PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (TRIPLE-A)
Las Vegas Aviators 7
Reno Aces 4
WP: Cushing 2-0 / 3.78
Designated hitter Jordan Diaz, second baseman Nick Allen and left fielder Armando Alvarez combined to help lead Las Vegas to victory on Saturday. Diaz drilled 3 doubles, drove in a pair of runs and scored the tying run in the top of the 3rd inning for the Aviators. The 24-year-old Colombian infielder is now slashing .310/.373/.545 on the season and .384/.418/.733 in the month of August. Allen singled, doubled, drew a walk, drove in a run and scored twice, while Alvarez had 3 hits and drove in the winning run in the 4th for the Aviators. Rehabbing shortstop Jacob Wilson went 2 for 4 to raise his batting average for Las Vegas to .402. Starter Jack O’Loughlin allowed 4 runs in just 2 innings work, while RHP Jack Cushing threw 3 scoreless frames to earn the win, and RHP Pedro Santos got the final three outs in the 9th to secure the save for Las Vegas.
TEXAS LEAGUE (DOUBLE-A)
Wichita Wind Surge 2
Midland RockHounds 1
LP: Johnson 0-2 / 3.09
CF Denzel Clarke: 1-3, BB, 2 SB
2B Brennan Milone: 1-4
1B Nick Kurtz: 1-1
RHP Jack Perkins: 7 IP/1 H/0 ER/2 BB/8 K
RHP Lincoln Henzman: 1 IP/1 H/1 ER/0 BB/1 K
LHP Colton Johnson: 2 IP/2 H/1 R/0 ER/0 BB/2 K/Loss
MIDWEST LEAGUE (HIGH-A)
Lansing Lugnuts 8
Quad Cities River Bandits 7
WP: Barrera 2-0 / 1.23
HR: Nankil (1)
RF Nate Nankil: 2-4, HR, BB,
1B Danny Bautista: 3-5, 2B, 3 RBI
3B Luke Mann: 1-3, BB, HBP, GWRBI
RHP Mitch Myers: 4.1 IP/6 H/2 ER/2 BB/3 K
RHP Dylan Hall: 1.2 IP/4 H/5 ER/2 BB/0 K
LHP Diego Barrera: 2 IP/1 H/0 ER/2 BB/0 K/Win
CALIFORNIA LEAGUE (SINGLE-A)
Stockton Ports 2
Fresno Grizzlies 4
LP: Sha 2-5 / 6.06
3B Tommy White: 2-3, 2B, BB
LF Cameron Leary: 1-3, BB
SS Joshua Kuroda-Grauer: 1-4, HBP
RHP Tzu-Chen Sha: 3 IP/7 H/4 ER/1 BB/2 K/Loss
RHP Yunior Tur: 4 IP/2 H/0 ER/1 BB/3 K
RHP Camilo Hernandez: 1 IP/0 H/0 ER/1 BB/2 K
Sunday’s Games:
Las Vegas @ Reno: 1:05pm PT
Wichita @ Midland: 11:00am PT/1:00pm CT
Lansing @ Quad Cities: 11:00am PT/2:00pm ET
Stockton @ Fresno: 5:05pm PT
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