HOW IT HAPPENED:
El Paso took a 1-0 lead in the first on a solo homer for RF Nick Solak. In the second, 3B Jonah Bride singled to drive in two runs and Round Rock had their first lead of the night at 2-1.
The E-Train poured on a third run when RF Aaron Zavala doubled to score SS Cam Cauley in the third inning. The Chihuahuas took back the lead when CF Dustin Harris tripled with the bases load and the home team held a 4-3 advantage.
Round Rock kept battling back. In the fifth, 1B John Taylor delivered the first of his three RBIs on the night. His double tied the game at four. In the sixth inning, PH Diego Castillo collected a bases loaded walk as the Express took a 5-4 lead. El Paso tied the game at five in the seventh on an RBI single from Solak.
With the game tied at five, Taylor delivered with men on second and third base as his single scored two runs and the E-Train took back the lead at 7-5. Despite a sacrifice fly in the eighth for SS Clay Dungan of the Chihuahuas, El Paso did not score in the ninth and Round Rock held on for a 7-6 victory.
E-TRAIN EXCERPTS:
WHERE WE STAND: Round Rock wins the series and has taken 4 of 5 from El Paso this week… can come back tomorrow to win 5 of 6 in a series for the second time since the All-Star Break (5 of 6 vs Reno, July 28-August 2)… Express have won 5 of 6 since Sunday’s series finale with Sugar Land… move to 5.0 G back of Sugar Land with 25 games remaining… 29-21 second half record is the exact same record through 50 games in the second half of 2025… E-Train offense has tallied 58 runs in the last 6 games (9.7 per game).
RHP TREY SUPAK: (ND, 4.0 IP, 5 H, 4 R-ER, 4 SO, 3 BB, 68 pitches, 44 strikes) recorded his 6th appearance this season against ELP and his 19th start of the season… is 1 of 11 PCL pitchers to record 19 or more starts this season… of the 11 pitchers, Supak has allowed just 106 H in those starts, which is the 4th lowest of the group… has made 3 starts on the road and at Dell Diamond this season… has faced ELP more than any other PCL team this season… 68 pitches on the outing is his 3rd lowest in a start this season.
INF JOHN TAYLOR: finished the night going 2-for-4 with 3 RBI and a R… delivered the go-ahead 2 R single in the top of the 8th to push the Express ahead… tallied his 15th multi-RBI game of the season and his 3rd against ELP… is batting .333 (7-for-21) with 7 RBI, 5 BB and 5 R in 5 G this series.
RHP MICHEL OTAÑEZ: (1.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 SO, 19 pitches, 15 strikes) closed the door on the El Paso offense to record the final 4 outs… picked up his 1st save of the season with the Express… recorded his 1st save since 8/17 vs SF when he pitched for OAK… threw a 101.4 MPH fastball to Ethan Salas in the top of the 9th for a foul ball… was T-3rd fastest pitch he has thrown this season… has thrown 59 balls this season 100.0+ MPH.
NEXT GAME: Sunday, August 23 at El Paso FIRST PITCH: 1:05 p.m. CT BALLPARK: Southwest University Park
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