Monell powers 51s past Zephyrs for fifth victory in six games
August 26, 2015 - 11:26 pm
Johnny Monell had four hits and drove in four runs to help the 51s win for the fifth time in six games with a 10-6 victory over the New Orleans Zephyrs on Wednesday in a Pacific Coast League game in Metairie, La.
Las Vegas (73-59) maintained a 2½-game lead over second-place El Paso, a 2-1 winner over Colorado Springs, in the Pacific South Division.
The 51s jumped out front early and held on to close out the four-game series with their third win. Kevin Plawecki opened the scoring with an RBI single, and Brandon Allen followed with a two-run triple.
Las Vegas scored three times in the second on an RBI double by Darrell Ceciliani and Monell's two-run single. Monell added a two-run homer in the fourth.
Kila Ka'aihue had four of the 16 hits for New Orleans (53-79).
Darin Gorski surrendered 10 hits and three walks in five innings for the 51s, but limited the damage to three runs and improved to 10-8.
Las Vegas opens a four-game series at Round Rock at 5:05 p.m. today before returning home for a pivotal four-game set against El Paso at Cashman Field beginning Monday.