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Las Vegas 51s defeat Sacramento River Cats, 3-2

WINNING/LOSING PITCHER: 51s, Robert Carson (1-0); River Cats, Hideki Okajima (0-1)

HIGHLIGHTS: At Cashman Field, Eric Campbell drilled a one-out double in the ninth inning, and Omar Quintanilla followed with an RBI single to give the 51s (7-7) their second walk-off win in four days. … Las Vegas rallied for two runs in the seventh to tie it. Wilmer Flores drew a leadoff walk, Zach Lutz followed with a single, and Quintanilla, the No. 9 hitter, delivered an RBI double before Brian Bixler hit a tying two-out RBI single. … Sacramento (7-7) went up 2-0 in the fourth, when Luke Montz hit a leadoff homer and Conner Crumbliss walked, took second on a single by Jemile Weeks and came around to score on two wild pitches by Carlos Torres — who scattered seven hits in five innings, with 10 strikeouts and a walk. … River Cats left-hander Justin Thomas gave up two runs on six hits in 6 1/3 innings.

NEXT: River Cats (RHP Sonny Gray, 1-0, 2.45 ERA) at 51s (LHP Darin Gorski, 0-1, 9.00), 7:05 p.m. today, KBAD-AM (920)

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