PCL1 El Paso Chihuahuas

Chihuahuas Nix Express Early, Hold on Late

Published on August 4, 2018 under Pacific Coast League (PCL1)
El Paso Chihuahuas News Release


Jacob Nix pitched six shutout innings Saturday in his first Triple-A start of the season, as the El Paso Chihuahuas beat the Round Rock Express 5-3. Including the 2017 postseason, Nix has allowed only one run in 12.2 career Triple-A innings.

Luis Urias, Francisco Mejia and Raffy Lopez had two hits each for El Paso. Urias has reached base eight times in his last four games. The Chihuahuas made one error Saturday, ending a stretch of nine consecutive errorless games.

Saturday was the Chihuahuas' sixth consecutive home win and their fourth win in a row overall. El Paso has won 10 of its last 12 games. The Chihuahuas are 36-11 when scoring first.

Box Score: https://www.milb.com/gameday/express-vs-chihuahuas/2018/08/04/542629#game_state=live,game_tab=,gameT2629

Team Records: Round Rock (52-60), El Paso (62-49)

Next Game: Sunday, 6:05 pm at Southwest University Park. Round Rock RHP Adrian Sampson (5-4, 4.56) vs. El Paso RHP Kyle Lloyd (3-1, 7.20). The game will air on 600 ESPN El Paso and www.epchihuahuas.com.

El Paso 5 Round Rock 3 - Saturday

WP: Nix (1-0)

LP: Roth (6-7)

S: Wick (3)

Time: 2:49

Attn: 8,933

Check out the El Paso Chihuahuas Statistics

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