The win also moved the Chihuahuas into first place in the Pacific Coast League's Pacific Southern Division.
Meanwhile, low Single-A Fort Wayne suffered a 7-4 loss at Bowling Green, ending the TinCaps' franchise-equaling-record 10-game winning streak and reducing their lead in the Midwest League's Eastern Division to 2 1u017d2 games.
McElroy (.293) had a double, scored two runs and drove in a run. Liriano (.285) had two RBIs and a run scored. Catcher Jason Hagerty (.307) homered in three at-bats for the Chihuahuas.
Left fielder Alex Dickerson (.316, Poway High) was 2-for-2 with a double, two walks and a hit-by-pitcher, a RBI and two runs scored.