Round Rock Opens Series With 8-3 Win Friday
Round Rock 8 El Paso 3 – Friday WP: Bahr (2-1) LP: Leasher (1-2) S: None Time: 2:48 Attn: 7,560 The El Paso Chihuahuas led 3-0 early but eight unanswered runs by Round Rock gave the Express an 8-3 win at Dell Diamond Friday. The Chihuahuas have dropped four of
Round Rock 8 El Paso 3 – Friday
WP: Bahr (2-1)
LP: Leasher (1-2)
S: None
Time: 2:48
Attn: 7,560
The El Paso Chihuahuas led 3-0 early but eight unanswered runs by Round Rock gave the Express an 8-3 win at Dell Diamond Friday. The Chihuahuas have dropped four of their last five games.
El Paso’s Nomar Mazara went 1-for-4 with an RBI single and has now reached base in all 28 games he’s played in this season. Chihuahuas right fielder Taylor Kohlwey went 0-for-3 with a walk and an RBI and has reached base in 29 consecutive games.
Kelvin Melean went 2-for-4 for El Paso and played first base for the first time in his professional career. Jordan Brink struck out two batters in a 1-2-3 eighth inning out of El Paso’s bullpen. Aaron Northcraft threw his fourth consecutive scoreless outing after being activated from El Paso’s Injured List.
Box Score: Chihuahuas 3, Express 8 (Final Score) on Gameday (milb.com)
Team Records: El Paso (21-19), Round Rock (25-15)
Next Game: Saturday at 5:05 p.m. Mountain Time at Dell Diamond. El Paso RHP Jesse Scholtens (3-0, 2.65) vs. Round Rock LHP Jake Latz (3-4, 4.96). The game will air on 600 ESPN El Paso and www.epchihuahuas.com.