GAME NOTES Thursday, June 10, 2021 2019 PCL Pacific Southern Division Champions Game 31 – Home Game 13 Reno Aces (19-11) (AAA-Arizona Diamondbacks) vs. Las Vegas Aviators (16-14) (AAA-Oakland Athletics) Aviators At A Glance . The Series Overall Record: 16-14 (.533) Home: 6-6 (.500) Road: 10-8 (.556) PROBABLE STARTING PITCHERS Day Games: 5-3 (.625) Night Games: 11-11 (.500) RENO LAS VEGAS Thurs. (7:05) – RHP Corbin Martin (2-0, 4.79) RHP Brian Howard (1-2, 5.01) Follow the Aviators on Facebook/Las Vegas Fri. (7:05) – LHP Tyler Gilbert (1-0, 6.35) RHP Matt Milburn (1-2, 10.66) Aviators Baseball Team & Twitter/@AviatorsLV Sat. (7:05) – RHP Humberto Mejia (0-1, 54.00) RHP Grant Holmes (0-1, 11.86) Sun. (12:05) – RHP Josh Green (3-1, 4.26) RHP Paul Blackburn (2-1, 4.28) Radio: Raider Nation Radio 920 AM - Russ Langer Mon. (7:05) – RHP Zach Lee (2-0, 3.00) RHP Daulton Jefferies (1-0, 1.37) Web & TV: www.aviatorslv.com; MiLB.TV Tues. (7:05) – TBA TBA Aviators vs. Aces: The Las Vegas Aviators professional baseball team, Triple-A affiliate of the Oakland Athletics, will open a season- long 12-game homestand beginning tonight against intrastate rival, the Reno Aces, Triple-A affiliate of the Arizona Diamondbacks, in Triple -A West action at Las Vegas Ballpark (8,834)…Las Vegas was 8-4 on the just completed 12-game road trip (4-2 vs. Sacramento; 4-2 vs. Albuquerque)…the six-game series against Reno will conclude on Tuesday, June 15… following an off day on Wednesday, June 16, the Aviators will host the Tacoma Rainiers, in a six-game series from Thursday-Tuesday, June 17-22. Las Vegas defeats Albuquerque 5-4 in series and road Reno Aces trip finale (Tuesday, June 8): The Aviators defeated the All-Time Record vs. Aces Isotopes 5-4 in the finale of the six-game series and 12- 95-87 (.522) game road trip before a crowd of 2,305 at Rio Grande Credit Home: 50-38 (.568) Union Field at Isotopes Park. Road: 45-49 (.479) Las Vegas offense: The Aviators recorded 8 hits and broke a 2-2 tie with two runs in the fourth inning. Designated hitter Austin Allen was 3-for-4, two runs scored, solo homer in the 2021 Season Series (W 2, L 4) eighth inning. Third baseman Jacob Wilson was 2-for -3, Date Score walk, two doubles, run scored and catcher Francisco Peña May 13@ L, 8-5 and first baseman Frank Schwindel were each 1-for-4 with May 14@ L, 10-7 May 15@ L, 3-0 solo homers. Albuquerque offense: The Isotopes recorded 5 hits and left May 16@ W, 4-1 fielder Ryan Vilade was 2-for-4, double, two runs scored, May 17@ W, 8-2 May 18@ L, 18-3 solo homer in the eighth inning. Third baseman Danny Edgeworth was 2-for-4, solo homer in the second inning. June 10 June 11 Las Vegas pitching: Right-hander Daulton Jefferies recorded his first Triple-A victory with 6.0 solid innings. He June 12 allowed 3 hits, 2 runs, issued no walks and struck out 6 on June 13 June 14 74 pitches (50 strikes). June 15 Aviators Bullpen: Left-hander A.J. Puk pitched 2.0 innings July 8@ and allowed 2 hits, 2 runs, issued no walks and struck out 4. Right-hander Domingo Acevedo pitched 1.0 scoreless July 9@ inning and walked 2 and struck out 2. July 10-13@ R H E September 9-14 Las Vegas 200 200 010 5 8 0 Reno Aces: In 2019, the Aces compiled a record of 66-74 (.471) and finished in second Albuquerque 110 000 110 4 5 0 WP: Jefferies (1-0); LP: Clarkin (0-3); SV: Acevedo (5) place in the Pacific Northern Division. The Aces th T: 2:33 A: 2,305 are in their 11 season with the D-Backs. Game Recaps: Las Vegas defeats Albuquerque 4-2 to even the series (Friday, June 4): The Aviators defeated the Isotopes 4-2 in game two of the six-game series and game eight of the season-long 12-game road trip before a crowd of 4,297 at Rio Grande Credit Union Field at Isotopes Park. Las Vegas offense: The Aviators recorded 10 hits and built a 4-0 lead after 5 ½ innings. Left fielder Cody Thomas was 3-for-4, double, solo homer in the sixth inning. Right fielder Greg Deichmann was 1-for-4 with a two-run homer in the fourth inning and designated hitter Jacob Wilson was 1-fr-4, triple, RBI, run scored. Albuquerque offense: The Isotopes recorded 7 hits and stranded nine runners on base. Center fielder Sam Hilliard was 3-for-3, walk, double, run scored and third baseman Taylor Motter was 2-for-3, walk, double, RBI, run scored. Las Vegas pitching: Right-hander Brian Howard recorded his first Triple-A victory with 5.0 shutout innings. He allowed 3 hits, walked 3 and struck out 5 on 96 pitches (60 strikes). Aviators Bullpen: Right-hander Ben Bracewell pitched 1.0 inning and allowed 3 hits, 2 runs and struck out 1. Left- hander Adam Kolarek pitched 1.0 scoreless inning. Right-hander Argenis Angulo pitched 0.2 scoreless innings and allowed one hit and walked 1. Right-hander Domingo Acevedo pitched 1.1 scoreless innings, allowed no hits and struck out 2 to earn the save. R H E Las Vegas 000 301 000 4 10 1 Albuquerque 000 002 000 2 7 0 WP: Howard (1-2); LP: Mujica (0-4); SV: Acevedo (3) T: 3:02 A: 4,297 Albuquerque defeats Las Vegas 5-3 in game three of the series (Saturday, June 5): The Isotopes defeated the Aviators 5-3 in game three of the six-game series before a crowd of 7,145 at Rio Grande Credit Union Field at Isotopes Park. Las Vegas offense: The Aviators recorded 6 hits and built a 2-0 lead after 1 ½ innings. Designated hitter Pete Kozma was 2-for-3, walk, double. Catcher Francisco Peña was 1-for-3, walk, solo homer in the sixth inning to tie the game at 3- 3. Left fielder Cody Thomas was 1-for-3, walk, double, RBI, run scored. Albuquerque offense: The Isotopes recorded 8 hits and broke the 3-3 tie with two runs in the seventh inning. Second baseman Rio Ruiz was 2-for-3, double, run scored, 2 RBI, sacrifice fly in the seventh inning. Left fielder Connor Joe was 2-for-4, two doubles, 3 RBI and shortstop Jose Gomez was 2-for-2, walk, double, two runs scored. Las Vegas pitching: Right-hander Matt Milburn pitched 2.1 innings in the no decision. He allowed 4 hits, 3 runs, walked 1 and struck out 2 on 41 pitches (29 strikes). Aviators Bullpen: Right-hander Matt Blackham pitched 1.2 scoreless innings and struck out 5. Left-hander Reymin Guduan pitched 1.0 scoreless inning. Left-hander A.J. Puk pitched 2.0 innings and allowed 3 hits, 2 runs, walked 1 and struck out 1. Right-hander Jesus Zambrano pitched 1.0 scoreless inning and struck out 1. R H E Las Vegas 020 001 000 3 6 0 Albuquerque 003 000 20X 5 8 0 WP: Wynkoop (2-0); LP: Puk (2-2); SV: Lawrence (3) T: 2:44 A: 7,145 Las Vegas defeats Albuquerque 11-8 to even the series (Sunday, June 6): The Aviators defeated the Isotopes 11-8 in game four of the six-game series before a crowd of 3,351 at Rio Grande Credit Union Field at Isotopes Park. Las Vegas offense: The Aviators recorded 10 hits and rallied from a 6-3 deficit and scored four runs in the sixth inning to take a 9-7 lead. Right fielder Greg Deichmann was 3-for-4, walk, double, RBI, three runs scored. Catcher Austin Allen was 2-for-5, double, two-run homer in the seventh inning, three runs scored and left fielder Cody Thomas was 1- for-3, two walks, two runs scored, three-run homer in the second inning. Albuquerque offense: The Isotopes recorded 10 hits and built a 6-3 lead after two innings. Catcher Brian Serven was 2-for-3, double, SF, 2 RBI, run scored. Left fielder Taylor Motter was 2-for-5, double, RBI, run scored and center fielder Sam Hilliard was 2-for-5, triple, run scored. Las Vegas pitching: Right-hander Grant Holmes pitched 1.2 innings in the no decision and allowed 5 hits, 6 runs (4 earned), walked 1 and struck out 2 on 45 pitches (24 strikes). Aviators Bullpen: Right-hander Tanner Anderson pitched 2.0 innings (1 R). Right-handers James Naile (1.1 IP/0 R), Argenis Angulo (1.0 IP/1 R), LH Adam Kolarek (1.0 IP/0 R), RH Miguel Romero (1.0 IP/0 R) and RH Domingo Acevedo (1.0 IP/0 R) pitched the final 5.1 innings. R H E Las Vegas 031 104 200 11 10 2 Albuquerque 060 100 100 8 10 2 WP: Naile (2-0); LP: Holder (0-1); SV: Acevedo (4) T: 3:38 A: 3,351 Las Vegas defeats Albuquerque 9-8 in game five of the six-game series (Monday, June 7): The Aviators defeated the Isotopes 9-8 in game 11 of the season-long 12-game road trip before a crowd of 2,272 at Rio Grande Credit Union Field at Isotopes Park.