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The El Paso Chihuahuas hit four home runs in their 8-3 win over the Las Vegas 51s Saturday. Chihuahuas starter Brett Kennedy allowed only one earned run in six innings in his Triple-A debut, while adding an RBI single at the plate.

San Diego outfielder Franchy Cordero went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in his second injury rehab game with El Paso. Franmil Reyes hit a solo home run in the second inning, his first Triple-A homer after 25 in Double-A last season.

Brett Nicholas and Javy Guerra slugged back-to-back home runs in the sixth inning, El Paso’s first set of back-to-back homers in 2018.

Nicholas went 3-for-5 in his first game in the Padres organization. Eric Yardley and Kyle McGrath both pitched scoreless outings out of the El Paso bullpen Saturday.

Box Score  |   Team Records: El Paso (2-1), Las Vegas (1-2)

Next Game: Sunday, 1:05 pm at Cashman Field. El Paso RHP Chris Huffman (0-0, -.–) vs. Las Vegas LHP P.J. Conlon (0-0, -.–). The game will air on 600 ESPN El Paso and www.epchihuahuas.com.

El Paso 8 Las Vegas 3 – Saturday

WP: Kennedy (1-0)

LP: Flexen (0-1)

S: None

Time: 3:02

Attn: 8,038

The El Paso Chihuahuas beat the Las Vegas 51s 4-2 Thursday night at Cashman Field, advancing the Chihuahuas’ all-time Opening Day record to 4-1.

Eric Lauer pitched six innings and got the win in his Triple-A debut. El Paso relievers Buddy Baumann, Kyle Lloyd and Jonathan Aro combined on three scoreless innings without allowing a hit.

El Paso’s top two hitters in the batting order, Travis Jankowski and Luis Urias, reached base six times in 10 combined plate appearances. Franmil Reyes went 1-for-4 with a two-run double in his Triple-A debut, while Javy Guerra hit an opposite field solo home run in his first Triple-A game.

The Chihuahuas had their leadoff batter reach base in six of nine innings Thursday. El Paso went 2-for-2 pinch-hitting, with both Diego Goris and Shane Peterson picking up singles.

Box Score  |  Team Records: El Paso (1-0), Las Vegas (0-1)

Next Game: Friday, 8:05 pm at Cashman Field. El Paso RHP Walker Lockett (0-0, -.–) vs. Las Vegas RHP Zack Wheeler (0-0, -.–). The game will air on 600 ESPN El Paso and www.epchihuahuas.com.

El Paso 4 Las Vegas 2 – Thursday

WP: Lauer (1-0)

LP: Oswalt (0-1)

S: Aro (1)

Time: 2:47

Attn: 7,292

While the weather may have been a bit overcast and cold, the warm embrace of baseball returned to to the Sun City as the San Diego Padres took on their Triple-A Affiliate Chihuahuas Monday night.

After a weekend turn at Spring Training in Arizona, our very own ‘Ace’ – Andres Acosta returned to shoot the first game of the season at Southwest University Park.

Check out Ace’s view of the game in this ‘Story in Many Pics’

Our Chief Photographer Andres ‘Ace’ Acosta continued his coverage of the San Diego Padres/El Paso Chihuahuas on Saturday as they took on the Cincinnati Reds in Arizona.