GAME NOTES Tuesday, April 16, 2019 Game 13 – Road Game 6 Sacramento River Cats (6-5) (AAA-S.F. Giants) vs. Las Vegas Aviators (10-2) (AAA-Oakland Athletics) Wi-Fi available in the Las Vegas Ballpark Press Box Network: #LasVegasBallpark Aviators At A Glance . The Series Overall Record: 10-2 (.833) 0 Home: 6-1 (.857) PROBABLE STARTING PITCHERS Road: 4-1 (.800) Day Games: 0-2 (.000) Night Games: 10-0 (1.000) SACRAMENTO LAS VEGAS Follow the Aviators on Facebook/Las Vegas Tues. (6:35) – RHP Shaun Anderson (1-1, 5.63) RHP Jake Buchanan (2-0, 1.50) Aviators Baseball Team & Twitter/@AviatorsLV Wed. (6:35) – LHP Ty Blach (0-0, 4.00) RHP Paul Blackburn (2-0, 2.25) Thurs. (7:05) – RHP Enderson Franco (0-0, 9.45) LHP Tyler Alexander (0-0, 9.45) Radio: NBC Sports AM 920 ‘The Game’ - Russ Langer Web & TV: www.aviatorslv.com; MiLB.TV Aviators vs. River Cats: The Las Vegas Aviators professional baseball team, Triple-A affiliate of the Oakland Athletics, will open a seven-game Northern California road trip tonight against the Sacramento River Cats, Triple-A affiliate of the San Francisco Giants, in Pacific Coast League action at Raley Field (14,014)...Las Vegas was 6-1 on the just completed seven-game homestand (3-0 vs. Sacramento; 3-1 vs. Fresno)…the three-game series against Sacramento will conclude on Thursday evening…the Aviators will then travel to Fresno to face the Grizzlies, Triple-A affiliate of the Washington Nationals, in a four-game series from April 19-22. Las Vegas defeats Fresno 7-6 in series finale: The Sacramento River Cats Aviators defeated the Grizzlies 7-6 last night in the finale of All-Time Record vs. River Cats the seven-game homestand before the seventh consecutive 134-172 (.438) sellout crowd of 9,167 at Las Vegas Ballpark. Home: 70-84 (.455) Las Vegas offense: The Aviators recorded 12 hits and were Road: 64-88 (.421) led by first baseman Seth Brown. He was 3-for-4, 6 RBI and three home runs (three-run shot in the 1st; two-run in the 3rd; 2019 Season Series (W 3, L 0) solo in the 5th). Left fielder Mark Payton was 2-for-4, stolen Date Score base, run scored; designated hitter Sean Murphy was 2 -for- April 9 W, 10-2 4 and center fielder Dustin Fowler was 1-for-4, double. April 10 W, 5-1 Fresno offense: The Grizzlies recorded 9 hits and built April 11 W, 11-3 leads of 3-0 and 5-3. Second baseman Jacob Wilson was April 16@ 2-for-4, three-run homer in the first inning and right fielder April 17@ Collin Cowgill was 2-for-4, home run, 2 RBI. April 18@ Las Vegas pitching: Right-hander Daniel Mengden May 29@ recorded the victory. He pitched 6.0 innings and allowed 7 May 30@ hits, 5 runs, walked 3 and struck out 5 on 99 pitches (65 May 31@ strikes). June 1@ Aviators Bullpen: Right-hander Ryan Dull pitched 2.0 June 2@ scoreless innings and allowed no hits, issued no walks and struck out 3. Right-hander Brian Schlitter pitched 1.0 inning June 20 and allowed 2 hits, 1 run, walked 1 and struck out 1 to earn June 21 June 22 the save. Fresno pitching: Right-hander Kyle McGowin pitched 5.0 June 23 June 24 innings and allowed 8 hits and 6 runs. R H E Fresno 302 000 001 6 9 1 Sacramento: In 2018, the River Cats compiled Las Vegas 302 011 00X 7 12 0 a record of 55-85 (.393) and finished in fourth th WP: Mengden (2-0); LP: McGowin (1-1); SV: Schlitter (2) place in the Pacific Northern Division in their 4 T: 2:52 A: 9,167 season as the affiliate of the S.F. Giants. Game Recaps: Las Vegas defeats Fresno 9-8 in series opener (Friday, April 12): The Aviators defeated the Grizzlies 9-8 for their fifth straight victory before a sellout crowd of 9,419 at Las Vegas Ballpark. Las Vegas offense: The Aviators recorded 10 hits and built a 7-0 lead after four innings. Las Vegas then rallied for two runs in the eighth inning for the victory. First baseman Seth Brown was 2-for-3, two doubles, 2 RBI, two runs scored; designated hitter Corban Joseph was 2-for-3, walk, double, 2 RBI, run scored; catcher Beau Taylor and left fielder Mark Payton were each 1-for-3, walk, solo home run. Fresno offense: The Grizzlies recorded 15 hits and rallied for eight unanswered runs to lead 8-7 after 7 ½ innings. Left fielder Andrew Stevenson was 3-for-5, run scored; right fielder Alec Keller was 3-for-5, RBI, two runs scored; shortstop Carter Kieboom was 2-for-3, two walks, 3 RBI. Las Vegas pitching: Left-hander Tyler Alexander pitched 5.0 innings in the no decision. He allowed 7 hits, 2 runs, walked 3 and struck out 2 on 90 pitches (62 strikes). Aviators Bullpen: Left-hander Kyle Lobstein pitched 1.0 inning and allowed 3 hits, 2 runs and walked 1. Right-hander Brian Schlitter pitched 1.0 inning and allowed 4 hits and 3 runs (2 SO) and left-hander Wei-Chung Wang pitched 2.0 innings and allowed 1 hit, 1 run. R H E Fresno 000 022 310 8 15 0 Las Vegas 312 100 02X 9 10 0 WP: Wang (1-0); LP: Rainey (1-1) T: 3:08 A: 9,419 Las Vegas defeats Fresno 6-2 for sixth straight victory (Saturday, April 13): The Aviators defeated the Grizzlies 6-2 in game two of the four-game series before a sellout crowd of 10,104 at Las Vegas Ballpark. Las Vegas offense: The Aviators recorded 12 hits and built leads of 4-1 and 6-1. Left fielder Mark Payton was 3-for-4, double, stolen base, RBI, run scored; shortstop Jorge Mateo was 2-for-4, two stolen bases, RBI; RF Skye Bolt was 2- for-4, stolen base, double, two runs scored and catcher Sean Murphy was 2-for-4, run scored. Fresno offense: The Grizzlies recorded 7 hits and scored solo runs in the second and third innings. Catcher Taylor Gushue was 2-for-4, two doubles, run scored and center fielder Andrew Stevenson was 2-for-4. Las Vegas pitching: Right-hander Tanner Anderson recorded the victory. He pitched 6.0 innings and allowed 4 hits, 2 runs, walked 3 and struck out 5 on 93 pitches (58 strikes). Aviators Bullpen: Left-hander Jerry Blevins pitched 2.0 scoreless innings and allowed 3 hits, issued no walks and struck out 4. Right-hander Ryan Dull pitched 1 scoreless inning and allowed no hits, no walks and struck out 2. Fresno pitching: Right-hander Brady Dragmire pitched 4.0 innings and allowed 10 hits, 6 runs (4 earned). R H E Fresno 011 000 000 2 7 2 Las Vegas 310 200 00X 6 12 0 WP: Anderson (1-0); LP: Dragmire (0-2) T: 2:39 A: 10,104 Fresno defeats Las Vegas 6-5 in game three of the series (Sunday, April 14): The Grizzlies defeated the Aviators 6- 5 to snap Las Vegas’ six-game winning streak before a sellout crowd of 9,475 at Las Vegas Ballpark. Las Vegas offense: The Aviators recorded 6 hits and rallied for five runs in the fourth inning highlighted by a grand slam by right fielder Skye Bolt (2-for-4). Shortstop Franklin Barreto was 1-for-2, two walks, run scored and catcher Beau Taylor was 1-for-3, RBI, run scored. Fresno offense: The Grizzlies recorded 9 hits and built a 5-0 lead after 3 ½ innings. Fresno then scored the go-ahead run in the sixth inning on a bases loaded walk. Third baseman Jacob Wilson was 3-for-4 with a pair of two-run homers (second and fourth innings) and shortstop Carter Kieboom was 2-for-5, RBI. Las Vegas pitching: Right-hander Chris Bassitt pitched 5.0 innings in the no decision in a ML rehab start. He allowed 5 hits, 5 runs (3 earned), issued no walks and struck out 4 on 72 pitches (49 strikes). Aviators Bullpen: Right-hander Ben Bracewell pitched 2.0 innings and allowed 1 hit, 1 unearned run, walked 3 and struck out 2. Left-hander Wei-Chung Wang pitched 1.0 scoreless inning and allowed 2 hits and struck out 1. Right-hander Brian Schlitter pitched 1.0 scoreless inning and allowed 1 hit and struck out 2. R H E Fresno 021 201 000 6 9 0 Las Vegas 000 500 000 5 6 2 WP: Self (1-0); LP: Bracewell (0-1); SV: Adams (1) T: 3:01 A: 9,475 AVIATORS INFLIGHT NEWS – Las Vegas opens a seven-game Northern California road trip tonight against the Sacramento River Cats, Triple-A affiliate of the San Francisco Giants…the Aviators were 6-1 on the just completed seven- game homestand (3-0 vs. Sacramento; 3-1 vs. Fresno)…Las Vegas recorded seven consecutive sellouts to open Las Vegas Ballpark…Las Vegas’ 9-1 record marked the best start in the 37-year franchise history (1983-2019) through 10 games (1983 Las Vegas Stars were 8-2 through 10 games in the inaugural season)…the three-game series against the River Cats will conclude on Thursday evening…Las Vegas will then face the Fresno Grizzlies, Triple-A affiliate of the Washington Nationals, in a four-game series from Friday-Monday, April 19-22…the first scheduled off day for the PCL is Tuesday, April 23.