Aviators top 10: Las Vegas playing for consolation prize

1. Wait ‘til adjacent year

With 4 losses successful their past 5 games entering Saturday night’s crippled astatine Sacramento, the Aviators person been eliminated from regular-season title contention successful the Triple-A West. Las Vegas has fallen 10 games down first-place Tacoma successful the West Division standings.

2. Lovely parting gift

It’s inactive imaginable the Aviators could salvage a consolation prize during the Final Stretch — 10 games added to the extremity of this year’s regular season. Las Vegas volition big Oklahoma City successful a five-game bid starting Thursday earlier closing with 5 games astatine Reno. A azygous victor among the 30 Triple-A affiliates volition beryllium determined based connected winning percent successful the 10 bonus games.

3. End crippled fails

The Aviators blew a 3-2 ninth-inning pb and mislaid 6-3 to Reno connected Monday astatine Las Vegas Ballpark. It was the archetypal clip successful 48 games this play that Las Vegas was defeated erstwhile starring aft 8 innings.

4. On 1 manus …

Of the 15 Aviators who person amassed 100 at-bats, 5 are hitting .300 oregon above: Skye Bolt (.387), Mickey McDonald (.344), Frank Schwindel (.317), Austin Allen (.317) and Greg Deichmann (.300).

5. … connected the different hand

Of the 22 Aviators pitchers who person appeared successful astatine slightest 10 games, lone 3 person an ERA beneath 3.00. Domingo Acevado (2.48 successful 32 2/3 innings earlier being called up Tuesday by the Oakland A’s), Sam Moll (2.63 successful 13 2/3) and Aaron Brown (2.95 successful 21 1/3) are the squad leaders.

6. Fiers gets torched

Mike Fiers, who was 15-4 for the A’s successful 2019 and threw the 2nd no-hitter of his career, yielded 3 hits and 3 runs successful a 1 2/3-inning rehab commencement for the Aviators successful Tuesday’s 8-2 nonaccomplishment to Reno. The 36-year-old right-hander made 2 starts for the A’s this play earlier being placed connected the injured database with a sprained elbow.

7. Aviators tops connected A’s farm

Although the Aviators person slipped to 61-55, they stay the lone A’s insignificant league squad with a winning record. Entering Saturday’s games, the Arizona Rookie League Athletics were 16-42, the Class A Stockton Ports 42-73, the High-A Lansing Lugnuts 57-61 and the Double-A Midland Rockhounds 58-59.

8. Mexican Baseball Fiesta

Aguilas de Mexicali defeated Los Naranjeros de Hermosillo 5-4 and 9-4 successful the Mexican Baseball Fiesta astatine Las Vegas Ballpark. The crowds were tiny (2,266 Thursday, 3,553 Friday) but enthusiastic with plentifulness of euphony and dancing.

9. Frank the Tank: play update

Former Aviators archetypal baseman and instrumentality favourite Frank Schwindel is making Cubs fans not miss Anthony Rizzo astir arsenic overmuch arsenic they thought they would. In an 8-5 nonaccomplishment to the Brewers connected Friday, Schwindel went 2-for-5 with his 13th location tally to amended his mean to .366 since Chicago claimed him disconnected waivers from the A’s.

10. Aviators speedy quiz

Who holds the Las Vegas franchise grounds for longest hitting streak, and however galore games was it?

Answer: Joey Cora, 37 games. The erstwhile large league infielder and manager collected a deed successful each crippled from June 16, 1989, done July 23 portion a subordinate of the Las Vegas Stars.

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