Kieboom plates three in Grizzlies' loss

Carter Kieboom's arrival in the Pacific Coast League could hardly be going any better.
The second-ranked Nationals prospect reached safely four times Friday, going 2-for-2 with a pair of singles, two walks and three RBIs in Triple-A Fresno's 9-8 loss to Las Vegas at Las Vegas Ballpark. The performance came on the heels of Thursday night's three-hit, three-RBI game in which Kieboom crushed his first homer of the season.

MLB.com's No. 2 overall prospect is batting .407 with a 1.204 OPS over seven games for Fresno and has reached safely in his last six games. 
After walking in each of his first two plate appearances, the 21-year-old lined a single to center field off Aviators starter Tyler Alexander that scored Alec Keller in the fifth inning. He followed an inning later with a two-run single to right, plating Jacob Wilson and Keller to get the Grizzlies within 7-4.
Selected by the Nationals in the first round of the 2016 Draft, the sixth-ranked shortstop prospect is hoping to follow in the footsteps of his older brother, Spencer Kieboom. The younger Kieboom has shined in the Minor Leagues, posting a career slash line of .281/.364/.465, earning a spot in 2018 Futures Game as well as Nationals Minor League Player of the Year honors.  
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MLB.com's No. 25 overall prospect crushed 16 homers with 69 RBIs and an .801 OPS across two levels last season. His 48 extra-base hits tied him for tops in the farm system, while his RBI total was second-highest. 
The Grizzlies clawed back from a seven-run deficit, grabbing an 8-7 lead in the eighth on a two-out solo homer by Nationals No. 20 prospect Raudy Read. Las Vegas answered in the bottom of the inning as Corban Joseph delivered an RBI double off 19th-ranked Tanner Rainey and raced home on a wild pitch.

Eric Campbell, Beau Taylor and Mark Payton all homered for Las Vegas, while Joseph and Seth Brown each knocked in two runs. 
Wei-Chung Wang (1-0) gave up Read's homer but notched a 1-2-3 ninth for the win, leaving Kieboom on deck to end the game. 
Read finished the night 2-for-4 with two RBIs, while Keller and Collin Cowgill each drove in a run for the Grizzlies. Starter Paolo Espino (1-1) surrendered seven runs and eight hits over four innings, walking one and striking out three.