PCL1 Reno Aces

Reno Aces Game Notes vs. Tacoma

Published on July 19, 2018 under Pacific Coast League (PCL1)
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Today's Game: Back-to-back wins from the home team has the Aces one win away from the .500 mark with 42 games left in the 2018 Regular Season. Neftali Feliz will make his fourth start of the season tonight and square off against former first-round pick Ross Detwiler. Yasmany Tomas is coming off his best game of the season (2-for-4, 2 home runs) and as a team, the Aces are winners of eight of their last 10.

Last Game: In game three of the four-game set between Reno and Tacoma, Jake Buchanan paved the way to an Aces win by striking out five Rainier batters and only allowing one run. Yasmany Tomas led the Aces offensively going 3-for-4 while hitting his eighth and ninth home runs of the season. The win improves Reno to a record of 48-49, placing the Aces just 7.5 games behind first-place Fresno.

Please Leave: Tacoma slugger Daniel Vogelbach is posting one of the best performances in the PCL this season, ranking among the league's leaders in walks (1st, 61), on-base percentage (1st, .456), and slugging percentage (4th, .582), while also posting the circuit's best HR/AB ratio at 13.75. Against the Aces this season, Vogelbach is batting .472 in 12 games with four home runs, 12 RBI and 20 walks and an OBP of .661.

Red light, stop. Green light, go: Jake Buchanan has been dominant in the second inning of ballgames this season. He's pitched in the 2nd inning 18 times this season (18.0 IP, 2 R, 14 K, 1.00 ERA). This is far and beyond the best mark per inning this season. 1st inning - 7.00 ERA, 2nd inning - 1.00 ERA, 3rd inning -3.50 ERA, 4th inning - 8.83 ERA, 5th inning - 3.00 ERA, 6th inning - 8.31 ERA. Last night, he sat down Tacoma in order, recording one strikeout.

Too Mas Power: Yasmany Tomas recorded his first multi-home run game of the season last night. It's his first since April 22, 2017, against the Dodgers. Tomas has nine home runs this season and 57 in his professional career. His season-high came in 2016 with the Arizona Diamondbacks when he hit 31. He's had multi-home run performances nine times in his career: seven times in 2016, once in 2017 and last night.

Gone for a Minute, but I'm Back Now: Cody Decker made his first start for the Aces since June 5th. Decker went 2-for-4 with a run scored and a double, increasing his average to .262 on the year. Since June 5th he has appeared in seven games as a pinch hitter or a pitcher and went 1-for-6 with 1.0 IP and 0 ER. In 35 starts, Decker is batting .282 (35-for-124) with 14 extra-base hits and 24 RBI.

The Year of Socrates: Socrates Brito is having the best year of his professional career. The outfielder became the fifth player in the Pacific Coast League to record 100+ hits joining Ildemaro Vargas in the top five (108). Brito ranks third in slugging percentage .587 and is tied for the most runs scored in the PCL with Oscar Mercado of Memphis at 65. His 172 total bases is second-best in the league and his 16 home runs are a season-best. His previous season-high in home runs came in 2014 with Visalia (A-Adv.) when he hit 10.

Coming Soon: The Reno Aces will host Saint Mary's "Home Run for Life" ceremony, featuring Raymond Jayo, a heart surgery survivor, on Friday, July 20 when the Aces take on the Las Vegas 51's at 7:05 p.m. at Greater Nevada Field. Since 2014, the Aces and Saint Mary's have been partnered to showcase the "Home Run for Life" program. Once a month, a brave individual in the Northern Nevada community is honored by taking a ceremonial trip around the bases with each team lining the baselines. The ceremony symbolizes the end of a battle against adversity. Individuals honored had overcome a significant medical event in their life with the help of Saint Mary's personnel.

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