The Aviators maintained a two-game division lead despite a 4-2 loss to the Tacoma Rainiers on Friday night at Las Vegas Ballpark before a sellout crowd of 10,153.
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The Las Vegas Aviators and their new ballpark are going to walk away with some new hardware Friday night.
Drew Weeks cracked a pair of home runs, leading the Albuquerque Isotopes to a 7-1 triumph over the Aviators on Thursday at Isotopes Park in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Heading into Labor Day Weekend, the Aviators hold all the cards to securing a postseason birth.
Left-hander Kyle Lobstein got the final out with runners on first and third as the Aviators squeezed past the Albuquerque Isotopes 3-2 in Pacific Coast League play Wednesday before 9,859 at Isotopes Park in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
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.
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.