Late Homer Nips El Paso
April 19, 2019 - Pacific Coast League (PCL1)
El Paso Chihuahuas News Release
Eric Young Jr.'s solo home run in the top of the ninth inning put the Tacoma Rainiers ahead to stay in their 7-6 win over the El Paso Chihuahuas Thursday night at Southwest University Park. The loss ended El Paso's six-game winning streak.
Ty France went 4-for-5 with two RBIs, the sixth time in the last seven games France has recorded multiple hits. Jose Pirela went 1-for-4 with a two-run single, extending his hitting streak to 10 games, while ending his string of seven straight multi-hit games.
El Paso trailed 6-0 in the third inning and eventually came back to tie the game 6-6, the second straight game that the Chihuahuas overcame a deficit of five runs or more. The tying run came on Jacob Scavuzzo's homer in the bottom of the eighth.
El Paso's Matthew Batten went 2-for-4 with his first Triple-A home run. The Chihuahuas have 74 hits over their last five completed games.
Box Score: https://www.milb.com/gameday/rainiers-vs-chihuahuas/2019/04/18/579424#game_state=live,game_tab=,game=579424
Team Records: Tacoma (6-9), El Paso (7-7)
Next Game: Friday, 7:05 pm at Southwest University Park. Reno RHP Taylor Clarke (1-1, 7.36) vs. El Paso LHP Jerry Keel (1-0, 4.91). The game will air on 600 ESPN El Paso and www.epchihuahuas.com.
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