Salt Lake 12 El Paso 4 - Wednesday
WP: Natera Jr. (5-0)
LP: Gillaspie (2-2)
S: None
Time: 3:12
Attn: 4,674
The Salt Lake Bees sent 11 batters to the plate in a seven-run sixth inning in their 12-4 win over the El Paso Chihuahuas Wednesday night. The Chihuahuas have dropped the first two games of their six-game road series.
El Paso catcher Anthony Vilar went 3-for-4 with two doubles off the left field fence, tying his season high for hits in a game. First baseman Pablo Reyes went 2-for-3 with a walk and an RBI, advancing his on-base streak to 29 games. One of El Paso's runs came when Nick Solak stole home on the back half of a double steal in the top of the fifth.
The Chihuahuas led 4-1 in the fifth inning before allowing a run in the fifth and seven unearned runs in the sixth. Former NMSU Aggie Samy Natera Jr. pitched two scoreless relief innings and was the winning pitcher.
Team Records: El Paso (19-22), Salt Lake (18-22)
Next Game: Thursday at 6:35 p.m. Mountain Time at The Ballpark at America First Square. El Paso LHP Fernando Sanchez (0-0, -.--) vs. Salt Lake RHP Caden Dana (1-2, 6.75). The game will air on 600 ESPN El Paso and www.epchihuahuas.com.