Salt Lake goes for four runs in eighth, downs 51s
SALT LAKE BEES LAS VEGAS 51S
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■ WINNING/LOSING PITCHER: Bees, Dustin Richardson (1-0); 51s, Sean Henn (1-3)
■ HIGHLIGHTS: At Cashman Field, the Bees (42-36) scored four runs in the eighth inning, with the go-ahead run scoring on a two-out throwing error by third baseman Eric Campbell. … Tommy Field added a two-run homer, his fifth of the season, for a 5-2 lead. … The 51s (39-36) got a solo homer to left by Rylan Sandoval, his second of the season, in the eighth to make it 5-3. … The Bees tacked on a run in the ninth on an RBI single by Andrew Romine. …Las Vegas broke a 1-1 tie in the seventh with a one-out RBI double to left-center by Brian Bixler. … The 51s’ Jacob deGrom tossed six shutout innings, allowing three hits and four walks with seven strikeouts. … Bixler was 3-for-4 after dropping from the leadoff spot to hit ninth. … Brandon Hicks, who swapped spots in the lineup with Bixler, was 3-for-5 with an RBI. … Wilmer Flores was 2-for-4 with a double for Las Vegas, and catcher Juan Centeno doubled and scored twice.
■ NEXT: Bees (RHP Jarrett Grube, 2-2, 4.20 ERA) at 51s (RHP Matt Fox, 2-2, 5.68), 7:05 p.m. Monday, KBAD-AM (920)