Espinosa and Porter Lead AirHogs to Sweep

Published on June 19, 2011 under American Association (AA)
Grand Prairie AirHogs News Release


GRAND PRAIRIE, Texas -- The Grand Prairie AirHogs completed a four-game sweep of the El Paso Diablos on Sunday, with David Espinosa finishing a triple shy of the cycle, Greg Porter homering and driving in three and Bo Schultz pitching six solid innings for his first win of the year as Grand Prairie won 4-1 in front of a Father's Day crowd of 2,188 at QuikTrip Park.

For the third time in the series the AirHogs (26-10) fell behind early, as Kyle Nichols's two-out RBI single gave the Diablos (9-27) a first-inning lead. But Schultz (1-1), making his second start of the season after 14 relief appearances, only allowed two baserunners in an inning once through his final five innings, and kept El Paso off the scoreboard the rest of the night.

After getting just one hit in the first two innings against Scott Hodsdon (0-2), the AirHogs rallied to take the lead for good in the third. With one out, Danny Figueroa singled and moved to second on an Espinosa single. After a groundout and a walk loaded the bases, Porter lined a single to bring in two and put Grand Prairie on top.

Espinosa and Porter hit solo home runs in the fifth and eighth, respectively, to provide the final margin, as Jon Fulton, Dustin Cameron and Jon Hunton faced the minimum nine hitters in the final three innings, with each working one frame and Hunton picking up his 10th save of the season.

Notes: The AirHogs are now 7-0 against El Paso this season...The AirHogs have won six straight, while the Diablos have lost 11 in a row...This is the fourth sweep of the year for Grand Prairie and the second four-game sweep...Cameron was the only AirHogs pitcher to issue a walk, but he got a double play to face only three batters in the eighth inning...John Alonso (strained groin) started after missing the last two games, going 1-for-3 before being lifted for a pinch-runner in the 6th...Saturday night June 18's game will be broadcast on Time Warner Cable channel 185 in North Texas and 888 throughout the state on Monday, June 20, at 7 p.m.

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The AirHogs now head to Shreveport to take on the defending champion Shreveport-Bossier Captains for a three-game series, starting Monday, June 20, at 7:05 p.m. The next home game at QuikTrip Park is Friday, June 24, when the Famous SD Chicken makes his first ever appearance at QuikTrip Park, and his only appearance this season in the DFW Metroplex. Don't miss the renewed commitment to excellence and affordable family entertainment. All games are available with live, free streaming video on ustream.tv. Individual game tickets are on sale and can be purchased by calling 972-504-9383 or by visiting www.airhogsbaseball.com.

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