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The El Paso Diablos came into the game looking to avoid getting swept, but the Saltdogs scored six runs in the first four innings and their pitching silenced El Paso’s offense as they earned their first sweep of the season shutting out the Diablos 9-0 Wednesday night at Haymarket Park.

The Lincoln Saltdogs jumped out to a 6-0 lead after two innings and that was all they needed as starting pitcher John James was magnificent from the mound as he held the Diablos’ offense at bay the entire night as Lincoln defeated El Paso 7-1 Tuesday night at Haymarket Park.

The El Paso Diablos were trailing 5-4 heading into the bottom of the eighth inning with starting pitcher Reymond Cruz still on the mound, but he could not survive the eighth as five runs came across for the Saltdogs as they dropped the Diablos 10-4 Monday night at Haymarket Park.

The first two games of the series could have gone either way as the Diablos came out on the losing end as they dropped both games by a run, but tonight the Diablos came out on top as they survived a Wichita rally to cling to a 5-4 victory Sunday night at Lawrence-Dumont Stadium.

The El Paso Diablos took the lead in the top of the third, but surrendered it in the bottom half in the fifth as pitching for both teams was too much for either offense as the Wingnuts squeaked out a 2-1 win Saturday night at Lawrence-Dumont Stadium.

The El Paso Diablos looked to start off on the right foot entering their nine-game road trip starting against Wichita, but after starting pitcher Scott Hodsdon gave up a game-tying home run in the bottom of the ninth the game headed into extra innings.

The El Paso Diablos were leading 7-4 heading into the top of the eighth, but closer Ray Silva allowed Grand Prairie to tie the game at seven. In the bottom of the 11 inning, El Paso had the bases loaded with Alberto Espinosa at the plate and he took a 0-1 fastball over the left field fence for a walk-off grand slam home run to give the Diablos an 11-7 win Wednesday night at Cohen Stadium.

Just two years ago during the 2009 season, Dane De La Rosa was pitching for the Diablos at Cohen Stadium. Tonight marks his major league debut with the Tampa Bay Rays. De La Rosa pitched 1 inning highlighted by striking out Yankee slugger Mark Teixeira, no hits, and 2 walks.

El Paso’s starting pitcher Alex Kaminsky set the tone early as he was in control from the get go. His ability to command the strike zone allowed him to dominate from the mound as the Diablos ended their four-game losing streak as they dropped Grand Prairie 18-7 Tuesday night at Cohen Stadium.