Starter Nabil Crismatt gave up five runs in four innings pitched.
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There may not be a standout prospect like Kris Bryant or Bryce Harper, but there are plenty of young players from Las Vegas looking to crack the majors.
Bryant did not play between June 22 and July 11 because of the shoulder pain, which bothered the two-time All-Star on the follow-through of his swing. Manager Joe Maddon said Bryant also could miss Wednesday’s game.
The 30-year-old outfielder, who returned to baseball in 2016 after a prolific college football career at Florida and short NFL career, was hitting .273 at Double-A and was recently named an Eastern League All-Star.
In the latest bizarre medical development for the baffling New York Mets, ace pitcher Noah Syndergaard is headed back to the disabled list after contracting hand-foot-and-mouth disease. Syndergaard is a former star for the Las Vegas 51s.
The 51s pounded Reno starter Anthony Vasquez on their way to a 15-6 win over Reno in the series finale at Greater Nevada Field.
Las Vegas 51s first baseman Dominic Smith will mostly play in the outfield with Peter Alonso now at Triple-A.
The 51s evened the series with Reno with a win on Saturday.
Since Manny Guerra was admitted to the hospital, and now a long-term care facility, baseball people say the local ballparks, diamonds and sandlots don’t seem quite the same.
The 51s came back from six runs down before losing on Friday night.
Peter Alonso’s inside-the-parker broke open a tie game in the sixth inning and propelled the 51s to a 6-4 victory over the Bees at Smith’s Ballpark in Salt Lake City.
Should the Mets send Tim Tebow to Las Vegas for this final stretch, it could set all-time lows for $1 beer sales on Thursdays, but would be worth the financial hit on those frothy beverages.
If the Mets become sellers at the July 31 trade deadline, as is expected, and make call-ups from the Triple-A roster, it’s not out of the realm of possibility that Tim Tebow is promoted to Las Vegas.
The 51s have spent much of their series against Salt Lake playing from behind. Wednesday, for the second time in three days, their starting pitcher put them in a deep hole that they couldn’t recover from.
A person with knowledge of the deal says the Baltimore Orioles have traded All-Star shortstop Manny Machado to the Los Angeles Dodgers.
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