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Chihuahuas Stun Round Rock with 10-Run Ninth

August 10, 2019 - Pacific Coast League (PCL1)
El Paso Chihuahuas News Release


The El Paso Chihuahuas scored 10 runs in the bottom of the ninth inning Friday to stun the Round Rock Express 15-12. Esteban Quiroz was the 11th batter of the inning and hit a walk-off grand slam, the sixth walk-off homer in Chihuahuas' history and the first walk-off grand slam since Jake Lemmerman on May 5, 2014. The 10 runs set a new team record for runs in an inning.

El Paso trailed 12-3 in the bottom of the eighth and the nine-run comeback was the biggest in team history. The Chihuahuas were behind 12-5 in the bottom of the ninth and set a new team record for biggest ninth-inning comeback. Quiroz's grand slam was El Paso's 232nd home run this year, setting a new Pacific Coast League modern-era record for team home runs in a season.

The win snapped El Paso's season-long five-game losing streak. It was the team's third walk-off win of the season. El Paso infielder Matthew Batten pitched a scoreless top of the ninth and became the winning pitcher, the second time in Chihuahuas' history that a position player got a pitching win (Mike McCoy on June 14, 2015 vs. Sacramento).

Box Score: https://www.milb.com/gameday/express-vs-chihuahuas/2019/08/09/579471#game_state=live,game_tab=,game=579471

Team Records: Round Rock (70-46), El Paso (67-50)

Next Game: Saturday, 7:05 pm at Southwest University Park. San Antonio RHP Thomas Jankins (11-3, 4.28) vs. El Paso LHP Dillon Overton (6-5, 6.11). The game will air on 600 ESPN El Paso and www.epchihuahuas.com.

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