GAME NOTES Saturday, July 3, 2021 2019 PCL Pacific Southern Division Champions Game 51 – Home Game 27 Sacramento River Cats (22-27) (AAA-S.F. Giants) vs. Las Vegas Aviators (23-27) (AAA-Oakland Athletics) Aviators At A Glance . The Series (River Cats lead 2-0) Overall Record: 23-27 (.460) Home: 11-15 (.423) PROBABLE STARTING PITCHERS Road: 12-12 (.500) Day Games: 7-4 (.636) SACRAMENTO LAS VEGAS Night Games: 16-23 (.410) Sat. (7:05) – RHP Trevor Hildenberger (2-1, 3.00) RHP Daulton Jefferies (2-0, 5.28)* Sun. (4:05) – RHP Matt Frisbee (1-3, 6.57) RHP Brian Howard (2-3, 5.40) Follow the Aviators on Facebook/Las Vegas Mon. (7:05) – LHP Scott Kazmir (2-0, 1.10) RHP Miguel Romero (0-2, 8.20) Aviators Baseball Team & Twitter/@AviatorsLV Tues. (7:05) – RHP Gerson Garabito (0-2, 3.29) RHP Paul Blackburn (2-3, 4.64) Radio: Raider Nation Radio 920 AM - Russ Langer Web & TV: www.aviatorslv.com; MiLB.TV Wednesday, July 7 OFF DAY *YurView Cox Channel 14 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 three of the six-game series in Triple-A West action at Las Vegas Ballpark (8,834)…Las Vegas is 0-2 in the series…the homestand against Sacramento will conclude on Tuesday, July 6…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. Sacramento defeats Las Vegas 12-3 for second straight Sacramento River Cats victory in series: The River Cats defeated the Aviators 12- All-Time Record vs. River Cats 3 last night in game two of the six-game homestand before 150- 183 (.450) a Fireworks crowd of 8,416 at Las Vegas Ballpark. Home: 76-91 (.455) Las Vegas offense: The Aviators recorded 7 hits and tied a Road: 74-92 (.446) season-high with 12 runners left on base. First baseman Carlos Pérez was 2-for-4, walk, RBI. Third baseman Jacob 2021 Season Series (W 8, L 6) Wilson was 2-for-5, double, RBI run scored and left fielder Date Score Greg Deichmann was 1-for-2, three walks, two runs scored. May 6 L, 8-1 Sacramento offense: The River Cats recorded 14 hits and May 7 L, 6-4 scored seven runs in the first inning. Center fielder Mauricio May 8 W, 11-10 (10) Dubon was 4-for-5, walk, double, 2 RBI, two runs scored. May 9 W, 6-3 Left fielder Braden Bishop was 3-for-6, three-run home run, May 10 W, 9-6 May 11 W, 10-7 three runs scored and shortstop Arismendy Alcantara was May 27@ W, 6-5 2-for-5, RBI, run scored. May 28@ L, 7-2 Las Vegas pitching: Left-hander Jesús Luzardo suffered May 29@ W, 4-2 the loss. He pitched 0.2 and allowed 6 hits, 7 runs, walke d 2 May 30@ W, 9-5 May 31@ W, 11-7 and struck out 2 on 40 pitches (23 strikes). June 1@ L, 5-4 Aviators Bullpen: Right-hander Jesus Zambrano pitched July 1 L, 10-2 3.1 innings and allowed 4 hits, 2 runs, walked 2 and struck July 2 L, 12-3 out 2. Right-hander Ben Bracewell pitched 2.0 scoreless July 3 innings and allowed 3 hits. Right-hander James Naile July 4 July 5 pitched 1.0 scoreless inning (2 SO). Right-hander Zac h Jackson pitched 1.0 scoreless inning and left-hander Adam July 6 Sept. 16@ Kolarek pitched 1.0 inning (3 unearned runs). R H E Sept. 17@ Sacramento 702 000 003 12 14 1 Sept. 18@ Las Vegas 000 020 001 3 7 2 Sept. 19@ WP: J. Jackson (1-0); LP: Luzardo (0-1) Sept. 20@ T: 3:42 A: 8,416 Sept. 21@ Game Recaps: Las Vegas defeats Salt Lake 5-3 in 10 innings to even the series (Sunday, June 27): The Aviators defeated the Bees 5-3 in 10 innings in game four of the six-game series before a crowd of 3,368 at Smith’s Ballpark. Las Vegas offense: The Aviators recorded 8 hits and rallied from a 3-2 deficit for the victory. Left fielder Cody Thomas (1-for-4) hit a two-run homer in the 10th inning to break the 3-3 tie. Second baseman Nate Mondou was 2-for-3, triple, run scored in the ninth inning on a sacrifice fly by third baseman Jacob Wilson (1-for-3, double, run scored). Shortstop Pete Kozma was 2-for-4, triple, RBI, run scored. Salt Lake offense: The Bees recorded 10 hits and scored a solo run in the fourth inning to take a 3-2 lead. First baseman Preston Palmeiro was 3-for-4, double, RBI and second baseman Jack Mayfield was 2-for-4, walk. Las Vegas pitching: Left-hander Jesús Luzardo pitched 3.1 innings in the no decision. He allowed 6 hits, 3 runs, walked 2 and struck out 3 on 63 pitches (31 strikes). Aviators Bullpen: Right-hander James Naile pitched 2.2 scoreless innings and allowed no hits and struck out 1. Right- hander Ben Bracewell pitched 1.1 scoreless innings and allowed 2 hits and struck out 3. Left-hander Adam Kolarek pitched 0.2 scoreless and struck out 1. Right-hander Zach Jackson pitched 2.0 scoreless innings, allowed 2 hits and struck out 2 for the victory. R H E Las Vegas 100 100 001 2 5 8 1 Salt Lake 002 100 000 0 3 10 0 WP: Jackson (1-0); LP: Ryan (1-3) T: 2:56 A: 3,368 Salt Lake defeats Las Vegas 3-1 in game five of the series (Monday, June 28): The Bees defeated the Aviators 3-1 in game five of the six-game road trip before a crowd of 8,629 at Smith’s Ballpark. Las Vegas offense: The Aviators recorded 5 hits and scored their lone run in the seventh inning on a GDP by first baseman Francisco Peña (0-for-4). Right fielder Greg Deichmann was 2-for-4, double, run scored and designated hitter Vimael Machín and third baseman Jacob Wilson were each 1-for-3, walk. Salt Lake offense: The Bees recorded 6 hits and shortstop Jack Mayfield (1-for-5) delivered a walk-off, two-run home run with two outs. Catcher Matt Thaiss was 2-for-4, double, run scored and second baseman Michael Stefanic was 1- for-2, two walks. Las Vegas pitching: Right-hander Brian Howard pitched 5.2 solid innings in the no decision. He allowed 2 hits, 1 unearned run, issued three walks and struck out 5 on 100 pitches (56 strikes). Aviators Bullpen: Left-hander Reymin Guduan pitched 1.1 scoreless innings and allowed 1 hit and struck out 1. Left- hander Adam Kolarek pitched 1.0 scoreless inning and allowed 1 hit and walked 2. Right-hander Jordan Weems pitched 0.2 and allowed 2 hits, 2 runs and struck out 1. R H E Las Vegas 000 000 100 1 5 2 Salt Lake 000 100 002 3 6 0 WP: Quijada (2-1); LP: Weems (0-2) T: 2:45 A: 8,629 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.