Luis Sumoza drove in the go-ahead run to give the Edinburg Roadrunners (50-33) the lead in the eighth inning, as the Edinburg Roadrunners hung on to beat the McAllen Thunder (30-53) 5-4 on Monday.
With the Edinburg Roadrunners trailing by one in the eighth inning, Sumoza came to the plate and homered, scoring Felix Molina and Osiel Flores.Sumoza racked up three RBIs on three hits for the Edinburg Roadrunners. He singled in the third inning, doubled in the seventh inning, and homered in the eighth inning.
The Edinburg Roadrunners staved off the McAllen Thunder as the McAllen Thunder were unable to match the Edinburg Roadrunners down the stretch.
The McAllen Thunder scored one run in the eighth on. Still, the McAllen Thunder couldn't catch the Edinburg Roadrunners.
Tetsuya Iwasaki recorded his fourth win of the year for the Edinburg Roadrunners. He allowed one run over 1 2/3 innings. He struck out none, walked none and surrendered two hits.
Yunier Colon was charged with his second loss of the year. He lasted just 1 1/3 innings, walked two, struck out two, and allowed three runs.