Round Rock 7 El Paso 5 - Saturday
WP: Thompson (2-2)
LP: Jacob (4-1)
S: Teodo (1)
Time: 2:58
Attn: 7,620
The El Paso Chihuahuas led 5-1 in the fourth inning Saturday night but lost to the Round Rock Express 7-5. The Express scored three times in the ninth to overcome a 5-4 deficit. It was the third time this season that El Paso entered the ninth inning with a lead and lost the game.
All five El Paso runs came in the bottom of the third. Nick Solak hit a three-run home run, his second homer in as many games. Will Wagner hit a solo home run as part of a 2-for-4 night, his second straight multi-hit game. Carlos Rodríguez added an RBI double in the rally.
Round Rock first baseman Nick Pratto went 3-for-4 with two RBIs and was a double shy of a cycle. The Express have won three of the first five games in the series.
Team Records: Round Rock (19-31), El Paso (23-27)
Next Game: Sunday at 6:05 p.m. Mountain Time at Southwest University Park. Round Rock RHP Trey Supak (1-2, 4.25) vs. El Paso LHP JP Sears (3-1, 5.59). The game will air on 600 ESPN El Paso and www.epchihuahuas.com.