Round Rock Express Get Bases-Loaded Walk in 9th, Win 5-4

The Round Rock Express got a bases loaded walk in the ninth inning against the El Paso Chihuahuas to win, 5-4, to steal the series finale.

After both teams were held scoreless through the first three frames, the E-Train broke through in the bottom of the fourth. DH Josh Smith walked and 2B Diego Castillo reached on a single. LF Aaron Zavala laid down a sacrifice bunt, but 3B Marcos Castañon’s errant throw allowed Zavala to reach base and both runners to score. RF Nick Schnell then overthrew the ball on his throw home, sending Zavala to second and giving the Express a 2-0 edge.

The Chihuahuas answered with a run in the top half of the fifth with two outs. CF Carlos Rodriguez doubled and came around to score on an RBI single by SS Clay Dungan, trimming the deficit to one.

Round Rock got a run back in the bottom half of the inning behind an RBI double from DH Josh Smith. The Express led 3-1 after five complete.

El Paso tied it up with two runs in the top of the sixth. 2B Dylan Grego and LF Nate Mondou recorded back-to-back RBI singles to make it a 3-3 ballgame.

In the eighth, the Chihuahuas loaded the bags for Dungan who worked a walk, giving El Paso their first lead of the game.

The Express threatened in the ninth inning with runners on first and second with no outs. C Jose Herrera drove in a run with an RBI double to even the score at four. With the bases loaded, Smith drew a walk to score the game-winning run and give the E-Train a 5-4 victory in the series finale.