Noah Syndergaard made history with a pair of home runs in the New York Mets’ 4-3 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Wednesday at Dodger Stadium.
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Max Scherzer struck out 20 batters, matching the major league record for a nine-inning game as he pitched the Washington Nationals past the Detroit Tigers 3-2 on Wednesday night.
It has been been 10 years since James Loney batted .380 for the 51s. If memory serves, that was a fine Las Vegas team. The 51s also had Matt Kemp (.368) and Andre Ethier (.349), and they, too, went on to star for the Dodgers.
Bryce Harper has been suspended one game and fined by Major League Baseball for his behavior following an ejection this week.
The 51s had a couple five-run innings go for naught last week against El Paso in eventual losses. Not Tuesday.
Major League Baseball says it is reviewing Washington Nationals slugger Bryce Harper’s confrontation with an umpire to decide whether he should be disciplined.
Golden Nugget sports book director Tony Miller is already putting the Cubs in the World Series, in a proposition sort of way.
Rafael Montero’s last start was his worst of the season. But Montero turned it around Monday, tossing 5 2/3 scoreless innings, and giving up just four hits in 51s’ 1-0 victory over Sacramento at Raley Field.
Reliever Josh Edgin was sidelined all of last season after having Tommy John surgery. Now, after completing his rehab assignment, he’ll stick around with the 51s as he works his way back to 100 percent.
UNLV third baseman Kyle Isbel was named the Mountain West Baseball Player of the Week on Monday after going 10-for-20 (.500) this weekend during a series against New Mexico.
On the field, Sean Gilmartin’s 26th birthday went almost as well as it could have on Sunday.
Kyle Isbel went 4-for-5 with a triple, five RBIs and three runs to lead UNLV to a 10-4 victory over New Mexico in a Mountain West baseball game Sunday at Wilson Stadium.
Through the first month, 51s starters had just nine quality starts in 28 games.
51s starter Gabriel Ynoa turned in another quality start — his fifth straight — and his third solid performance against the Sacramento River Cats in a 2-1 PCL road victory.
Carl Stajduhar hit a fifth-inning grand slam to back strong pitching by Tyler Stevens and lead New Mexico to a 6-2 victory over UNLV in a Mountain West baseball game Saturday at Wilson Stadium.
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