Chihuahuas Arrive in Las Vegas with 15-14 Win
El Paso 15 Las Vegas 14 – Tuesday WP: Koenig (1-1) LP: Patton (1-1) S: Kerr (5) Time: 3:55 Attn: 6,891 The El Paso Chihuahuas sent 10 batters to the plate in both the seventh and eighth innings Tuesday night in Las Vegas and beat the Aviators 15-14. It was
El Paso 15 Las Vegas 14 – Tuesday
WP: Koenig (1-1)
LP: Patton (1-1)
S: Kerr (5)
Time: 3:55
Attn: 6,891
The El Paso Chihuahuas sent 10 batters to the plate in both the seventh and eighth innings Tuesday night in Las Vegas and beat the Aviators 15-14. It was the first matchup of the season between the two teams.
Chihuahuas left fielder Taylor Kohlwey went 2-for-6 with a solo home run, his fourth home run in his last six games. Kohlwey has 12 RBIs in his last six games. El Paso shortstop José Iglesias went 3-for-5 with two doubles and two RBIs. Las Vegas made four errors that led to five unearned Chihuahuas runs.
El Paso right fielder David Dahl set a new career high Tuesday by walking three times. The teams combined for 35 hits. The Chihuahuas have won five of their last six games. The three hour and 55 minute game was the longest of the season for El Paso.
Box Score: Chihuahuas 15, Aviators 14 Final Score (05/30/2023) on Gameday (milb.com)
Team Records: El Paso (24-28), Las Vegas (23-29)
Next Game: Wednesday at 8:05 p.m. Mountain Time from Las Vegas Ballpark. El Paso RHP Angel Sanchez (0-1, 5.11) vs. Las Vegas RHP Adam Oller (1-1, 3.86). The game will air on 600 ESPN El Paso and www.epchihuahuas.com.