GAME NOTES Friday, May 3, 2019 Game 29 – Home Game 13 Fresno Grizzlies (12-15) (AAA-Washington Nationals) vs. Las Vegas Aviators (17-11) (AAA-Oakland Athletics) Wi-Fi available in the Las Vegas Ballpark Press Box Network: #LasVegasBallpark Aviators At A Glance . The Series Overall Record: 17-11 (.607) 0 Home: 6-6 (.500) PROBABLE STARTING PITCHERS Road: 11-5 (.688) Day Games: 0-5 (.000) Night Games: 17-6 (.739) FRESNO LAS VEGAS Follow the Aviators on Facebook/Las Vegas Fri. (7:05) – RHP Scott Copeland (1-1, 7.48) RHP Edwin Jackson (0-0) Aviators Baseball Team & Twitter/@AviatorsLV Sat. (7:05) – RHP Paolo Espino (2-1, 6.00) RHP Jake Buchanan (2-1, 5.88) Sun. (12:05) – RHP Mario Sanchez (0-0) RHP Paul Blackburn (3-1, 5.25) Radio: NBC Sports AM 920 ‘The Game’ - Russ Langer Mon. (7:05) – RHP Austin Voth (2-2, 3.57) TBA Web & TV: www.aviatorslv.com; MiLB.TV Aviators vs. Grizzlies: The Las Vegas Aviators professional baseball team, Triple-A affiliate of the Oakland Athletics, will open a season -long 12-game homestand tonight against the Fresno Grizzlies, Triple-A affiliate of the Washington Nationals, in Pacific Coast League action at Las Vegas Ballpark (8,834)…Las Vegas was 2-2 on the just completed four-game road trip against Reno…the four- game series against Fresno will conclude on Monday, May 6…Las Vegas will then host the Salt Lake Bees, Triple-A affiliate of the Los Angeles Angels, in a four-game series from Tuesday-Friday, May 7-10…the Aviators will conclude the homestand against Tacoma. Las Vegas defeats Reno 6-3 to split the four-game Fresno Grizzlies series: The Aviators defeated the Aces 6-3 last night in the All-Time Record vs. Grizzlies finale of the brief four-game road trip before a crowd of 3,719 (Phoenix ’83-97) at Greater Nevada Field. 302-297 (.504) Las Vegas offense: The Aviators recorded 10 hits and built Home: 153-146 (.512) a 4-0 lead after 2 ½ innings. Catcher Beau Taylor was 4- Road: 149-151 (.497) for-5, two doubles, two runs scored, RBI; shortstop Jorge 2019 Season Series (W 5, L 3) Mateo was 2-for-6, double, triple, 4 RBI; second baseman Date Score Eric Campbell was 1-for-4, walk, double, stolen base and April 12 W, 9-8 LF Tyler Ramirez was 0-for-2, three walks, run scored. April 13 W, 6-2 Reno offense: The Aces recorded 9 hits and stranded April 14 L, 6-5 seven runners on base. Shortstop Domingo Leyba was 4- April 15 W, 7-6 for-4, solo homer in the eighth inning, two runs scored; left April 19@ L, 3-1 fielder Yasmany Tomas was 2-for-4 and first baseman April 20@ W, 11-0 Kevin Cron (1-for-4) hit a two-run homer in the sixth inning. April 21@ L, 9-8 Las Vegas pitching: Right-hander Tanner Anderson April 22@ W, 9-7 recorded the victory with 6.0 solid innings. He allowed 6 hits, May 3 2 runs, walked 1 and struck out 4 on 83 pitches (51 strikes). May 4 Aviators Bullpen: Right-hander Miguel Romero pitched May 5 1.2 innings and allowed 2 hits, 1 run and struck out 1. Right - hander Brian Schlitter pitched 1.1 scoreless innings and May 6 June 25@ allowed 1 hit and struck out 3 to earn the save. Reno pitching: Right-hander Justin Donatella pitched 3.0 June 26@ innings and allowed 5 hits, 4 runs, walked 4 and struck out 2 June 27@ June 28@ on 75 pitches (44 strikes). R H E Las Vegas 022 020 000 6 10 0 Fresno: In 2018, The Grizzlies compiled a record of 82-57 (.590) and finished in first place Reno 000 002 010 3 9 1 WP: Anderson (2-2); LP: Donatella (1-2); SV: Schlitter (5) in the Pacific Northern Division. Fresno enters its first season with the Washington Nationals. T: 2:56 A: 3,719 Game Recaps: Las Vegas defeats Reno 6-3 in series opener (Monday, April 29): The Aviators defeated the Aces 6-3 in the opener of the brief four-game road trip before a crowd of 2,811 at Greater Nevada Field. Las Vegas offense: The Aviators recorded 5 hits and built a 4-0 lead after 6 ½ innings. First baseman Seth Brown was 2-for-4, triple, two runs scored, 3 RBI, two-run homer in the 8th inning; second baseman Corban Joseph was 1-for-3, SF, RBI and shortstop Franklin Barreto was 1-for-3, walk, stolen base, run scored. Reno offense: The Aces recorded 8 hits and stranded seven runners on base. First baseman Kevin Cron and third baseman Marty Herum were each 2-for-4, run scored and center fielder Andrew Aplin was 2-for-4. Las Vegas pitching: Right-hander Paul Blackburn recorded the victory with 6.0 shutout innings. He allowed 3 hits, issued no walks and struck out 4 on 75 pitches (51 strikes). Aviators Bullpen: Right-hander Norge Ruiz pitched 1.2 innings and allowed 4 hits, 3 runs, walked 2 and struck out 3. Right-hander Brian Schlitter pitched 1.1 scoreless innings and allowed 1 hit to earn the save. Reno pitching: Right-hander Vinny Nittoli pitched 5.0 innings and allowed 2 hits, 2 runs, walked 2 and struck out 3 on 58 pitches (35 strikes). R H E Las Vegas 000 201 120 6 5 0 Reno 000 000 030 3 8 0 WP: Blackburn (3-1); LP: Nittoli (0-3); SV: Schlitter (4) T: 2:49 A: 2,811 Reno defeats Las Vegas 4-3 to even the series (Tuesday, April 30): The Aces defeated the Aviators 4-3 in game two of the brief four-game road trip before a crowd of 3,996 at Greater Nevada Field. Las Vegas offense: The Aviators recorded 7 hits and built a 3-0 lead after 2 ½ innings. First baseman Seth Brown was 3-for-5, triple, run scored; second baseman Jorge Mateo was 2-for-4, walk, triple, RBI, run scored; shortstop Franklin Barreto was 1-for-3, HBP, triple, run scored and center fielder Dustin Fowler was 1-for-4, walk, double, RBI. Reno offense: The Aces recorded 8 hits and rallied from a 3-0 deficit. Right fielder Juniel Querecuto (1-for-4) hit a two- run homer in the sixth inning to give Reno a 4-3 lead. Center fielder Tim Locastro was 2-for-4, triple, RBI and catcher Alberto Rosario was 2-for-3, run scored. Las Vegas pitching: Left-hander Tyler Alexander suffered the loss. He pitched 6.0 innings and allowed 6 hits, 4 runs, walked 2 and struck out 4 on 93 pitches (55 strikes). Aviators Bullpen: Left-hander Cody Stull pitched 2.0 scoreless innings and allowed 2 hits, issued no walks and struck out 2. Reno pitching: Right-hander Taylor Widener pitched 3.2 innings and allowed 5 hits, 3 runs, walked 2 and struck out 6 on 83 pitches (56 strikes). R H E Las Vegas 111 000 000 3 7 0 Reno 001 102 00X 4 8 1 WP: Young (2-0); LP: Alexander (0-1); SV: Sherfy (4) T: 2:53 A: 3,996 Reno defeats Las Vegas 2-0 for second straight victory (Wednesday, May 1): The Aces defeated the Aviators 2-0 in game three of the brief four-game road trip before a crowd of 3,194 at Greater Nevada Field. Las Vegas offense: The Aviators recorded 3 hits and were shutout for the first time this season. Designated hitter Corban Joseph was 1-for-2, walk; right fielder Seth Brown was 1-for-3, walk and catcher Beau Taylor was 1-for-3. Reno offense: The Aces recorded 3 hits and scored two runs in the third inning on an RBI single by second baseman Juniel Querecuto (1-for-3, walk, run scored) and an RBI double by right fielder Travis Snider (1-for-3, walk). Center fielder Tim Locastro was 1-for-2, double, run scored. Las Vegas pitching: Right-hander Daniel Mengden suffered the loss despite a solid outing. He pitched 6.0 innings and allowed 3 hits, 2 runs, walked 3 and struck out 5 on 92 pitches (54 strikes). Aviators Bullpen: Right-hander Ben Bracewell pitched 2.0 scoreless innings and allowed no hits, walked 2 and struck out 3. Reno pitching: Right-hander Taylor Clarke pitched 5.0 shutout innings and allowed 2 hits, walked 1 and struck out 1 on 73 pitches (47 strikes). R H E Las Vegas 000 000 000 0 3 1 Reno 002 000 00X 2 3 0 WP: Clarke (3-1); LP: Mengden (3-2); SV: Sherfy (5) T: 2:35 A: 3,194 AVIATORS INFLIGHT NEWS – TONIGHT is Aviators T-Shirt Giveaway, presented by Cox, to the first 2,500 fans through the gates…Las Vegas opens a season-long 12-game homestand tonight against the Fresno Grizzlies, Triple-A affiliate of the Washington Nationals…the Aviators were 2-2 on the just completed four-game road trip against intrastate rival, Reno…the four-game series against Fresno will conclude on Monday, May 6…Las Vegas is playing a stretch of 17 of 21 games at Las Vegas Ballpark from April 24 – May 14…the Aviators will also host the Salt Lake Bees, Triple-A affiliate of the Los Angeles Angels, in a four-game series from Tuesday-Friday, May 7-10…the homestand will then conclude with a four-game series against the Tacoma Rainiers, Triple-A affiliate of the Seattle Mariners, from Saturday-Tuesday, May 11-14.