Reno Aces bullpen Bo Schultz throws adjoin the Omaha Storm Chasers during Bold 1 of the PCL Championship alternation on Tuesday.(Photo: Tom R. Smedes/Special to the RGJ)

Omaha starting bullpen Aaron Brooks was phenomenal, and the Reno Aces are afresh starting a playoff alternation in a hole.

Brooks accustomed no hits through the aboriginal four innings and addled out bristles in advanced of 3,848 admirers at Aces Ballpark as Omaha took a 6-2 win in the aboriginal bold of the Pacific Coast League Championship best-of-five series.

The right-handed Brooks, who played at Cal State San Bernardino and was drafted in the ninth annular by the Kansas City Royals in 2011, went 12-3 this division with a 3.88 ERA. He shut out Memphis for eight innings in their playoff alternation aftermost week.

Reno has been in this position recently. The Aces absent the aboriginal bold adjoin Las Vegas in the first-round aftermost week, again won the abutting three.

"That's appropriate area we appetite to be, right?" Aces administrator Phil Nevin said, smiling. "This is our division in a nutshell. We've been behind, aggressive back. That's been back this aggregation has responded best. I apprehend we'll appear out and accept a acceptable accomplishment (Wednesday)."

The Storm Chasers started off like they were still adverse batting practice, scoring six times in the aboriginal two innings, on seven hits and two Aces errors.

Omaha formed 11 hits in the game, to four for Reno.

Omaha ashen no time block Aces starting bullpen Clayton Richard. The left-hander gave up three runs in the aboriginal inning and was replaced by Bo Schultz with two outs in the inning.

"He didn't accept it. If he's on his game, it would accept been fine," Nevin said. "It wasn't advancing out of his duke actual well."

Nevin said Richard is not injured.

"He aloof didn't accept it tonight," Nevin said.

Former Wolf Pack catcher Brett Hayes collection in the aboriginal run for Omaha and had two RBIs on the night.

Omaha's Brett Hayes' additional RBI-single of the night gives Omaha a 6-0 advance over the Reno Aces on Tuesday in Bold 1 of the PCL Championship series. Hayes is a aloft Wolf Pack catcher. Reno Aces/Pacific Coast League

Omaha led 6-0 afterwards two innings.

The Aces bankrupt through in the sixth back Brett Jackson led off with a walk, the aboriginal issued by Brooks. Two batters later, Andy Marte aerial a aerial fly brawl to larboard that hit off the larboard axle aloft the scoreboard for the Aces' aboriginal two runs of the game. Mike Jacobs again singled to left, but was larboard there.

Reno's Danny Dorn concluded the no-hitter with a bloop distinct bottomward the left-field band to advance off the fifth. But Dorn was abandoned at third.

Reno hit the brawl adamantine in the seventh. Mike Freeman hit a band drive up the middle, but ambush Paul Janish was arena to his larboard and snagged it. Then, catcher Blake Lalli lined a drive to larboard centermost and was befuddled out at second.

The Aces got a abject agent in the third back Brett Jackson hit a aciculate grounder to the larboard of additional baseman Pedro Ciriaco, who could not appear up with it. Jackson was affected out at additional on a Nick Ahmed hit to ambush disqualified an error.

Nevin is assured his aggregation will put the accident abaft it and move on.

"I don't charge to acquaint them anything. I haven't told them annihilation all year. I see the disappointment on their face back things don't go right," Nevin said. "Nothing needs to be said. They're fine."

Reno right-hander Bradin Hagens will get the alpha Wednesday adjoin Omaha lefty John Lamb. The alternation moves to Omaha on Friday with if-necessary amateur Saturday and Sunday.

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PCL CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES

Omaha 1, Reno 0

Tuesday: Omaha 6, Reno 2

Wednesday: at Aces Ballpark, 7:05 p.m.

Friday: at Omaha, 5:05 p.m.

Saturday: at Omaha, 12:05 p.m.*

Sunday: at Omaha, 12:05 p.m.*

* - if necessary

GAME 2

Pitchers: Aces RHP Bradin Hagens (0-0, 6.23) vs. Storm Chasers LHP John Lamb (0-0, 6.75)

Radio: 630 AM

Tickets: $9-$33 (discounts for youth, seniors and military)

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