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Reno Aces Game Notes vs. Salt Lake Bees

August 18, 2018 - Pacific Coast League (PCL1)
Reno Aces News Release


Today's Game: Six. Just six games remain at Greater Nevada Field this season. The Aces will take on the Salt Lake Bees tonight and tomorrow to cap off a four-game series. Taylor Clarke will make the start for Greg Gross tonight. Clarke enters with a record of 12-7 and an ERA of 4.07. Over his last 10 starts, the right-hander from the College of Charleston is 5-2 and has struck out 34 foes. He'll be opposed by former Aces right-hander Ivan Pineyro. Pineyro elected free agency last offseason and joined the Los Angeles Angels on a minor league contract.

Last Game: With one out, a runner on third base and a 2-1 count, Kevin Cron delivered the late-inning heroics for Reno. Cron's fielders choice scored Socrates Brito to finish a 3-run bottom of the 9th. Ildemaro Vargas led the way offensively, finishing 4-for-4 with two runs scored and a walk. The combination of Alex Young, Braden Shipley, Jake Barrett and Jimmie Sherfy held Salt Lake to one run on two hits in the final 4.1 innings. The win keeps the Aces 7 games back of first place and four games over .500.

Ring Of Fire: ''As sure as night is dark and day is light', you're going to want to be here for this night. We will be wearing specially designed jerseys that will be auctioned for Awaken Reno. Awaken conducts outreach and provides direct services to women and girls to help them transition out of commercial sexual exploitation (CSE). Nearly all victims served by Awaken have had a history of emotional, physical, or sexual abuse. For more information, visit awakenreno.org.

Jackson: The Jackson Generals, the Double-A affiliate of the Arizona Diamondbacks, played one of their tightest games of the year on Friday at The Ballpark at Jackson, snatching a 2-0 victory from the Montgomery Biscuits. D-backs number one prospect, Jon Duplantier, Jon Duplantier worked his magic in the early innings, stranding seven Montgomery runners on base with the help of some outstanding defensive plays. Marty Herum went 2-for-4 to extend his league-best hitting streak to 18 games.

The One On The Right Is On The Left: Switch-hitting Ildemaro Vargas loves facing right-handed pitching. When hitting from the left side of the plate (vs. right-handers), Vargas is batting .326 (112-for-344) with 13 doubles, 10 triples and three home runs. His OBP is up to .363 following last night's 4-for-4 performance. When on the other side of the plate (right), he's batting .266 with 10 doubles and two home runs.

Man In Black: Taylor Clarke prefers the dark. This season, tonight's starter is 10-2 in night games with a 3.33 ERA. In 16 night-time starts, he's struck out 77 batters and opponents are batting just .249. When the sun is high, Clarke is 2-5 in seven starts and has an ERA of 5.94. He's struck out just nine more than he's walked and opponents bat .259 against him.

Folsom Prison Blues: On this day in 2011, former Aces first baseman Mike Jacobs became the first professional baseball player to be suspended for testing positive for human growth hormone. The 30-year-old Rockies minor leaguer was handed a 50-game suspension for his involvement with HGH. The following year, Jacobs played 101 games with Reno and hit 18 home runs to go along with his .279 average. Jacobs returned to Reno in 2013 and 2014 and is the franchise leader in home runs with 55.

Sunday Morning Coming Down: The Aces will enter tomorrow night's contest with a record of 8-11 in games played on Sunday. Last Sunday in Las Vegas, the Aces lost the back-end of a doubleheader by a score of 3-1. The game-one loss that day was a resumption from a contest played the night before, but suspended due to a haboob in the Las Vegas area. Reno has not lost three consecutive Sunday games this season.

A Backstage Pass: 2019 season tickets are NOW ON SALE beginning at just $96! Don't wait to reserve your seats for the Biggest Little Show on Grass. Visit the Ticket Sales Kiosk behind section 105 for more information. August 31st will kick off Fan Appreciation Weekend at Greater Nevada Field. Friday will have post-game Saint Mary's Fireworks presented by KRNV News 4. Saturday's contest will feature a Didi Gregorius Bobblehead Giveaway and celebrate the Sandlot's 25th Anniversary.

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