Las Vegas (46-35) 12, Tacoma 2 The 51’s offense started off with a bang thanks to the power of Kirk Nieuwenhuis who hit a 3-run shot and Brandon Allen who had a 2-run shot in the first inning. Alex Castellanos provided some more power with his 13th homerun of the year in the 3rd inning. Kirk finished 2-3 with a walk, four RBI, two runs scored and the homer which was in 7th in 13...
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Tacoma 4, Las Vegas (45-35) 2 Matt Reynolds was in the lineup in the DH slot for the 2nd straight night, he was 1-4 with his 5th homerun of the the year. Here is video of the homerun. He is still hitting just .223/.272/.357 outside of Las Vegas for the year. T.J. Rivera was 3-4 finishing a homerun short of the cycle, he is hitting .415/.441/.662 with 13 extra base hits and 11 RBI. Alex...
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The Pacific Coast League announced its All-Star team roster which includes two Las Vegas 51’s, infielder Matt Reynolds and outfielder Travis Taijeron. The 24-year old Reynolds is hitting .270/.328/.404 with 22 doubles (7th in PCL), 2 triples, 4 homeruns, and 43 RBI in 73 games with 57 of those coming at shortstop. I was honestly surprised to see Matt make the All-Star team because he...
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Tacoma 8, Las Vegas (45-34) 4 Dillon Gee made his 2nd start in Las Vegas lasting only 4.1 innings giving up eight runs on 13 hits and two walks while striking out only two. John Church and Scott Rice combined to throw 3.2 scoreless out of the bullpen to keep the 51’s offense in the game but they could not take advantage going 2-12 with runners in scoring position. Matt Reynolds...
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Sacramento 14, Las Vegas (45-33) 7 Vic Black had a typical Vic Black outing walking three guys to load the bases but getting a strike out to end the inning without any damage. Jenrry Mejia also made an appearance on his way back pitching a scoreless 9th inning with two strikeouts. Starter Tyler Pill did not fare as well lasting only 3 innings giving up eight runs (seven earned) on 13...
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