Mondou Homers Again in Chihuahuas Loss Friday

Sugar Land 9 El Paso 6 – Friday
WP: Greene (2-0)
LP: Milacki (0-1)
S: L. Contreras (1)
Time: 2:36
Attn: 6,549

The Sugar Land Space Cowboys hit five home runs in their 9-6 win over the El Paso Chihuahuas Friday night at Southwest University Park. Sugar Land has won twice in a row after the Chihuahuas won the first two games of the six-game series.

Chihuahuas second baseman Clay Dungan led off the bottom of the first inning with a solo home run, his fourth homer of the year. It was the second time in seven games that Dungan led off a Chihuahuas’ first inning with a home run. Dungan’s league-leading RBI total is up to 34 in his 29 games played. Chihuahuas designated hitter Nate Mondou went 1-for-4 with a solo home run, his second homer in as many games. Mondou also homered in back-to-back games on April 21^st and 22^nd at home against Albuquerque.

Sugar Land had two sets of back-to-back home runs. It was the first time the Chihuahuas allowed back-to-back homers since July 3, 2023 in Albuquerque.

Box Score: Gameday: Space Cowboys 9, Chihuahuas 6 Final Score (05/03/2024) (milb.com)

Team Records: Sugar Land (21-10), El Paso (13-18)

Next Game: Saturday at 6:35 p.m. Mountain Time at Southwest University Park. Sugar Land RHP AJ Blubaugh (2-0, 3.93) vs. El Paso LHP Ryan Carpenter (0-2, 9.72). The game will air on 600 ESPN El Paso and www.epchihuahuas.com.