MENARD'S THIRD LEAGUE
LAS VEGAS FLAMINGOS AT CHICAGO GOLD SOX
08/20/2026
 
MENARD'S THIRD LEAGUE
LAS VEGAS FLAMINGOS AT CHICAGO GOLD SOX
GAME ID: 3312 - THURSDAY, AUGUST 20TH, 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Las Vegas Flamingos (49-35) 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 6 0
Chicago Gold Sox (48-36) 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 0
Flamingos Dump Gold Sox, 3-2
The Las Vegas Flamingos defeated the Chicago Gold Sox, 3-2, in Third League action at Gold Sox Field, with Las Vegas pitcher Melvin Haney named player of the game. Christian Pitts closed the door for Las Vegas, picking up his 2nd save of the year. This loss makes it 7 in a row for Chicago.

It could have been a different outcome for Las Vegas, had it not been for Sake van Arem, the three-time Gold Glove winner . van Arem contributed a run-scoring ground out in the top of the fifth inning to put Las Vegas up, 3-2.

"Chalk one up for the good guys," said van Arem. "I'm sure our fans enjoyed that win."
LAS VEGAS BATTING LINESCORES CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORES
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. van Arem 3B 2 1 0 1 2 0 0 .305 3 38
R. Salazar RF 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .328 0 25
C. McKinney 1B 3 0 0 1 0 1 2 .282 24 77
J. Alonso LF 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 .290 15 60
J. Pels 2B 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 .262 3 14
V. Adams DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .264 4 23
E. Sáenz CF 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .276 5 18
K. Chikafuji SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .264 0 29
J. Young C 3 1 1 0 0 0 2 .297 1 19
Totals 30 3 6 3 2 6 7      
BATTING
Doubles: R. Salazar (11, 3rd Inning off R. Areola, 1 on, 0 outs)
Triples: J. Young (1, 5th Inning off R. Areola, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Alonso (15, 2nd Inning off R. Areola, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Young 3 , K. Chikafuji , J. Alonso 4 , R. Salazar 3 , E. Sáenz
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Young , J. Pels , J. Alonso
Sac Bunt: R. Salazar
Sac Fly: C. McKinney
Team LOB: 0

BASERUNNING
CS: R. Salazar (13)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 4 (Pels-Chikafuji-McKinney, Chikafuji-Pels-McKinney, Pels-McKinney, Pels-Chikafuji-McKinney)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
N. Ballard 2B 3 0 1 1 1 1 3 .333 0 24
W. Wise CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 .218 2 14
M. Castro DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .317 26 70
E. Flynn C 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .188 8 45
Á. Rivera RF 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .236 3 15
   a-J. Cashmore PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .254 20 51
A. Ryan LF 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .256 3 35
S. Good 1B, RF 3 1 1 1 1 2 0 .291 4 23
M. Love 3B 2 0 0 0 2 0 2 .243 1 31
R. Jones SS 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 .239 4 27
   b-C. Peters PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .299 0 6
Totals 29 2 6 2 7 7 20      
a - J. Cashmore pinch hit for Á. Rivera in the 8th
b - C. Peters pinch hit for R. Jones in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Good (8, 4th Inning off M. Haney, 1 on, 1 out) W. Wise (7, 3rd Inning off M. Haney, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Castro , S. Good 2 , A. Ryan , W. Wise 2 , Á. Rivera , N. Ballard
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Love , A. Ryan , E. Flynn , W. Wise
GIDP: R. Jones , W. Wise , J. Cashmore
Team LOB: 9
LAS VEGAS PITCHING LINESCORES CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORES
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
M. Haney W (8-4) 5.1 5 2 2 5 5 0 100 52 3.83
R. Yarbrough H (5) 1.2 1 0 0 1 0 0 16 9 1.71
E. García 0.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 7.86
J. McCarthy H (2) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 3 5.26
J. Washington H (3) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 3 6.46
C. Pitts SV (2) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 10 5 4.32
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Haney 50
Batters Faced: M. Haney 25, R. Yarbrough 5, E. García 1, J. McCarthy 1, J. Washington 1, C. Pitts 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Haney 7-3, R. Yarbrough 2-1, E. García 0-0, J. McCarthy 1-0, J. Washington 0-0, C. Pitts 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: M. Haney 100-52, R. Yarbrough 16-9, E. García 4-0, J. McCarthy 5-3, J. Washington 4-3, C. Pitts 10-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. McCarthy 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
R. Areola L (8-6) 6.1 6 3 3 1 3 1 97 60 3.59
J. Dixon 1.2 0 0 0 1 1 0 23 15 3.00
C. Rogers 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 12 9 2.33
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Areola 51
Batters Faced: R. Areola 25, J. Dixon 6, C. Rogers 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Areola 6-9, J. Dixon 3-1, C. Rogers 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: R. Areola 97-60, J. Dixon 23-15, C. Rogers 12-9
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Melvin Haney
Ballpark: Gold Sox Field
Weather: Clear skies (81 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 11 mph
Start Time: 1:05 pm CST
Time: 2:49
Attendance: 49878
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