Chihuahuas beat Albuquerque 6-3 on Cody Decker Bobblehead Night
EL PASO, Texas – The El Paso Chihuahuas beat the Albuquerque Isotopes 6-3 in a back and forth gameWednesdaynight at Southwest University Park. Carlos Pimentel was the winning pitcher after allowing two runs in six innings of work.
Trailing 1-0 in the third, El Paso had back-to-back, two-out RBI singles by Carlos Asuaje and Hunter Renfroe to go ahead. Asuaje had another two-out RBI single in the fifth to increase theEl Paso lead to3-1. Asuaje went 4-for-4Wednesdaywith two RBIs.
After leading 4-3 at the seventh inning stretch, the Chihuahuas scored twice more to go ahead 6-3 in a bizarre inning that included three El Paso hits, two Albuquerque errors and two different run down plays.
WithWednesday’s win, the Chihuahuas have now won or split six consecutive series.
Gameday Box Score:http://www.milb.com/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2016_06_15_albaaa_elpaaa_1&mode=gameday
Team Records:Albuquerque (30-36), El Paso (39-26)
Next Game:Thursdayat 7:05 p.m. vs. Albuquerque at Southwest University Park. Albuquerque RHP Jordan Lyles (3-2, 5.54) vs. El Paso RHP Bryan Rodriguez (2-0, 0.00). Game coverage begins at 7:00 p.m. on 600 ESPN El Paso andwww.epchihuahuas.com.
