The 51s lost 10-4 to the Rainiers in an afternoon game at Cashman Field.
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.
Dominic Smith has played three games in the outfield so far.
The 51s spent nearly all of Saturday night playing catch up. And after doing so successfully twice, they couldn’t dig themselves out of a hole the third time, falling 11-5 to Tacoma on Saturday night at Cashman Field.
Las Vegas lost the series opener 8-6 to Tacoma on Friday night at Cashman Field with Aaron Laffey giving up seven runs — six earned — in his five-inning start.
Sacramento’s Casey Kelly, who limited the 51s to two runs in six innings earlier this month, completely shut down Las Vegas on Thursday.
In his third year as the Las Vegas 51s’ bat dog, Finn, a 5-year-old energetic black lab, has expanded his repertoire for the 51s, who open a five-game homestand against the Tacoma Raniers on Friday.
Corey Oswalt threw six strong innings in the 51s’ 4-3 win over Sacramento in the third game of the series at Raley Field.
The five-run lead that the 51s had built up disappeared rapidly in the bottom of the third inning Tuesday. But Las Vegas was able to respond, scoring five more runs in the middle innings of the game to beat Sacramento 10-7 on Tuesday night at Raley Field.
The first time the 51s saw Tyler Beede this season, they ambushed him for four runs in the first inning.
Injuries, both in the major and minor leagues, two Mets players going on the paternity list, a couple free agent signings and one player designated for assignment has changed the complexion of the 51s’ roster over the past week.
There probably will be a lot of movement between major league teams and Triple-A affiliates, and with the 51s moving into a new ballpark next season, they won’t be everybody’s last choice.
The 51s evened up the series 1-1 with Albuquerque.
Cecchini was hit by a pitch on the foot May 9 and crumpled into the ground, needing assistance to leave the field.
Patrick Kivlehan popped out to first base and Cody Asche and Johnny Monell both went down swinging, ending the rally as the 51s lost 6-3 in the series opener against Albuquerque on Saturday night at Cashman Field.
The Las Vegas 51s provided some fireworks to beat Fresno 8-5 on Friday night at Cashman Field.