LAS VEGAS (Interstat) — The Oklahoma City Comets will visit the Las Vegas Aviators on Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2026, at Cashman Field in Las Vegas, Nev., for Game 2 of their Pacific Coast League (AAA) playoff series. Oklahoma City enters 87-59, while Las Vegas is 86-59. The game-time temperature is forecast to be 82 degrees.

Las Vegas leads the series after a 12-5 home win over Oklahoma City on Tuesday, Sept. 22. Las Vegas won two of three regular-season meetings in early April. Oklahoma City won five of six in the late-July and early-August series, including a 3-0 victory in the most recent regular-season meeting on Aug. 2. Oklahoma City is coming off a 2-1 win at El Paso on Sept. 20. Ryder Ryan pitched four innings in that game, allowing three hits and one earned run with one walk and one strikeout. Jerming Rosario tossed a scoreless inning, and Bobby Miller threw 1.2 scoreless innings with one walk and two strikeouts.

Ryan is a player to watch for Oklahoma City. Over his last five appearances, he has pitched 11 innings, allowing six hits and four earned runs with one walk and six strikeouts. He allowed one earned run over two innings at El Paso on Sept. 15, worked 0.2 scoreless innings against Sugar Land on Sept. 13, gave up one earned run over 2.1 innings at Round Rock on Sept. 4 and allowed one earned run over two innings against El Paso on Aug. 27. Las Vegas is coming off a 3-1 win at Sugar Land on Sept. 20. Joey Estes worked five innings of one-hit, scoreless ball with two walks and two strikeouts in that victory. Hayden Juenger added a scoreless inning with one strikeout, and Cole Conn went 2-for-4 with one home run and two RBIs.

Estes is a player to watch for Las Vegas. In his most recent start before the Sept. 20 outing, he allowed three earned runs on five hits over 2.2 innings against Sugar Land on Aug. 28, striking out three. The Aviators have won eight of their last 10 games, including a four-game sweep of Sacramento from Sept. 10-13. The Comets have won seven of their last 10, taking three of four from Sugar Land from Sept. 10-13. Both teams are scheduled to meet again Thursday, Sept. 24, in Las Vegas.

The Interstat game simulator projects Oklahoma City to win 8-7. Interstat’s ELO system gives the Comets a 53.4 percent probability to win.