Las Vegas 9, Reno 5
D.J. Mitchell‘s last start was marred by bouts of wildness, but tonight’s outing was much better, as he did not allow a run over the first five innings. He dodged in, and out of trouble a few times, including a bases loaded no out jam in the second inning. After two singles and a walk, Mitchell buckled down and got a pop out, strikeout, and a ground out to end the inning. He ran into trouble again in the sixth inning, and was eventually lifted in favor of Sean Henn.
The bullpen struggled once again, and Greg Peavey was the main culprit tonight. Peavey, allowed three runs to score in the seventh, and what was a 9-0 lead heading into the sixth, quickly became 9-5 through eight. Justin Hampson came in and pitched a spotless ninth to shut the door.
On offense, Andrew Brown and Wilmer Flores once again led the way. Brown tallied two more RBI, added a double and a triple, and leads the 51s with 21 RBI and a .360 batting average. Flores also had two hits, including a double, and drove in two. Kirk Nieuwenhuis had just one hit in five trips, but it was a triple, and he also produced an RBI ground out. Travis d’Arnaud‘s replacement Landon Powell had two hits himself, as he doubled and scored a run.
Key Stats
- Wilmer Flores: 2-for-4, 2 RBI, 2B
- Andrew Brown: 2-for-5, 2 RBI, 2B, 3B, 2 R
- Josh Satin: 0-for-3, 2 BB
- Brian Bixler: 1-for-5, R, 2 RBI, BB
- Zach Lutz: 2-for-4, 2 R, 2B, BB
- Landon Powell: 2-for-4, R, 2B
- Kirk Nieuwenhuis: 1-for-5, R, RBI, 3B, BB
- D.J. Mitchell: 5.1 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 3 BB, 3 K
