EL PASO (Interstat) — The Oklahoma City Comets will visit the El Paso Chihuahuas on Thursday, Sept. 17, 2026, in Pacific Coast League (AAA) play at Southwest University Park in El Paso, Texas. The forecast is 83 degrees and cloudy. Oklahoma City enters 84-58. El Paso enters 56-86.

Oklahoma City right-hander Jackson Ferris is a player to watch. His recent starts include Sept. 16 at El Paso, when he worked 7.2 innings, allowed one hit, no earned runs, one walk and struck out 13 in a 12-0 win. He also pitched 6.0 innings with two hits, one earned run and seven strikeouts Sept. 9 against Sugar Land; 5.1 innings with two hits, one earned run and eight strikeouts Sept. 3 at Round Rock; 7.0 innings with seven hits, one earned run and eight strikeouts Aug. 28 against El Paso; and 5.0 innings with six hits, one earned run and three strikeouts Aug. 22 at Sugar Land.

El Paso right-hander Jagger Haynes is a player to watch. On Sept. 16 against Oklahoma City, he pitched 6.0 innings, allowed five hits, one earned run, one walk and struck out three in a 12-0 loss. He also pitched 3.0 innings with three hits, two earned runs and one strikeout Sept. 10 at Tacoma; 2.1 innings with eight hits, four earned runs and two strikeouts Sept. 4 against Las Vegas; 5.0 innings with three hits, no earned runs and five strikeouts Aug. 29 at Oklahoma City; and 5.0 innings with two hits, one earned run, three walks and four strikeouts Aug. 23 against Round Rock.

The teams have met often. Oklahoma City won 12-0 at El Paso on Wednesday. El Paso won 11-5 on Tuesday. Oklahoma City won 2-1 on Aug. 30, 3-2 on Aug. 29, 5-4 on Aug. 28 and 6-0 on Aug. 26. El Paso won 5-4 on Aug. 27 and 5-4 on Aug. 26. Oklahoma City also won 8-0 on July 12.

In Oklahoma City’s latest win, Ferris, Chris Newell and Ryan Fitzgerald led the way. Newell went 2 for 3 with one home run and four RBIs. Fitzgerald went 2 for 4 with one RBI. For El Paso, Haynes, Daison Acosta and Miguel Andujar were most productive. Andujar went 2 for 4. Acosta pitched 1.2 innings, allowed two hits, two earned runs and struck out three.

Oklahoma City has recent wins against Sugar Land and Round Rock. El Paso recently completed a series at Tacoma and a series against Las Vegas. The series continues Friday, Saturday and Sunday at El Paso.

Interstat’s game simulator projects Oklahoma City 8, El Paso 5. Interstat’s ELO system gives Oklahoma City a 64.8 percent probability to win.