El Paso Takes Down Sugar Land, 8-6
April 30, 2024 - Pacific Coast League (PCL)
El Paso Chihuahuas News Release
Tirso Ornelas hit a game-ending, two-run home run with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning Tuesday to give the El Paso Chihuahuas an 8-6 win over the Sugar Land Space Cowboys. It was the Chihuahuas' second walk-off win of the season and their first walk-off home run since Daniel Johnson's against Round Rock on September 8, 2023.
Ornelas also had a triple and a single in the win. El Paso's Tim Locastro went 1-for-3 with a two-run infield single and two of the Chihuahuas' five stolen bases. Locastro was also hit by a pitch for the ninth time this season, which leads all of professional baseball. Designated hitter Donovan Solano went 2-for-5 with an RBI double for the Chihuahuas.
Chihuahuas starter Jackson Wolf struck out 10 batters in five innings to set a new season high for single-game strikeouts by an El Paso pitcher. El Paso struck out 15 Space Cowboys to tie the team's season high for single-game strikeouts.
Box Score: Gameday: Space Cowboys 6, Chihuahuas 8 Final Score (04/30/2024) (milb.com)
Team Records: Sugar Land (19-9), El Paso (12-16)
Next Game: Wednesday at 6:35 p.m. Mountain Time at Southwest University Park. Sugar Land RHP Ryan Gusto (0-1, 9.00) vs. El Paso RHP Gabe Mosser (0-1, 14.54). The game will air on 600 ESPN El Paso and www.epchihuahuas.com.
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