Muno’s heroics give 51s 12-inning win over Cubs

Las Vegas 51s Manager Wally Backman, left, talks with Daniel Muno at third base as the team plays against the Fresno Grizzlies at Cashman Field on Thursday, April 3, 2014. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal File)

Danny Muno came through twice in key situations as the 51s earned a dramatic 5-4 win in 12 innings over the Iowa Cubs in a Pacific Coast League game at Cashman Field on Monday night.

Muno hit a solo home run to lead off the bottom of the 12th and give Las Vegas the victory. The game only made it to that point because of Muno’s two-out, two-run double in the bottom of the ninth that tied the game.

Those were the only at-bats of the game for Muno, who entered the contest to play third base in the top of the ninth.

Travis Taijeron, who also entered the game late as a pinch hitter, walked twice and scored two runs for Las Vegas (66-56).

The 51s trailed 2-0 in the eighth until Darrell Ceciliani singled in Taijeron and Kevin Plawecki with two outs to tie the game.

Iowa (67-54) got the lead back on a Mike Baxter triple that scored Javier Baez in the top of the ninth. The Cubs added an insurance run when Baxter scored on a sacrifice fly by Christian Villanueva.

Iowa had taken the first two games of the four-game set, which concludes today at 7:05 p.m.