Betsy Helfand

Kelly notched 1,000 for his career in the minors and the 51s called for the ball as a keepsake for the 30-year-old.

Jose Lobaton drove in four runs for the 51s and Ty Kelly drove in two.

Las Vegas dropped the series opener 4-0 to the River Cats on Friday night at Raley Field.

The 51s lost 8-6 to Salt Lake on Thursday night in the series finale at Cashman Field.

It opened on April 1, 1983, to fanfare regarding the city’s new minor-league baseball team, the Las Vegas Stars. It hosted the Oakland Athletics for the first 16 home games of the 1996 season because of Oakland Coliseum renovations for, oddly enough, the Raiders.

The 51s beat Salt Lake 7-4 at Cashman Field on Wednesday night.

When the first batter of the game, Jose Fernandez, took 51s starter Cody Martin deep, perhaps it was a sign of things to come on Tuesday night.

The loss completed a four-game sweep for El Paso (73-52), spoiling what would have been a comeback win for the 51s (61-65).

With just two weeks left in the regular season, nearly all of the Pacific Coast League division races are close to being wrapped up. Though no team has clinched yet, only one division race is seemingly still competitive.

The 51s finished their third straight game — this one a 4-3 loss to El Paso at Southwest University Park — without a hit with runners in scoring position.

Gagnon lasted just four innings and surrendered five runs in a 8-2 loss to El Paso at Southwest University Park.

When it mattered most, the 51s couldn’t come up with a hit on Thursday. The team went 0-for-8 with runners in scoring position, leaving seven on base.

Two three-run home runs from Patrick Kivlehan — one early in the game and one late — were enough to help the 51s salvage the final game of their series against Fresno.