The 51s snagged a 6-2 victory for the 51s over the Iowa Cubs on Sunday afternoon to take a 3-1 series victory at Principal Park.
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The story of the 51s all season has been get good enough pitching and let the offense carry the load. They flipped the script in their second-half opener Thursday, a 3-2 victory at the Iowa Cubs.
Here are five players to keep an eye on during the series, including the four All-Stars that played in Wednesday’s Triple-A All-Star Game.
The Pacific Coast League lost 4-2 to the International League in the Triple-A All-Star Game, but in the week prior, 51s manager Wally Backman was treating the exhibition just like a regular-season outing.
A year ago, Travis Taijeron traveled to Omaha, Nebraska, for the Triple-A All-Star Game as the 51s’ lone representative. This time around, he has some built-in friends.
The one major strike that continues to overshadow what is often an entertaining enough game on its own merits is the fact that the winner of the All-Star Game gets home-field advantage in the World Series.
Las Vegan Kris Bryant homered on the first pitch he saw, but second-inning homers by Kansas City’s Eric Hosmer and Salvador Perez powered the American League to a 4-2 victory over the National League on Tuesday night in the 87th All-Star Game before 42,386 at Petco Park.
London is not calling for Major League Baseball next year.
Las Vegas will be represented in a manner few cities can boast in Tuesday night’s MLB All-Star Game.
A lot of people are unimpressed with the MLB’s new All-Star uniforms. And Twitter users are feeling especially vocal.