GAME NOTES Monday, July 5, 2021 2019 PCL Pacific Southern Division Champions Game 53 – Home Game 29 Sacramento River Cats (23-28) (AAA-S.F. Giants) vs. Las Vegas Aviators (24-28) (AAA-Oakland Athletics) Aviators At A Glance . The Series (River Cats lead 3-1) Overall Record: 24-28 (.462) Home: 12-16 (.429) PROBABLE STARTING PITCHERS Road: 12-12 (.500) SACRAMENTO LAS VEGAS Day Games: 8-4 (.667) Mon. (7:05) – RHP Gerson Garabito (0-2, 3.29) RHP Miguel Romero (0-2, 8.20) Night Games: 16-24 (.400) Tues. (7:05) – LHP Scott Kazmir (2-0. 2.66) RHP Paul Blackburn (2-3, 4.64) Wednesday, July 7 OFF DAY Follow the Aviators on Facebook/Las Vegas Aviators Baseball Team & Twitter/@AviatorsLV Probable Starting Pitchers (Las Vegas at Reno, July 8-13) Radio: Raider Nation Radio 920 AM - Russ Langer RENO LAS VEGAS Thurs. (6:35) – TBA TBA Web & TV: www.aviatorslv.com; MiLB.TV Fri. (6:35) – TBA TBA Aviators vs. River Cats: The Las Vegas Aviators professional baseball team, Triple-A affiliate of the Oakland Athletics, will host the Sacramento River Cats, Triple-A affiliate of the San Francisco Giants, tonight in game five of the six-game series in Triple-A West action at Las Vegas Ballpark (8,834)…Las Vegas is 1-3 in the series…the homestand against Sacramento will conclude tomorrow evening…following an off day on Wednesday, July 7, the Aviators will embark on a six-game Northern Nevada road trip beginning on Thursday, July 8 against intrastate rival, the Reno Aces…the series and the trip will conclude on Tuesday, July 13. Las Vegas rallies to defeat Sacramento 15-14 in 10 Sacramento River Cats innings in game four of the series (Sunday, July 4): The All-Time Record vs. River Cats Aviators defeated the River Cats 15-14 in 10 innings in game 151-184 (.451) four of the six-game series before a crowd of 6,428 at Las Home: 77-92 (.456) Vegas Ballpark. Road: 74-92 (.446) Las Vegas offense: The Aviators recorded 13 hits and took advantage of 15 walks to rally for the 15-14 victory. Left 2021 Season Series (W 9, L 7) fielder Jacob Wilson (2-for-3, three walks, three runs Date Score scored, HR, 4 RBI) delivered a one-out, walk-off sacrifice fly May 6 L, 8-1 to right field. Catcher Carlos Pérez was 2-for-3, three walks, May 7 L, 6-4 grand slam and shortstop Pete Kozma was 2-for-4, two May 8 W, 11-10 (10) walks, double, sacrifice, four runs scored. May 9 W, 6-3 Sacramento offense: The River Cats recorded 19 hits and May 10 W, 9-6 May 11 W, 10-7 built a 12-7 lead after 4 ½ innings. Designated hitter Jason May 27@ W, 6-5 Vosler was 3-for-5, walk, double, 3 RBI, run scored. First May 28@ L, 7-2 baseman Jason Krizan was 3-for-5, walk, RBI, two runs May 29@ W, 4-2 scored and shortstop Arismendy Alcantara was 2-for -6, May 30@ W, 9-5 May 31@ W, 11-7 two home runs, 4 RBI. June 1@ L, 5-4 Las Vegas pitching: Right-hander Brian Howard pitched July 1 L, 10-2 2.0 innings in the no decision. He allowed 8 hits, 5 runs, July 2 L, 12-3 walked 1 and struck out 3 on 72 pitches (47 strikes). July 3 L, 14-8 Aviators Bullpen: RH James Naile (1.2 IP/4 R); LH Adam July 4 W, 15-14 (10) July 5 Kolarek (1.1 IP/3 R); RH Grant Holmes (1.2 IP/2 R); RH Zach Jackson (1.1 IP/0 R) and RH Domingo Acevedo (2.0 July 6 Sept. 16@ IP/0 R). R H E Sept. 17@ Sacramento 231 330 200 0 14 19 0 Sept. 18@ Las Vegas 430 030 103 1 15 13 0 Sept. 19@ WP: Acevedo (1-0); LP: Menez (0-1) Sept. 20@ T: 4:30 A: 6,428 Sept. 21@ Game Recaps: Salt Lake defeats Las Vegas 4-2 in series finale (Tuesday, June 29): The Bees defeated the Aviators 4-2 in the finale of the six-game series and road trip before a crowd of 4,572 at Smith’s Ballpark. Las Vegas offense: The Aviators recorded 8 hits and scored solo runs in the first inning and seventh innings. Designated hitter Pete Kozma was 2-for-5, double, two runs scored; catcher Austin Allen was 1-for-4, double, 2 RBI and first baseman Francisco Peña and shortstop Nate Mondou were each 1-for-3, HBP. Salt Lake offense: The Bees recorded 7 hits and built a 4-1 lead after four innings. Shortstop Jack Mayfield was 2-for- 4, solo homer in third inning. Left fielder Jon Jay was 2-for-4; third baseman Michael Stefanic was 1-for-4, two-run home run in the fourth inning and center fielder Jake Gatewood was 1-for-3, HBP, solo homer (second inning). Las Vegas pitching: Right-hander Miguel Romero suffered the loss. He pitched 4.0 innings and allowed 4 hits, 4 runs, walked 1 and struck out 4 on 56 pitches (34 strikes). Aviators Bullpen: Left-hander A.J. Puk pitched 2.0 scoreless innings and allowed 1 hit, issued no walks and struck out 4. Right-hander Grant Holmes pitched 2.0 scoreless innings and allowed 2 hits, issued no walks and struck out 3. R H E Las Vegas 100 000 100 2 8 2 Salt Lake 011 200 00X 4 7 1 WP: Johnson (1-0); LP: Romero (0-3); SV: Peterson (3) T: 2:40 A: 4,572 Sacramento defeats Las Vegas 10-2 in series opener (Thursday, July 1): The River Cats defeated the Aviators 10-2 in the opener of the six-game homestand before a crowd of 7,173 at Las Vegas Ballpark. Las Vegas offense: The Aviators recorded 2 hits and scored solo runs in the first and fourth innings. Catcher Austin Allen was 1-for-4. Shortstop Pete Kozma was 1-for-3, walk and center fielder Cody Thomas was 0-for-2, walk, RBI. Sacramento offense: The River Cats recorded 15 hits and scored seven runs over the last three innings. Five players recorded multiple-hit games: right fielder Braden Bishop was 3-for-5, double, RBI, run scored. Catcher Joey Bart was 3-for-4, walk, solo home run, three runs scored and second baseman Arismendy Alcantara was 2-for-4, double, triple, 2 RBI, run scored. Las Vegas pitching: Right-hander Paul Blackburn suffered the loss despite a solid outing. He pitched 5.0 innings and allowed 8 hits, 3 runs, walked 1 and struck out 2 on 84 pitches (51 strikes). Aviators Bullpen: Right-hander Matt Blackham pitched 1.0 inning and allowed 2 runs, walked 2 and struck out 2. Right- hander Argenis Angulo pitched 1.0 inning and allowed 3 hits and 2 runs. Right-hander Matt Milburn pitched 2.0 innings, allowed 4 hits and 3 runs. R H E Sacramento 020 100 412 10 15 1 Las Vegas 100 100 000 2 2 0 WP: Castro (2-1); LP: Blackburn (2-3) T: 2:57 A: 7,173 Sacramento defeats Las Vegas 12-3 for second straight victory in series (Friday, July 2): The River Cats defeated the Aviators 12-3 in game two of the six-game homestand before a Fireworks crowd of 8,416 at Las Vegas Ballpark. Las Vegas offense: The Aviators recorded 7 hits and tied a season-high with 12 runners left on base. First baseman Carlos Pérez was 2-for-4, walk, RBI. Third baseman Jacob Wilson was 2-for-5, double, RBI run scored and left fielder Greg Deichmann was 1-for-2, three walks, two runs scored. Sacramento offense: The River Cats recorded 14 hits and scored seven runs in the first inning. Center fielder Mauricio Dubon was 4-for-5, walk, double, 2 RBI, two runs scored. Left fielder Braden Bishop was 2-for-6, three-run home run, three runs scored and shortstop Arismendy Alcantara was 2-for-5, RBI, run scored. Las Vegas pitching: Left-hander Jesús Luzardo suffered the loss. He pitched 0.2 and allowed 6 hits, 7 runs, walked 2 and struck out 2 on 40 pitches (23 strikes). Aviators Bullpen: Right-hander Jesus Zambrano pitched 3.1 innings and allowed 4 hits, 2 runs, walked 2 and struck out 2. Right-hander Ben Bracewell pitched 2.0 scoreless innings and allowed 3 hits. Right-hander James Naile pitched 1.0 scoreless inning (2 SO). Right-hander Zach Jackson pitched 1.0 scoreless inning and left-hander Adam Kolarek pitched 1.0 inning (3 unearned runs). R H E Sacramento 702 000 003 12 13 1 Las Vegas 000 020 001 3 7 3 WP: J. Jackson (1-0); LP: Luzardo (0-1) T: 3:42 A: 8,416 Sacramento defeats Las Vegas 14-8 for third straight victory in the series (Saturday, July 3): The River Cats defeated the Aviators 14-8 in game three of the six-game homestand before a Fireworks season-high sellout crowd of 10,190 at Las Vegas Ballpark. Las Vegas offense: The Aviators recorded 9 hits and built a 5-0 lead after three innings. Catcher Austin Allen was 2- for-5, HR, 3 RBI, two runs scored. Designated hitter Cody Thomas was 2-for-4, walk, double, RBI, two runs scored and 2B Nate Mondou was 2-for-3, walk, double, 2 RBI.