Las Vegas 51s 7, Fresno Grizzlies 5

Press Release - The 51s defeated the River Cats, 7-5, for their fourth straight victory before a Smith’s Value Menu Monday crowd of 3,495 at Cashman Field.

Las Vegas swept the three-game series against Sacramento and were 5-2 on the seven-game homestand.

51s first baseman Dominic Smith (3-for-5, 3 RBI) delivered the walk-off, two-run homer (with no outs) to right center fielder to score shortstop Amed Rosario (2-for-5), who led off the inning with a single up the middle.

Las Vegas, trailing 4-1, tied the game in the sixth inning on a three-run homer to left field by catcher Kevin Plawecki (1-for-4).

Las Vegas right-hander Ricky Knapp pitched 7 innings in the no decision. He allowed 9 hits, 4 runs, issued no walks and struck out 4.

Right-hander Paul Sewald pitched 2 scoreless innings in relief to earn the victory.

The 51s will embark on an eight-game Northern California road trip beginning tomorrow evening in Fresno, against the Grizzlies, Triple-A affiliate of the Houston Astros.

Las Vegas 51s (7-5) 7, Sacramento River Cats (5-6) 5
April 17, 2017

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

None out when winning run scored.

Sacramento AVG AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO PO A Tomlinson, 2B .250 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 5 Arroyo, SS .462 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 Jones, Ryd, 1B .444 5 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 14 0 Slater, LF .300 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Stubbs, CF .273 5 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 Moncrief, RF .360 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 4 0 Calixte, 3B .250 4 1 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 Arnold, C .111 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 5 1 Stratton, P .000 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1   a-Bernard, PH .174 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0   Rogers, P .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1   b-Blanks, PH .233 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0   Johnson, C, P .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals .279 41 5 12 3 0 0 5 0 7 27 16 a-Popped out for Stratton in the 7th. b-Grounded out for Rogers in the 9th. BATTING 2B: Jones, Ryd 2 (2, Knapp, Burns, C); Calixte (2, Knapp). RBI: Moncrief (5); Calixte 2 (7); Arnold (1); Stubbs (1). Team RISP: 5-for-7. Team LOB: 6. BASERUNNING SB: Calixte (3, 3rd base off Knapp/Plawecki). CS: Moncrief (1, 2nd base by Knapp/Plawecki).

Las Vegas AVG AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO PO A Jennings, D, CF .216 5 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 Rivera, T, 2B .231 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 Rosario, SS .362 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Smith, D, 1B .396 5 2 3 0 0 1 3 0 0 14 0 Taijeron, RF .317 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 Plawecki, C .273 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 0 0 7 2 Evans, 3B .222 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 Boyd, J, LF .118 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0   Sewald, P .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Knapp, P .000 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1   a-Cecchini, PH .267 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0   Burns, C, P .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0   Rodriguez, J, LF .364 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 Totals .279 39 7 12 2 0 2 7 1 6 30 10 a-Doubled for Knapp in the 7th. BATTING 2B: Cecchini (4, Rogers); Jennings, D (2, Rogers). HR: Plawecki (1, 6th inning off Stratton, 2 on, 1 out); Smith, D (2, 10th inning off Johnson, C, 1 on, 0 out). RBI: Smith, D 3 (9); Plawecki 3 (7); Jennings, D (4). Team RISP: 3-for-9. Team LOB: 6.

Sacramento ERA IP H R ER BB SO HR BF Stratton 7.84 6.0 8 4 4 0 1 1 26 Rogers 4.50 2.0 2 1 1 1 2 0 9 Johnson, C (L, 0-1) 4.70 1.0 2 2 2 0 3 1 5 Totals 4.26 9.0 12 7 7 1 6 2 40

Las Vegas ERA IP H R ER BB SO HR BF Knapp 6.00 7.0 9 4 4 0 4 0 29 Burns, C (BS, 1) 6.23 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 0 5 Sewald (W, 1-0) 1.69 2.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 7 Totals 4.92 10.0

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