Wade Miley pitched masterfully into the fifth inning before turning it over to a lights-out Milwaukee bullpen, 38-year-old catcher Erik Kratz kept up his torrid hitting and the Brewers beat the Colorado Rockies 6-0 in Game 3 on a cool, misty Sunday to sweep their NL Division Series.
Starter Chris Flexen recently underwent surgery on his knee after tearing his meniscus, manager Tony DeFrancesco said.
The region tournament pits Desert Oasis against the state champions from Arizona, California, Colorado, New Mexico, Texas and Utah, with an additional team from Colorado. The regional winner advances to the American Legion World Series.
The 51s finished their Midwest road trip 5-2 which puts them in good position to reach the .500 mark when they return home on Thursday to host a four-game series against Reno.
Inspired by the city’s deep musical roots, the team on Tuesday unveiled its logo for next year’s game — a guitar outlined with red baseball stitches — and no Chief Wahoo.
The 51s now have a construction camera, similar to the one the Raiders have, set up so fans can look at up-to-date views of the construction as well as a time lapse video.
If there was ever anyone who lived his life The Cardinal Way, it was Red Schoendienst.
Hours after being pulled from his third start for the 51s, Aaron Laffey officially hung up his cleats.
As one of the top offenses in the Pacific Coast League, the Salt Lake Bees are used to putting up bunches of runs in an inning. That’s what it took from the 51s on Monday to finally beat Salt Lake.
