Fresno 12 - Las Vegas 4

The Grizzlies defeated the 51s, 12-4, in game three of the four-game series (Fresno leads 2-1) before a Budweiser Dollar Beer Night crowd of 5,480 at Cashman Field.

Right-hander Brady Rodgers, the 2016 PCL Pitcher of the Year, improved to 2-0 with 6 solid innings. He allowed 7 hits, 1 run, walked 1 and struck out 3.

Fresno built a 7-0 lead after 1 ½ innings and right fielder Teoscar Hernandez was 2-for-4, walk, triple, 3 RBI and shortstop Reid Brignac was 2-for-5, HR, 3 RBI.

Las Vegas second baseman Gavin Cecchini was 2-for-4, walk, double, 2 RBI; right fielder Travis Taijeron and first baseman Dominic Smith were each 2-for-4 and DH Josh Rodriguez was 2-for-3, walk, RBI.

The finale of the series is Friday at 7:05 p.m. and a post-game Fireworks Show is scheduled.

Fresno Grizzlies (5-3) 12, Las Vegas 51s (3-5) 4
April 13, 2017

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Fresno 2 5 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 12 15 2 Las Vegas 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 4 10 1

Fresno AVG AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO PO A Kemp, T, 2B .400 5 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 4 3 Fisher, LF .292 3 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 Hernandez, T, RF .292 4 1 2 0 1 0 3 1 0 3 0 Reed, 1B .333 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 7 2 Tucker, DH .250 5 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 White, 3B .333 5 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 Brignac, SS .360 5 2 2 0 0 1 3 0 2 1 2 Stassi, C .286 5 1 2 1 0 0 2 0 1 6 0 Aplin, CF .200 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 3 0   Rodgers, B, P .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2   Comer, P .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0   Guduan, P .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals .306 39 12 15 2 3 2 11 5 7 27 13 BATTING 2B: Stassi (1, Hand, D); Fisher (2, Hand, D). 3B: Kemp, T (1, Hand, D); Aplin (1, Burns, C); Hernandez, T (1, Burns, C). HR: Reed (2, 1st inning off Hand, D, 0 on, 2 out); Brignac (2, 7th inning off Rowen, 2 on, 0 out). RBI: Fisher (4); Reed (6); Stassi 2 (2); Hernandez, T 3 (8); Tucker (5); Brignac 3 (7). SAC: Kemp, T (off Hand, D). SF: Fisher (off Hand, D). GIDP: Reed. Team RISP: 5-for-12. Team LOB: 7. FIELDING E: Brignac 2 (4). DP: 2 (Rodgers, B-Kemp, T-Reed; White-Reed).

Las Vegas AVG AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO PO A Cecchini, 2B .281 4 0 2 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 1 Reynolds, M, CF .226 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 Rosario, SS .344 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 Smith, D, 1B .406 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 2 Taijeron, RF .333 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 Plawecki, C .318 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 Rodriguez, J, DH .429 3 1 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 Evans, 3B .214 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 Jennings, D, LF .200 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0   Hand, D, P .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1   Burns, C, P .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0   Rowen, P .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0   Roseboom, P .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0   Bradford, P .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals .281 36 4 10 1 0 0 3 2 6 27 8 BATTING 2B: Cecchini (3, Guduan). RBI: Rodriguez, J (4); Cecchini 2 (6). GIDP: Reynolds, M; Evans. Team RISP: 3-for-8. Team LOB: 7. FIELDING E: Rosario (1). DP: (Rosario-Smith, D).

Fresno ERA IP H R ER BB SO HR BF Rodgers, B (W, 2-0) 1.50 6.0 7 1 1 1 3 0 25 Comer 0.00 2.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 6 Guduan 21.60 1.0 3 3 3 1 1 0 7 Totals 6.46 9.0 10 4 4 2 6 0 38

Las Vegas ERA IP H R ER BB SO HR BF Hand, D (L, 0-2) 10.45 5.0 8 7 6 3 4 1 25 Burns, C 6.75 1.0 2 2 2 1 1 0 6 Rowen 21.60 1.0 5 3 3