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Las Vegas 51s defeat Fresno 4-3

■ WINNING/LOSING PITCHER: 51s, Justin Hampson (1-0); Grizzlies, Ramon Ramirez (0-1)

■ HIGHLIGHTS: At Fresno, Calif., 51s first baseman Josh Satin had three hits, and Jamie Hoffman singled him home with the winner in the ninth as the 51s ran their record to 4-1. … Juan Lagares had two hits, Andrew Brown tripled and Travis d’Arnaud doubled for Las Vegas. … Right-hander Jeurys Familia gave up two hits but survived the ninth for his first save. … Both starting pitchers, Darin Gorski for the 51s and Boof Bonser for the Grizzlies, went five innings and gave up three runs. … Francisco Peguero had four hits for the Grizzlies, and Kensuke Tanaka and Roger Kieschnick each had three. … The 51s play three more night games in Fresno before returning to open their home season against the Colorado Springs Sky Sox on Friday at Cashman Field.

■ NEXT: 51s (RHP Zack Wheeler, 0-0) at Grizzlies (RHP Yusmeiro Petit, 0-1), 7:05 p.m. today, KBAD-AM (920)

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