Thunder outslug Roadrunners
EDINBURG —The McAllen Thunder hit three home runs in the top of the fourth inning to power past the Edinburg Roadrunners 9-5 on Tuesday night at Edinburg Baseball Stadium.
The Thunder (29-42) grabbed the lead in the top of the third. Eric Eiland led off the inning with a double and then came into score on an RBI single by Antoin Gray making it 1-0 McAllen.
In the top of the fourth, McAllen hit three home runs off of Edinburg starter Toro Trevino (4-5) and took the 7-0 lead.
The Roadrunners (27-44) responded with a run in the bottom of the fourth. C.J. Beatty hit a lead-off triple and then Robert Matlock delivered an RBI single making it 7-1 McAllen.
Back-to-back singles in the bottom of the fifth put two runners on for Beatty who then hit a three-run home run, his 13th of the season. Osiel Flores walked with two outs and then came around to score on an RBI double by D.J. Dixon that made it 7-5.
