The 51s have lost eight of their past 12 games and have struggled mightily with runners in scoring position. Las Vegas returns to Cashman Field on Saturday for a four-game series against El Paso.
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Las Vegas and Fresno split the two games in their Thursday doubleheader, with Las Vegas winning Game 1 and dropping the nightcap.
Josh and Nicole Smoker have been together since their senior year of high school, save for a yearlong break tossed in, and were married in December 2014.
Kyle Jensen hit two home runs for Reno late in the game, sending the 51s to a 3-2 loss at Cashman Field.
Almost immediately a pitcher finishes his start, he’s focusing on building his arm and body back up to do it again five days later.
Brandon Nimmo will see at least four days in center field and a couple at the corner outfield positions.
The New York Yankees have agreed to a blockbuster trade that will send closer Aroldis Chapman to the Chicago Cubs, according to multiple reports Monday.
Las Vegas took the second game of its series with Reno despite starter Gabriel Ynoa getting tagged for six runs.
The Blue Sox are the top seed in the double-elimination tournament, which ends July 30. The team is carrying over Basic’s momentum from winning the school’s first state baseball title in 29 years in the spring.
Robert Gsellman turned in his finest outing as a 51 helping Las Vegas avoid a sweep and salvage a victory over the Storm Chasers 4-2.
Here is a by-the-numbers look at the Las Vegas 51s this season and how they compare to the rest of the Pacific Coast League.
Every time the 51s tried to cut the deficit, the Storm Chasers got their lead right back. Las Vegas could never get within two runs and ended up falling 8-2 to Omaha Wednesday night at Werner Park.
Washington Nationals right fielder Bryce Harper, who is from Las Vegas, took part in the Make-A-Wish program and hosted a 16-year-old kidney transplant recipient at Nationals Park.
On a rainy Tuesday afternoon in Nebraska, it was when the rain finally stopped that it really began to pour on the Las Vegas 51s as they lost 13-6.
An old-fashioned pitcher’s duel was broken in the only way fitting for an old-fashioned pitcher’s duel: a soft-hit tapper in the seventh inning to ruin an ace getting his groove back as Las Vegas fell 2-1