TACOMA, Wash. (Interstat) — Marcos Castañon hit a two-run homer in the first inning, and the El Paso Chihuahuas made the early lead stand for a 2-1 win over the Tacoma Rainiers in the first game of a doubleheader Saturday at Cheney Stadium.

The blast, scoring Jase Bowen, provided all the offense for El Paso. Tacoma’s lone run came on a Patrick Wisdom solo home run in the sixth inning off reliever Logan Gillaspie, who recovered to earn the save. Winning pitcher Eli Villalobos tossed two scoreless innings of relief after starter Evan Fitterer threw three shutout frames. Dane Dunning took the loss for Tacoma, allowing two runs over five innings.

Attendance was 4,314. The game lasted 1 hour, 47 minutes. El Paso improved to 4-3, while Tacoma fell to 2-5.