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Chihuahuas Win Monday to Split Series

August 15, 2017

El Paso 10 Las Vegas 7 - MondayWP: Overton (5-5)LP: Albaladejo (1-2)S: Quackenbush (1)Time: 3:07Attn: 6,663

El Paso 10 Las Vegas 7 - Monday
WP: Overton (5-5)
LP: Albaladejo (1-2)
S: Quackenbush (1)
Time: 3:07
Attn: 6,663

The El Paso Chihuahuas scored multiple runs in each of their first four innings Monday night and beat the Las Vegas 51s by a score of 10-7. The Chihuahuas and 51s split the four-game series and split the season series 8-8.
The Chihuahuas scored before making an out for the second consecutive game when Chase d'Arnaud hit an RBI triple in the bottom of the first. Ryan Schimpf went 2-for-5 with an RBI single and a two-run home run, his second homer of the series. Chihuahuas' starting pitcher Dillon Overton hit a two-run double in the bottom of the third, his fourth hit in 13 Triple-A at-bats this season.
Franchy Cordero hit his league-leading 15th triple in the eighth inning and fell a home run shy of a cycle. The Chihuahuas stole five bases in the win, one shy of a team record.
Chihuahuas all-time home run leader Cody Decker went 6-for-16 with a home run and four RBIs in his four-game return to Southwest University Park with Las Vegas.
Box Score: https://www.milb.com/gameday/51s-vs-chihuahuas/2017/08/14/504716#game_state=live,game_tab=,game=504716
Team Records: Las Vegas (46-76), El Paso (59-63)
Next Game: Tuesday, 7:05 pm at Southwest University Park. Albuquerque RHP Matt Flemer (7-6, 5.96) vs. El Paso RHP Chris Huffman (0-1, 8.10). The game will air on 600 ESPN El Paso and www.epchihuahuas.com.