GAME NOTES Thursday, July 1, 2021 2019 PCL Pacific Southern Division Champions Game 49 – Home Game 25 Sacramento River Cats (20-27) (AAA-S.F. Giants) vs. Las Vegas Aviators (23-25) (AAA-Oakland Athletics) Aviators At A Glance . The Series Overall Record: 23-2 5 (.479) Home: 11-13 (.458) Road: 12-12 (.500) PROBABLE STARTING PITCHERS Day Games: 7-4 (.636) SACRAMENTO LAS VEGAS Night Games: 16-21 (.432) Thurs. (7:05) – RHP Logan Webb (0-0) RHP Paul Blackburn (2-2, 4.56) Fri. (7:05) – RHP Tyler Beede (0-3, 6.89) LHP Jesús Luzardo (0-0, 3.38) Follow the Aviators on Facebook/Las Vegas Sat. (7:05) – TBA RHP Daulton Jefferies (2-0, 5.28) Aviators Baseball Team & Twitter/@AviatorsLV Sun. (4:05) – RHP Matt Frisbee (1-3, 6.57) RHP Brian Howard (2-3, 5.40) Mon. (7:05) – LHP Scott Kazmir (2-0, 1.10) RHP Miguel Romero (0-2, 8.20) Radio: Raider Nation Radio 920 AM - Russ Langer Tues. (7:05) – TBA TBA Web & TV: www.aviatorslv.com; MiLB.TV Wednesday, July 7 OFF DAY Aviators vs. River Cats: The Las Vegas Aviators professional baseball team, Triple - A affiliate of the Oakland Athletics, will open a six -game homestand tonight against the Sacramento River Cats, Triple-A affiliate of the San Francisco Giants, in Triple-A West action at Las Vegas Ballpark (8,834)…Las Vegas was 2-4 on the just completed six-game road trip in Salt Lake City, Utah…the series against Sacramento will conclude Tuesday, July 6……following an off day on Wednesday, July 7…the Aviators will embark on a six-game Northern Nevada road trip beginning on Thursday, July 8 against the Reno Aces…the series will conclude on Tuesday, July 13. Salt Lake defeats Las Vegas 4-2 in series finale Sacramento River Cats (Tuesday, June 29): The Bees defeated the Aviators 4-2 in All-Time Record vs. River Cats the finale of the six-game series and road trip before a c rowd 150- 181 (.453) of 4,572 at Smith’s Ballpark. Home: 76-89 (.461) Las Vegas offense: The Aviators recorded 8 hits and Road: 74-92 (.446) scored solo runs in the first inning and seventh inning s. Designated hitter Pete Kozma was 2-for-5, double, two runs 2021 Season Series (W 8, L 4) scored; catcher Austin Allen was 1-for-4, double, 2 RBI and Date Score first baseman Francisco Peña and shortstop Nate Mondou May 6 L, 8-1 were each 1-for-3, HBP. May 7 L, 6-4 Salt Lake offense: The Bees recorded 7 hits and built a 4- May 8 W, 11-10 (10) 1 lead after four innings. Shortstop Jack Mayfield was 2 -for- May 9 W, 6-3 May 10 W, 9-6 4, solo homer in third inning. Left fielder Jon Jay was 2 -for- May 11 W, 10-7 4; third baseman Michael Stefanic was 1-for-4, two -run May 27@ W, 6-5 home run in the fourth inning and center fielder Jake May 28@ L, 7-2 Gatewood was 1-for-3, HBP, solo homer (second inning). May 29@ W, 4-2 Las Vegas pitching: Right-hander Miguel Romero May 30@ W, 9-5 suffered the loss. He pitched 4.0 innings and allowed 4 hits, May 31@ W, 11-7 4 runs, walked 1 and struck out 4 on 56 pitches (34 strikes ). June 1@ L, 5-4 July 1 Aviators Bullpen: Left-hander A.J. Puk pitched 2.0 July 2 scoreless innings and allowed 1 hit, issued no walks and July 3 struck out 4. Right-hander Grant Holmes pitched 2.0 July 4 scoreless innings and allowed 2 hits, issued no walks and July 5 struck out 3. July 6 Sept. 16@ R H E Sept. 17@ Las Vegas 100 000 100 2 8 2 Sept. 18@ Salt Lake 011 200 00X 4 7 1 Sept. 19@ WP: Johnson (1-0); LP: Romero (0-3); SV: Peterson (3) Sept. 20@ T: 2:40 A: 4,572 Sept. 21@ Game Recaps: Salt Lake defeats Las Vegas 10-9 to even the series (Friday, June 25): The Bees defeated the Aviators 10-9 in game two of the six-game series and road trip before a crowd of 5,619 at Smith’s Ballpark. Las Vegas offense: The Aviators recorded 14 hits and built a 9-6 lead after 5 ½ innings. Center fielder Cody Thomas was 2-for-4, triple, 3 RBI, two runs scored, solo home run. Shortstop Pete Kozma was 2-for-5, triple, RBI, run scored; first baseman Frank Schwindel was 2-for-4, HBP, double; second baseman Nate Mondou was 2-for-4, RBI and third baseman Jacob Wilson was 2-for-5, solo home run. Salt Lake offense: The Bees recorded 13 hits and rallied from a 9-6 deficit for the victory. Catcher Drew Butera was 3- for-3, walk, two runs scored and broke the 9-9 tie with a lead-off home run in the eighth inning. Center fielder Joe Adell was 3-for-4, walk, double, RBI, two runs scored. Las Vegas pitching: Right-hander Paul Blackburn pitched 4.0 innings in the no decision. He allowed 6 hits, 6 runs (3 earned), walked 3 and struck out 3 on 93 pitches (53 strikes). Aviators Bullpen: Right-hander Grant Holmes pitched 2.1 innings and allowed 3 hits, 2 runs and struck out 3. Right- hander James Naile pitched 0.2 and allowed 2 hits, 1 run and struck out 1. Right-hander Matt Blackham pitched 1.0 inning and allowed 2 hits, 1 run and struck out 3. R H E Las Vegas 110 142 000 9 14 2 Salt Lake 301 200 31X 10 13 0 WP: Danish (1-0); LP: Blackham (0-1); SV: Peterson (2) T: 3:13 A: 5,619 Salt Lake defeats Las Vegas 10-9 for second straight victory (Saturday, June 26): The Bees defeated the Aviators 10-9 in game three of the six-game series before a crowd of 7,476 at Smith’s Ballpark. Las Vegas offense: The Aviators recorded 15 hits and six players recorded multiple-hit games. Right fielder Greg Deichmann was 3-for-4, walk, double, three runs scored. Designated hitter Carlos Pérez was 2-for-4, walk, two doubles, run scored; catcher Austin Allen was 2-for-5, two runs scored, three-run homer in the eighth inning; second baseman Nate Mondou was 2-for-5, double, 3 RBI and first baseman Frank Schwindel was 2-for-5, double, RBI. Salt Lake offense: The Bees recorded 16 hits and rallied from a 9-7 deficit for the victory. Designated hitter Joe Adell (1-for-5, 2 RBI) had a two-out bases loaded, walk-off walk. Third baseman Jose Rojas was 5-for-5, two doubles, two home runs, 5 RBI and shortstop Jack Mayfield was 3-for-5, walk, 2 HR, 3 RBI, three runs scored. Las Vegas pitching: Right-hander Daulton Jefferies pitched 2.0 innings in the no decision. He allowed 8 hits, 6 runs, walked 2 and struck out 2 on 51 pitches (27 strikes). Aviators Bullpen: RH Jesus Zambrano (2.0 IP/1 R); LH A.J. Puk (1.0 IP/0 R); RH J.B. Wendelken (2.0 IP/0 R); RH Argenis Angulo (1.0 IP/2 R); LH Reymin Guduan (0.2 IP/1 R); RH Jordan Weems faced one batter (BB). R H E Las Vegas 123 000 030 9 15 0 Salt Lake 241 000 021 10 16 2 WP: Hoyt (1-2); LP: Guduan (1-1) T: 3:39 A: 7,476 Las Vegas defeats Salt Lake 5-3 in 10 innings to even the series (Sunday, June 27): The Aviators defeated the Bees 5-3 in 10 innings in game four of the six-game series before a crowd of 3,368 at Smith’s Ballpark. Las Vegas offense: The Aviators recorded 8 hits and rallied from a 3-2 deficit for the victory. Left fielder Cody Thomas (1-for-4) hit a two-run homer in the 10th inning to break the 3-3 tie. Second baseman Nate Mondou was 2-for-3, triple, run scored in the ninth inning on a sacrifice fly by third baseman Jacob Wilson (1-for-3, double, run scored). Shortstop Pete Kozma was 2-for-4, triple, RBI, run scored. Salt Lake offense: The Bees recorded 10 hits and scored a solo run in the fourth inning to take a 3-2 lead. First baseman Preston Palmeiro was 3-for-4, double, RBI and second baseman Jack Mayfield was 2-for-4, walk. Las Vegas pitching: Left-hander Jesús Luzardo pitched 3.1 innings in the no decision. He allowed 6 hits, 3 runs, walked 2 and struck out 3 on 63 pitches (31 strikes). Aviators Bullpen: Right-hander James Naile pitched 2.2 scoreless innings and allowed no hits and struck out 1. Right- hander Ben Bracewell pitched 1.1 scoreless innings and allowed 2 hits and struck out 3. Left-hander Adam Kolarek pitched 0.2 scoreless and struck out 1. Right-hander Zach Jackson pitched 2.0 scoreless innings, allowed 2 hits and struck out 2 for the victory. R H E Las Vegas 100 100 001 2 5 8 1 Salt Lake 002 100 000 0 3 10 0 WP: Jackson (1-0); LP: Ryan (1-3) T: 2:56 A: 3,368 Salt Lake defeats Las Vegas 3-1 in game five of the series (Monday, June 28): The Bees defeated the Aviators 3-1 in game five of the six-game road trip before a crowd of 8,629 at Smith’s Ballpark.