Round Rock Shuts Out El Paso 4-0 Saturday

Round Rock 4 El Paso 0 – Saturday

WP: Otto (2-1)

LP: Kennedy (1-5)

S: None

Time: 2:38

Attn: 5,508

The El Paso Chihuahuas were shut out for the second time in 2021 in their 4-0 loss to the Round Rock Express Saturday night at Dell Diamond.

Chihuahuas starter Brett Kennedy allowed four earned runs in 5.2 innings, his longest start of the year. El Paso reliever James Norwood struck out two batters in a scoreless eighth inning. Norwood now has 53 strikeouts in 31 Triple-A innings this season.

El Paso’s Jose Azocar went 1-for-4 to extend his hitting streak to 10 games. Pedro Florimón stole second base in the third inning and is now 10-for-10 in stolen base attempts this season. All three of the Chihuahuas hits Saturday were singles.

Box Score: Chihuahuas at Express Gameday (milb.com)

Team Records: El Paso (38-53), Round Rock (43-49)

Next Game: Sunday at 5:05 p.m. Mountain Time from Dell Diamond. El Paso TBA vs. Round Rock LHP Brock Burke (1-5, 6.54). The game will air on 600 ESPN El Paso and www.epchihuahuas.com.