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At one point during Monday’s 8-5 victory over Salt Lake after the scoreboard flashed “97,” manager Wally Backman turned to his pitching coach Frank Viola in disbelief.
For a 51s starter, looking at the New York Mets’ rotation can be daunting. So when Seth Lugo was moved from the rotation to the bullpen earlier this month, he said he was excited by the move.
Top travel team high school-aged tournament runs Wednesday through Sunday at Cashman Field, local diamonds.
Shortstop Gavin Cecchini was named the Pacific Coast League Player of the Week after hitting .440 between June 13-19.
The 51s might be getting third baseman T.J. Rivera back sooner than expected.
Saturday, the 51s erupted for six runs in the fifth inning capped by an Eric Campbell three-run home run.
Coming off his worst outing of the season, Gabriel Ynoa threw seven shutout innings in the Las Vegas 51s’ 8-0 win over Salt Lake at Smith’s Ballpark in Salt Lake City.
51s pitcher Duane Below allowed five runs in the first two innings and a season-high seven in 5 2/3 innings in Las Vegas’ 7-2 loss at the Salt Lake Bees.
The 51s hit the road for an eight-game road trip starting Friday in Salt Lake against the Bees. Here are a few players to keep an eye on throughout the four-game series.
Travis Taijeron had a huge night, mashing a home run, a double and three RBIs to lift the 51s to a 9-1 victory over the Reno Aces on Thursday at Cashman Field.
The 51s’ June schedule will do wonders in racking up frequent flier miles, but that’s about the only upside. Since May 31, they have not spent more than four full days in any city.
51s manager Wally Backman was named manager of the Pacific Coast League in the Triple-A All-Star Game, the league announced Thursday.
Here is the Review-Journal’s All-State basebal team for the 2015-16 school year
The Las Vegas 51s allowed a run in every inning but the first and final two Wednesday, surrendering 15 hits in a 16-10 PCL loss to the Reno Aces at Cashman Field.
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