Sugar Land 15 El Paso 8 - Wednesday
WP: Gordon (2-3)
LP: Fitterer (1-2)
S: None
Time: 2:51
Attn: 3,957
The Sugar Land Space Cowboys beat the El Paso Chihuahuas 15-8 Wednesday night at Southwest University Park. Sugar Land has won the first two games of the series.
El Paso first baseman Nick Solak went 4-for-4 with a double and a home run, tying his career high for hits in a game. Solak's homer was his eighth of the season and his sixth in his last 10 games. Second baseman Marcos Castañon went 2-for-4 with a solo home run. Castañon has seven hits in his last four games, including two home runs. Designated hitter Pablo Reyes went 3-for-4 with a double and a home run. He has six doubles in his last five games.
Center fielder Carlos Rodríguez went 1-for-5 with a single to move his hitting streak to 11 games. Catcher Blake Hunt went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in his first game with El Paso. Miguel Cienfuegos pitched a scoreless relief inning for the Chihuahuas. Sugar Land catcher Carlos Pérez went 4-for-5 with two doubles, a home run and three RBIs.
Team Records: Sugar Land (25-34), El Paso (25-34)
Next Game: Thursday at 6:35 p.m. Mountain Time at Southwest University Park. Sugar Land RHP Hunter Brown (MLB Rehab) vs. El Paso LHP Marco Gonzales (1-3, 9.62). The game will air on 600 ESPN El Paso and www.epchihuahuas.com.
