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Minors: El Paso gains ground; Edwuin Bencomo wins Storm debut

The arms, for a change, did the heavy lifting for Triple-A El Paso.

Left-hander Dillon Overton matched a rehabbing Johnny Cueto with six shutout innings, helping the Chihuahuas pick up ground in its playoff hunt with a 3-0 win at Sacramento on Saturday night.

The win, combined with first-place Las Vegas’ loss, put El Paso (80-58) one game back with two left in the regular season. El Paso would win a tiebreaker in the event of a first-place tie in the division based on the Pacific Coast League’s rules.

Overton (10-5, 5.