One night after hammering a Pacific Coast League-record 11 home runs, Las Vegas Aviators bats weren’t quite so thunderous on Saturday.
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The Aviators hit 11 home runs, the final one by Jorge Mateo in the ninth inning, to set a Pacific Coast League record in a 20-11 victory Friday night at El Paso.
The Aviators pounded out 23 hits, including home runs by Sheldon Neuse, Dustin Fowler and Jonah Heim in a 16-3 rout of the Fresno Grizzlies before 5,042 at Chukchansi Park.
The All-Star Game is scheduled for July 9 at Cleveland’s Progressive Field.
Craig Kimbrel, a seven-time All-Star, was recalled from Triple-A Iowa before the afternoon series finale between the NL Central and East leaders.
Bryson Stott, who recently completed his junior season with the Rebels, was the Phillies’ top pick and the No. 14 overall pick in the MLB draft.
Reliever Brian Schlitter picked up the win for Las Vegas, working two innings and giving up Reno’s two eighth-inning runs.
It was a little groundball in the 1986 World Series that forever changed his legacy.