El Paso Edges Sugar Land, 9-8
Published on August 11, 2023 under Pacific Coast League (PCL)
El Paso Chihuahuas News Release
Rangel Ravelo hit a two-run walk-off home run with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning Friday to give the El Paso Chihuahuas a 9-8 win over the Sugar Land Space Cowboys. The Chihuahuas were down by a run with two outs and nobody on base before Ben Gamel's double and Ravelo's homer. It was the ninth walk-off win and third walk-off home run for El Paso this season.
Chihuahuas center fielder Oscar Mercado went 2-for-5 with two home runs and five RBIs. It was his second multi-home run game of the season and the 15th by a Chihuahuas player. Mercado has three home runs in his last two games and six in his last nine games. Catcher Brett Sullivan reached base three times on two singles and a walk.
San Diego Padres pitcher Adrian Morejón pitched a scoreless eighth inning on MLB Injury Rehab Friday. Reliever Jose Espada struck out two batters in his Triple-A debut Friday. Tim Lopes went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run, a walk and a stolen base. The steal was his 30th of the season, making him the second player in Chihuahuas history with 30 or more stolen bases in a season (Rico Noel - 32 in 2014).
Box Score: Gameday: Space Cowboys 8, Chihuahuas 9 Final Score (08/11/2023) (milb.com)
Team Records: Sugar Land (14-23, 47-65), El Paso (17-20, 49-63)
Next Game: Saturday at 6:35 p.m. Mountain Time at Southwest University Park. Sugar Land RHP Brandon Bielak (1-1, 3.34) vs. El Paso LHP Jay Groome (4-7, 8.02). The game will air on 600 ESPN El Paso and www.epchihuahuas.com.
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