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September 16, 2021 - Pacific Coast League (PCL)
Reno Aces News Release


First pitch from Greater Nevada Field is slated for 6:35 p.m. PT.

Who Says You Can't Go Home:

- The Reno Aces swept the final three games of the series against the Las Vegas Aviators with its 8-2 victory on Tuesday and return to Greater Nevada Field for the final time in the regular season.

- Over the six-game slate with the team from Summerlin, 13 of the Aces' 14 pitchers to come out of the bullpen have not allowed an earned run. In 26 combined innings of work, those 13 relievers have surrendered just one unearned tally on 14 hits with seven walks. Reno's bullpen rides a 20.1- inning scoreless streak into tonight's contest.

- Humberto Mejia dominated in his seven innings of work on Tuesday, allowing just two runs on four hits with one strikeout to lift the Aces' record to 17-3 when its start records at least six frames of action.

- Cooper Hummel recorded his sixth-consecutive contest with at least two hits with a 2-for-5 performance in the series finale against Las Vegas. During his six-game stretch, the Aces' utilityman is slashing .520/.517/.880 with nine RBIs and six runs on 13 hits. In 12 appearances this month, Hummel has put forth a .477/.490/.841 slash line with four homers, 17 RBIs and 13 runs scored.

- Juniel Querecuto increased his hitting streak to eight games with a two-run triple in the opening frame. The veteran infielder moved into a three-way tie for seventh place in franchise history with his 14th career triple, matching Peter O'Brien and Trent Oeltjen.

- Drew Ellis reached base safely in his last 19 games with the Aces since July 10, going 2-for-4 with a solo homer and three runs scored on Tuesday.

- Ildemaro Vargas extended his hitting streak to eight games with his single in the opening frame. Reno's all-time hits leader is slashing .436/.436/.821 with 11 runs scored and 10 RBIs during his successful hitting stretch. The 30-year-old recorded a home run in his third-straight game for the first time in his career, giving him six homers in September for a personal best in any month during playing tenure.

- Jamie Ritchie enters tonight's game on a four-game hit streak.

Have a Nice Day:

- Tyler Holton will make his fourth start with the Aces and second against Salt Lake. The left-hander made his Triple-A debut against the Bees on Aug. 24, allowing just one run on two hits with one strikeout in two innings of work. Holton tossed his longest outing with Reno when he went three frames versus Las Vegas on Sept. 10, surrendering just one run on four hits while punching out a trio of Aviators.

- Davis Daniel will oppose Holton on Thursday and make his second career Triple-A start. The right-hander hurled just 2.1 innings while allowing one run on two hits with a pair of strikeouts. Daniel has made his way through Minor League Baseball quickly, playing for Tri-City and Rocket City this season before landing in Salt Lake. In 2021, the Angels No. 21-rated prospect has made 19 combined starts between the three levels, going 4-5 with a 2.53 ERA and 132 strikeouts in 96.0 frames of action.

Livin' on a Prayer:

- With Vargas reaching the 500-hit plateau, he has his sights set on breaking two more Aces records. The veteran infielder is four runs away (266) from breaking Cole Gillespie's record of 272 and six appearances away (368) from snapping Gillespie's franchise mark of 374 games played. Vargas has 35 stolen bases and 198 RBIs with Reno, needing just one stolen base to tie Evan Frey (36) for fifth in Aces' history and four more RBIs to match Kevin Cron (202) for third all-time.

- Querecuto, with the Aces alone, has recorded 284 base knocks in his three seasons, ranking seventh all-time behind Mike Freeman with 301. The veteran infielder is also six base knocks away from 900 in his MiLB career and four extra-base hits from 100 in Triple-A.

- Christian Lopes smacked a pair of doubles in the series finale with Las Vegas, reaching 200 for his career. The Aces' infielder is also nine runs away from scoring his 300th career run at the Triple-A level.

- Alek Thomas is three runs away from reaching the 200-tally plateau in his professional career.

Wanted Dead or Alive:

- Reno leads all of professional baseball with a .292 batting average while holding second in runs scored with 783. The Biggest Little City's squad has recorded a MiLB-leading 1151 hits, leading Las Vegas by 34 hits (1117). The Aces are out-hitting nine of the 32 MLB teams in nearly 30 fewer games.

- Reno paces Triple-A batting .310 with 278 runs scored, 393 hits, 60 home runs, 74 doubles and 13 triples after the sixth frame. With its Minor League-leading 278 tallies and .310 batting average in the seventh inning or later, the Biggest Little City's team has seven more runs than Carolina with 271 and 34 more points than second-best Lake Elsinore with a .276 mark.

- In the seventh inning alone, the Aces lead all of Minor League Baseball with a .323 batting average and 149 base knocks while being one of two teams to reach the 100-run plateau with 110 tallies.

- The Aces have scored at least 10 runs in 24 contests this season, holding a 21-3 record in such games.

- The Biggest Little City's team has mounted 21 comebacks this season, boasting a 14-7 record in contests it erases a deficit of three or more runs to tie the game.

- Blake Lalli's club has put forth a 17-3 record when its starter tosses at least six innings of work.

- Jesus Liranzo tossed his second blank performance out of the bullpen against Las Vegas on Sunday, marking his ninth scoreless relief appearance since Aug. 1. In his 11 outings since the start of August, the Aces' reliever has registered 15 strikeouts and a 2.31 ERA in 11.2 innings of work.

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