Reno Aces Open Four-Game Homestand With Salt Lake Thursday

From Reno Aces: 

Led by Archie Bradley (@ArchieBradley7) who tossed six solid innings, the Reno Aces (@Aces) topped the El Paso Chihuahuas, 10-2, Monday afternoon at Aces Ballpark. 

With the win, the Aces closed the 2015 season with a 70-74 record, good for third in the Pacific Northern Division. 

Blake Lalli (@BlakeLalli) was on first base with two outs when Alvaro Rondon drew a walk to put a pair of runners on for Bradley. The hurler sent a base hit up the middle that was misplayed by El Paso’s center fielder Hunter Renfroe. 

Lalli and Rondon came around to score and Bradley wound up at third on the single and two-base error. Nick Buss (@chilibuss) followed Bradley’s hit with a single of his own. It scored Bradley to give the Aces an early 3-0 lead. 

El Paso put runners on in the early innings but Bradley managed to work out of multiple jams. After back-to-back singles to start the game, Bradley came back to record three consecutive strikeouts to end the inning. 

He kept the Chihuahuas off the scoreboard until the sixth when they plated a pair of runs. Cody Decker led off the inning with a solo home run to deep left, his 21st of the season. Mike McCoy delivered a two-out, run-scoring base hit to cut the deficit to 3-2. 

The Aces got an insurance run in the eighth to extend the lead to 4-2. Buss reached on an error to start the inning and promptly stole second base, his second theft of the game. 

Mike Freeman (@MikeBFree5) delivered the run with a line drive up the middle. He finished the day 3-for-5, his 34th multi-hit game of the season. 

Relievers RJ Hively (@RHives) and Seth Simmons (@SizzleSimmons95) combined to keep El Paso off the scoreboard in the seventh and eighth innings. 

In the bottom of the eighth, the Aces plated six runs on seven hits. Run-scoring hits came from Rondon, Danny Worth, Freeman and Peter O’Brien. 

Bradley earned the win, his first of the season with the Aces and Chris Smith was charged with the loss. 

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