Reno Aces Game Notes at New Orleans
Published on July 26, 2018 under Pacific Coast League (PCL1)
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Today's Game: Reno's offense looks to rebound back-to-back tough performances. Greg Gross will send southpaw Alex Young to the mound in the series finale and will square off against Jarlin Garcia. Young is making his 10th Triple-A start of the season and 19th overall. Ildemaro Vargas is riding a 24-game hit streak, the longest active streak in the Pacific Coast League.
Last Game: Ildemaro Vargas extended his season-best hit streak to 24 games on Wednesday night against the New Orleans Baby Cakes. Down to what ultimately was his last at-bat, Ildemaro Vargas ripped a Jose Quijada fastball down the left field line for a double. 24 games is the longest active hit streak in the Pacific Coast League and tied Tony Abreu for second-longest hit streak in Aces history. Unfortunately for Reno, Vargas' double did not plate enough runs to give the Aces a victory. New Orleans scored eight total runs; one run in each of the first three innings, a three-spot in the bottom of the fourth, and two in the bottom of the eighth to earn the 8-0 win. Neftali Feliz took the loss, his first as a starter in 2018. Juniel Querecuto finished 2-for-4 and eight Aces starters recorded at least one hit. Reno will square off against the Baby Cakes again tomorrow night hoping to avoid the three-game sweep.
Streaking: Ildemaro Vargas went 1-for-4 Wednesday night to continue his season-best 24-game hit streak. Vargas is 41-for-105 (.390) since June 24th with 10 doubles, 18 runs scored and 11 RBI. There have only been five players in Aces history with streaks of 20+ games. Tony Abreu (24, 2011), Jake Elmore (31, 2012) Chris Owings (23, 2013), Ketel Marte (22, 2017), Ildemaro Vargas (22, 2018). In 2017, Ketel Marte went 37-for-98, .378, with nine 2B, three 3B, one HR and 16 RBI from April 29 through May 22.
Goose Egg: Last night marked just the third time the Aces have been shutout this season. The last time the Reno offense did not score a single run was June 10th in Memphis. Reno is one of just two teams in the Pacific Coast League who has not pitched a shutout this season (Round Rock). The 8-0 win was the ninth time as a team the New Orleans Baby Cakes have accomplished this feat.
June Bloom: As a team, the Aces are batting .298 in the month of June with 216 total hits. Ildemaro Vargas leads the team with an average of .394 (28-for-71) and is tied for the team lead with eight doubles. Christian Walker has gotten back to his MVP ways in July, batting .348 (23-for-66) with five home runs, 21 RBI, and eight doubles. The record doesn't necessarily reflect the Aces hot bats this month. With a record of 12-9, the team ERA is 5.65 over 180.0 innings of work. Neftali Feliz, who picked up the loss last night, leads the team in wins with three.
Looking Ahead: Reno will head to Round Rock, Texas tomorrow night to take on the Round Rock Express in a four-game series. In 2017, the Aces took three of four against the Rangers Triple-A affiliate. Jack Reinheimer hit .400 (6-for-15) over four games and Ildemaro Vargas tied with Ketel Marte in hits with seven. The Aces pitching staff held the Round Rock offense to batting .210 (29-for-138).
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