Reno block accomplished Omaha in Game 3 of PCL Championship

Roger Kieschnick's two-run home run to appropriate acreage in the sixth inning was the difference.

Reno Aces appropriate fielder Roger Kieschnick launched a two-run home run over the appropriate acreage bank in the sixth inning of Bold 3 of the Pacific Coast League Championship Alternation in Omaha Friday night and the Aces were able to accomplish those runs authority up, acceptable the bold 2-1, and demography a 2-1 advance in the best-of-five series.

Kieschnick's home run was alike added impressive, accustomed that the brawl wasn't accustomed well. The temperature at bold time was 54 degrees and it alone throughout the game.

"I was aloof aggravating to get the guy over, aggravating to get the butt out, and ran into a acceptable one," Kieschnick said afterwards the game, apropos to Nick Ahmed, who angled to advance off the sixth inning. "Our abode and our starting pitchers - they've befuddled abundant these accomplished three weeks and to get the advance aboriginal for them, it's huge."

The Aces were 71-1 back arch afterwards seven innings during the approved season, so starting bullpen Andrew Chafin had to feel appealing acceptable back he saw Kieschnick's attempt in the sixth abandon over the wall.

"It was absolutely a drive change in our favor," Chafin said, who tossed six scoreless innings, on four hits and one walk, while arresting out four. The lefty additionally best up his additional win of the postseason. His aftermost achievement was a five-hit complete bold annihilation adjoin Las Vegas in the PCL Pacific Conference Championship Series. "There absolutely wasn't any drive activity either way at the point, but already that happened, it was affectionate of like, 'Alright, we're activity to win this game.'"

Chafin had been bound in a pitcher's bound with Omaha amateur Sugar Ray Marimon, who had a acceptable night (5.1 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 6 K), but the big fly to Kieschnick was costly.

"He had some abysmal counts early, but I anticipation he threw the brawl well," said Omaha administrator Brian Poldberg. "We aloof didn't get abundant key hits.

"You accept to booty advantage of your scoring opportunities, and we absolutely haven't had many. We didn't accept abounding guys in scoring position tonight. We had a brace of acceptable at-bats, but we absolutely didn't cord annihilation together."

Both bullpens were solid.

Scott Alexander, Kyle Zimmer and Tim Collins gave up aloof one hit, collectively, over the final 3.2 innings. And Omaha relievers accept accustomed alone one unearned run in 25.2 innings in the playoffs on aloof six hits.

A aggregate of Jess Todd, Kevin Munson and Jake Barrett gave up one run on four hits over the final three innings.

The Aces accept a adventitious to win their additional PCL championship in aloof three seasons tomorrow afternoon. They defeated Omaha in the 2012 PCL Championship Series. Omaha will seek to extend the alternation to a chief Bold 5 on Sunday afternoon.

Reno sends RHP Charles Brewer (8-10, 4.99 ERA) to the bank Saturday afternoon at 2:05 pm (Central) in Omaha adjoin RHP Andy Ferguson (1-1, 6.00 ERA) for Omaha.

The Storm Chasers accept already appear that they would accord the brawl to Aaron Brooks to alpha Bold 5, if one is played. Reno hasn't appear a accessible Bold 5 starter.

Reno block accomplished Omaha in Game 3 of PCL Championship

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