Chihuahuas End Five-Game Losing Streak Sunday
El Paso 7 Tacoma 3 – Sunday WP: Westphal (2-4) LP: Verrett (10-4) S: None Time: 3:23 Attn: 6,266 The El Paso Chihuahuas ended their five-game losing streak by beating the Tacoma Rainiers 7-3 Sunday night at Southwest University Park. El Paso’s Matt Batten went 3-for-4 with a solo home
El Paso 7 Tacoma 3 – Sunday
WP: Westphal (2-4)
LP: Verrett (10-4)
S: None
Time: 3:23
Attn: 6,266
The El Paso Chihuahuas ended their five-game losing streak by beating the Tacoma Rainiers 7-3 Sunday night at Southwest University Park. El Paso’s Matt Batten went 3-for-4 with a solo home run, his sixth homer of the year.
Chihuahuas first baseman Taylor Kohlwey went 0-for-3 with a walk, ending his career-high 12-game hitting streak. It also ended Kohlwey’s stretch of reaching base multiple times in 12 straight games. Jose Azocar went 2-for-4 with an RBI in the win.
Former Rainiers John Andreoli, Joe Beimel, Patrick Kivlehan and Parker Markel have all appeared in the series for El Paso.
Box Score: Rainiers at Chihuahuas Gameday (milb.com)
Team Records: Tacoma (72-46), El Paso (45-73)
Next Game: Monday at 6:35 p.m. at Southwest University Park. Tacoma RHP Asher Wojciechowski (0-1, 5.82) vs. El Paso TBA. The game will air on 600 ESPN El Paso and www.epchihuahuas.com.