dekker was 2-for-4, double, RBI, run scored; Date Score catcher Jose Lobaton was 2-for-4, RBI and pitcher Zack April 6@ L, 8-1 Wheeler was 2-for-2, RBI, run scored. April 7@ W, 4-2 April 8@ L, 7-0 El Paso offense: The Chihuahuas recorded 4 hits and stranded three runners on base. Catcher Raffy Lopez (1- April 9@ L, 7-2 April 10@ W, 2-0 for-4) hit a solo homer in the fifth inning and Dusty Coleman hit a pinch-hit, solo homer in the eighth inning. May 27 L, 8-6 Second baseman Luis Urias was 1-for-3, HBP. May 28 W, 7-5 Las Vegas pitching: Right-hander Zack Wheeler May 29 W, 10-5 recorded the victory with 5 solid innings. He allowed 3 hits, May 30 L, 6-3 1 run, walked 1 and struck out 6 on 80 pitches (56 strikes). July 4 L, 5-1 st th He retired 10 straight batters (from 1 through 4 innings). July 5 W, 7-3 51s Bullpen: Left-hander Kelly Secrest and right-hander July 6 W, 13-7 Logan Taylor each pitched 1 scoreless inning. Left-hander August 11@ W, 8-7 Matt Purke pitched 1 inning and allowed 1 hit and 1 run. August 12@ L, 4-3 August 13@ W, 7-4 Right-hander Jamie Callahan pitched a scoreless ninth inning and struck out 1 to earn the save. R H E August 14@ L, 10-7 El Paso 000 010 010 2 4 1 El Paso Chihuahuas: In 2017, the Las Vegas 100 200 02X 5 11 1 Chihuahuas compiled a record of 73-69 (.514) WP: Wheeler (1-0); LP: Lockett (0-1); SV: Callahan (1) and finished in first place in the Pacific Southern Division (third straight 1st place finish). T: 2:31 A: 7,083 LAS VEGAS ALL-TIME HOME & SEASON OPENERS HOME OPENERS - *Denotes both season & home openers 1983* W 11-8 Salt Lake 1984* W 15-8 Edmonton 1985* W 4-3 Edmonton 1986* L 9-4 Portland 1987* L 9-7 Calgary 1988* W 10-9 Tacoma 1989* W 11-5 Portland 1990* L 4-3 Vancouver 1991* L 12-8 Edmonton 1992 L 5-4 Tucson 1993* L 5-3 Edmonton 1994* L 5-4 Tacoma 1995 W 11-6 C. Springs 1996 L 9-7 Tacoma 1997* L 4-2 Edmonton 1998* L 9-4 Edmonton 1999* W 3-2 (11) Omaha 2000 L 4-1 New Orleans 2001* W 5-4 Tacoma 2002* W 17-6 Calgary 2003* W 8-4 Salt Lake 2004* W 7-2 Portland 2005 W 6-4 C. Springs 2006* W 7-2 Fresno 2007 W 5-1 Salt Lake 2008* L 6-3 Salt Lake 2009 W 3-2 C. Springs 2010* W 2-0 Salt Lake 2011 L 11-7 Fresno 2012* L 11-6 Sacramento 2013 L 6-1 C. Springs 2014* W 9-2 Fresno 2015 L 11-10 Fresno 2016* W 6-4 Fresno 2017 W 21-6 Fresno 2018* L 4-2 El Paso SEASON OPENERS ON ROAD (W 2, L, 9) 1992 L 5-2 @Albuquerque 1995 L 4-3 @Phoenix 1996 L 5-1 @Vancouver 2000 L 7-3 @Calgary 2005 W 8-3 @C. Springs 2007 L 4-3 @Salt Lake 2009 L 9-6 @C. Springs 2011 L 11-1 @Fresno 2013 W 10-5 @Sacramento 2015 L 2-1 @Fresno 2017 L 8-1 @El Paso Season Openers: 16-20 (.444); Home Openers: 19-17 (.528) Game Recaps: El Paso defeats Las Vegas 4-2 in season opener (Thursday, April 5): The Chihuahuas defeated the 51s 4-2 in the 2018 season & home opener before a Budweiser Dollar Beer Night crowd of 7,292 at Cashman Field. Las Vegas offense: The 51s recorded 5 hits and scored solo runs in the second and fourth innings. L.J. Mazzilli delivered a pinch-hit RBI double in the fourth inning and catcher Jose Lobaton was 1-for-4, RBI. Third baseman David Thompson and shortstop Luis Guillorme were each 1-for-4, double, run scored. El Paso offense: The Chihuahuas recorded 9 hits and built a 3-1 lead after 2 ½ innings. Center fielder Travis Jankowski was 3-for-5, two runs scored; shortstop Javy Guerra was 2-for-4, solo homer in the sixth inning and right fielder Franmil Reyes was 1-for-4, double, 2 RBI. Las Vegas pitching: Right-hander Corey Oswalt suffered the loss. He pitched 4 innings and allowed 5 hits, 3 runs, walked 1 and struck out 5 on 80 pitches (54 strikes). 51s Bullpen: Left-hander Kyle Regnault pitched 2 innings and allowed 1 hit, issued no walks and struck out 3. Right- hander Tim Peterson pitched 1 scoreless inning and allowed two hits, walked 1 and struck out 3. Left-hander David Roseboom pitched 1 scoreless inning and allowed no hits and struck out 2. RH Kevin McGowan pitched a scoreless ninth inning and struck out 1. R H E El Paso 102 001 000 4 9 1 Las Vegas 010 100 000 2 5 0 WP: Lauer (1-0); LP: Oswalt (0-1); SV: Aro (1) T: 2:47 A: 7,292 51s BRIEFINGS – TONIGHT is STAR WARS Night and Girls Scout Night…Las Vegas is 1-1 on the season-opening five-game series…the homestand against the El Paso Chihuahuas, Triple-A affiliate of the San Diego Padres, will conclude on Monday, April 9…El Paso has finished in first place in the Pacific Conference Southern Division for three straight seasons (2015-17) and won the PCL Championship in 2016 (defeated Oklahoma City, 3-games-to-1)…the 2018 season will feature 140 games…following the homestand, the 51s will embark on their first road trip of the season beginning on Tuesday, April 10 at Albuquerque, New Mexico against the Isotopes, Triple-A affiliate of the Colorado Rockies…the trip will consist of seven games: three at Albuquerque (Tuesday-Thursday, April 10-12) and a four-game series against El Paso from Friday-Monday, April 13-16. 36 SEASONS IN THE SILVER STATE - The 51s are playing in their 36th Pacific Coast League season in the Silver State…the Las Vegas 51s have the proud distinction of being the longest enduring franchise in the history of professional sports in the state of Nevada…Las Vegas Triple-A baseball was born on April 10, 1983 before a crowd of 10,622 at Cashman Field (Las Vegas defeated Salt Lake City, 11-8). CASHMAN FIELD FINALE: The 2018 season will mark the Las Vegas franchise final campaign at Cashman Field. LAS VEGAS BALLPARK AT DOWNTOWN SUMMERLIN: The Howard Hughes Corporation® (NYSE: HHC) announced on October 10, 2017 its plans to develop and construct a baseball stadium in Downtown Summerlin® on approximately eight acres just south of City National Arena, the National Hockey League practice facility for the Vegas Golden Knights. The announcement on October 10, followed a vote by the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority Board of Directors approving a marketing partnership that gives LVCVA naming rights to the stadium. The Las Vegas Ballpark is being designed by HOK, a global architecture firm with an expertise in stadium design. The 10,000-fan- capacity stadium blends the distinct architectural style of the Summerlin® community with the aviation legacy of Howard Hughes.