HOW IT HAPPENED:
The Express tallied the first run in the second after RF Trevor Hauver recorded an RBI single.
LF Aaron Zavala went after the first pitch he saw in the top of the fourth and launched a solo home run, giving Round Rock a 2-0 lead.
El Paso got on the board in the bottom of the frame after a double by DH Will Wagner, scoring C Ethan Salas, who singled earlier in the inning. Round Rock held a one-run edge entering the fifth.
LF Carlos Rodríguez evened the score at two with a solo shot in the sixth.
In the seventh, the Express regained the lead after an RBI single from 1B Alejandro Osuna, but the lead quickly evaporated after two-run home runs from 3B Clay Dungan and RF Dustin Harris in the bottom half of the inning. Round Rock trailed 6-3 with two innings to play.
The Express struck for two runs in the top of the ninth courtesy of a solo home run from SS Keyber Rodriguez and an RBI double from Osuna, but left the tying run at second base as they fall 6-5 on Thursday night.
E-TRAIN EXCERPTS:
WHERE WE STAND: The Express saw their 3-G winning streak snapped on Thursday night… maintain 4th place and are -6.0 G behind 1st place SUG… are 4-6 in their last 10 G… still own the most road wins in the second half among PCL teams… E-Train are 18-23 in one-run games this year… just the 3rd loss this season when scoring exactly 5 R (15-3)… hold a 31-11 record in road games when scoring 5+ runs.
RHP DAVID DAVALILLO: (ND, 5.2 IP, 7 H, 2 R-ER, 2 SO, 1 BB, 1 HR, 79 pitches, 51 strikes) reached 10 appearances with the Express this season with 9 starts… saw his 14.2-inning streak without surrendering a walk come to an end with a walk to 2B Mason McCoy in the 2nd… was the longest active streak among Express pitchers and the 2nd longest in the PCL, trailing only ELP’s starting pitcher RHP Jhony Brito… has tossed 5.0+ for the 2nd consecutive outing and for the 3rd time this year… made his 3rd start against ELP and has not allowed more than 3 ER in each of those contests.
OF TREVOR HAUVER: drove in his 54th RBI of the season with an RBI single in the 2nd inning… 11 of his 54 RBIs have come against ELP, which is his highest tally against a PCL team this season… since the start of the 2025 campaign, the outfielder leads all Round Rock hitters with 120 RBI… Hauver has struggled against the Chihuahuas this season, hitting just .185 (10-for-54) with 21 SO… marks his 3rd-lowest batting average against a PCL opponent this year… also batting just .154 (4-for-26) at Southwest University Park, which is his lowest mark at a PCL venue this season… the outfielder slashed .269/.344/.423 last season against ELP.
OF AARON ZAVALA: belted his 3rd home run of August and his 9th of the season… 3 home runs in August is his highest tally in a month this season… also hit 5 home runs in August last season with Double-A Frisco… recorded his 1st round-tripper against ELP… 2nd home run this month when going after the 1st pitch (Also, 8/11 vs SUG)… is off to a hot start on the series, batting .556 (5-for-9) with 2 RBI, 1 HR and 1 SO.
NOTES: C Logan O’Hoppe extended his on-base streak to 13 G with a single in the 2nd… slashing .333/.419/.593 with 14 RBI over that span… INF Cam Cauley stole his 32nd base of the season in the 7th inning… has not been thrown out in his 32 attempts… is 1 of 2 professional players across MLB and MiLB to swipe at least 25 bases and not get caught (Also, DUR Jacob Melton)… the Round Rock pitching staff allowed 10 H on the night… did not allow double digit hits through the previous 6 games (8/13-19).
NEXT GAME: Friday, August 21 at El Paso FIRST PITCH: 7:35 p.m. CT BALLPARK: Southwest University Park
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