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Las Vegas 51s defeat Fresno 4-3

LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL
April 9, 2013 - 9:36 am
 

■ WINNING/LOSING PITCHER: 51s, Justin Hampson (1-0); Grizzlies, Ramon Ramirez (0-1)

■ HIGHLIGHTS: At Fresno, Calif., 51s first baseman Josh Satin had three hits, and Jamie Hoffman singled him home with the winner in the ninth as the 51s ran their record to 4-1. ... Juan Lagares had two hits, Andrew Brown tripled and Travis d’Arnaud doubled for Las Vegas. ... Right-hander Jeurys Familia gave up two hits but survived the ninth for his first save. ... Both starting pitchers, Darin Gorski for the 51s and Boof Bonser for the Grizzlies, went five innings and gave up three runs. ... Francisco Peguero had four hits for the Grizzlies, and Kensuke Tanaka and Roger Kieschnick each had three. ... The 51s play three more night games in Fresno before returning to open their home season against the Colorado Springs Sky Sox on Friday at Cashman Field.

■ NEXT: 51s (RHP Zack Wheeler, 0-0) at Grizzlies (RHP Yusmeiro Petit, 0-1), 7:05 p.m. today, KBAD-AM (920)

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