Castañon Drives in Four in Tuesday Loss

Sugar Land 12 El Paso 5 - Tuesday
WP: McLoughlin (1-0)
LP: Márquez (1-1)
S: None
Time: 3:15
Attn: 2,820

The Sugar Land Space Cowboys beat the El Paso Chihuahuas 12-5 Tuesday night in the opening game of the Pacific Coast League's second half. It was El Paso's first game at Constellation Field this season.

Chihuahuas designated hitter Marcos Castañon went 2-for-5 with an RBI single and a three-run home run. Right fielder Carlos Rodríguez went 2-for-4 with an RBI and a walk to move his on-base streak to 31 games. Pablo Reyes had two singles and a walk for El Paso and his .429 on-base percentage this season is second-best in the PCL.

San Diego Padres pitcher Germán Márquez allowed one run in 1.2 innings in a relief appearance on MLB Injury Rehab. Reliever Andrew Moore pitched two shutout innings and struck out four for El Paso on the day he was promoted from Double-A San Antonio. El Paso pitching matched their season high with 13 walks and tied their season high with 15 strikeouts.

Box Score: Gameday: Chihuahuas 5, Space Cowboys 12 Final Score (06/23/2026)

Team Records: El Paso (0-1, 35-41), Sugar Land (1-0, 33-42)

Next Game: Wednesday at 10:05 a.m. Mountain Time at Constellation Field. El Paso RHP Sean Boyle (6-4, 5.84) vs. Sugar Land RHP Ethan Pecko (2-3, 3.96). The game will air on 600 ESPN El Paso and www.epchihuahuas.com.