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Playoff ticket prices rising to see Royals

With the Kansas City Royals playing in the postseason for the first time in 29 years, tickets for the American League Division Series are a hot item.

51s count on pitching in playoffs

Las Vegas right-hander Rafael Montero starts against Reno Wednesday night as the PCL playoffs start at Cashman Field. “Pitching is always the key,” said 51s manager Wally Backman, who likes the pitching matchups with the Aces.

Japanese slugger mystified by 186-mph fastball

Takeshi Yamasaki tried to hit a mind-blowing heater off a pitching machine on a Japanese game show. He didn’t get the bat off his shoulder.

Rams rally past Titans in ninth

The Post 8 Rams took care of that problem in dramatic fashion, rallying in the ninth inning to beat Bishop Goman 9-8 in the championship game of the American Legion state tournament at UNLV’s Wilson Stadium.

Mountain Ridge tries to conjure Little League magic

It is difficult not to mention the city of Williamsport, Pa., and Little League baseball in the same sentence — usually the first sentence.

Skin cancer awareness has 51s playing it smart under sun

Countless baseball players — including Hall of Famers Mike Schmidt and Johnny Bench — have been affected by skin cancer, the most common form of cancer in the United States. In fact, the American Academy of Dermatology estimates that one in five Americans will develop the disease in their lifetimes.

51s’ pitcher adjusts to park

In terms of Triple-A ballparks, 51s right-hander Zack Thornton went from one extreme to the other in April when he was traded — with a player to be named later — from the Pirates to the Mets for first baseman Ike Davis.

Foundation set for UNLV baseball

After making its first NCAA regional in nine years, UNLV hopes its baseball program builds on this season’s success. Coach Tim Chambers has another strong recruiting class coming in.

American Legion ball hasn’t lost its charm

The old American Legion baseball field in Crown Point, Ind., did not have a right-field wall, or even a fence made of chain link. It had a corn field.

Five-run eighth inning sends Tacoma past 51s, 6-4

The host Tacoma Rainiers scored five runs in the bottom of the eighth inning to beat the Las Vegas 51s 6-4. Las Vegas had scored two runs in the top of the eighth to take a 3-1 lead .