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51s’ rally falls short in 7-6 loss at Salt Lake

LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL
July 17, 2014 - 8:47 pm
 

Tommy Field went 2-for-4 with a home run and four RBIs to lead the Salt Lake Bees to a 7-6 series-opening victory over the 51s on Thursday night in Salt Lake City.

The 51s (56-43) trailed 7-1 after five innings, but rallied with five runs in the eighth. Las Vegas had a chance to take the lead with the bases loaded and two outs, but Matt Reynolds flied to right field to end the threat.

Wade LeBlanc (7-2) went six innings for the Bees (41-58), allowing four hits and a run, with 11 strikeouts. Michael Kohn pitched the final 1 1/3 innings for his fifth save.

Las Vegas’ Noah Syndergaard (7-5) allowed nine hits and seven runs in five innings.

The teams meet again at 6:05 p.m. PDT today.

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