Brian Mundell’s three-run homer led the Albuquerque Isotopes to a 10-6 come-from-behind victory over the Aviators on Tuesday at Isotopes Park in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
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Las Vegas is tied with Round Rock for the league’s best record at 80-53 entering play Tuesday. The Aviators are three games ahead of El Paso in the Pacific Southern Division.
The Albuquerque Isotopes rallied for two ninth-inning runs and an 8-7 victory Monday night, halting the Aviators’ win streak at nine games at Isotopes Park in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Nick Martini stroked his eighth home run of the season, a two-run shot to right-center field in the eighth inning, for the game’s only runs.
Franklin Barreto’s homer, his 19th of the season, came with one out in the eighth inning and staked Las Vegas to a 4-0 lead.
Chicago’s return not listed on official Cactus League schedule but will be added at later date, according to Aviators president Don Logan.
Sean Manaea struck out 12 over seven innings, leading the Aviators to a 3-0 victory over the Tacoma Rainiers on Friday.
Franklin Barreto and Mark Payton each hit a three-run homer, and Sheldon Neuse also went deept as the Las Vegas Aviators beat the Tacoma Rainiers 8-2 in the opening game of their series Thursday.
A 1988 baseball card of former Las Vegas Stars pitcher Keith Comstock taken at Cashman Field was called “the funniest baseball card ever made” by ESPN Wednesday.
Sheldon Neuse clubbed a three-run homer to highlight a five-run fourth inning Tuesday night as the Las Vegas Aviators beat the in-state rival Reno Aces 10-4 in a Pacific Coast League game before 8,034 fans at Las Vegas Ballpark.
Jorge Mateo’s bunt single and ensuing throwing error by Reno pitcher Damien Magnifico brought in the winning run as the Las Vegas Aviators rallied for three ninth-inning runs and a 6-5 Pacific Coast League victory over the in-state rival Aces on Monday night at Las Vegas Ballpark.
In his fifth pro season, the first baseman has hit a career-high 35 home runs and driven in 101 runs for the Aviators, who are contending for a playoff spot in the PCL.
The Aviators and the Pacific Coast League held a news conference Monday to announce that Las Vegas Ballpark will host the 2020 Triple-A National Championship Game.
Cameron Rupp, Mark Payton and Franklin Barreto homered Sunday night as the Las Vegas Aviators beat the Albuquerque Isotopes 7-2 in a Pacific Coast League game before 9,513 fans at Las Vegas Ballpark.
Seth Brown drove in four runs to give him 101 RBIs on the season as the Las Vegas Aviators edged the Albuquerque Isotopes 6-5 in a Pacific Coast League game Saturday night at Las Vegas Ballpark.