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Homer in eighth sinks Rainiers in El Paso

Carlos Asuaje hit a three-run home run in the bottom of the eighth inning as the El Paso Chihuahuas won a back-and-forth game against the Tacoma Rainiers on Wednesday night, 9-6.

The Rainiers tied the game 6-6 in the top of the eighth on an RBI single from Daniel Vogelbach and a two-run single from Andrew Aplin.

Leonys Martin was 3 for 4 and Vogelbach was 2 for 4.

Reliever Tyler Cloyd, sent down from Seattle on Saturday, started and gave up a run on two hits over three innings. He struck out two and walked two.