New El Paso catcher Michael Cantu hit two home runs in his first Triple-A game Tuesday, as the Chihuahuas beat the Sacramento River Cats 7-2.
The Chihuahuas took three of the four games for their seventh series win in their last eight tries.
Boog Powell also homered for El Paso, giving the Chihuahuas a league-leading 93 home runs through 40 games.
Robert Stock, Luis Perdomo and Carlos Torres all pitched a scoreless inning to close the game for El Paso.
The Chihuahuas are now 15-4 in road games this season.
The Chihuahuas do not play on Wednesday.
El Paso 7 Sacramento 2 – Tuesday | WP: Stock (2-0) | LP: Gustave (0-1) | S: None | Time: 3:00 | Attn: 5,879
Box Score | Team Records: El Paso (27-12), Sacramento (18-21)
Next Game: Thursday, 6:35 pm at Isotopes Park. El Paso LHP Dillon Overton (0-1, 5.60) vs. Albuquerque RHP Tim Melville (1-0, 1.80). The game will air on 600 ESPN El Paso and www.epchihuahuas.com
