Ty Kelly’s walk-off hit drove in Drew Gagnon and propelled the 51s to a 7-6 victory over New Orleans on Thursday night in the series finale.
Betsy Helfand
Former reporter: Las Vegas 51s, General Assignment
Betsy Helfand worked for the Las Vegas Review-Journal between March 2016 and November 2018. She previously made stops at the Star Tribune, Pioneer Press, Minnesota Daily and MLB.com in Minnesota. She was born and raised in the Chicago suburbs and graduated from the University of Minnesota with a degree in journalism.
The 51s now have a construction camera, similar to the one the Raiders have, set up so fans can look at up-to-date views of the construction as well as a time lapse video.
Hours after being pulled from his third start for the 51s, Aaron Laffey officially hung up his cleats.
A Phillip Evans home run in the seventh helped the 51s stave off a comeback attempt for an 11-10 win over the New Orleans Baby Cakes on Tuesday night at Cashman Field.
With the sixth pick in the Major League Baseball Draft on Monday night, the Mets selected outfielder Jarred Kelenic from Waukesha West High School in Wisconsin.
The 51s lost 8-4 to the Aces in the series finale at Greater Nevada Field in Reno.
The 51s came back in the seventh inning to seal a victory, this one a 5-4 win over Reno at Greater Nevada Field.
Picking the top games at Cashman Field is no easy task. Las Vegas won both of its Pacific Coast League championships on the road, but plenty of other games at Cashman stick out.
Jake Buchanan didn’t allow a hit until the seventh inning. But the Reno starter became a tough-luck loser as the 51s scored a pair of runs in the seventh to take a 2-1 victory over the Aces at Greater Nevada Field.
None of the high school athletes being honored Sunday was alive in 1996 when Kerri Strug propelled the U.S. gymnastics team to Olympic gold. But Strug has plenty of experience that will resonate with young athletes regardless.
Las Vegas lost 20-3 on Thursday to Reno at Greater Nevada Field, giving up a season-high in runs and hits (21) while committing three errors and collecting just four hits.
Drew Gagnon took a no-decision, but pitched well in his start as the 51s beat the Rainiers 4-3 in a Tuesday matinee game at Cashman Field.
It was his first time facing hitters since suffering the injury on March 31.
Blake Taylor was in Daytona Beach, Florida, with the St. Lucie Mets on Sunday morning when he got a call telling him he was needed in Las Vegas.
Mets third baseman Todd Frazier, who went on the disabled list May 8 with a strained left hamstring, joined the 51s on Monday at Cashman Field and hit, ran and took ground balls before the game.