Devin Taylor wasted no time making his presence felt in Triple-A, and he kept doing damage all night.
The right fielder powered Las Vegas past El Paso, 14-12, on Wednesday with two home runs and four RBIs, helping the Aviators notch their second straight win over the Chihuahuas. Taylor opened the scoring with a solo homer in the third inning, then came back in the fourth and unloaded a grand slam to tie the game. When El Paso answered with the lead again in the bottom half of the inning, Taylor kept the rally rolling in the fifth by singling in the tying and go-ahead runs.
He also singled in the first inning but was left stranded. Since getting promoted to Triple-A, Taylor is 6 for 10, and he currently leads all minor leaguers with 155 hits and 22 home runs this season.
Las Vegas got plenty of help around him. Colby Halter singled, homered, stole a base and drove in three runs. Johnathan Rodriguez added three doubles and three RBIs, while Jack Winkler singled, doubled, drew a walk, drove in a run and scored twice.
Ryan Magdic started for the Aviators and allowed seven runs over four innings. Seth Johnson picked up the win after throwing 2/3 of a scoreless inning in relief, and Drew Rom closed it out by recording the final four outs for the save.
In the Texas League, San Antonio rolled past Midland, 13-5, behind a big night from the middle of the order. Bobby Boser homered, Ali Camarillo went 4 for 4 with a walk and three RBIs, and Euribiel Angeles finished 3 for 4 with a double, a walk and two runs scored.
On the mound, Nathan Dettmer took the loss after giving up eight earned runs on 11 hits in 2.2 innings. Domingo Robles worked 3.1 scoreless innings, and Will Johnston allowed two runs in one inning of relief.
Lansing also had no trouble in the Midwest League, beating Fort Wayne 10-1. Alex Fernandes went 3 for 5 with two RBIs and a run, Dylan Fien was 3 for 5 with an RBI and a run, and Jared Davis added a double, a walk and two runs. Jackson Nove earned the win with 5.2 innings of one-run ball, and Gerlin Rosario finished the last 3.1 innings with three scoreless frames for the save.
In the California League, Visalia outlasted Stockton, 10-8. Drew Burress had a strong night at the top, going 3 for 5 with a triple, a hit by pitch, two stolen bases and two runs.
Alex Sosa was 3 for 3 with two walks and an RBI, and Gavin Turley went 4 for 5 with a double, three RBIs and a run. Corey Braun allowed one earned run in four innings, Josnier Parra gave up one run in an inning, and Kade Brown took the loss after allowing four earned runs in one inning.
Thursday’s schedule includes Las Vegas at El Paso at 5:35 p.m. PT, Midland at San Antonio at 5:05 p.m.
PT/7:05 p.m. CT, Fort Wayne at Lansing at 4:05 p.m.
PT/7:05 p.m. ET, and Stockton at Visalia at 6:35 p.m.
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