Chihuahuas Hit All-Star Break with 9-2 Win
Published on July 7, 2019 under Pacific Coast League (PCL1)
El Paso Chihuahuas News Release
The El Paso Chihuahuas won 9-2 over the Salt Lake Bees Sunday in the final game before the Pacific Coast League All-Star break. The Chihuahuas enter the All-Star Break 21 games over .500 and in first place in the Southern Division by four and a half games, with a Sunday night game involving second place Las Vegas still pending.
Los Angeles Angels pitcher Matt Harvey took the loss after allowing three runs on five hits in a 3.1 inning injury rehab start Sunday. El Paso's Kazuhisa Makita was the winning pitcher Sunday and hasn't allowed any runs in six Triple-A innings, striking out nine in that time.
Matthew Batten went 2-for-4 with two RBIs Sunday and has driven in nine runs over his last two games. Sunday's win was El Paso's fifth this season in which they didn't hit a home run. The Chihuahuas took three of the four games in Salt Lake and have won four of five overall.
Box Score: https://www.milb.com/gameday/chihuahuas-vs-bees/2019/07/07/580302#game_state=live,game_tab=,game=580302
Team Records: El Paso (55-34), Salt Lake (39-50)
Next Game: Thursday, 7:05 pm at Southwest University Park. Albuquerque TBA vs. El Paso RHP Bryan Mitchell (0-0, 7.11). The game will air on 600 ESPN El Paso and www.epchihuahuas.com.
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