The Edinburg Roadrunners (45-29) and the McAllen Thunder (27-47) exchanged the lead five times on Friday, but the Edinburg Roadrunners ended up on top with a 3-2 win over the McAllen Thunder.
Carlos Hereaud had two extra-base hits for the Edinburg Roadrunners. He homered in the second inning and doubled in the sixth inning.
The Edinburg Roadrunners relied on Jose Pablo Oyervidez to eat up innings en route to the win. Pablo Oyervidez allowed one earned run, six hits and two walks while striking out four over seven innings of work.
Brian Murphy ended up on the wrong side of the pitching decision, charged with his sixth loss of the year. He lasted just seven innings, walked one, struck out three, and allowed three runs.