Harris Homers in Chihuahuas Loss Tuesday

Round Rock 5 El Paso 3 - Tuesday
WP: Santos (2-1)
LP: Haynes (0-3)
S: Collyer (4)
Time: 2:35
Attn: 4,498

The El Paso Chihuahuas lost to the Round Rock Express 5-3 Tuesday night in the opener of a six-game series. Dustin Harris went 2-for-3 with a double and a two-run home run for the Chihuahuas against his former team.

Daison Acosta, Alek Jacob and Ethan Routzahn all pitched scoreless relief outings for El Paso. Acosta has allowed only one run in his last six outings, spanning 9.1 innings. Third baseman Marcos Castañon went 2-for-4 with an RBI double and has three consecutive multi-hit games.

El Paso catcher Ethan Salas went 0-for-4. It was the first time Salas hasn't reached base in his first 15 Triple-A games. San Diego Padre Samad Taylor went 0-for-3 with a walk in his first MLB Injury Rehab game with El Paso.

Box Score: Gameday: Express 5, Chihuahuas 3 Final Score (08/18/2026)

Team Records: Round Rock (26-20, 57-64), El Paso (14-31, 49-71)

Next Game: Wednesday at 12:05 p.m. Mountain Time at Southwest University Park. Round Rock LHP Dalton Pence (1-1, 3.72) vs. El Paso RHP Sean Boyle (8-6, 5.85). The game will air on 600 ESPN El Paso and www.epchihuahuas.com.