Chihuahuas split six-game series with Round Rock Express
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) -- The Round Rock Express scored six runs in a 10-batter top of the fifth inning and beat the El Paso Chihuahuas 9-6 Sunday afternoon at Southwest University Park. The teams split the six-game series.
Round Rock’s fifth inning rally started with an inside-the-park home run to right-center field by Dustin Harris. It was the 10th inside-the-park home run ever hit against the Chihuahuas and the first since Derrik Gibson on May 7, 2018 at Albuquerque. It was Round Rock’s first inside-the-park home run since Bubba Thompson’s on June 18, 2022 vs. Sugar Land.
El Paso leadoff hitter Clay Dungan went 3-for-4 with a walk and three RBIs. Dungan fell a home run shy of a cycle and he now has 18 RBIs through nine games to lead the Pacific Coast League. Chihuahuas right fielder Tim Locastro went 1-for-3 with a hit by pitch. He’s now been hit by a pitch five times in 17 plate appearances this season.
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.
