GAME NOTES Saturday, June 5, 2021 2019 PCL Pacific Southern Division Champions Game 27 – Road Game 15 Albuquerque Isotopes (8-18) (AAA-Colorado Rockies) vs. Las Vegas Aviators (13-13) (AAA-Oakland Athletics) Aviators At A Glance . The Series (Tied 1-1) Overall Record: 13-13 (.500) Home: 6-6 (.500) PROBABLE STARTING PITCHERS Road: 7-7 (.500) Day Games: 4-3 (.571) ALBUQUERQUE LAS VEGAS Night Games: 9-10 (.474) Sat. (5:35) – RHP Dereck Rodriguez (0-1, 11.74) RHP Parker Dunshee (1-3, 6.15) Follow the Aviators on Facebook/Las Vegas Sun. (5:05) – RHP Brandon Gold (1-2, 6.10) RHP Grant Holmes (0-1, 11.07) Mon. (5:35) – RHP Ryan Castellani (1-3, 8.66) RHP Paul Blackburn (1-1, 3.90) Aviators Baseball Team & Twitter/@AviatorsLV Tues. (11:05 am) – TBA TBA Radio: Raider Nation Radio 920 AM - Russ Langer Web & TV: www.aviatorslv.com; MiLB.TV Wednesday, June 9 OFF DAY Aviators vs. Isotopes: The Las Vegas Aviators professional baseball team, Triple-A affiliate of the Oakland Athletics, will face the Albuquerque Isotopes, Triple-A affiliate of the Colorado Rockies, tonight in game three of the six -game series in Triple-A West action at Rio Grande Credit Union Field at Isotopes Park (13,500)…Las Vegas is 5-3 on the season -long 12-game road trip (4-2 vs. Sacramento; 1-1 vs. Albuquerque)…the series against the Isotopes will conclude on Tuesday, June 8…following an off day on Wednesday, the Aviators will return to Las Vegas Ballpark to open a season-long 12-game homestand on June 10 against Reno. Las Vegas defeats Albuquerque 4-2 to even the series : Albuquerque Isotopes The Aviators defeated the Isotopes 4-2 last night in ga me All-Time Record vs. Isotopes two of the six-game series and game eight of the season - 63-79 (.444) long 12-game road trip before a crowd of 4,297 at Rio Home: 36-37 (.493) Grande Credit Union Field at Isotopes Park. Road: 27-42 (.391) Las Vegas offense: The Aviators recorded 10 hits and built a 4-0 lead after 5 ½ innings. Left fielder Cody Thomas was 2021 Season Series (W 1, L 1) 3-for-4, double, solo homer in the sixth inning. Right fielder was 1-for-4 with a two-run homer in the Date Score Greg Deichmann fourth inning and designated hitter Jacob Wilson was 1-fr- June 3@ L, 2-1 4, triple, RBI, run scored. June 4@ W, 4-2 Albuquerque offense: The Isotopes recorded 7 hits and June 5@ stranded nine runners on base. Center fielder Sam Hilliard June 6@ June 7@ was 3-for-3, walk, double, run scored and third baseman June 8@ 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 August 19 3 hits, walked 3 and struck out 5 on 96 pitches (60 strikes). August 20 August 21 Aviators Bullpen: Right-hander Ben Bracewell pitched 1.0 inning and allowed 3 hits, 2 runs and struck out 1. Left- August 22 hander Adam Kolarek pitched 1.0 scoreless inning. Right - August 23 hander Argenis Angulo pitched 0.2 scoreless innings and August 24 allowed one hit and walked 1. Right-hander Domingo Albuquerque: In 2019, the Isotopes compiled a Acevedo pitched 1.1 scoreless innings, allowed no hits and struck out 2 to earn the save. R H E record of 60-80 (.429) and finished in fourth Las Vegas 000 301 000 4 10 1 place in the Pacific Southern Division. The th Albuquerque 000 002 000 2 7 0 Isotopes are in their 6 season as the Triple-A WP: Howard (1-2); LP: Mujica (0-4); SV: Acevedo (3) affiliate of the Colorado Rockies. T: 3:02 A: 4,297 Game Recaps: 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. Las Vegas offense: The Aviators recorded 8 hits and walked a season-high 11 times and built an 8-0 lead after 3 ½ innings. Right fielder Greg Deichmann was 2-for-4, walk, 4 RBI, solo homer in the third inning; three-run double in the fourth. Designated hitter Skye Bolt was 1-for-1, HBP, three walks, run scored; second baseman Nate Mondou was 2- for-4, walk, two runs scored and first baseman Frank Schwindel was 2-for-4, walk, double, run scored. Sacramento offense: The River Cats recorded 9 hits and shortstop Thairo Estrada was 2-for-4, walk, run scored and left fielder Jason Krizan was 2-for-5, RBI, run scored. Las Vegas pitching: Right-hander Parker Dunshee pitched 6.0 solid innings to record the victory. He allowed 5 hits, 1 run, walked 4 and struck out 4 on 99 pitches (65 strikes). Aviators Bullpen: Left-hander Adam Kolarek pitched 0.1 and allowed 2 hits, 4 runs and walked 2. Right-hander Jordan Weems pitched 1.2 scoreless innings and allowed 2 hits and struck out 3. Right-hander Miguel Romero pitched 1.0 scoreless inning and struck out 2. R H E Las Vegas 031 400 010 9 8 0 Sacramento 000 001 400 5 9 0 WP: Dunshee (1-3); LP: Beede (0-2) T: 3:40 A: 3,338 Las Vegas defeats Sacramento 11-7 for third straight victory in series (Memorial Day, Monday, May 31): The Aviators defeated the River Cats 11-7 in game five of the six-game series at Sutter Health Park. Las Vegas offense: The Aviators recorded 15 hits and built an 8-2 lead after 4 ½ innings. Five players recorded multiple- hit games: First baseman Francisco Peña was 3-for-5, double, solo homer, two runs scored; center fielder Luis Barrera was 3-for-6, double, 3 RBI, run scored; left fielder Cody Thomas was 2-for-5, HR, 2 RBI, two runs scored; shortstop Edwin Díaz was 2-for-4, walk, solo homer and catcher Austin Allen was 2-for-5, RBI, two runs scored. Sacramento offense: The River Cats recorded 15 hits and rallied for five runs in the fifth inning to cut the deficit to 8-7. Catcher Joey Bart was 3-for-5, double, RBI, run scored and third baseman Jason Vosler was 2-for-5, double, solo homer, two runs scored. Las Vegas pitching: Right-hander Grant Holmes pitched 4.0 innings in the no decision. He allowed 8 hits, 6 runs, walked 3 and struck out 3 on 99 pitches (65 strikes). Aviators Bullpen: Right-hander Tanner Anderson pitched 0.2 (3 H/1R); right-hander James Naile pitched 1.1 scoreless (1 SO); right-handers Argenis Angulo (1.0 IP/0 R), Ben Bracewell (1.0 IP/0 R) and Domingo Acevedo (1.0 IP/0 R) pitched the final three innings. R H E Las Vegas 050 030 201 11 15 0 Sacramento 110 050 000 7 15 0 WP: Angulo (2-0); LP: Pfeifer (0-3) T: 3:41 A: - - - Sacramento defeats Las Vegas 5-4 in series finale (Tuesday, June 1): The River Cats defeated the Aviators 5-4 in the finale of the six-game series before a crowd of 3,063 at Sutter Health Park. Las Vegas offense: The Aviators recorded 7 hits and built a 4-2 lead after 4 ½ innings. Catcher Austin Allen (1-for-4) hit a two-run homer in the second inning. Second baseman Vimael Machín was 1-for-3, walk, double, RBI; third baseman Edwin Díaz was 1-for-3, walk, run scored and first baseman Frank Schwindel was 1-for-4, RBI. Sacramento offense: The River Cats recorded 13 hits and center fielder Braden Bishop (2-for-5, two runs scored) hit a walk-off homer to lead-off the ninth inning. First baseman Jason Krizan was 3-for-4, RBI, run scored and third baseman Mitchell Tolman was 2-for-4, two-run homer in the fifth inning, two runs scored. Las Vegas pitching: Right-hander Paul Blackburn pitched 6.0 solid innings in the no decision. He allowed 10 hits, 4 runs (3 earned), walked 1 and struck out 3 on 106 pitches (66 strikes). Aviators Bullpen: Left-hander Adam Kolarek pitched 1.0 scoreless inning and allowed 2 hits and struck out 1. Right- hander Matt Milburn pitched 1.0 inning and allowed 1 hit, 1 run and struck out 1. R H E Las Vegas 021 010 000 4 7 2 Sacramento 110 020 001 5 13 0 WP: Gott (1-0); LP: Milburn (1-2) T: 2:51 A: 3,063 Albuquerque defeats Las Vegas 2-1 in series opener (Thursday, June 3): The Isotopes defeated the Aviators 2-1 in the opener of the six-game series and game seven of the season-long 12-game road trip before a crowd of 3,536 at Rio Grande Credit Union Field at Isotopes Park. Las Vegas offense: The Aviators recorded 5 hits and tied a season high with 11 runners left on base. Center fielder Luis Barrera (1-for-5) tied the game at 1-1 with an RBI single with two outs in the ninth inning. Designated hitter Austin Allen was 2-for-2, HBP, double and shortstop Pete Kozma was 1-for-2 with three walks. Albuquerque offense: The Isotopes recorded 9 hits and shortstop Eric Stamets (0-for-2, two walks) scored the winning run on a wild pitch in the ninth inning.