Jharel Cotton (0-1), who came on for Aviators starter Paul Blackburn in the eighth, suffered the loss.
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Sheldon Neuse and Skye Bolt each delivered RBI singles in the ninth-inning outburst for Las Vegas.
The Diamondbacks scored three runs in the sixth inning to take the lead and defeated Reno 8-6 on Thursday in the winners bracket final at Las Vegas Ballpark.
Sheldon Neuse hit a run-scoring single in the ninth inning, leading the Las Vegas Aviators to an 8-4 win over the Sacramento River Cats on Tuesday.
Bryce Harper sat out the Philadelphia Phillies game against the Houston Astros on Saturday, saying he’s “a little sore” one day after getting hit by a pitch and bruising his right ankle.
About five hours south on U.S. Highway 93, there’s a buffet of baseball for almost five weeks from late February through March. Fifteen MLB teams play in 10 stadiums around the metropolitan Phoenix area.
Baseball fans are welcome to enter an online drawing to buy season tickets to the College World Series.
Jackie Bradley Jr. belted a grand slam for his second big hit in the AL Championship Series, helping the Boston Red Sox beat the Houston Astros 8-2 on Tuesday for a 2-1 series lead.
The Los Angeles Angels opted out of their Angel Stadium lease with the city of Anaheim on Tuesday, renewing the possibility they could build a stadium somewhere near their longtime Orange County home.
When it mattered most, the 51s couldn’t come up with a hit on Thursday. The team went 0-for-8 with runners in scoring position, leaving seven on base.
The Desert Oasis Aces didn’t get to Shelby until Wednesday because of flight cancellations. Then, in Thursday’s final game on the first day of action, the Aces routed Meridian (Idaho), 10-0.
Miami Marlins pitcher Jose Urena has been suspended six games and fined an undisclosed amount for intentionally hitting Ronald Acuna Jr. of the Atlanta Braves with a pitch.
The team announced Thursday that a CT scan on Acuna’s elbow was normal. X-rays also were negative.
Traffic-weary baseball fans could someday travel to and from Dodger Stadium on a public transportation system underneath Los Angeles — if Elon Musk’s latest bold plan comes to fruition.
The nine earned runs were a season high and came after Conlon had strung together three consecutive quality starts.
