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Bryan Rodriguez pitched the first nine-inning shutout in El Paso Chihuahuas’ history Tuesday night in Round Rock, as the Chihuahuas beat the Express 4-0.

It was also the first nine-inning start by a Chihuahuas pitcher in team history. Rodriguez scattered five hits, struck out three and did not walk a batter.

It was the second career shutout for Rodriguez, who threw a five-inning, rain-shortened shutout in Salt Lake on April 26, 2016. The Padres’ Triple-A affiliate had a shutout at Dell Diamond almost five years ago to the day, when lefty Andrew Werner threw nine shutout innings for the Tucson Padres on August 2, 2012. Rocky Gale caught both shutouts at Round Rock.

The victory stopped the Chihuahuas from being swept for the first time this year. Rafael Ortega went 2-for-5 on the day he was activated from the DL. Ortega was in the lineup for the first time since July 18. Chase d’Arnaud went 2-for-4 with three RBIs in the win.

The Chihuahuas do not play on Wednesday.

Next Game: Thursday, 6:05 pm at Shrine on Airline. El Paso RHP Zach Lee (2-4, 6.79) vs. New Orleans RHP Scott Copeland (4-4, 5.10). The game will air on 600 ESPN El Paso and www.epchihuahuas.com

Box Score   |   Team Records: El Paso (53-57), Round Rock (50-60)

El Paso 4 Round Rock 0 – Tuesday

WP: Rodriguez (5-7)

LP: Dykstra (1-6)

S: None

Time: 2:18

Attn: 6,804

Former El Paso Chihuahua and San Diego Padre Will Middlebrooks hit a game-ending, two-run double with two outs in the bottom of the 11^th inning Monday night, as the Round Rock Express beat El Paso 7-6.

The Express have won the first three games of the series, while the Chihuahuas have lost a season-high five consecutive games.

Tony Cruz hit a solo home run in the top of the 11^th to put the Chihuahuas ahead 6-5. Christian Bethancourt retired the first two batters in the bottom of the 11^th before Drew Stubbs singled, Ronald Guzman walked and Middlebrooks lined the double to left-center field. El Paso is now 5-5 in extra-inning games this season, while Round Rock is 7-1 in extra frames.

The Chihuahuas played four extra-inning games in July.

The Chihuahuas trailed 5-1 in the sixth inning Monday before coming back to tie the game. The tying run scored in the ninth with one out on Travis Jankowski’s RBI double to bring home Ryan Schimpf.

Cory Mazzoni pitched two scoreless relief innings and has thrown three scoreless outings since returning from the DL. Chase d’Arnaud hit a solo home run in the sixth inning, his first with El Paso since being outrighted from San Diego.

Nick Buss went 3-for-5, bringing his league-leading batting average to .375.

Next Game: Tuesday, 6:05 pm at Dell Diamond. El Paso RHP Bryan Rodriguez (4-7, 5.36) vs. Round Rock RHP James Dykstra (1-5, 7.86). The game will air on 600 ESPN El Paso and www.epchihuahuas.com.

Box Score   |    Team Records: El Paso (52-57), Round Rock (50-59)

Round Rock 7 El Paso 6 – Monday – 11 Innings

WP: Rodriguez (2-0)

LP: Bethancourt (2-2)

S: None

Time: 4:10

Attn: 10,411

The Round Rock Express beat the El Paso Chihuahuas 7-3 Sunday, handing El Paso its fourth consecutive loss. The Chihuahuas have dropped five of their last six games.

The Chihuahuas burst ahead early with first inning RBI hits from Nick Buss and Ryan Schimpf but fell behind to stay after Round Rock’s 10-batter, five-run bottom of the third. One start after his major league debut, Chihuahuas pitcher Kyle Lloyd allowed four earned runs in three innings of work.

All seven Round Rock runs came with two outs Sunday. The Express used three former San Diego Padres pitchers – Anthony Bass, R.J. Alvarez and Ernesto Frieri.

Despite never having a losing season, the Chihuahuas have struggled against Round Rock in their team history, losing 11 of the 14 meetings.

Collin Cowgill went 2-for-4 with a home run for El Paso Sunday.

Next Game: Monday, 6:05 pm at Dell Diamond. El Paso RHP Michael Kelly (3-2, 5.86) vs. Round Rock RHP Clayton Blackburn (4-2, 4.94). The game will air on 600 ESPN El Paso and www.epchihuahuas.com.

Box Score   |    Team Records: El Paso (52-56), Round Rock (49-59)

Round Rock 7 El Paso 3 – Sunday

WP: Loewen (6-0)

LP: Lloyd (0-2)

S: None

Time: 3:10

Attn: 8,552

The El Paso Chihuahuas fell 9-2 to the Round Rock Express in the first game of their season-long 13-day road trip.

The Chihuahuas were held without an extra-base hit until the ninth inning, when Christian Villanueva doubled. Villanueva went 2-for-4 with a run scored against his former organization.

The Chihuahuas trailed 2-0 in the top of the fourth when Villanueva ran home from third base on a wild pitch. El Paso’s second run came with two outs in the ninth when Diego Goris laced an RBI single to left field. Round Rock plated two runs each in the first and fourth.

The Express’ biggest rally came in the sixth, when the Rangers’ Triple-A club scored five runs in a nine-batter frame, including a three-run home run by shortstop Jurickson Profar.

Rangers’ pitcher A.J. Griffin threw two shutout innings in an injury rehab start. San Diego Padres outfielder Travis Jankowski went 1-for-4 atop the order for El Paso on his injury rehab game.

Adam Cimber tossed a scoreless ninth inning for the Chihuahuas, his third straight shutout appearance.

Next Game: Sunday, 5:05 pm at Dell Diamond. El Paso RHP Kyle Lloyd (0-1, 5.65) vs. Round Rock TBA. The game will air on 600 ESPN El Paso and www.epchihuahuas.com.

Box Score  |   Team Records: El Paso (52-55), Round Rock (48-59)

Round Rock 9 El Paso 2 – Saturday

WP: Reyes (3-5)

LP: Overton (3-4)

S: None

Time: 2:49

Attn: 10,335

The Round Rock Express sent 16 batters to the plate in a team-record 11-run third inning in their 16-7 win over the El Paso Chihuahuas Sunday afternoon at Southwest University Park.

It also set a Chihuahuas’ team record for most runs allowed in one inning. Round Rock won three of the four games, becoming the first team since April 11-14 (Tacoma) to pick up a series win over El Paso.

The Chihuahuas’ offense continues to flourish, as El Paso had 12 hits in Sunday’s loss, continuing a streak of 20 straight games with nine hits or more. Alex Dickerson went 2-for-5 to extend his hitting streak to 20 games, the longest by a Pacific Coast League player this season.

The Chihuahuas and Express combined for 71 runs and 102 hits in the last three games. Daniel McCutchen left after 2.1 innings Sunday, his shortest start in two years with El Paso.

Jabari Blash went 2-for-4 with two home runs and now has 10 home runs and 23 RBIs in 14 career games at Southwest University Park, counting the Chihuahuas vs. Padres exhibition game on March 31.

James Loney pitched a scoreless ninth inning, his first professional appearance on the mound. The Chihuahuas ended their eight-game homestand with five wins and three losses.

Gameday Box Score: http://www.milb.com/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2016_05_22_rreaaa_elpaaa_1&mode=gameday

Team Records: Round Rock (23-19), El Paso (22-20)

Next Game: Monday at 5:38 p.m. vs. Iowa at Principal Park. El Paso LHP Frank Garces (1-0, 3.97) vs. Iowa TBA. Game coverage begins at5:30 p.m. on 600 ESPN El Paso and www.epchihuahuas.com

Round Rock 16 El Paso 7 – Sunday

WP: Roth (4-1)

LP: McCutchen (5-3)

S: None

Time: 3:06

Attn: 7,639

El Paso let a late five-run lead slip away Saturday, as the Round Rock Express came back to beat the Chihuahuas 13-11 at Southwest University Park.

The Chihuahuas led 10-5 when Round Rock scored four times in the seventh, three times in the eighth and once more in the ninth.

The Express have won two of the first three games of the series and have a chance to give El Paso its first series loss since the club’s first road trip of the season.

The Chihuahuas trailed 5-2 when they sent 12 batters to the plate in an eight-run bottom of the fifth inning. El Paso’s offense continues to thrive, with 15 hits in Saturday’s loss. The Chihuahuas’ batting average is .321 and the team has nine hits or more in every game this month. Alex Dickerson went 2-for-5 with an RBI to extend his club-record hitting streak to 19 games.

Nick Noonan hit his 12^th double of the season Saturday and now has doubles in seven consecutive games.

El Paso and Round Rock have combined for 48 runs and 68 hits over the last two games.

Gameday Box Score: http://www.milb.com/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2016_05_21_rreaaa_elpaaa_1&mode=gameday

Team Records: Round Rock (22-19), El Paso (22-19)

Next Game: Sunday at 1:05 p.m. vs. Round Rock at Southwest University Park. Round Rock LHP Michael Roth (3-1, 1.55) vs. El Paso RHP Daniel McCutchen (5-2, 6.25). Game coverage begins at 1:00 p.m. on 600 ESPN El Paso and www.epchihuahuas.com

Round Rock 13 El Paso 11 – Saturday

WP: Fisher (4-2)

LP: Cimber (0-1)

S: Mendoza (5)

Time: 3:16

Attn: 9,098

The Round Rock Express scored 12 runs before making their fourth offensive out of the game and carried that early lead to a 14-10 victory over the El Paso Chihuahuas Friday night. The loss ended El Paso’s six-game winning streak and the team-record eight-game home winning streak.

Round Rock brought home five runs in a ten-batter top of the first inning, with a rally including seven hits, four of which were doubles. The Express plated seven more runs in the second inning, with four runners scoring on Jared Hoying’s grand slam to right field.

The Chihuahuas tried to get back in the game late by scoring three times in the eighth and twice more in the ninth but former Chihuahuas’ reliever Anthony Carter got Casey McElroy to ground out and end the game.

The Chihuahuas’ potent offense was still present despite the loss, as El Paso clubbed 15 hits to improve the team batting average to .319. El Paso leads the Pacific Coast League in batting average, hits, runs, doubles and triples. Alex Dickerson went 1-for-4 with a double and two RBIs Saturday, extending his hitting streak to a Chihuahuas’ record 18 games.

Dickerson surpassed Reno’s Mike Freeman for the longest hitting streak in the PCL this season.

Rehabbing Padres infielder Yangervis Solarte went 3-for-3 with a walk, falling a home run shy of the Chihuahuas’ first cycle, while playing both second base and third base. Round Rock’s 21 hits fell three shy of the Express’ single-game hits record.

Gameday Box Score: http://www.milb.com/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2016_05_20_rreaaa_elpaaa_1&mode=gameday

Team Records: Round Rock (21-19), El Paso (22-18)

Next Game: Saturday at 7:05 p.m. vs. Round Rock at Southwest University Park. Round Rock RHP Nick Tepesch (3-2, 3.72) vs. El Paso RHP Jeremy Guthrie (2-5, 7.07). Game coverage begins at 7:00 p.m. on 600 ESPN El Paso and www.epchihuahuas.com

Round Rock 14 El Paso 10 – Friday

WP: Martinez (4-2)

LP: Pimentel (2-3)

S: None

Time: 3:16

Attn: 8,868

The El Paso Chihuahuas trailed Round Rock by one run in the bottom of the ninth inning with two outs, two strikes and no baserunners before coming back to beat the Express 4-3.

Nick Noonan doubled and Manuel Margot singled him home to tie the game. After Margot stole second base, Yangervis Solarte hit a ground ball single past third base to end it. The final two-run, three-hit sequence took only six pitches.

Thursday was the Chihuahuas’ third walk-off win in their last five games and the fourth of the season. The Chihuahuas have won six consecutive games and nine of their last 11.

Solarte went 2-for-4 with a triple, a walk and two RBIs in his first game with El Paso down from San Diego on a Major League rehab assignment.

Alex Dickerson went 2-for-4 to extend his hitting streak to a club record 17 games. Dickerson has reached base in 12 of his last 15 plate appearances.

The Chihuahuas collected 10 hits Thursday; the 18^th consecutive game El Paso had nine hits or more.

Gameday Box Score: http://www.milb.com/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2016_05_19_rreaaa_elpaaa_1&mode=gameday

Team Records: Round Rock (20-19), El Paso (22-17)

Next Game: Friday at 7:05 p.m. vs. Round Rock at Southwest University Park. Round Rock RHP Nick Martinez (3-2, 4.68) vs. El Paso RHP Carlos Pimentel (2-2, 6.63). Game coverage begins at 7:00 p.m. on 600 ESPN El Paso and  www.epchihuahuas.com

El Paso 4 Round Rock 3 – Thursday

WP: Moskos (3-0)

LP: Fisher (3-2)

S: None

Time: 2:57

Attn: 8,159