August 8, 2012

EL PASO, TX- Luis Chirinos pitched seven superb innings and Daniel Nelson's three-run triple broke open a close game in the sixth inning as the Diablos rolled to their third straight victory, a 5-2 decision over the division rival Laredo Lemurs.

Chirinos (3-0) won his third straight start since being instated as part of the team's starting rotation, allowing zero earned runs and striking out a team season-high nine batters, surrendering just five hits.

The Diablos fell behind early, however, when Nelson's throwing error allowed Palmer Karr Jr. to reach second base and John Allen proceeded to knock Karr in with an RBI single. The Lemurs handed El Paso a run right back two innings later, making three errors in the third and allowing the Diablos to tie the game 1-1.

It remained that way into the sixth, when Laredo starter Matt Way (7-6), who threw all eight inning on the mound, walked Zane Chavez with the bases loaded to force in a run and give the Diablos a 2-1 lead. Nelson followed that up with a bases-clearing drive into the right center field gap to push the advantage to 5-1.

Tim Adleman, Steven Evarts, and Marcel Prado finished the rest of the game, with Prado earning his 12th saves and second in two nights.

The Diablos (35-38) will go for the sweep of the Lemurs on Thursday.

Link to Box Score

GAME DATE: 08/08/2012
Laredo Lemurs  2 AT El Paso Diablos  5

                                 YTD                                   YTD
Laredo             AB  R  H BI   AVG  El Paso            AB  R  H BI   AVG

S.Douglas CF        4  0  0  0  .257  M.Gonzalez SS       4  0  1  0  .343
J.Mojica SS         3  1  1  0  .340  R.Fronk 3B          4  0  0  0  .285
P.Karr Jr. LF       4  1  1  0  .289  M.Einertson CF      4  1  2  0  .311

J.Allen DH          3  0  2  2  .331  W.Dotel RF          4  1  1  0  .414
J.Brito 1B          4  0  0  0  .288  F.Valenzuela 1B     3  0  0  0  .179
U.Marquez 3B        3  0  1  0  .265  J.Acey DH           3  1  1  0  .304

S.Pearson RF        4  0  1  0  .277  Z.Chavez C          1  1  0  1  .319
K.Butler C          4  0  1  0  .235  D.Nelson 2B         2  0  1  3  .217
P.Incaviglia 2B     3  0  0  0  .127  J.Muse LF           3  1  0  0  .265

                   32  2  7  2                           28  5  6  4

Laredo               1 0 0   0 0 0   0 1 0 -  2  7  3
El Paso              0 0 1   0 0 4   0 0 x -  5  6  2
2B--U.Marquez (3). 3B--D.Nelson (1). RBI--J.Allen  2 (45), Z.Chavez (7),

D.Nelson  3 (11). SH--P.Incaviglia (0), F.Valenzuela (0). SB--J.Muse (5).
CS--J.Mojica (8), Z.Chavez (2). E--K.Butler (7), P.Incaviglia 2 (4),
W.Dotel (6), D.Nelson (2). 
LOB--Laredo 7, El Paso 5. DP--J. Mojica(SS) - J. Brito(1B), P.

Incaviglia(2B) - U. Marquez (3B) - J. Brito(1B). 
                                                                YTD
                                 IP   H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR     ERA
 Laredo
M.Way (L,7-6)                   8.0   6   5   4   5   4   0    3.75

                                8     6   5   4   5   4   0
 El Paso
L.Chirinos (W,3-0)              7.0   5   1   0   3   9   0    1.31
T.Adleman                       0.2   2   1   1   0   1   0    4.70
S.Evarts                        0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0    6.48

M.Prado (S,12)                  1.0   0   0   0   0   2   0    2.25
                                9     7   2   1   3  12   0
WP--M.Way (5). SO--S.Douglas 2, J.Mojica, P.Karr Jr. 2, J.Brito, U.Marquez,
S.Pearson 2, K.Butler 3, R.Fronk 2, J.Acey, J.Muse. BB--J.Mojica, J.Allen,

U.Marquez, J.Acey, Z.Chavez 3, D.Nelson. BF--M.Way 34 (442), L.Chirinos 28
(80), T.Adleman 4 (98), S.Evarts (80), M.Prado 3 (162). P-S--M.Way 122-74,
L.Chirinos 99-64, T.Adleman 11-8, S.Evarts 3-3, M.Prado 11-8. 

T--2:35.  A--3413

Weather: 92 degrees, partly cloudy
Umpires: Plate Ump - Troy Hodak, Field Ump #1 - Chaz Skodola, Field Ump #3 - Art Thigpen