51s pick up 9-4 home win over River Cats
WINNING/LOSING PITCHER: 51s, Justin Hampson (5-2); River Cats, Arnold Leon (1-2)
■ HIGHLIGHTS: At Cashman Field, Jordany Valdespin drilled a tiebreaking RBI triple to deep center field in the third inning and then scored on a wild pitch to put the 51s ahead 6-4 en route to their ninth win in 11 games. ... Las Vegas (57-48) has a one-game lead over Sacramento (57-50) in the Pacific Southern Division. ... Valdespin has strung together seven straight hits, going 4-for-4 on Friday and 3-for-3 on Saturday. ... Las Vegas scored four runs in the second to go up 4-0, but the River Cats countered with four in the third. Matt den Dekker hit an RBI single for the 51s, Juan Centeno lined a two-run single, and Mike Baxter had an RBI double.
■ NEXT: River Cats (LHP Andrew Werner, 9-12, 5.96 ERA; TBA) at 51s (RHP Jacob deGrom, 3-1, 3.86; RHP D.J. Mitchell, 5-4, 7.52), 5:05 p.m. today, KBAD-AM (920)
