Thursday, August 28th: Junior Perez Hits 2 HRs as Ken Waldichuk Notches 1st Victory for Vegas

 

Prospect Of The Day: Outfielder Junior Perez (3 for 4 / 2 HR / 6 RBI)

PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE  (TRIPLE-A)

Iowa Cubs                       4

Las Vegas Aviators   8

WP: Waldichuk 1-5 / 9.51

HR: Perez 2 (10)

Center fielder Junior Perez had a big night at the plate to help LHP Ken Waldichuk notch his first victory for Las Vegas this season on Thursday. The 24-year-old Dominican outfielder went 3 for 4 while tagging a two-run homer in the 3rd inning and then following that up by slugging a 452-foot grand slam in the 5th inning for the Aviators. And Perez has now hit 10 home runs while slashing .333/.458/.795 in 22 games since joining Las Vegas. First baseman Shane McGuire doubled twice, scored twice, drew a walk and drove in a run, while catcher Bryan Lavastida singled twice, walked and stole a base for the Aviators. Meanwhile, Waldichuk allowed 3 runs through 5 frames to pick up the victory for Las Vegas.

 

TEXAS LEAGUE  (DOUBLE-A)

Midland RockHounds   3

Springfield Cardinals      6

LP: Nett 6-6 / 3.80

DH Leo De Vries: 2-4, 2B, HBP, R

1B Brennan Milone: 1-4, 2B, BB, R

LF Clark Elliott: 2-5

RHP Braden Nett: 5 IP/6 H/5 ER/3 BB/2 K/Loss

LHP Domingo Robles: 3 IP/4 H/1 ER/0 BB/1 K

 

MIDWEST LEAGUE  (HIGH-A)

West Michigan Whitecaps   1

Lansing Lugnuts                         6

WP: Avant 6-6 / 3.39

CF Ryan Lasko: 2-4, 2B, SB, 2 RBI

RF Pedro Pineda: 2-4, SB, RBI

1B C.J. Pittaro: 2-4

RHP Corey Avant: 6 IP/4 H/0 ER/2 BB/3 K/Win

RHP Wander Guante: 1 IP/0 H/0 ER/0 BB/0 K

RHP Blaze Pontes: 1 IP/1 H/0 ER/0 BB/1 K

 

CALIFORNIA LEAGUE  (SINGLE-A)

Stockton Ports   3

Modesto Nuts     4

LP: Huge 2-4 / 5.40

SS Bobby Boser: 3-4, HBP, R

DH Gavin Turley: 3-5, R

3B Bryan Andrade: 2-4, 2 RBI

RHP Samuel Dutton: 2 IP/2 H/1 ER/0 BB/1 K

RHP Wilfred Alvarado: 3.1 IP/4 H/1 R/0 ER/1 BB/3 K

RHP Richard Fernandez: 1.2 IP/0 H/0 ER/0 BB/1 K

LHP Riley Huge: 1 IP/2 H/2 ER/1 BB/3 K/Loss

 

Friday’s Games:

Iowa @ Las Vegas: 7:05pm PT

Midland @ Springfield: 5:05pm PT/7:05pm CT

Lake County @ Lansing: 4:05pm PT/7:05pm ET

Stockton @ Modesto: 6:40pm PT

 

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