SALT LAKE BEES AT LAS VEGAS 51S
April 30, 2009 - 9:00 pm
• WHEN: 7:05 p.m. today; 7:05 p.m. Friday; 7:05 p.m. Saturday; 12:05 p.m. Sunday
• WHERE: Cashman Field
• RECORDS: Bees 13-6; 51s 5-14
• AFFILIATIONS: Salt Lake, Los Angeles Angels; Las Vegas, Toronto Blue Jays
• TODAY'S PITCHERS: Bees RHP Brad Knox (1-1, 6.91 ERA) vs. 51s to be determined
• RADIO: KBAD-AM (920)
• SERIES NOTES: The 51s, who had Wednesday off, have the worst record in the 16-team Pacific Coast League, while the Bees are tied for the best. ... Salt Lake right-hander Sean O'Sullivan is ranked as the Angels' No. 5 prospect by Baseball America. ... Bees outfielder Chris Pettit is fourth in the PCL in batting with a .410 average (25-for-61), and center fielder Bradley Coon is hitting .333 (14-for-42). Salt Lake second baseman Sean Rodriguez leads the team with six homers and 19 RBIs. Bees outfielder Reggie Willits, who has played 218 games for the Angels the past two seasons, is batting .246 (14-for-57) in 16 games. ... First baseman/designated hitter Randy Ruiz leads Las Vegas starters in average (.321), home runs (five) and RBIs (22), and first baseman/designated hitter Brett Harper is hitting .319 with four homers and 17 RBIs. No other 51s starter has more than one homer or nine RBIs.
TODD DEWEY/LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL