GAME NOTES Friday, June 11, 2021 2019 PCL Pacific Southern Division Champions Game 32 – Home Game 14 Reno Aces (20-11) (AAA-Arizona Diamondbacks) vs. Las Vegas Aviators (16-15) (AAA-Oakland Athletics) Aviators At A Glance . The Series (Reno leads 1-0) Overall Record: 16-15 (.516) Home: 6-7 (.462) PROBABLE STARTING PITCHERS Road: 10-8 (.556) Day Games: 5-3 (.625) RENO LAS VEGAS Night Games: 11-12 (.478) Fri. (7:05) – LHP Tyler Gilbert (1-0, 6.35) RHP Matt Milburn (1-2, 10.66) Follow the Aviators on Facebook/Las Vegas 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) Aviators Baseball Team & Twitter/@AviatorsLV Mon. (7:05) – RHP Zach Lee (2-0, 3.00) RHP Daulton Jefferies (1-0, 1.37) Radio: Raider Nation Radio 920 AM - Russ Langer Tues. (7:05) – TBA TBA Web & TV: www.aviatorslv.com; MiLB.TV Wednesday, June 16 OFF DAY Aviators vs. Aces: The Las Vegas Aviators professional baseball team, Triple-A affiliate of the Oakland Athletics, will host intrastate rival, the Reno Aces, Triple-A affiliate of the Arizona Diamondbacks, tonight in game two of the six-game series in Triple-A West action at Las Vegas Ballpark (8,834)…Las Vegas dropped the series opener, 7-5, last night…the series against Reno will conclude on Tuesday, June 15…following an off day on Wednesday, June 16, the Aviators will continue the season-long 12-game homestand and host the Tacoma Rainiers, Triple-A affiliate of the Seattle Mariners, in a six-game series from Thursday -Tuesday, June 17-22. Reno defeats Las Vegas 7-5 in series and homestand Reno Aces The Aces defeated the Aviators 7-5 last night in the opener: All-Time Record vs. Aces opener of the six-game series before a season-high crowd 95-88 (.519) of 8,021 at Las Vegas Ballpark. Home: 50-39 (.562) Las Vegas offense: The Aviators recorded 9 hits and built Road: 45-49 (.479) a 3-0 lead after three innings. First baseman Frank Schwindel was 3-for-5, two doubles, solo homer in the fifth inning. Shortstop Pete Kozma was 2-for-4, walk, two runs 2021 Season Series (W 2, L 5) scored, solo homer in the ninth inning and left fielder/third Date Score baseman Jacob Wilson was 1-for-2, double, three walks. May 13@ L, 8-5 Reno offense: The Aces recorded 10 hits and rallied from a May 14@ L, 10-7 3-0 deficit. Reno broke a 4-4 with three runs in the seventh May 15@ L, 3-0 inning on back-to-back home runs by second baseman Josh May 16@ W, 4-1 May 17@ W, 8-2 VanMeter (2-for-5, two-run HR) and left fielder Andrew May 18@ L, 18-3 Young (2-for-5, two runs scored). First baseman Seth Beer was 2-for-4, double, two-run homer in the sixth inning. June 10 L, 7-5 Las Vegas pitching: Right-hander Brian Howard pitched June 11 5.0 solid innings in the no decision. He allowed 4 hits, 2 runs, June 12 walked 2 and struck out 3 on 69 pitches (44 strikes). June 13 Aviators Bullpen: Right-hander James Naile pitched 1.0 June 14 inning and allowed 2 hits, 2 runs and struck out 1. Right - June 15 hander Argenis Angulo pitched 1.0 inning and allowed 2 July 8@ hits, 3 runs, walked 1 and struck out 1. Right-hander Matt July 9@ July 10-13@ Blackham and right-hander Jordan Weems each pitched 1.0 scoreless inning. R H E September 9-14 Reno Aces: In 2019, the Aces compiled a Reno 000 202 300 7 10 1 Las Vegas 201 010 001 5 9 0 record of 66-74 (.471) and finished in second WP: Ramirez (1-0); LP: Angulo (2-1); SV: Aguilar (1) place in the Pacific Northern Division. The Aces th T: 3:28 A: 8,021 are in their 11 season with the D-Backs. Game Recaps: 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. Las Vegas offense: The Aviators recorded 10 hits and rallied from a 3-1 deficit for the victory. First baseman Frank Schwindel was 3-for-4, walk, three runs scored, two solo home runs, 3 RBI. Catcher Austin Allen was 2-for-3, walk, HBP, two-run homer in the seventh inning and second baseman Vimael Machín was 2-for-4, walk, RBI. Albuquerque offense: The Isotopes recorded 14 hits and rallied for three runs in the ninth inning. First baseman Greg Bird was 3-for-4, walk, three runs scored, two solo home runs. Right fielder Connor Joe and third baseman Taylor Motter were each 2-for-5, HR, 2 RBI. Las Vegas pitching: Right-hander Paul Blackburn recorded the victory with 6.0 innings pitched. He allowed 9 hits, 4 runs, issued no walks and struck out 4 on 92 pitches (59 strikes). Aviators Bullpen: Left-hander Reymin Guduan pitched 1.0 scoreless inning (1 H). Right-hander Ben Bracewell pitched 1.0 scoreless inning (1 SO). Right-hander Jordan Weems pitched 0.2 and allowed 3 hits and 4 runs and right-hander Miguel Romero pitched 0.1 to earn the save. R H E Las Vegas 010 040 301 9 10 1 Albuquerque 003 010 004 8 14 2 WP: Blackburn (2-1); LP: Castellani (1-5); SV: Romero (1) T: 3:15 A: 2,272 Las Vegas defeats Albuquerque 5-4 in series and road trip finale (Tuesday, June 8): The Aviators defeated the Isotopes 5-4 in the finale of the six-game series and 12-game road trip before a crowd of 2,305 at Rio Grande Credit Union Field at Isotopes Park.