Chihuahuas sweep Aces with 4-2 win Sunday; Chihuahuas win 6th straight
RENO, Nevada - The El Paso Chihuahuas came back to beat the Reno Aces 4-2 Sunday night at Greater Nevada Field to complete a six-game series sweep.
El Paso trailed 2-1 with two outs in the eighth inning when Nate Mondou hit a go-ahead three-run home run into Reno’s right field bullpen.
The Chihuahuas’ other run came on Clay Dungan’s RBI double with two outs in the top of the fifth.
The Chihuahuas set a new season high with four double plays Sunday.
Catcher Rodolfo Duran went 1-for-4 to extend his career-high hitting streak to 11 games.
It was the Chihuahuas’ first series sweep since late-July of 2023 against Round Rock and it was El Paso’s first six-game road series sweep in team history.
El Paso’s last road series sweep of any length was June 4-6, 2019 at Iowa.
The Chihuahuas’ six straight wins ties their season high, while Reno has lost 10 in a row. El Paso’s won nine straight road games.
The Chihuahuas went 8-4 against Reno this season. The Chihuahuas are 29-15 in the second half and tied for first place with Tacoma, which plays Sunday night in Las Vegas. El Paso is 14-7 in series finales this year.
Team Records: El Paso (67-52, 29-15), Reno (50-70, 13-32)
Next Game: Tuesday at 7:45 p.m. Mountain Time at Sutter Health Park. El Paso TBA vs. Sacramento TBA. The game will air on 600 ESPN El Paso and www.epchihuahuas.com.
