51s Win In Extras To Split Series In El Paso

Las Vegas 51s @ El Paso Chihuahuas

April 16, 2018

Drew Gagnon @ Walker Lockett

Teams	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11		R	H	E
Las Vegas	0	1	0	0	0	2	1	0	1	0	4		9	13	2
El Paso	0	0	1	0	0	2	1	0	1	0	1		6	10	0

W: Smith (1-0, 0.00 ERA); L: Brewer (0-1, 6.75 ERA)

Boxscore

Unique little area of the park

The Stats:

Pitchers

Drew Gagnon (3.38 ERA) – 5.2 IP, 7 H, 3 R (2 ER), 10 K:0 BB, 1 HR, 92 Pitches (62 Strikes), 6 GO: 1 FO

Corey Taylor (5.40 ERA) – 1.1 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 2 K: 2 BB, 1 HR, 30 Pitches (16 Strikes), 1 GO: 1 FO, 1 IR – 0 S

Jacob Rhame (0.00 ERA) – 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 K, 15 Pitches (9 Strikes), 1 FO

Kyle Regnault (H, 2, 11.81 ERA) – 0.2 IP, 0 H, 1 R, 2 K: 1 BB, 16 Pitches (8 Strikes)

Drew Smith (BS, 1)(W, 1-0, 0.00 ERA) – 1.1 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 1 K, 25 Pitches (18 Strikes), 1 GO, 1 IR – 1 S

Jamie Callahan (6.00 ERA) – 1 IP, 0 H, 1 R (0 ER), 9 Pitches (6 Strikes), 2 GO: 1 FO

Batters

CF – Patrick Biondi – 2-6, R, SB, K, CS, PO

2B – Gavin Cecchini – 0-4, BB, K

1B – Dominic Smith – 1-3, R, 2 BB

RF – Zach Borenstein – 0-4, 2 R, BB, K

3B – David Thompson – 2-3, R, 2 2B, 2 RBI, K

PH – Ty Kelly – 0-1, GIDP

PH – Matthew den Dekker - SAC

C – Johnny Monell – 2-5, 2 R, RBI

LF/3B – Phillip Evans – 4-5, 2 R, 2B, 2 RBI

SS – Luis Guillorme – 2-4, 2B, 2 RBI, SAC, K

SP – Drew Gagnon – 0-2, K

LF – Bryce Brentz – 0-2, RBI, SF, K

Recapish

            The Las Vegas 51s won their first extra inning contest of 2018 9-6 Monday afternoon in El Paso, forcing a split in their four game series with the Chihuahuas. The 51s kept jumping ahead in this one only to see the Chihuahuas battle right back to tie it, which made for an exciting extra inning game. Both teams were playing in their first extra inning affair of 2018, which meant both teams were experiencing the new pace of play rules for extra inning games for the first time (the new rule puts a runner on second to start every extra inning). The rule had no impact for either side in the 10^th inning, but both sides took advantage of that automatic base runner for a run in the 11^th. The 51s were able to rally beyond just that base runner in the 11^th, jumping ahead 9-5 thanks to some big hits from Phillip Evans and Luis Guillorme, and then Jamie Callahan sealed the deal with a 1-2-3 bottom of the frame.

51s Bats Go Quiet Sunday In El Paso

Las Vegas 51s @ El Paso Chihuahuas

April 15, 2018

Mickey Jannis @ Eric Lauer

Teams	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9		R	H	E
Las Vegas	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	6	0
El Paso	2	0	1	0	6	1	0	0	X		10	12	0

W: Lauer (2-1, 3.00 ERA); L: Jannis (0-2, 14.63 ERA)

Boxscore

The Stats:

Pitchers

Mickey Jannis (L, 0-2, 14.63 ERA) – 4 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 2 K: 2 BB, HBP, 85 Pitches (52 Strikes), 3 GO: 4 FO

Logan Taylor (11.37 ERA) – 2 IP, 5 H, 7 R, 0 K: 3 BB, 50 Pitches (28 Strikes), 4 GO: 1 FO

Tim Peterson (0.00 ERA) – 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 2 K, 13 Pitches (9 Strikes), 1 FO

Jamie Callahan (7.20 ERA) – 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 K, 15 Pitches (10 Strikes), 2 FO

Batters

CF – Matt den Dekker – 0-3, 3 K

PH – Patrick Biondi – 0-1, K

2B/CF – Ty Kelly – 0-4, 2 K

1B – Dominic Smith – 2-4, 2B, K

LF – Zach Borenstein – 1-3, BB, K

3B – David Thompson – 1-3, BB, K, CS

RF – Bryce Brentz – 1-4

SS – Gavi Cecchini – 0-4, K

C – Colton Plaia – 1-4, 2 K

SP – Mickey Jannis – 0-1, K

PH/2B – Phillip Evans – 0-1, HBP, K

Recapish

            The Las Vegas 51s were shutout and took a 10-0 beating in the third game of their series with El Paso Sunday afternoon. 51s starter Mickey Jannis was better than in his first outing, but he still left down 3-0 after just four innings. Reliever Logan Taylor took over for Jannis and was smacked around over his two innings of work, which left Las Vegas down 10-0 after six innings. Meanwhile, El Paso starter Eric Lauer tossed one of the best outings of his pro career, finishing with 10 strikeouts over six scoreless innings while allowing just three hits (I’ve included a GIF of each punch out below).

Oswalt Strong After Quick Cup O' Coffee

Las Vegas 51s @ El Paso Chihuahuas

April 13, 2018

Corey Oswalt @ Chris Huffman

Teams	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9		R	H	E
Las Vegas	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	4		7	10	1
El Paso	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		1	2	0

W: Oswalt (1-1, 3.00 ERA); L: Huffman (0-1, 3.86 ERA)

Boxscore

The Stats:

Pitchers

Corey Oswalt (W, 1-1, 3.00 ERA) – 5 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 7 K: 3 BB, 91 Pitches (53 Strikes), 8 GO

Corey Taylor (H, 1, 4.50 ERA) – 2 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 3 K, 28 Pitches (18 Strikes), 1 GO: 2 FO

Kyle Regnault (H, 1, 11.57 ERA) – 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 15 Pitches (9 Strikes), 3 GO, 1 IR – 1 S

Logan Taylor (2.08 ERA) – 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 K: 1 BB, 14 Pitches (9 Strikes), 1 GO

Batters

CF – Matthew den Dekker – 1-5, R, RBI, SB, 2 K

2B – Ty Kelly – 2-5, R, 2B, 2 RBI, K

1B – Dominic Smith – 0-3, 2 BB, 2 K

LF – Zach Borenstein – 1-4, R, 2B, BB, 3 K

RF – Bryce Brentz – 2-4, RBI, K

PR/RF – Patrick Biondi – R, SB

3B – David Thompson – 2-4, RBI

SS – Gavin Cecchini – 1-4, R, RBI, K

C – Colton Plaia – 1-3, 2 R, 2B, BB, K

SP – Corey Oswalt – 0-1, SAC

RP – Corey Taylor – 0-1

PH – Matt Oberste – 0-1

Recapish

            The Las Vegas 51s took the opener of a four-game set in El Paso 7-1 Friday night behind a great performance from starter Corey Oswalt. The 51s gave Oswalt an early lead and he gave the team a much better performance than in his first start against El Paso on opening day. After a few huge games in Albuquerque, Ty Kelly stayed hot in this one with a two-hit, two-RBI, one-double performance. David Thompson also kept heating up at the plate and is now 6 for his last 13 after starting the season in a 2-14 rut. With the win, Las Vegas has its first mini ‘winning streak’ of the 2018 season.

Flexen And The 51s Finally Get Back Into The Win Column Thursday Afternoon In Albuquerque

Las Vegas 51s @ Albuquerque Isotopes

April 12, 2018

Chris Flexen @ Harrison Musgrave

Teams	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9		R	H	E
Las Vegas	2	0	2	0	2	2	0	2	0		10	13	0
Albuquerque	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1		3	10	2

W: Flexen (1-1, 4.91 ERA); L: Mugrave (0-1, 3.60 ERA)

Boxscore

The Stats:

Pitchers

Chris Flexen (W, 1-1, 4.91 ERA) - 6 IP, 7 H, 2 R, 5 K: 1 BB, 89 Pitches (56 Strikes), 9 GO: 3 FO

Matt Purke (9.82 ERA) - 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 K, 8 Pitches (6 Strikes), 1 GO

Jamie Callahan (9.00 ERA) -€“ 2 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 K: 1 BB, 27 Pitches (15 Strikes), 3 GO: 1 FO

Batters

CF -€“ Brandon Nimmo - 2-4, 2 R, RBI, HBP

RF - Ty Kelly - 3-5, 3 R, 2 3B, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 2 K

LF - Zach Borenstein -€“ 2-5, R, 2B, HR, 3 RBI, 2 K

1B - Phillip Evans - 1-4, R, BB, 2 K, CS

3B - David Thompson -€“ 1-5, R, SB, K

2B - Luis Guillorme - 1-5, R, K, GIDP

SS - Gavin Cecchini -€“ 2-4, R, 2B, BB

C - Colton Plaia - 1-4, 2B, RBI, 2 K

SP - Chris Flexen -€“ 0-2, BB, K

PH/LF - Patrick Biondi -€“ 0-1

Recapish

            The Las Vegas 51s picked up their second win of the season Thursday afternoon in Albuquerque, avoiding a sweep with an offensive outburst for the second straight game. This time the 51s pitchers kept the Isotopes batters in check, which led Las Vegas to an easy 10-3 win. Starter Chris Flexen performed much better in this outing than in his first and Ty Kelly was still on fire from Wednesday night's game, providing three runs batted in and three runs scored. Zach Borenstein also stayed hot in Albuquerque and Brandon Nimmo had a multi-hit game in his first start for Las Vegas this year (and possibly his last one for awhile).