Sugar Land erupts for 15 runs in win over El Paso

Carlos Pérez turned one of Sugar Land’s loudest nights into a personal statement, going 4-for-5 with two doubles, a home run, four runs scored and three RBI as the Space Cowboys beat El Paso 15-8 at Southwest University Park and stayed right in the middle of the Pacific Coast League picture. Sugar Land erased an early 2-0 hole, then kept stacking damage until the game became a showcase for line-to-line run creation rather than one big swing.

Shay Whitcomb started the response with an RBI single in the third, and the fourth inning broke the game open. Walks, a hit-by-pitch and hard contact kept the line moving until Whitcomb delivered again, driving a three-run double that pushed Sugar Land in front 6-3. Pérez added to the surge in the fifth and never let El Paso settle, while Tommy Sacco Jr., Cavan Biggio and Joey Loperfido kept traffic on the bases and pressure on the Chihuahuas’ pitching. Sugar Land finished with seven extra-base hits, a clear sign the offense was creating damage across the order instead of waiting for one hot hand.

Pérez was the night’s biggest driver. His homer was his second straight game with a long ball and his eighth of the season, and his four runs scored were the most by any Space Cowboys player this year. The last Sugar Land player to score four times in a game before Pérez was Jesús Bastidas, who did it on July 10, 2025, at Oklahoma City. That kind of output matters in Triple-A, where the lineup can change quickly and every game can become an audition for the next call, and Pérez looked like a hitter forcing that conversation.

Colton Gordon earned his second win of the season despite giving up five runs on nine hits in 5.2 innings, enough to let Sugar Land’s offense do the rest. The victory was the Space Cowboys’ second straight over El Paso, and both clubs left the night at 25-34. The game lasted 2 hours and 51 minutes and drew 3,957 fans, while Hunter Brown was listed to start the next day for Sugar Land on a major league rehab assignment, another reminder that this roster is always moving between development and big-league needs.

El Paso did not go quietly. Nick Solak went 4-for-4 with a double and a home run to tie his career high with four hits, Marcos Castañon and Pablo Reyes also went deep, and Blake Hunt homered in his first game with the Chihuahuas. Carlos Rodríguez extended his hitting streak to 11 games, but Sugar Land’s depth, and Pérez’s explosion at the center of it, made the difference in a game that never stopped feeling like an offensive tryout.