Cody Asche celebrated his 28th birthday by going 3-for-4 with four RBIs and four runs scored in the 51s’ 15-2 victory over Salt Lake on Saturday night 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.
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Drew Gagnon threw seven scoreless innings and Patrick Kivlehan hit two home runs in the win.
Matt den Dekker missed almost the entire month of June with a knee injury. But when he came back Thursday, he made his presence felt immediately.
The first baseman was a decorated player at college powerhouse Florida and a second-round draft pick in 2016.
Borenstein leads the team in many major offensive categories including hits (69), runs scored (51), RBIs (51) and home runs (16).
The Tacoma Rainiers went 1-for-16 with runners in scoring position and left 14 men on base Wednesday in a 5-2 loss to the 51s at Cheney Stadium in Tacoma, Wash.
The Las Vegas 51s won the sixth of their last eight games, beating the Tacoma Rainiers 3-2 at Cheney Stadium in Tacoma, Washington, in the second game of the four-game set Tuesday night.
For 7 1/3 innings, Tacoma starter Ross Detwiler worked quickly and efficiently, sending the 51s down mostly in order.
As a member of the Reno Aces for parts of the last four seasons, Zach Borenstein has spent his fair share of time tormenting the 51s at the plate.
Las Vegas 51s second baseman Gavin Cecchini has been out since May 9 with a foot injury.
Peter Alonso hit three home runs and drove in seven runs to propel the 51s to a 14-11 victory over the Aces on Saturday at Cashman Field.
Reno scored in the top of the ninth on a Gerson Bautista wild pitch to capture a 5-4 win over the 51s at Cashman Field.
Las Vegas beat Reno 5-3 in the series opener at Cashman Field, jumping ahead for good in the seventh inning.
This year, the marathon, which will take place on Nov. 11, will start between Harmon and Park avenues and runners will head south toward the “Welcome to Las Vegas sign,” before heading back north up the Strip and then into downtown.
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