Las Vegas 51s begin homestand against Tucson Padres
TUCSON PADRES AT 51S
■ WHEN: 7:05 p.m. today through Wednesday
■ WHERE: Cashman Field
■ RECORDS: Padres 21-41, 51s 35-28
■ AFFILIATIONS: Tucson Padres, San Diego Padres; Las Vegas, Toronto Blue Jays
■ TODAY'S PITCHERS: Padres LHP Colt Hynes (2-6, 5.27 ERA) vs. 51s RHP Robert Coello (3-1, 3.41)
■ RADIO: KBAD-AM (920)
■ SERIES NOTES: Vladimir Guerrero is day to day after being hit on the left hand by a pitch during Saturday's 4-2 loss at Fresno. The 37-year-old nine-time All-Star left the game after being hit by Grizzlies starter Eric Hacker in the fifth inning. Guerrero sat out Sunday's 8-7 comeback win over Fresno and is hitting .214 (6-for-28) with two RBIs in seven games since being called up from Class A Dunedin (Fla.) on June 2. Las Vegas, which took three of four games at Fresno, trails Pacific Southern-leading Sacramento (41-23) by 5½ games. Tucson features two of San Diego's top 10 prospects (rated by Baseball America) in RHP Casey Kelly (No. 3) and IF Jedd Gyorko (No. 6). Padres OF Daniel Robertson (.333) is 10th in the Pacific Coast League in batting. The 51s also will host the Colorado Springs Sky Sox, the Triple-A affiliate of the Colorado Rockies, Thursday through Sunday. Las Vegas is tied with Reno for the PCL batting lead at .307. 51s 1B Adam Lind is hitting .405 with three homers and 17 RBIs in 21 games. OF Danny Perales, activated Saturday, is batting .360 with three homers and 22 RBIs in 29 games. C Travis d'Arnaud is hitting .332 with a team-leading 13 homers and is tied for the team lead in RBIs with 41 with SS Adeiny Hechavarria, who is batting .324. CF Anthony Gose's 24 steals lead the PCL and he has a team-high 54 runs. LF Travis Snider was activated from the disabled list (wrist) Saturday and sent to Dunedin.
