Las Vegas 51s

Las Vegas 51s take first game against Reno, 9-5: April 29, 2013; By Sun Staff; The Las Vegas 51s scored five runs in the fourth inning Monday in a 9-4 victory at the Reno Aces in the first game of a four-game Pacific Coast League series.

51s swept by Tacoma, open four-game series Monday at Reno: April 28, 2013; By Sun Staff; The Las Vegas 51s were swept in a four-game series against visiting Tacoma, falling 5-3 Sunday in the series finale at Cashman Field.

Slow start too much for 51s to overcome in defeat to Tacoma: April 27, 2013; By Sun Staff; The Las Vegas 51s surrendered five first-inning runs Saturday in a 8-2 loss to visiting Tacoma for their fourth straight defeat.

51s struggle at the plate in 10-1 loss to Tacoma: April 26, 2013; By Sun Staff; The Las Vegas 51s managed just four hits Friday against visiting Tacoma in a 10-1 loss at Cashman Field. Josh Satin, Andrew Brown and Kirk Nieuwenhuis had hits for Las Vegas, which surrendered double-digit runs for the second consecutive game in losing their third straight.

Joe Downtown: Like a Pied Piper, llama leads parade of people through streets: April 26, 2013; By Joe Schoenmann; Following a rented llama from The Beat coffeehouse north on Las Vegas Boulevard to Cashman Field, about 100 people took part in the first of what will be a monthly llama parade this summer.

New York Mets legends Wally Backman, Howard Johnson in opposite dugouts of Triple-A game: April 26, 2013; By Paul Delos Santos; These two New York Mets legends could talk for hours about of their memories from those legendary seasons in the 1980s. Thursday at Cashman Field in downtown Las Vegas, some 2,600 miles from the New York Mets’ Citi Field, longtime friends and former teammates Wally Backman and Howard Johnson greeted each other in the outfield before batting practice.

Colorado Springs plates two in ninth inning to halt 51s' winning streak: April 21, 2013; By Sun Staff; The Las Vegas 51s were three outs away from their fifth straight win Sunday but surrendered two runs in the bottom of the ninth inning in an 8-7 loss at Colorado Springs.

51s score three times in first, extend winning streak to four games: April 20, 2013; By Sun Staff; The Las Vegas 51s opened a four-game series at Colorado Springs Saturday with three runs in the first inning, easily winning their fourth straight game, 10-6.

Zack Wheeler walks six and is pulled in fifth; 51s still win third straight: April 19, 2013; By Sun Staff; While the 51s were victorious 10-5, pitching ace Zack Wheeler was not. The top prospect walked six batters and surrendered four earned runs in lasting just 4 1/3 innings.

Hoping Cashman Field's days are numbered for greener pastures of Summerlin: April 19, 2013; By Ray Brewer; My routine following Thursday’s Las Vegas 51s baseball game surely resembled that of several fans in attendance for the club’s popular Dollar Beer Night promotion.

Omar Quintanilla's RBI single in ninth inning gives 51s late win: April 17, 2013; By Sun Staff; The Las Vegas 51s beat the visiting Sacramento RiverCats in the ninth inning Wednesday when Omar Quintanilla singled home Eric Campbell with the winning run in a 3-2 victory at Cashman Field.

51s adjusting to other Las Vegas weather trademark: heavy winds: April 16, 2013; By Paul Delos Santos; Many of the Las Vegas 51s players are still adjusting to their new surroundings in Las Vegas. But that’s not including the fast-approaching dog days of summer featuring 100-plus degree temperatures.