Betsy Helfand

Smith takes the roster spot of Jay Bruce, who was placed on the paternity list, and Baumann the spot of reliever Hansel Robles, who was placed on the disabled list.

Logan Taylor made his second spot start of the season for the Las Vegas 51s. He delivered exactly what they needed in a 3-2 win over Fresno at Cashman Field.

Las Vegas lost its fifth of six games to the Fresno Grizzlies this season, falling 14-4 on Wednesday night at Cashman Field.

It took the Las Vegas 51s and Fresno Grizzlies more than three hours to complete nine innings on Tuesday night at Cashman Field. But the fate of the game was sealed before that.

As one of the top offenses in the Pacific Coast League, the Salt Lake Bees are used to putting up bunches of runs in an inning. That’s what it took from the 51s on Monday to finally beat Salt Lake.

Larson Accardo was just one day old the first time he came to Cashman Field to watch his dad Jeremy pitch for the 51s.

The LVCVA and 51s released a special commemorative logo.

Call ups and short starts have left the 51s thin in the bullpen.

Salt Lake scored nine runs in its win over Las Vegas on Friday and followed that up with an 11-5 victory on Saturday night at Smith’s Ballpark.

Ask people associated with the 51s/Stars to name the five best players in the history of the Las Vegas franchise and you get all kinds of answers.

On Friday, Tim Peterson hit his first speed bump of the season, allowing four runs in the fifth inning as the 51s lost 9-5 to Salt Lake on Friday night at Smith’s Ballpark.

The 51s were down 5-3 heading into the ninth once again on Thursday night, but the similarities stopped there as they fell by that same score to Sacramento, concluding their homestand with a series split.

Beyond the exterior, there is a player who has adjusted his game — both mentally and physically — and has seen early results because of it, hitting .337/.389/.518 with 10 doubles as of Thursday afternoon.