Boog Powell homered in a third straight game, but Triple-A El Paso lost a 6-2 decision against Albuquerque on Wednesday.
Powell also singled and walked twice. He is hitting .458/.567/.833 with three home runs.
Seth Mejias-Brean also hit his fourth home run as a pinch-hitter, lift his batting line to .322/.350/.470.
Left-hander Kyle McGrath (1-1, 7.05) allowed five runs in 1 2/3 innings in relief to take the loss after right-hander Fernando Rodriguez Jr. (4.91) started the game with three shutout innings.
El Paso is 23-10.