Chihuahuas Win 7-4 in Albuquerque Thursday Night

El Paso 7 Albuquerque 4 – Thursday
WP: Pena (3-1)
LP: Peralta (1-4)
S: Reynolds (1)
Time: 2:52 (:38 delay)
Attn: 9,631

The El Paso Chihuahuas scored three runs on a two-out tiebreaking rally in the seventh inning and beat the Albuquerque Isotopes 7-4 Thursday night at Rio Grande Credit Union Field. It was the Chihuahuas’ first win through the first three games of the series.

Chihuahuas second baseman Clay Dungan went 1-for-4 with a walk to move his on-base streak to 18 games. Right fielder Yonathan Perlaza went 1-for-4 with a go-ahead RBI single and a walk. Perlaza has reached base nine times in 15 plate appearances in the series. Center fielder Forrest Wall went 2-for-4 with a triple and was caught stealing for the first time this season after 14 successful stolen bases. Left fielder Brandon Lockridge homered in the third inning and has an extra-base hit in all three games of the series.

El Paso’s bullpen retired the final 10 batters of the game Thursday. Albuquerque catcher Braxton Fulford went 1-for-3 with a solo home run and has hit three homers in the past two games. Thursday’s first pitch was delayed 38 minutes due to weather.

Box Score: Gameday: Chihuahuas 7, Isotopes 4 Final Score (07/03/2025)

Team Records: El Paso (44-40, 6-3), Albuquerque (34-49, 3-6)

Next Game: Friday at 7:05 p.m. Mountain Time at Rio Grande Credit Union Field. El Paso RHP Logan Gillaspie (0-0, 5.40) vs. Albuquerque RHP Bradley Blalock (1-3, 8.69). The game will air on 600 ESPN El Paso and www.epchihuahuas.com.