Sunday, June 27th: Thomas Leads Vegas to Victory in Extras while Hounds Drop Twinbill

 

A’s Prospect Of The Day: Las Vegas Aviators Outfielder Cody Thomas (1 for 4 / Home Run / 2 RBIs)

TRIPLE-A WEST LEAGUE

Las Vegas Aviators  5

Salt Lake Bees            3

WP: Z.Jackson 1-0 / 3.18

HR: C.Thomas (13)

Prospect Of The Game:

Outfielder Cody Thomas

(1 for 4 / Home Run / 2 RBIs)

The Aviators battled back to earn a victory in extra innings on Sunday. With the game tied in the top of the 10th, left fielder Cody Thomas stepped to the plate and tagged a two-run homer to provide the margin of victory for Las Vegas. Second baseman Nate Mondou tripled and scored the tying run in the top of the 9th and also singled in the game, while shortstop Pete Kozma singled, tripled and drove in a run for the Aviators. Starter Jesus Luzardo gave up 3 runs on 6 hits over 3 1/3 innings while throwing 63 pitches, 31 of them for strikes. RHP Zack Jackson tossed 2 scoreless innings in relief to earn the victory for Las Vegas.

 

DOUBLE-A CENTRAL LEAGUE

GAME #1

Wichita Wind Surge      3

Midland RockHounds  0

LP: Feigl 5-3 / 3.93

SS Nick Allen: 1-2, Walk

RF Chase Calabuig: 1-3, Double

RHP Brady Feigl: 6 IP/8 H/3 ER/0 BB/5 K/Loss

RHP Montana DuRapau: 1IP/2 H/0 ER/0 BB/0 K

 

GAME #2

Wichita Wind Surge    10

Midland RockHounds  4

LP: Graves 1-2 / 7.71

HR: Eierman (8), Suddleson (4)

RF Jake Suddleson: 2 for 3, HR

DH Nick Allen: 2-4, Triple

SS Jeremy Eierman: 1-3, HR. 2 RBIs

LHP Jared Koenig: 6 IP/5 H/3 ER/3 BB/2 K

RHP Brett Graves: 0.1 IP/6 H/7 ER/1 BB/1 K/Loss

 

HIGH-A CENTRAL LEAGUE

Lansing Lugnuts             0

Cedar Rapids Kernels  6

LP: Nightengale 2-1 / 4.44

RF Shane Selman: 0-1, 3 Walks, SB

3B Jordan Diaz: 2-4

RHP Bryce Nightengale: 0 IP/0 H/2 ER/1 BB/0 K/Loss

RHP Brandon Withers: 2 IP/4 H/3 ER/0 BB/2 K

 

LOW-A WEST LEAGUE

Stockton Ports             5

Inland Empire 66ers  6

LP: Woolfolk 0-2 / 5.93

HR: Butler (8), Schofield-Sam (3)

RF Danny Bautista: 2-4, Triple, Double

2B Marcos Brito: 2-3, Walk

3B T.J. Schofield-Sam: 1-5, HR, 3 RBIs

LF Lawrence Butler: 1-4, HR

LHP Kumar Nambiar: 5 IP/5 H/2 ER/2 BB/7 K

RHP Dallas Woolfolk: 2 IP/5 H/4 R/0 ER/1 BB/1 K/Loss

 

Monday’s Games:

Las Vegas @ Salt Lake: 5:35pm PT

 

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