Jose Bautista slid hard into second base, stood up and found himself face-to-face with Texas’ Rougned Odor. Next thing the Toronto slugger knew, he was rattled by a punch to the jaw that sent his batting helmet and sunglasses flying.
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Payton Squier, Cooper Esmay and Cody Howard drove in two runs apiece to rally UNLV to an 8-5 victory over Fresno State in a Mountain West baseball game Sunday at Wilson Stadium.
The 51s’ bats were held quiet in Saturday’s Pacific Coast League loss to Oklahoma City, with the team unable to take advantage of late opportunities.
Jack Murphy’s home run off reliever Jeff Walters in the eighth inning gave the host Oklahoma City Dodgers a 1-0 PCL victory over the Las Vegas 51s on Saturday night.
This marks the first time the Las Vegas Triple-A team has featured two local products in the same season. Paul Sewald went to Bishop Gorman, and Chasen Bradford attended Silverado.
Kevin Viers hit a three-run homer to help Jimmy Lambert pick up his 10th win of the season as Fresno State notched a 7-2 victory over UNLV in a Mountain West baseball game Saturday at Wilson Stadium.
When Matt Bush was released from prison last October after a 3 ½-year sentence for a drunken-driving accident, the former No. 1 overall draft pick was sober and just hoping for another chance to play baseball.
The 51s begin a four-game set with Oklahoma City on Saturday night. Here are five players to watch.
The El Paso Chihuahuas teed off on 51s starter Stolmy Pimentel and reliever Josh Smoker for eight runs in the third inning en route to a 12-10 PCL victory at Cashman Field.
Jake Stone had a two-run homer and a two-run triple to back Ricky Tyler Thomas’ strong pitching and lead Fresno State to a 9-1 win over UNLV in a Mountain West baseball game Friday at Wilson Stadium.
Pitchers get somewhat of a pass when it comes to hitting — they’re not expected to be great at it — but they are expected to be serviceable. 51s manager Wally Backman said his pitchers spend a lot of time hitting during spring training.
The Savannah Bananas, an amateur baseball team in Georgia, has added an adorable new member to its roster.
The Los Angeles Angels had an unexpected visitor on the field during last night’s game with the St. Louis Cardinals.
The win moved Gabriel Ynoa to 4-0 on the season and lowered his ERA to 1.77, second in the Pacific Coast League behind Los Angeles Dodgers uber prospect Julio Urias of Oklahoma City.
El Paso starter Jeremy Guthrie came into Wednesday’s game sporting an 0-5 record and an 8.40 ERA. His counterpart, 51s starter Duane Below, entered the day 1-2 with a 6.04 ERA. But despite the ugly numbers, the duo settled into a nice pitcher’s duel Wednesday at Cashman Field
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