Las Vegas (21-17) 8, Oklahoma City (21-16) 5 Box Score Gabriel Ynoa moved to 5-0 with his eighth straight quality start, he allowed three runs on seven hits and three walks while striking out three. His ERA actually went up to 2.09 which is still good enough for the second lowest in the Pacific Coast League behind the Dodgers phenom Julio Urias and his 1.25 ERA. Another game and another good...
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El Paso 4, Las Vegas 1 (17-15) Box Score The 51s offense was silenced on the night by former big league pitcher Jeremy Guthrie with the only offensive bright spot being Dilson Herrera who went 2 for 3 with his fourth home run of the season. Ty Kelly went 1 for 4 while he continues to lead the minors in average, now sitting at .418. Brandon Nimmo went 0 for 3 with a walk, sac bunt and had his...
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Photo: Helene Haessler, St. Lucie Mets Outfielder Wuilmer Becerra was our No. 6 Mets prospect coming into the 2016 season and all he has done this year is hit .415/.461/.488 in his first 23 Florida State League games for the St. Lucie Mets. He is currently riding a 12-game hitting streak in which he has gone 24 for 46 (.522/.569/.601) with four walks, six RBI, four doubles, nine runs scored and...
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El Paso 7, Las Vegas 6 (13-13) F/10 Box Score The 51s pitching staff blew a lead of at least five runs for the second straight night but the big bright spot of the nights was Brandon Nimmo launching his first home run of the season to deep center field. He is now hitting .429/.500/.643 with eight RBI during his seven-game hitting streak. Travis Taijeron (1 for 2, two BB, R) and T.J. Rivera...
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El Paso 17, Las Vegas 6 (13-12) Box Score Rafael Montero ruined a perfect opportunity to pick up a win after being handed a 5-0 lead in the second that he relinquished by the third innings. He allowed seven runs on eight hits and three walks in four innings. He struck out four and was hitting 94 MPH with his fastball. Josh Edgin (in his 2nd rehab appearance for 51s) and Josh Smoker each tossed a...
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