Lopes Steals Two Bases in 11-10 Thursday Loss

Round Rock 11 El Paso 10 – Thursday
WP: Bush (1-0)
LP: Kopps (0-1)
S: Y. Rodriguez (6)
Time: 3:07
Attn: 5,331

The El Paso Chihuahuas brought the winning run to the plate in the bottom of the ninth inning Thursday but lost to the Round Rock Express 11-10. El Paso entered the bottom of the ninth down 11-8 before Taylor Kohlwey’s two-run home run brought them within one.

El Paso leadoff hitter Tim Lopes went 3-for-5 with a double and two stolen bases. Lopes’ first stolen base of the game made him the first player in Chihuahuas history to steal 40 bases in a season, and his second stolen base tied him with Jordyn Adams of Salt Lake for the Pacific Coast League lead with 41.

Catcher Chandler Seagle went 1-for-5 with a two-run home run, his second home run of the series. The Chihuahuas had beaten Round Rock in eight consecutive meetings before Thursday. The Chihuahuas have won two of the first three games in the series.

Box Score: Gameday: Express 11, Chihuahuas 10 Final Score (09/07/2023) (milb.com)

Team Records: Round Rock (36-24, 80-54), El Paso (27-33, 59-76)

Next Game: Friday at 6:35 p.m. Mountain Time at Southwest University Park. Round Rock RHP Robert Dugger (7-9, 4.30) vs. El Paso LHP Jay Groome (4-9, 8.53). The game will air on 600 ESPN El Paso and www.epchihuahuas.com.