The El Paso Chihuahuas brought the winning run to the plate in the bottom of the ninth inning Friday but lost to the Reno Aces 6-4.
The teams have split the first four games of the series.
Dogs second baseman Eguy Rosario reached base four times in the loss, going 2-for-3 with two singles and two walks.
El Paso center fielder Luis Liberato went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in the bottom of the ninth inning, extending the Dogs’ team streak of 10 consecutive games with at least one homer.
C.J. Hinojosa went 0-for-3 but drove in two of El Paso’s four runs, while relievers Tyler Higgins and Ian Krol both threw scoreless outings Friday.
C.J. Hinojosa with the dive, spin, and throw for the out!#SCTop10 #WebGem@MiLB pic.twitter.com/OOoHdIBUOq
— El Paso Chihuahuas (@epchihuahuas) April 30, 2022
Reno 6 El Paso 4 – Friday | Box Score | Team Records: Reno (12-10), El Paso (11-11)
WP: Lemieux (1-0) | LP: Eshelman (0-1) | S: Aguilar (1) | Time: 2:59 | Attn: 7,881
Next Game: Saturday at 6:35 p.m. Mountain Time at Southwest University Park. Reno LHP Tyler Gilbert (1-0, 7.20) vs. El Paso RHP Kyle Tyler (0-1, 13.50). The game will air on 600 ESPN El Paso and online.
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