Tonight's game Who/What: Wichita Wranglers (23-28) vs. Jiablos game Diablos homestand. of a (26-26) 10-game in the fifth el paso When: 6:30 p.m. Promotion: Bart Simpson will make an appearance and no doubt eat a few hot dogs, which will go for 25 cents each. Tickets: Box seats $5.75, COHEN reserve seats $4.25, general TER admission $3.75 HOMESTAND I Information: 755-2000. shirttails." Smith is some of the young talent Milwaukee has at its lower level baseball clubs. Today, Diablos fans will see another young prospect, pitcher Michael Hancock. In his two years in professional baseball, he is 20-6 with an ERA under 3.00. He is 12-4 at Stockton this season. Smith, 23, gives El Paso a true power hitter. He's already hit two homers for the Diablos and driven in 10 runs in seven games. "Right now, it's one of those things where I'm hot," Smith said. "The other pitchers don't know me yet. It's hard to see a Newcomer again leads Diablos to victory, 4-3 By Rick Taylor El Paso Times Ed Smith is some of the young talent that made El Paso Diablos owner Jim Paul stick with the Milwaukee Brewers. Friday, Paul agreed to: a contract that will keep El Paso with Milwaukee for another four years. Saturday, he watched as Smith hit a single to the wall in leftfield that scored the winning run from second base in the 10th inning. It gave the Diablos a 4-3 victory at Cohen Center. Smith was promoted from Stockton, Class-A affiliate of the -Brewers, last week. He has played in just seven games. Yet he has made a big impact with the Diablos. And his manager. "To be honest, Ed Smith has been the turning point," Diablos manager Chris Bando said. "I hope we don't get too heavy for him. We've been riding his guy for the first time." Smith bats No. 4 in the lineup. Pitchers can no longer pitch around the league's leading hitter Troy O'leary, who bats third. It also drops John Byington to fifth in the lineup where he seems to be more comfortable. Smith may have arrived in time to help the Diablos try to win the second half title of the Texas League's West division. Since Midland won Saturday night, El Paso remains two games behind the Angels. Midland comes to Cohen Center Monday night to begin a fivegame series.
