Five Home Runs Propel Space Cowboys To 9-6 Win
In another back-and-forth battle that included three ties and four lead changes, the Sugar Land Space Cowboys (21-10) power past the El Paso Chihuahuas (13-18) for a 9-6 win at Southwest University Park on Friday night. Jesús Bastidas got the Space Cowboys on the board in the opening frame on
In another back-and-forth battle that included three ties and four lead changes, the Sugar Land Space Cowboys (21-10) power past the El Paso Chihuahuas (13-18) for a 9-6 win at Southwest University Park on Friday night.
Jesús Bastidas got the Space Cowboys on the board in the opening frame on an RBI double down the left field line, Sugar Land’s first time scoring in the first inning since April 24th.
The Chihuahuas countered back with a solo home run from Clay Dungan to tie the game up at one, but in the top of the second, Cooper Hummel and Quincy Hamilton hit back-to-back jacks to make it 3-1 Space Cowboys.
SUPER COOPER! 🤜 pic.twitter.com/8qAHMxVcx8
— Sugar Land Space Cowboys (@SLSpaceCowboys) May 4, 2024
WELCOME BACK QUINCY HAMILTON! pic.twitter.com/rD7vl6j02h
— Sugar Land Space Cowboys (@SLSpaceCowboys) May 4, 2024
RHP Misael Tamarez found himself in trouble in the bottom of the third after five singles and a throwing error gave El Paso four runs to catapult them over Sugar Land. The righty got a pair of strikeouts to end the inning, finishing off 3.0 innings while giving up five runs, four of them being earned, on six hits.
The next inning, another set of back-to-back home runs from César Salazar and Shay Whitcomb knotted the contest back up at five apiece. It is the first time in Space Cowboys history that Sugar Land has hit consecutive homers twice in a single game.
To the DOG HOUSE! 🐕 pic.twitter.com/fV0Zgs61hm
— Sugar Land Space Cowboys (@SLSpaceCowboys) May 4, 2024
Can’t stop, won’t stop.
— Sugar Land Space Cowboys (@SLSpaceCowboys) May 4, 2024
Our fourth home run of the game ties it back up. 👏 pic.twitter.com/e0iMcJUVoG
Reliever RHP Conner Greene (W, 2-0) took over in the fourth and retired the first five hitters he faced before surrendering a home run to Nate Mondu, giving the Chihuahuas the advantage once again.
Hummel started off the sixth inning with a walk to bring up Hamilton, who smashed his second home run of the game, reclaiming the lead for good for Sugar Land. A couple of insurance runs scored on a Whitcomb RBI two-bagger in the seventh, bringing Sugar Land’s advantage to 9-6. Two scoreless innings from RHP Luis Contreras (S, 1) shut down El Paso’s hitters to keep the score at 9-6.
QUINCY! AGAIN!
— Sugar Land Space Cowboys (@SLSpaceCowboys) May 4, 2024
For the lead! AGAIN! pic.twitter.com/YRVAPoIIqk
The Space Cowboys play their 11th game of a 12-game road trip on Saturday night against the Chihuahuas. RHP AJ Blubaugh (2-0, 3.93) is set to take the mound for a 7:35 pm CT first pitch against El Paso’s LHP Ryan Carpenter (0-2, 9.72). The game can be heard on ESPN 92.5 FM or online here and seen on MiLB.TV, MLB.TV or Bally Live.
ABOUT THE SUGAR LAND SPACE COWBOYS:
The Sugar Land Space Cowboys are the Triple-A affiliate of the Houston Astros and compete in the Pacific Coast League. They began play as the Astros Triple-A affiliate in 2021 and began playing under the Space Cowboys brand in 2022. The Space Cowboys play at Constellation Field, located at the corner of Hwy-6 and US-90 Alternate in Sugar Land, Texas. Follow the team on Twitter (@SLSpaceCowboys), Instagram (@slspacecowboys), Facebook (SLSpaceCowboys) and their official website (slspacecowboys.com). Fans can purchase full-season and partial-season plans, as well as single-game tickets, by visiting slspacecowboys.com/tickets.