EL PASO (Interstat) — Ryan Fitzgerald’s first-inning groundout drove in Zach Ehrhard and Alek Thomas tripled home Ehrhard in the eighth, lifting the Oklahoma City Comets past the El Paso Chihuahuas 2-1 on Sunday afternoon, Sept. 20, 2026, in Pacific Coast League (AAA) play at Southwest University Park. Oklahoma City improved to 87-59. El Paso fell to 57-89 before 6,678 in a game that lasted 2 hours, 21 minutes. Garrett McDaniels earned the win in relief, improving to 8-1. Jerming Rosario pitched a scoreless ninth for his fourth save. Sean Boyle took the loss, dropping to 9-9 after allowing one run over four innings with five strikeouts. Ian Koenig allowed one run over five innings for El Paso. Ryder Ryan started for Oklahoma City and gave up one run on three hits over four innings. Alek Thomas went 2 for 4 with one RBI, and Ryan Fitzgerald finished 1 for 4 with one RBI. Oklahoma City had eight hits and grounded into two double plays. El Paso managed four hits. Anthony Vilar singled home Marcos Castañon in the second for El Paso’s run.