Chihuahuas Continue Dominance of Salt Lake
August 16, 2019 - Pacific Coast League (PCL1)
El Paso Chihuahuas News Release
The El Paso Chihuahuas had 19 hits in their 13-2 win over the Salt Lake Bees Thursday night at Smith's Ballpark. El Paso has won six consecutive games and is now 7-2 against Salt Lake this season.
Seth Mejias-Brean and Matthew Batten had four hits each for the Chihuahuas. Michael Gettys went 2-for-5 with his 29th home run, one shy of Hunter Renfroe's single-season team record that was set in 2016. The Chihuahuas had 14 extra-base hits in the win. Austin Allen homered for El Paso, his sixth home run in seven games versus the Bees.
Salt Lake's Michael Hermosillo hit an inside-the-park home run in the bottom of the first, the ninth inside-the-park homer against the Chihuahuas in team history. Dillon Overton allowed two runs in five innings and gave the Chihuahuas a win from the starting pitcher for the fifth consecutive game.
Box Score: https://www.milb.com/gameday/chihuahuas-vs-bees/2019/08/15/580320#game_state=live,game_tab=,game=580320
Team Records: El Paso (72-50), Salt Lake (51-71)
Next Game: Friday, 7:05 pm at Smith's Ballpark. El Paso LHP Dietrich Enns (11-8, 6.33) vs. Salt Lake RHP Drew Hutchinson (0-0, 3.86). The game will air on 600 ESPN El Paso and www.epchihuahuas.com.
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