SOUTH JORDAN, UT. - Christian Moore’s three extra-base hits led Salt Lake’s charge on Tuesday night, navigating the offense to a 17-4 series-opening win over Reno. Pablo Reyes and Ben Gobbel each tallied five RBI in the output, helping the Bees to their fourth straight win.
Salt Lake 17, Reno 4
WP: Sammy Peralta (9-2)
LP: Tommy Henry (4-7)
Key Performers
Christian Moore: 3-5, 4 R, 2B, 3B, HR, 2 RBI, BB, 2 K
Pablo Reyes: 3-3, 2B, 5 RBI, 2 SB
Ben Gobbel: 2-5, 3 R, 2B, HR, 5 RBI, BB
Bryce Teodosio: 3-3, 2 R, RBI, 2 BB
Game Summary
Christian Moore got Tuesday’s series opening tilt off and running. The infielder launched a triple off the wall in centerfield to put the Bees in business. Two batters later, Kyren Paris hit a groundball that scored Moore for a 1-0 Salt Lake lead.
A walk and single with one out in the second set the stage for Ben Gobbel. Tonight’s nine-hole hitter unloaded to left field, expanding the margin for the Bees at 4-0. Reno fought back in the third, using three walks and two singles to cut the deficit to 4-3.
Moore began the fourth inning with another extra-base hit, this time a double into Jackie’s Corner in left center. He later pushed the Bees’ lead to 5-3, scoring on Pablo Reyes’ sacrifice fly. The Salt Lake offense was hard at work one inning later, with a four-run fifth. Gobbel doubled in two runs to notch five RBI tonight, while Pablo Reyes drove in another pair for a 9-3 score.
Reno tallied an unearned run in the sixth and loaded the bases with two outs. The call to the bullpen, Alex Faedo, paid off as a strikeout ended the threat.
Salt Lake got the run back courtesy of a Moore leadoff blast to start the seventh. The Tennessee alum’s 11th of the year surged out onto the right field berm to put the hosts ahead 10-4.
The floodgates finally opened for the Bees in the eighth, as they punctuated the offensive output with seven runs in the frame. Four hits, four walks, a hit batsman and an error were the weapons for the onslaught. When the dust settled, 13 Bees came to the plate as Salt Lake held a 17-4 advantage. Jared Southard entered from the arm barn for the ninth, tidying up the Tuesday night win and the Bees’ fourth straight victory.
Game Notes
- Salt Lake notched their fourth straight win, one shy of their longest streak of the season (May 21-26). They also tallied consecutive wins on Tuesday, moving to 11-9 overall on the day (7-4 at home). The Bees are 11-10 in series openers this year and 7-4 at home. Tonight’s win inside The Ballpark pushed the record back to .500 at 32-32.
- After winning only three of the first nine games against Reno, Salt Lake has won six of the next seven contests, scoring eight or more runs in five of those six games.
- The Bees recorded their second-highest run total of the season, behind only an 18-run performance against Sacramento on May 1. This marks the first time Salt Lake scored 17 runs in a game since July 30, 2024, versus Tacoma. Salt Lake scored its most runs ever against the Reno Aces surpassing its 16 run total at Reno on July 27, 2022.
- Salt Lake's 13-run win marked their most decisive victory since a 15-1 win over Albuquerque on April 1 of last year. Prior to tonight, the Bees' largest winning margin of the current season was a 12-run defeat of Albuquerque on June 4.
- Defensively, the Bees tallied their third straight game with at least one error. Salt Lake leads the PCL in the category on the year with 120. The next closest is El Paso who’s committed 103 on the campaign.
- Pablo Reyes and Ben Gobbel each collected five RBI on the night becoming the first pair of Bees teammates since Trevor Crowe and Matt Long in 2012 to each have five RBI in a single contest.
- Christian Moore had a strong offensive night, finishing a single shy of the cycle. He led off the first inning with a triple off the wall, his 10th knock to start a game and fourth extra-base hit. The triple was Moore’s 10th in his minor league career, accomplishing six of those this season with Salt Lake. The Tennessee alum doubled for the 25th time, tied for seventh in the PCL. He later homered for the 11th time and left the yard for the first time since July 3 vs. Las Vegas. Moore drew a walk in his final plate appearance, doing so in four straight games. He has a free pass in 13 of his last 14 games, with 16 total in that span. Tonight’s three extra-base hit effort is the second in his professional career (May 26 at Round Rock: two doubles, one triple). Moore moved his on-base streak to 14 games, with his performance tonight and scored a professional career-high four times becoming the first Bee to score four times in a single game since Ben Gamel on Sept. 17, 2025 at Las Vegas.
- Kyren Paris collected his 10th RBI in August and 40th overall with Salt Lake this season on a groundout that scored Moore. It was his 75th career Triple-A RBI and 225th professional run driven home.
- In his shortest Triple-A appearance to date, starting pitcher Sam Aldegheri delivered his shortest outing across any level since a June 8 game against the Houston Astros. Over 2.2 innings on the mound, the lefty recorded four strikeouts while issuing three walks. He sits just one punchout away from 70 on the season.
- A second-inning single off Reno’s southpaw starter gave Raudi Rodriguez his first Triple-A hit against a left-handed arm. The 23-year-old also has a hit in every home game he’s played in at the level; he also has reached in five straight games.
- Bryce Teodosio drew his first two walks since being activated from the injured list and first since July 22 vs. Omaha. Tuesday marked the outfielder’s first game with multiple free passes at any level since July 31, 2024 with Salt Lake at Tacoma (2 BB). The outfielder has been red-hot in August, hitting .429 (6-for-14) with a pair of doubles, three runs scored, two RBIs, and two walks, lifting his season batting average to .273.
- Leaving the yard tonight with a three-run blast was Ben Gobbel. The first baseman launched his 45th professional longball over the bullpens in left. It is his seventh homer with Salt Lake and 10th across all levels in 2026. Six of his seven roundtrippers have occurred at home in South Jordan. Gobbel holds a three-game hit streak. In tonight's victory, Gobbel set a new professional career mark with five RBI. The first baseman's performance represents his highest single-game RBI total since driving in four runs on July 5 against Las Vegas.
- Gustavo Campero doubled inside the left-field line, marking back-to-back games with a two-bagger. The catcher has hits in three straight games. Campero has five doubles with Salt Lake this season and has six extra-base hits (3 2B, 3 HR) in August. His batting average for the season was pushed to .361 while his OPS sits at 1.088 as a Bee.
- Pablo Reyes notched his third consecutive multi-hit game going 3-for-3 on the night and has multiple hits in six of his last seven games. Reyes swiped a season-high two stolen bases and now has 75 swipes at Triple-A over his career. He collected a season-high five RBI on Tuesday, his most in a single game since June 18, 2024 with Rocket City where he knocked in six. Reyes has nine RBI over his last two games and is batting .429 (18-for-42) with six extra base hits and a 1.085 OPS in the month of August.
- Salt Lake’s six-hole hitter, Nelson Rada, finished with a 1-for-3 night with two runs and two walks. The Angels sixth ranked prospect extended his on-base streak to eight games and his hit streak to four games. In addition, Rada crossed the plate for the third consecutive contest and recorded his 15th multi-walk game of the campaign.
- A six-pitch free pass for Jeimer Candelario increased the infielder’s on-base streak to eight games. He has 44 walks in 2026 and his 445th in his minor league career.
- Earning his second consecutive win, southpaw Sammy Peralta delivered 1.1 scoreless innings with one strikeout. This marked his longest appearance since tossing three frames on August 2 in Sugar Land.
- Making his first appearance with Salt Lake after being claimed off waivers from Tampa Bay earlier in the week, right-hander Trevor Martin logged 1.2 innings of work. He struck out four batters and walked three, recording his highest strikeout total since July 26 vs. Memphis during his tenure with Durham.
- Alex Faedo logged his second scoreless performance with Salt Lake with 1.1 innings, recording a strikeout and permitting zero runs in his first shutout outing since August 7.
- In an inning of work, New Jersey native Rob Kaminsky logged his first scoreless outing since August 9 against Oklahoma City, allowing one hit while striking out one. The effort dropped his August ERA to 3.86, bringing his month total to eight strikeouts against just a single walk in the month.
- Jared Southard closed out Salt Lake’s lopsided victory with his third consecutive scoreless appearance. The outing was his 45th of the season and featured zero runs allowed. He issued a walk to his first batter, ending a two-game streak without allowing a free pass.
Up Next
The Utah Dirty Sodas take the field for the penultimate time in 2026, with Wednesday’s 6:35 p.m. MDT first pitch against Reno.