GAME NOTES Tuesday, June 1, 2021 2019 PCL Pacific Southern Division Champions Game 24 – Road Game 12 Sacramento River Cats (9-14) (AAA-S.F. Giants) vs. Las Vegas Aviators (12-11) (AAA-Oakland Athletics) Aviators At A Glance . The Series (L.V. leads 4-1) Overall Record: 12-11 (.522) Home: 6-6 (.500) PROBABLE STARTING PITCHERS Road: 6-5 (.545) Day Games: 4-3 (.571) SACRAMENTO LAS VEGAS Tues. (7:05) – RHP Shun Yamaguchi (0-3, 5.89) RHP Paul Blackburn (1-1, 3.74) Night Games: 8-8 (.500) Wednesday, June 2 OFF DAY Follow the Aviators on Facebook/Las Vegas Probable Starting Pitchers (Las Vegas at Albuquerque, June 3-8) Aviators Baseball Team & Twitter/@AviatorsLV ALBUQUERQUE LAS VEGAS Radio: Raider Nation Radio 920 AM - Russ Langer Thurs. (5:35) – LHP Ryan Rolison (1-0, 8.10) RHP Brian Howard (0-2, 6.38) Fri. (5:35) – RHP Jose Mujica (0-3, 11.15) RHP Daulton Jefferies (0-0, 0.00) Web & TV: www.aviatorslv.com; MiLB.TV Sat. (5:35) – RHP Dereck Rodriguez (0-1, 11.74) RHP Parker Dunshee (1-3, 6.15) Aviators vs. River Cats: The Las Vegas Aviators professional baseball team, Triple-A affiliate of the Oakland Athletics, will face the Sacramento River Cats, Triple-A affiliate of the San Francisco Giants, tonight in the finale of the six-game series in Triple-A West action at Sutter Health Park (14,014)…Las Vegas is 4-1 in the series…following an off day tomorrow, the Aviators will continue the season- long 12-game road trip and travel to Albuquerque, N.M., to face the Isotopes, Triple-A affiliate of the Colorado Rockies, in a six-game series from Thursday-Tuesday, June 3-8…Las Vegas will then return home to face intrastate rival, the Reno Aces on Thurs., June 10. Las Vegas defeats Sacramento 11-7 for third straight Sacramento River Cats The Aviators victory in series (Memorial Day, May 31): All-Time Record vs. River Cats defeated the River Cats 11-7 in game five of the six-game 150-180 (.455) series at Sutter Health Park. Home: 76-89 (.461) Las Vegas offense: The Aviators recorded 15 hits and built Road: 74-91 (.448) an 8-2 lead after 4 ½ innings. Five players recorded multiple- hit games: First baseman Francisco Peña was 3-for -5, 2021 Season Series (W 8, L 3) double, solo homer, two runs scored; center fielder Luis Barrera was 3-for-6, double, 3 RBI, run scored; left fielder Date Score May 6 L, 8-1 Cody Thomas was 2-for-5, HR, 2 RBI, two runs scor ed; shortstop Edwin Díaz was 2-for-4, walk, solo homer and May 7 L, 6-4 May 8 W, 11-10 (10) catcher Austin Allen was 2-for-5, RBI, two runs scored. Sacramento offense: The River Cats recorded 15 hits and May 9 W, 6-3 May 10 W, 9-6 rallied for five runs in the fifth inning to cut the deficit to 8-7. May 11 W, 10-7 Catcher Joey Bart was 3-for-5, double, RBI, run scored and third baseman Jason Vosler was 2-for-5, double, solo May 27@ W, 6-5 homer, two runs scored. May 28@ L, 7-2 May 29@ W, 4-2 Las Vegas pitching: Right-hander Grant Holmes pitched 4.0 innings in the no decision. He allowed 8 hits, 6 runs, May 30@ W, 9-5 May 31@ W, 11-7 walked 3 and struck out 3 on 99 pitches (65 strikes). Aviators Bullpen: Right-hander Tanner Anderson pitched June 1@ July 1 0.2 (3 H/1R); right-hander James Naile pitched 1.1 scoreless (1 SO); right-handers Argenis Angulo (1.0 IP/0 July 2 R), Ben Bracewell (1.0 IP/0 R) and Domingo Acevedo (1.0 July 3-6 September 16-21 at Sacramento IP/0 R) pitched the final three innings. R H E Las Vegas 050 030 201 11 15 0 Sacramento: In 2019, the River Cats compiled a record of 73-67 (.521) and finished in first Sacramento 110 050 000 7 15 0 WP: Angulo (2-0); LP: Pfeifer (0-3) place in the Pacific Northern Division. River T: 3:41 A: - - - Cats won the PCL & Triple-A championships. Game Recaps: Las Vegas defeats Sacramento 6-5 in series opener (Thursday, May 27): The Aviators defeated the River Cats 6-5 in the opener of the six-game series and 12-game road trip before a crowd of 2,942 at Sutter Health Park. Las Vegas offense: The Aviators recorded 9 hits and built a 3-0 lead after 3 ½ innings. Third baseman Jacob Wilson was 2-for-2, two doubles, HBP, walk, RBI, run scored. Designated hitter Greg Deichmann was 2-for-5, triple, 3 RBI, two- run homer in the fourth inning, two runs scored and center fielder Skye Bolt was 2-for-4, walk, double, two runs scored. Sacramento offense: The River Cats recorded 11 hits and rallied for four runs over the last three innings. Second baseman Mitchell Tolman was 2-for-4, double, HR, 3 RBI. Left fielder Joe McCarthy was 2-for-3, walk, two runs scored and designated hitter Peter Maris was 2-for-4, solo homer. Las Vegas pitching: Left-hander Jesús Luzardo pitched 1.2 scoreless innings in a ML rehab assignment. He allowed 1 hit and struck out 1 on 25 pitches (17 strikes). Aviators Bullpen: Right-hander Paul Blackburn pitched 4.2 innings to earn the victory. He allowed 6 hits, 2 runs, walked 1 and struck out 5 on 80 pitches (54 strikes). Left-hander Adam Kolarek pitched 1.0 inning, allowed 2 runs. Right-handers Jordan Weems (0.2 IP/0 R) and Domingo Acevedo (1.0 IP/1 R) pitched the final 1.2 IP. R H E Las Vegas 100 200 030 6 9 0 Sacramento 000 100 121 5 11 2 WP: Blackburn (1-1); LP: Yamaguchi (0-3); SV: Acevedo (2) T: 3:26 A: 2,942 Sacramento defeats Las Vegas 7-2 in game two of series (Friday, May 28): The River Cats defeated the Aviators 7- 2 in game two of the six-game series before a crowd of 3,422 at Sutter Health Park. Las Vegas offense: The Aviators recorded 4 hits and scored solo runs in the fourth and sixth innings. Second baseman Pete Kozma was 1-for-2, two walks, run scored and left fielder Skye Bolt was 1-for-2, two walks. First baseman Frank Schwindel was 1-for-4, solo homer in the sixth inning. Sacramento offense: The River Cats recorded 11 hits and built a 7-1 lead after five innings. Designated hitter Justin Bour was 2-for-4, 3 RBI, two home runs (solo in the fourth inning; two-run in the fifth). Center fielder Bryce Johnson was 2-for-5, stolen base, 2 RBI and shortstop Mitchell Tolman was 2-for-3, HBP, double, two runs scored. Las Vegas pitching: Right-hander Brian Howard suffered the loss. He pitched 4.2 innings and allowed 8 hits, 6 runs (3 earned), walked 1 and struck out 5 on 91 pitches (55 strikes). Aviators Bullpen: Right-hander Ben Bracewell pitched 1.1 innings and allowed 3 hits, 1 run and struck out 2. Right- hander Tanner Anderson pitched 1.0 scoreless innings and struck out 1 and right-hander Miguel Romero pitched 1.0 scoreless innings and walked 1 and struck out 3. R H E Las Vegas 000 101 000 2 4 2 Sacramento 030 130 00X 7 11 0 WP: Banda (2-0); LP: Howard (0-2) T: 3:04 A: 3,422 Las Vegas defeats Sacramento 4-2 in game three of the series (Saturday, May 29): The Aviators defeated the River Cats 4-2 last night in game three of the six-game series and 12-game road trip before a crowd of 3,637 at Sutter Health Park. Las Vegas offense: The Aviators recorded 5 hits and broke the scoreless tie with four runs in the fifth inning. The key hit in the inning was a two-run double by shortstop Pete Kozma (1-for-4). Center fielder Buddy Reed was 2-for-3, RBI, run scored and right fielder Skye Bolt was 1-for-3, HBP, stolen base, run scored. Sacramento offense: The River Cats recorded 4 hits and scored two runs in the ninth inning. Right fielder Joe McCarthy was 1-for-3, walk, RBI and catcher Joey Bart was 1-for-3, walk, run scored. Las Vegas pitching: Right-hander Daulton Jefferies pitched 4.1 scoreless innings in the no decision. He allowed 1 hit, issued no walks and struck out 3 on 51 pitches (34 strikes). Aviators Bullpen: Left-hander A.J. Puk pitched 1.2 scoreless innings to record the victory. He allowed no hits, walked 1 and struck out 2. Right-hander Matt Blackham pitched 1.0 scoreless inning and struck out 1. Right-hander James Naile pitched 1.0 scoreless inning (1 SO) and right-hander Domingo Acevedo pitched 1.0 inning and allowed 2 hits, 2 runs, walked 1 and struck out 1. R H E Las Vegas 000 040 000 4 5 0 Sacramento 000 000 002 2 4 0 WP: Puk (2-1); LP: Alvarez (3-1) T: 3:02 A: 3,637 Las Vegas defeats Sacramento 9-5 for second straight victory in series (Sunday, May 30): The Aviators defeated the River Cats 9-5 in game four of the six-game series before a crowd of 3,338 at Sutter Health Park.