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Minors: Andres Munoz nets first El Paso save

Andres Munoz’s scoreless streak came to an end Sunday. The 20-year-old right-hander still got the job done.

Munoz allowed his first run at Triple-A El Paso before closing the door on a 5-3 win over visiting Tacoma, his first save in the Pacific Coast League.

He gave up the run on a homer but also struck out two, giving him 10 in 6 1/3 innings (1.42 ERA) since his promotion from Double-A Amarillo, where his string of 17 straight scoreless innings began in mid-April. During that run, he struck out 33, walked seven and held hitters to an .