EL PASO, TX- Mitch Einertson hit a game-tying, two-run home run off Chase Johnson in the bottom of the ninth inning at Cohen Stadium to send the Diablos contest against the Amarillo Sox to extra innings, where Jordan Marks delievered a game-winning hit in the 12th.
With one out and Maikol Gonzalez on base, Einertson cleared the left field wall to rally the Diablos in the ninth for the fourth consecutive home contest. Marks' game-winning single in the 12th off Jack Spradlin (5-6) came after two crucial Sox errors to put the winning run in scoring position.
The real star of the game for El Paso may have been Scott Hodsdon who pitched ten innings, allowing two runs on seven hits and striking out five. Justin Harper (1-1) then pitched two scoreless innings in extras to earn his first victory as a Diablo.
The Sox had built a 2-0 lead on a sacrifice fly and an RBI single before Johnson served up the tying home run to Einertson.
The Diablos move to 27-36 entering game two of the series on Saturday. First pitch is scheduled for 7:05 p.m. (MST).
Link to Box Score
GAME DATE: 07/27/2012
Amarillo Sox 2 AT El Paso Diablos 3 (EXTRA INNINGS)
YTD YTD
Amarillo AB R H BI AVG El Paso AB R H BI AVG
H.Kain CF 4 0 0 1 .256 M.Gonzalez SS 3 1 2 0 .346
G.Rau SS 5 0 0 0 .257 R.Fronk 3B 4 0 1 0 .288
A.Buschini 2B,3B 4 0 0 0 .352 M.Einertson CF 4 1 1 2 .290
T.Alberts LF 4 1 3 0 .344 W.Dotel RF 5 0 1 0 .404
T.Goodro 1B 4 0 0 0 .221 J.Acey DH 5 0 1 0 .232
D.Pyles RF 5 0 2 1 .409 Z.Chavez C 5 1 1 0 .154
A.Espinosa C 5 0 1 0 .246 J.Cisneros 1B 4 0 0 0 .284
J.Verastegui 3B 3 1 1 0 .333 J.Muse LF 5 0 1 0 .276
J.Opitz 2B,PH 1 0 1 0 .316 J.Marks 2B 5 0 1 1 .348
T.Lare DH 3 0 1 0 .250
C.Lofgren PH 1 0 0 0 .242
39 2 9 2 40 3 9 3
Amarillo 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 9 2
El Paso 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 - 3 9 0
2B--T.Alberts (15). HR--M.Einertson (4). RBI--H.Kain (40), D.Pyles (4),
M.Einertson 2 (22), J.Marks (15). SF--H.Kain (2). SH--T.Goodro (0),
J.Opitz (0), T.Lare (0), R.Fronk (0), J.Cisneros (0). SB--A.Buschini 2
(24), W.Dotel (12). CS--M.Gonzalez 2 (10). E--G.Rau (14), A.Buschini (5).
LOB--Amarillo 7, El Paso 8. DP--M. Gonzalez(SS) - J. Marks(2B) - J.
Cisneros(1B), M. Gonzalez(SS) - J. Cisneros(1B) - S. Hodsdon(P), A.
Buschini(2B) - J. Verastegui(3B) - T. Goodro(1B).
YTD
IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Amarillo
C.Springston 7.0 5 0 0 1 3 0 6.40
W.Littleton 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.47
C.Johnson 1.0 1 2 2 1 1 1 2.36
J.Spradlin (L,5-6) 2.1 3 1 0 1 2 0 5.85
11.1 9 3 2 3 6 1
El Paso
S.Hodsdon 10.0 7 2 2 2 5 0 4.33
J.Harper (W,1-1) 2.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 3.12
12 9 2 2 2 6 0
PB--Z.Chavez. SO--H.Kain, T.Goodro 2, D.Pyles, T.Lare, C.Lofgren,
M.Gonzalez, W.Dotel, Z.Chavez 3, J.Marks. BB--A.Buschini, T.Alberts,
M.Gonzalez 2, M.Einertson. BF--C.Springston 24 (54), W.Littleton 3 (153),
C.Johnson 5 (115), J.Spradlin 13 (308), S.Hodsdon 37 (389), J.Harper 8
(40). P-S--C.Springston 93-54, W.Littleton 8-6, C.Johnson 22-11, J.Spradlin
41-26, S.Hodsdon 107-76, J.Harper 20-17.
T--2:55. A--3216
Weather: 79 degrees, partly cloudy
Umpires: Plate Ump - Art Thigpen, Field Ump #1 - Sean Hicks, Field Ump #3 - Chaz Skodola