Chihuahuas Win Fifth Straight in Reno Saturday
El Paso 8 Reno 5 – Saturday WP: Higginbotham (1-1) LP: Giesting (3-5) S: Jacob (1) Time: 3:06 Attn: 7,166 The El Paso Chihuahuas hit three home runs and beat the Reno Aces 8-5 Saturday night at Greater Nevada Field. The Chihuahuas have won five consecutive games, one shy of
El Paso 8 Reno 5 – Saturday
WP: Higginbotham (1-1)
LP: Giesting (3-5)
S: Jacob (1)
Time: 3:06
Attn: 7,166
The El Paso Chihuahuas hit three home runs and beat the Reno Aces 8-5 Saturday night at Greater Nevada Field. The Chihuahuas have won five consecutive games, one shy of their season high, while the Aces have lost nine in a row.
It was a bullpen game for El Paso and Jake Higginbotham pitched 3.1 scoreless relief innings to get the win. It was his longest outing this season in 38 games combined between Double-A San Antonio and El Paso. El Paso designated hitter Rodolfo Duran went 3-for-5 with an RBI to extend his hitting streak to 10 games, a new career high. Duran has multiple hits in eight of the 10 games.
Catcher Luis Campusano went 2-for-3 with a double, two walks and an RBI and has reached base at least three times in each of his last five games. The Chihuahuas are 11-3 in August.
Box Score: Gameday: Chihuahuas 8, Aces 5 Final Score (08/16/2025)
Team Records: El Paso (66-52, 28-15), Reno (50-69, 13-31)
Next Game: Sunday at 2:05 p.m. Mountain Time at Greater Nevada Field. El Paso LHP JP Sears (1-0, 3.60) vs. Reno RHP Dylan Ray (5-3, 7.04). The game will air on 600 ESPN El Paso and www.epchihuahuas.com.