Bats Finally Break out, Lead Chihuahuas to First Win
Published on April 7, 2019 under Pacific Coast League (PCL1)
El Paso Chihuahuas News Release
The El Paso Chihuahuas scored 10 late runs to beat the Las Vegas Aviators 10-6 Sunday for their first win of the 2019 season. Sunday's game was a scoreless tie entering the sixth inning.
Alex Dickerson hit a go-ahead home run in the bottom of the seventh, his second homer in as many days. Josh Naylor hit a long home run to center field in the eighth, his first career Triple-A homer. El Paso has seven home runs in the first four games of the season.
Esteban Quiroz reached base five times Sunday, going 3-for-3 with two walks. Quiroz has a .588 on-base percentage through the season's first four games. Chihuahuas' batters were hit by four pitches Sunday, one shy of a Pacific Coast League single-game record.
Box Score: https://www.milb.com/gameday/aviators-vs-chihuahuas/2019/04/07/579420#game_state=live,game_tab=,game=579420
Team Records: Las Vegas (3-1), El Paso (1-3)
Next Game: Monday, 7:05 pm at Southwest University Park. Las Vegas RHP Tanner Anderson (0-0, -.--) vs. El Paso LHP Dillon Overton (0-0, -.--). The game will air on 600 ESPN El Paso and www.epchihuahuas.com.
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