Sierra helps 51s finish sweep of Bees
Moises Sierra went 3-for-4 and drove in three runs, leading the 51s to a 6-2 victory over the Salt Lake Bees on Monday in a Pacific Coast League game at Salt Lake City.
The win completed a four-game sweep for Las Vegas (28-23), which has now won eight straight over the Bees (25-27).
Adam Lind, Anthony Gose and Adeiny Hechavarria each went 2-for-5 as the 51s pounded out 11 hits for the second straight game.
Starter Robert Coello (3-1) pitched five innings for Las Vegas, allowing four hits and two runs, one earned, while striking out six.
Sierra singled to center field in the first inning, scoring Hechavarria, and added a two-run double in the third to give Las Vegas a 3-0 lead off Bees starter Greg Smith (0-3).
The 51s tacked on three runs in the seventh inning against Salt Lake reliever Francisco Rodriguez. Gose made it 4-2 with an RBI single to center and stole his 21st base of the season before Lind added a two-run single to right.
Las Vegas finishes its road trip with a four-game series at last-place Tucson (18-33) beginning at 7:05 p.m. today.
