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PCL1 Reno Aces

Former Aces Bomber Hero for Las Vegas

June 24, 2018 - Pacific Coast League (PCL1)
Reno Aces News Release


Las Vegas, Nev. - Zach Borenstein sent the Aces home empty-handed Sunday afternoon with a walk-off double in the bottom of the ninth inning. The former Aces outfielder connected on a Neftali Feliz fastball with two outs to give Las Vegas a 4-3 victory. Matt Koch made his second Triple-A start of the season, delivering 6.2 innings of two-run baseball. Socrates Brito launched his 9th home run of the season, a three-run blast in the fourth inning off 51's starter Drew Gagnon. As a team, Reno recorded just five hits and the loss moves them to 34-42 this season.

On the back of Matt Koch, Reno jumped out to a three-run lead in the top of the fourth inning. The right-hander put up six scoreless frames, extending his Pacific Coast League scoreless inning streak to 12.0 on the year. Patrick Kivlehan singled off Koch to start the bottom of the seventh inning. Ty Kelly lined out as the second batter of the inning, but Christian Colon launched a two-run home run to bring Las Vegas within one. Reno would go to the combination of Joey Krehbiel, Randall Delgado and Neftali Feliz to close things out. Las Vegas plated one in the bottom of the eighth off of Delgado thanks to three walks and hit a walk-off against Feliz to end the ballgame. Reno heads home tomorrow night and will take on the Salt Lake Bees at 7:05. For tickets and more information visit renoaces.com or call (775) 334-7000.

Top Performers - Reno

- Socrates Brito (1-for-3, HR, 3 RBI)

- Ildemaro Vargas (1-for-3, R, BB)

- Matt Koch (6.2 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 3 K)

Top Performers - Las Vegas

- Patrick Kivlehan (1-for-3, R, RBI)

- Drew Gagnon (7.0 IP, 4 H, 3 ER, 5 K)

- Zach Borenstein (2-for-3, RBI)

Tomorrow's Matchup

DAY DATE OPPONENT PROBABLE PITCHERS TIME (PT) (PT) RADIO/TV

Monday June 24 Salt Lake Bees LHP Robbie Ray vs. RHP Osmer Morales 7:05 p.m KPLY 630 AM

Notes & Information

Once Friend, Now Foe: Former Aces outfielder Zach Borenstein hit a walk-off double in today's contest. Borenstein is batting .370 (10-for-27) against the Aces this season with three doubles, two home runs and seven RBI. He's played 280 games in a Reno uniform and recorded 231 hits, 13 triples and 38 home runs.

Tough 10, 5: The Reno Aces are 4-6 over their last 10 games played with wins over Iowa (2), Omaha (1) and Las Vegas (1). In their last five contests, Reno is 1-4 with their only win coming on June 22nd. As a team Reno is batting .276 in their last five games, but the Aces pitching staff has allowed 33 earned runs (6.6 per game). The Salt Lake Bees come to Greater Nevada Field tomorrow boasting a team average of .297 with 111 home runs.

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