The Heartbreak Twin Bill

Brian Dopirak had a big day at the plate for Las Vegas and Aaron Mathews had a couple of key hits as Las Vegas squeaked by Salt Lake. New Britain dropped both games of a doubleheader. There were also victories by Dunedin, Lansing and the GCL Blue Jays, as Auburn lost again. Salt Lake 7 @ Las Vegas 8 ? BoxscoreRandy Ruiz had a rare off-day at the plate, with an 0-5, but his year-to-date is still deserving of a promotion based on on-field performance alone and ignoring other factors. Not to worry though as Brian Dopirak picked up the slack with a 3-4 night. One of Dopirak?s three hits was a 2-run 2-out homer in the bottom of the seventh that scored Travis Snider and broke up a 5-5 tie. Dopirak?s homer gave Las Vegas a lead they would not relinquish, but three consecutive singles by JP Arencibia, Kevin Howard and Aaron Mathews gave Las Vegas an insurance that would turn out to be very important when Salt Lake scored two in the top of the eighth. Snider was 2-3 with a double, a homer, ...