Round Rock Tops Reno, 7-2

RENO, Nev. - BOX SCORE

HOW IT HAPPENED:

Express CF Evan Carter opened with a single through the infield on the first pitch of the night. Carter then stole second and moved to third on a 1B Blaine Crim flyout to the warning track. 2B Justin Foscue got the job done, sending Carter home as he grounded out to the shortstop and Round Rock led 1-0.

Reno C Aramis Garcia led off the third with a double and 2B Jordan Lawlar gave the Aces a 2-1 lead with a two-out, two-run homer to center field.

Carter got on base for a third time after a fielding error by SS Connor Kaiser to start the sixth. Crim gave the E-Train another lead with one swing of the bat. The first baseman sent a towering home run over the left field wall and Round Rock went up 3-2. The Express would bring two more runs around on RBI doubles from C Tucker Barnhart and SS Alan Trejo, adding insurance and a 5-2 edge.

Barnhart added another insurance run for Round Rock as he belted his first home run of the season. The E-Train catcher hit a solo shot in the eighth extending the lead to 6-2.

RF Kellen Strahm launched his second homer of the season with an opposite field fly to right field in the top of the ninth and Round Rock held on for the 7-2 win.

E-TRAIN EXCERPTS:

DANE GETS IT DONE: RHP Dane Dunning earned his first win of the season, throwing 5.2 innings with four hits and two runs while striking out five. He did not walk a batter and has issued one walk in his last two starts and 9.1 innings.

LIGHTS OUT: The Round Rock bullpen of RHP Nolan Hoffman, RHP Luis Curvelo, RHP Joe Barlow and RHP Codi Heuer threw 3.2 scoreless innings with zero hits and three strikeouts.

JUST SHY: C Tucker Barnhart went 3-for-4 in Thursday’s victory with a single, RBI double and a home run. The catcher finished just a triple shy of the cycle.

GETTING ON BASE: DH Blaine Crim extended his on-base streak with a home run on Thursday. Crim has been on base in all 17 games played this year.

NEXT GAME: Friday, April 18 at Reno FIRST PITCH: 8:05 p.m. CT BALLPARK: Greater Nevada Field

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