Grizzlies drop series opener in El Paso 14-12
The Fresno Grizzlies (29-33) fell 14-12 to the El Paso Chihuahuas (30-32) in the series opener of a three-game set at Southwest University Park on Friday night. Every Grizz batter registered at least one hit with six having multi-hit efforts. It was the longest nine-inning game played by the Grizzlies
The Fresno Grizzlies (29-33) fell 14-12 to the El Paso Chihuahuas (30-32) in the series opener of a three-game set at Southwest University Park on Friday night. Every Grizz batter registered at least one hit with six having multi-hit efforts. It was the longest nine-inning game played by the Grizzlies this season, at 3:36. The contest was also one shy of the most combined runs in a game for Fresno this season, which was 27 on April 11 at Las Vegas. The combined 32 hits is a new 2017-high, with the 18 for the Grizzlies a season-high as well.
The Chihuahuas got off to a quick start in the first inning with a bases loaded double from
In the second, a
A 13-batter, eight-run bottom of the fourth gave the Chihuahuas an 11-4 lead. Asuaje,
El Paso increased their lead to 14-4 in the fifth when Blash hit a three-run homer to right. Asuaje (walk) and
The Grizzlies had a 10-batter, six-run sixth to cut the Chihuahuas lead to 14-10. A.J. Reed (2-for-5) led off the inning with a solo shot out of the ballpark to right for his ninth home run of the season. Tucker notched his team-leading 47th RBI while Centeno knocked a two-RBI single to tack on more runs. For Tucker it was his first four-hit game of the season. In Reed's second at-bat of the inning, he hit a two-run single to cut El Paso's lead to four runs.
Tony Kemp (2-for-5) cut El Paso's lead to a 14-12 final in the ninth when he hit his second home run of the season. Kemmer was hit by a pitch to get on and scored on the two-run shot to right center.
Chihuahuas RHP
Fresno starter
The Grizzlies and the Chihuahuas will play the second of a three-game series on Saturday at 6:05 p.m. PT. Probable starters are RHP