Sunday, April 16th: Thomas’s Big Bat Helps Lead Vegas to Victory while Midland & Lansing Notch Wins

 

Prospect Of The Day: Outfielder Cody Thomas (3 for 5 / Home Run / Double / 3 RBIs)

PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE  (TRIPLE-A)

Salt Lake Bees             5

Las Vegas Aviators  7

WP: Sullivan 2-0 / 0.00

HR: Thomas (7)

Right fielder Cody Thomas continued his hot hitting to help lead Las Vegas to its third straight victory over Salt Lake on Sunday. Thomas started things off with a bang by belting a three-run homer with two outs in the bottom of the 1st inning to briefly give Las Vegas an early lead. He doubled to lead off the 5th but was left stranded, and he then singled to lead off the 9th and eventually came around to score. The 28-year-old now leads the Pacific Coast League with 22 RBIs, while his 7 home runs, 18 hits and 15 runs are all team highs, and his .321 batting average, .804 slugging percentage and 1.213 OPS are all bests among current Aviators. Left fielder Trenton Brooks doubled and drew a pair of walks, while third baseman Jordan Diaz singled twice, walked and drove in a pair. Catcher Tyler Soderstrom singled, walked twice and scored twice, and shortstop Nick Allen singled, doubled, scored twice and drove in the winning run on a sacrifice bunt in the bottom of the 9th to give Las Vegas the victory in a walk-off. A’s RHP Paul Blackburn gave up 4 runs on 6 hits in 2 2/3 innings in his third rehab start for the Aviators, while RHP Austin Pruitt pitched 2 2/3 perfect innings in relief, and RHP Billy Sullivan tossed a scoreless frame in the top of the 9th to pick up the victory for Las Vegas.


 
TEXAS LEAGUE  (DOUBLE-A)

Tulsa Drillers                      5

Midland RockHounds  9

WP: Supak 1-0 / 5.06

HR: L.Butler (1)

CF Lawrence Butler: 2-5, HR, 3 RBI

LF Max Schuemann: 1-3, 3B, 2 BB, 2 SB, RBI

3B Brett Harris: 1-3, 2 BB, SB

C JJ Schwarz: 1-4, 2B, BB, 3 RBI

RHP Royber Salinas: 4 IP/2 H/0 ER/0 BB/6 K

RHP Trey Supak: 2.1 IP/0 H/0 ER/3 BB/4 K

RHP Trayson Kubo: 1 IP/3 H/4 ER/1 BB/1 K

 

MIDWEST LEAGUE  (HIGH-A)

West Michigan Whitecaps  2

Lansing Lugnuts                       9

WP: Perkins 2-0 / 0.90

HR: Armenteros (1)

LF Lazaro Armenteros: 2-3, HR, 2 RBI

C Daniel Susac: 2-4, 2B, 3 RBI

3B Alexander Campos: 2-3, 2B, RBI

DH Cooper Uhl: 1-1, 2 BB

RHP Jack Perkins: 5 IP/3 H/1 ER/1 BB/3 K

LHP John Beller: 0.1 IP/1 H/1 ER/0 BB/1 K

RHP Luke Anderson: 1.2 IP/1 H/0 ER/2 BB/4 K/SV

 

CALIFORNIA LEAGUE  (SINGLE-A)

Stockton Ports    11

Fresno Grizzlies  12

LP: Cohn 0-1 / 4.50

HR: Milone (1)

2B Brennan Milone: 2-4, HR, BB, HBP, RBI

1B Darlyn Montero: 2-6, 3B, 2B, 2 RBI

3B: T.J. Schofield-Sam: 2-5, BB, RBI

LF Colby Thomas: 2-6, 2B, SB, RBI

CF Brayan Buelvas: 2-6, 2 2B

RHP Dheygler Gimenez: 3 IP/4 H/4 ER/2 BB/2 K

RHP Jake Pfennigs: 3 IP/2 H/3 R/2 ER/2 BB/0 K

RHP Blaze Pontes: 2 IP/0 H/0 ER/0 BB/2 K

RHP Aaron Cohn: 0.1 IP/1 H/2 R/1 ER/1 BB/0 K

 

Monday’s Games:

No Games Scheduled

 

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