GAME NOTES Sunday, April 28, 2019 Game 24 – Home Game 12 El Paso Chihuahuas (15-7) (AAA-San Diego Padres) vs. Las Vegas Aviators (15-8) (AAA-Oakland Athletics) Wi-Fi available in the Las Vegas Ballpark Press Box Network: #LasVegasBallpark Aviators At A Glance . The Series (El Paso leads 4-0) Overall Record: 15-8 (.652) 0 Home: 6-5 (.545) PROBABLE STARTING PITCHERS Road: 9-3 (.750) EL PASO LAS VEGAS Day Games: 0-3 (.000) Sun. (12:05) – RHP Bryan Mitchell (0-0, 5.40) RHP Jake Buchanan (2-0, 4.09) Night Games: 15-5 (.750) Probable Starting Pitchers (Las Vegas at Reno, April 29 – May 2) Follow the Aviators on Facebook/Las Vegas RENO LAS VEGAS Aviators Baseball Team & Twitter/@AviatorsLV Mon. (6:35) – RHP Jon Duplantier (0-1, 1.04) RHP Paul Blackburn (2-1, 7.00) Radio: NBC Sports AM 920 ‘The Game’ - Russ Langer Tues. (11:05 am) – RHP Taylor Widener (1-2, 10.53) LHP Tyler Alexander (0-0, 5.89) Wed. (6:35) – RHP Taylor Clarke (2-1, 7.65) RHP Daniel Mengden (3-1, 3.00) Web & TV: www.aviatorslv.com; MiLB.TV Thur. (6:35) – RHP Justin Donatella (1-1, 9.17) RHP Tanner Anderson (1-2, 6.85) Aviators vs. Chihuahuas: The Las Vegas Aviators professional baseball team, Triple-A affiliate of the Oakland Athletics, will host the El Paso Chihuahuas, Triple-A affiliate of the San Diego Padres, this afternoon in the finale of the brief five-game homestand in Pacific Coast League action at Las Vegas Ballpark (8,834)…Las Vegas is 0-4 on the homestand…the Aviators will travel to Northern Nevada to face intrastate rival, the Reno Aces, Triple-A affiliate of the Arizona Diamondbacks, beginning tomorrow evening in a brief four-game road trip…the series will conclude at Greater Nevada Field on Thursday, May 2…Las Vegas will then return home on Friday, May 3. El Paso defeats Las Vegas 12-3 for eighth straight El Paso Chihuahuas victory: The Chihuahuas defeated the Aviators 12-3 last All-Time Record vs. El Paso night in game four of the brief five-game homestand before 38-51 (.427) a sellout crowd of 10,004 on STAR WARS night at Las Home: 16-27 (.372) Vegas Ballpark. Road: 22-24 (.478) Las Vegas offense: The Aviators recorded a season-low three hits and center fielder Skye Bolt (1-for-4) hit a two -run 2019 Season Series (W 4, L 5) homer in the fourth inning. Right fielder Tyler Ramirez (1- for-3) hit a solo homer in the fifth inning. Date Score El Paso offense: The Chihuahuas recorded 17 hits and April 4@ W, 9-8 totaled seven home runs. Designated hitter Jacob April 5@ W, 12-4 Scavuzzo was 3-for-5, walk, 2 HR, 4 RBI. He now has 6 HR, April 6@ W, 12-5 April 7@ L, 10-6 12 RBI in the series. Second baseman Luis Urias was 3- for-5, HBP, three runs scored, two solo homers; right fielder April 8@ W, 10-9 April 24 L, 15-7 Josh Naylor was 3-for-5, walk, double, HR, 2 RBI, two runs scored and catcher Austin Allen was 3-for-4, two walks, two April 25 L, 9-8 runs scored. April 26 L, 8-6 Las Vegas pitching: Right-hander Tanner Anderson April 27 L, 12-3 suffered the loss. He pitched 5.2 innings and allowed 12 hits, April 28 7 runs, walked 3 and struck out 2 on 98 pitches (56 strikes). July 23 Aviators Bullpen: Left-hander Kyle Lobstein pitched 2.0 July 24 innings and allowed 3 hits, 3 runs, walked 4 and struck out July 25 July 26@ 3. Right-hander Miguel Romero faced two batters (0.1 IP/0 R). Right-hander Beau Taylor pitched 1.0 inning and July 27@ July 28@ allowed 2 hits and 2 runs. R H E El Paso 110 113 032 12 17 0 El Paso Chihuahuas: In 2018, the Las Vegas 000 210 000 3 3 0 Chihuahuas compiled a record of 82-57 (.590) WP: Enns (3-0); LP: Anderson (1-2); SV: Rodriguez (2) and finished in first place in the Pacific th st T: 2:53 A: 10,004 Southern Division (4 straight - 1 place finish). Game Recaps: El Paso defeats Las Vegas 15-7 in series opener (Wednesday, April 24): The Chihuahuas defeated the Aviators 15- 7 in the opener of the brief five-game homestand before a sellout crowd of 9,498 at Las Vegas Ballpark. Las Vegas offense: The Aviators recorded 11 hits and catcher Sean Murphy was 3-for-3, walk, two doubles, 2 RBI, two runs scored. Third baseman Sheldon Neuse was 2-for-5, three-run homer in the seventh inning and center fielder Dustin Fowler was 2-for-5, double. El Paso offense: The Chihuahuas recorded 19 hits and built a 10-0 lead after 2 ½ innings. Right fielder Jacob Scavuzzo was 4-for-6, triple, two home runs, 6 RBI, two runs scored; second baseman Luis Urias was 3-for-5, walk, RBI, two triples, three runs scored and left fielder Josh Naylor was 2-for-4, two walks, HR, 3 RBI, four runs scored. Las Vegas pitching: Right-hander Paul Blackburn suffered the loss. He pitched 2.0 innings and allowed 8 hits, 8 runs, walked 1 and struck out 3 on 53 pitches (31 strikes). Aviators Bullpen: Left-hander Kyle Lobstein pitched 3.0 innings and allowed 4 hits, 2 runs and struck out 4. Right- hander Miguel Romero pitched 1.2 innings and allowed 2 hits, 3 runs (2 earned), walked 4 and struck out 3. Left-hander Jerry Blevins pitched 1.1 scoreless innings and allowed 1 hit and struck out 2 and left-hander Cody Stull pitched 1.0 inning, allowed 4 hits and 2 runs. R H E El Paso 208 002 102 15 19 0 Las Vegas 000 220 300 7 11 1 WP: Keel (3-0); LP: Blackburn (2-1) T: 3:05 A: 9,498 El Paso defeats Las Vegas 9-8 for second straight victory in series (Thursday, April 25): The Chihuahuas defeated the Aviators 9-8 in game two of the brief five-game homestand before a sellout crowd of 9,851 at Las Vegas Ballpark. Las Vegas offense: The Aviators recorded 11 hits and rallied for four runs in the second inning to tie the game at 4-4. Third baseman Sheldon Neuse was 3-for-4, walk, HR, 3 RBI, two runs scored; left fielder Mark Payton was 3-for-4, HR, 3 RBI, two-run single in the seventh inning to tie the game at 8-8; shortstop Franklin Barreto was 1-for-3, two walks, HR, 2 RBI, two runs scored. El Paso offense: The Chihuahuas recorded 13 hits and broke the 8-8 tie on a solo homer in the ninth inning by designated hitter Jacob Scavuzzo (2-for-4, walk, two solo homers). In two games, Scavuzzo is 6-for-10 (4 HR, 8 RBI). CF Michael Gettys was 2-for-5, double, HR, 5 RBI. Las Vegas pitching: Left-hander Tyler Alexander pitched 4.0 innings in the no decision. He allowed 6 hits, 5 runs, walked 1 and struck out 2 on 67 pitches (40 strikes). Aviators Bullpen: Left-hander Wei-Chung Wang pitched 2.0 innings and allowed 5 hits, 3 runs, walked 1 and struck out 1. Right-hander Ben Bracewell pitched 2.0 scoreless innings and struck out 1. Right-hander Brian Schlitter pitched 1.0 inning and allowed 1 hit and 1 run. R H E El Paso 131 003 001 9 13 1 Las Vegas 040 020 200 8 11 0 WP: Higgins (1-0); LP: Schlitter (2-1) T: 3:10 A: 9,851 El Paso defeats Las Vegas 8-6 for seventh straight victory (Friday, April 26): The Chihuahuas defeated the Aviators 8-6 in game three of the brief five-game homestand before a sellout crowd of 10,231 at Las Vegas Ballpark. Las Vegas offense: The Aviators recorded 7 hits and rallied in the seventh inning on a three-run homer by left fielder Mark Payton (1-for-5) to cut the deficit to 8-6. Center fielder Skye Bolt was 1-for-2, two walks, two runs scored, solo homer in the second inning; catcher Beau Taylor (1-for-3, walk) hit a solo homer in the second inning. El Paso offense: The Chihuahuas recorded 10 hits and scored six runs in the first inning highlighted by a grand slam by first baseman Connor Panas (2-for-5). Designated hitter Alex Dickerson was 3-for-5, double, run scored and third baseman Matthew Batten was 2-for-3, walk, double. Las Vegas pitching: Right-hander Daniel Mengden suffered the loss. He pitched 3.0 innings and allowed 8 hits, 6 runs (1 earned), walked 1 and struck out 5 on 72 pitches (52 strikes). Aviators Bullpen: Left-hander Cody Stull pitched 2.0 innings and allowed 1 hit, 1 run, walked 3 and struck out 1. Left- hander Jerry Blevins pitched 2.0 innings and allowed 1 hit and 1 run. Left-hander Ryan Buchter pitched 1.0 scoreless inning and right-hander Brian Schlitter also pitched 1.0 scoreless inning. R H E El Paso 600 100 100 8 10 1 Las Vegas 020 001 300 6 7 2 WP: Stock (1-0); LP: Mengden (3-1); SV: Maton (1) T: 3:15 A: 10,231 AVIATORS INFLIGHT NEWS – TODAY is Little League Day…Las Vegas is 0-4 on the brief five-game homestand against El Paso…the series against the Chihuahuas, Triple-A affiliate of the San Diego Padres, will conclude this afternoon…the Chihuahuas have won the Pacific Southern Division four straight seasons (2015-18) and were the PCL champions in 2016…Las Vegas will embark on a brief four-game road trip to Northern Nevada beginning on Monday, April 29 to face intrastate rival, the Reno Aces, Triple-A affiliate of the Arizona Diamondbacks…the series will conclude at Greater Nevada Field on Thursday, May 2…Las Vegas is playing a stretch of 17 of 21 games at Las Vegas Ballpark from April 24 – May.