Round Rock Express Drop Game to El Paso Chihuahuas in Extras
The Round Rock Express dropped an extra-innings contest to the El Paso Chihuahuas, 7-6.
The game saw a big offensive explosion for both teams as they combined for 22 hits.
El Paso jumped ahead with a pair of runs in the second. LF Nick Solak and RF Nick Schnell led off with singles and 2B Nate Mondou drove the two in with a double.
In the top half of the third, El Paso DH Pablo Reyes led off with a walk, advanced to second on a single, stole third and then scored on CF Carlos Rodriguez’s double-play ball. The Chihuahuas led 3-0.
Round Rock got on the board in the bottom half of the third. DH Josh Smith lined a two-out double to left, sending SS Keyber Rodriguez around from second.
In his first start with the Chihuahuas, 1B Nick Pratto got a run back with a solo home run in the fourth, extending their lead to 4-1.
2B Diego Castillo and 1B Blaine Crim kicked off the bottom of the fourth with back-to-back base hits. The two moved up a station on a wild pitch and Castillo scored on RF Alejandro Osuna’s groundout. 3B Jonah Bride cut the E-Train deficit to one with his single. Crim scored from third and the Express trailed 4-3.
In the fifth, Express CF Cam Cauley’s RBI single sent Crim around from second, tying the game at four.
The E-Train grabbed their first lead of the game in the bottom of the seventh with a solo home run from Smith.
Round Rock’s 5-4 lead was quickly erased as Solak recorded an RBI single and later scored on a Bride throwing error. The Chihuahuas held a 6-5 edge.
In the bottom of the ninth, LF Cody Freeman lined a single up the middle, sending Rodriguez home. Freeman’s base hit tied the game at six, sending it to extra innings.
Rodriguez began the 10th at second base and moved to third on a RHP Alexis Díaz wild pitch. After Solak drew a walk, another wild pitch allowed Rodriguez to score for a 7-6 Chihuahua advantage.
With runners on the corners in the bottom of the 10th, PR Jarred Kelenic was caught stealing second and Smith was thrown out at the plate. The game-ending double play gave the Chihuahuas a 7-6 win in extras.
