Tacoma 6 El Paso 3 - Saturday
WP: White (1-0)
LP: Wolf (1-3)
S: Wilcox (1)
Time: 2:42
Attn: 7,908
Seattle Mariners infielder Patrick Wisdom hit two home runs on MLB Injury Rehab for Tacoma in the Rainiers' 6-3 win over the El Paso Chihuahuas Saturday night at Southwest University Park. The Rainiers have won two games in a row after the Chihuahuas won the first three games of the series.
Chihuahuas starter Jackson Wolf struck out nine and walked only one in five innings. His nine strikeouts set a new single-game high for a Chihuahuas pitcher this season. Garrett Hawkins and Ethan Routzahn both pitched a scoreless relief inning for El Paso.
El Paso second baseman Will Wagner went 1-for-4 with a walk and has a .548 on-base percentage through his first seven games. Right fielder Samad Taylor reached base four times on three singles and a walk. The Chihuahuas' runs came on a three-run home run to right-center field by Clay Dungan with two outs and two strikes in the bottom of the fourth inning.
Team Records: Tacoma (18-20), El Paso (18-20)
Next Game: Sunday at 12:05 p.m. Mountain Time at Southwest University Park. Tacoma RHP Gabe Mosser (2-1, 4.22) vs. El Paso RHP Evan Fitterer (0-0, 2.38). The game will air on 600 ESPN El Paso and www.epchihuahuas.com.