El Paso erupts for season-high 16 runs in rout of Albuquerque
Mason McCoy went 4-for-4 with a three-run homer and five times on base as El Paso piled up a season-high 16 runs in its most lopsided win of 2026.
El Paso did not just open its road trip with a win. The Chihuahuas blasted Albuquerque 16-2 on Tuesday night at Rio Grande Credit Union Field at Isotopes Park, setting a season high for runs and posting their largest margin of victory in a 2026 game.
Mason McCoy drove the surge from the top of the order, going 4-for-4 with a three-run homer, four RBIs and a walk while reaching base five times. McCoy has now hit four home runs in his last five road games, a sharp continuation of the power burst he flashed earlier this month. The right-handed infielder has become more than a hot bat for El Paso; he is forcing pitchers to work deep counts and handing the lineup extra chances to break games open.
Samad Taylor added another jolt with a three-run triple and now has seven RBIs over his last two games, while Nick Solak matched the tone with three hits and two RBIs. El Paso drew nine walks, and that patience turned a big night into a relentless one. The Chihuahuas kept innings alive, stacked traffic on the bases and made Albuquerque pay every time the Isotopes could not finish a frame cleanly.
The turning point came in the fourth inning, when all six El Paso runs scored with two outs. That detail mattered as much as the final total. The Chihuahuas were not simply cashing in on one long ball or one misplayed inning; they were extending at-bats, punishing mistakes and showing the kind of two-out execution that usually separates a good offensive night from a runaway.
Griffin Canning earned the win in his MLB injury rehab assignment, and Jeremiah Estrada also worked a rehab outing without allowing an earned run. Alberto Palmquist took the loss for Albuquerque. The game lasted 2 hours, 57 minutes before an announced crowd of 8,611, and it pushed El Paso to 13-15 while dropping Albuquerque to 15-13.
More than the standings shift, the result suggested momentum. El Paso had won five of its last seven games, and after earlier losses to Albuquerque on April 7 and April 8, this felt like a forceful answer. The Chihuahuas now carried a lineup-wide surge into Wednesday night’s rematch, with McCoy, Taylor and Solak giving the Pacific Coast League a clear warning that El Paso may be finding another gear.
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