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El Paso Pounces Omaha With 5-Run 2nd, Tops Omaha 6-2

Flores & Hernandez go deep in front of 7,278
Omaha 2B Jecksson Flores smashed his first Triple-A home run in the Storm Chasers' 6-2 defeat to El Paso in front of 7,278 fans on Friday night at Werner Park. (Minda Haas Kuhlmann)
June 7, 2019

Storm Chasers second baseman Jecksson Flores and left fielder Elier Hernandez both blasted solo homers, however El Paso's five-run second frame was enough to top Omaha 6-2 on Friday evening at Werner Park in front of 7,278 fans.

Storm Chasers second baseman Jecksson Flores and left fielder Elier Hernandez both blasted solo homers, however El Paso's five-run second frame was enough to top Omaha 6-2 on Friday evening at Werner Park in front of 7,278 fans.

After Chihuahuas RF Michael Gettys started the scoring in the second with an RBI double, C Webster Rivas doubled the margin to two with a run-scoring knock before DH Ty France mashed a bases-clearing three-run double to left-center to extend the advantage to five. One inning later, Rivas ripped a solo homer to left, his first Triple-A longball to make it 6-0.
Flores would then get the Storm Chasers on the board by crushing a solo homer to center, his first big fly at the Triple-A level, prior to Hernandez homering one frame later to cut the deficit to two. No Omaha batters recorded more than one hit in the contest, while Rivas (2-4, 2 R, HR, 2 RBI) and 1B Aderlin Rodriguez (2-4, R) each posted two knocks for the Chihuahuas.
El Paso southpaw Dillon Overton (5.0 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 3 K) earned the win, with relievers Brad Wieck (2.0 IP, 3 K) and Gerardo Reyes (2.0 IP, K) combined for the final four scoreless innings. Omaha starter Arnaldo Hernandez (1.2 IP, 5 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 4 BB, 2 K), meanwhile, suffered the defeat, while reliever Andres Machado (3.0 IP, H, 3 K) tossed three shutout frames of support.
The two teams are set to square off again on Saturday night, with first pitch scheduled for 7:05pm CT. Omaha's starter has not yet been determined, while the Chihuahuas are anticipated to give the nod to LHP Dietrich Enns (7-3, 5.05).
Tickets for that game and all remaining Storm Chasers home contests can be purchased online at www.omahastormchasers.com, or by calling the Werner Park Ticket Office from noon until 6:00 p.m. Monday through Friday at (402) 738-5100.