51s end series with Sky Sox with 12-7 win
WINNING/LOSING PITCHER: 51s, D.J. Mitchell (3-3); Sky Sox, Jeff Manship (3-6)
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Sky Sox rally in ninth inning to beat 51s 9-7
WINNING/LOSING PITCHER: Sky Sox, Coty Woods (3-1); 51s, Robert Carson (1-1)
51s' Brown having bash since return from injury
Growing up in Texas, Andrew Brown said he was always the biggest kid on his baseball team.
COLORADO SPRINGS SKY SOX 6, LAS VEGAS 51s 2
■ WINNING/LOSING PITCHER: Sky Sox, Drew Carpenter (2-7); 51s, Sean Henn (1-2)
51s' Wheeler sharp in expected final start before promotion
Aside from the Tacoma Rainiers, the only people upset with Zack Wheeler’s performance for the 51s on Thursday were those who were denied another cold brew on Dollar Beer Night at Cashman Field, where the taps are shut off after six innings.
TACOMA RAINIERS 12, LAS VEGAS 51S 5
■ WINNING/LOSING PITCHER: Rainiers, James Paxton (3-5); 51s, D.J. Mitchell (2-3)
Baseball lessons put to use at poker table
It’s a good thing Eric Baldwin couldn’t hit the curveball. Otherwise, no one would have known how good a poker player he is.
Davis in search of swing with 51s
“Shalom. Welcome to Vegas.” That’s how Mets first baseman Ike Davis greeted a group of New York reporters outside of the 51s’ clubhouse Tuesday afternoon before making his first start for Las Vegas.
Harper gets cortisone injection, won't have surgery, Nationals trainer says
Washington Nationals outfielder Bryce Harper will not have surgery on his swollen left knee, the team’s trainer said Tuesday.
Cubs draftee Bryant makes impression as special player, person
A friend tells a story: It was close to eight years ago when he coached a fall baseball team that competed in a wood bat league in Las Vegas. The team added an eighth-grader as a pickup player for one tournament, a kid who arrived with a reputation in town for being incredibly talented.
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Bash Cashman Field if you must, but complaints are getting sillier
The 51s returned to Cashman Field to open a homestand against Tacoma on Monday, and it must have surprised fans watching for the first time this season to discover the broken glass had been removed from the infield. And that second base actually was a base, instead of a flattened beer can.
TACOMA RAINIERS 10, LAS VEGAS 51S 7
■ WINNING/LOSING PITCHER: Rainiers, Hector Noesi (1-0); 51s, Chris Schwinden, (3-6)
51s trounce Tacoma, 7-1, to get split in series
At Tacoma, Wash., right-hander Carlos Torres tossed his second complete game of the season Sunday as the 51s earned a split of the four-game series against the Rainiers at Cheney Stadium.
Slumping Mets demote three players, call up three from 51s
NEW YORK — Terry Collins and Sandy Alderson have seen enough. A day after watching the New York Mets lose to Miami in 20 innings, they saw them lose in 10 to the majors’ worst team.
More locals taken on final day of MLB Draft
Junior right-handed pitcher Michael Wagner, a Centennial High School graduate who attends the University of San Diego, was selected in the 15th round on the final day of the Major League Baseball Draft. He taken by the Chicago Cubs with the second pick of the round, the 438th overall selection.
Tacoma shuts out 51s, 11-0
■ WINNING/LOSING PITCHER: Rainiers, Erasmo Ramirez (1-1); 51s, Matt Fox (1-2)
LAS VEGAS 51s 12, TACOMA RAINIERS 5
■ WINNING/LOSING PITCHER: 51s, Josh Edgin (2-0); Rainiers, James Paxton (2-5)
Four more players with local ties taken in MLB Draft
Four players with Las Vegas ties were selected Friday on the second day of the Major League Baseball Draft.
Jose Canseco won't face rape charges in Las Vegas
The sexual assault case against baseball player Jose Canseco has been dropped, Las Vegas police said Friday.
TACOMA RAINIERS 9, LAS VEGAS 51S 1
■ WINNING/LOSING PITCHER: Rainiers, Jonathan Arias (1-1); 51s, D.J. Mitchell (2-2)
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