PCL El Paso Chihuahuas

El Paso Slips Past Tacoma 7-6

Published on June 21, 2023 under Pacific Coast League (PCL)
El Paso Chihuahuas News Release


The Tacoma Rainiers put the tying run on base in the top of the ninth inning Wednesday but the El Paso Chihuahuas hung on to win 7-6. The Chihuahuas have won both games of their current homestand by one run.

El Paso starter Anderson Espinoza struck out 12 batters in six innings to set a Chihuahuas' 2023 season high. Espinoza came one strikeout short of tying the Chihuahuas' team record for strikeouts in a game by an individual pitcher, set previously by Dinelson Lamet in a home game, also vs. Tacoma, on April 20, 2017.

The Chihuahuas struck out a season-high 17 batters in the win. El Paso's 683 pitching strikeouts lead the Pacific Coast League. Chihuahuas first baseman Alfonso Rivas went 1-for-4 with a double to extend his career-high hitting streak to 11 games. El Paso's Matthew Batten stole his league-leading 23rd base Wednesday.

Box Score: Rainiers 6, Chihuahuas 7 Final Score (06/21/2023) on Gameday (milb.com)

Team Records: Tacoma (34-37), El Paso (31-40)

Next Game: Thursday at 6:35 p.m. Mountain Time from Southwest University Park. Tacoma RHP Darren McCaughan (3-3, 6.31) vs. El Paso LHP Jay Groome (1-6, 9.80). The game will air on 600 ESPN El Paso and www.epchihuahuas.com.

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