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A four-game win streak for the Las Vegas Aviators was snapped in a Sunday series finale from Las Vegas Ballpark against the El Paso Chihuahuas of the San Diego Padres organization. Despite the series-capping loss, Las Vegas still won the series 4-2. One hundred games into the season, the Aviators are 61-39 with a 17-10 mark in the second half. That puts the team two games behind the Sugar Land Space Cowboys (19-8) of the Houston Astros organization for first place in the Paci

Even a loss in the series finale couldn’t spoil Las Vegas’ week after the team clinched the first half of the minor league baseball season. Even still, the team took four of six games at home against Round Rock this week. With the Aviators going to the playoffs for the second straight year, it hopes to capitalize off what they did last season. Last year’s team won the first half as well en route to the Pacific Coast League title before the valiant run was ended in the Triple-

Las Vegas is now 13 games over .500 which is a new season-high for the reigning PCL champions. As a result, it lands the team in the top spot of the Pacific Coast League standings. The Aviators are 40-27 on the year after a four-win week in Omaha and now, the club has won eight of its last 10 games. In addition, it’s the franchise’s eighth series win of the first half of the minor league season. After winning the first half last year, this year’s Las Vegas team is in a perfec