Round Rock Earns 5-2 Win Over Sugar Land on Thursday Night

ROUND ROCK, Texas – The Round Rock Express (15-14 | 52-51) claimed its first win of the series over the Sugar Land Space Cowboys (17-12 | 66-38) as they won 5-2 at Dell Diamond on Thursday night.

Round Rock reliever LHP Blake Taylor (4-1, 4.46) earned the win with 2.1 shutout innings that saw two hits, one walk and three strikeouts. Sugar Land starter LHP Colton Gordon (5-1, 4.99) was tagged with the loss after his 4.2 innings on the mound included two runs, six hits, two walks and four punchouts.

Along the Train Tracks:

• The Space Cowboys put one run on the board in the first inning when SS Jesús Bastidas made it to second base on an error, moved to third on a passed ball, then scored on a sacrifice fly from 3B Shay Whitcomb.
• Express 1B Blaine Crim tied the game at 1-1 in the bottom of the inning as he knocked a double that scored 2B Justin Foscue, who had hit a leadoff single.
• Foscue put Round Rock ahead 2-1 with a solo home run in the fifth inning.
• Three runs in the sixth extended the Express lead to 5-1. Three consecutive walks loaded the bases with one out before a sacrifice fly from Foscue scored 3B Jonathan Ornelas and a single off the bat of LF Dustin Harris sent SS Jax Biggers and CF Kellen Strahm
• Sugar Land added one more run in the top of the ninth inning. 1B Zach Dezenzo knocked a leadoff single then found second and third base on defensive indifference before scoring on a single from CF Cooper Hummel. Round Rock RHP Kyle Barraclough retired the final two batters of the inning to seal a 5-2 victory.

E-Train Excerpts:

• Round Rock 1B Blaine Crim finished the night 2-for-4 with one double and one RBI. Crim has reached base in 25 consecutive games, which is the longest active streak in the Pacific Coast League. He also has a hit in 22 of his last 25 games.
• E-Train 2B Justin Foscue hit 2-for-2 on Thursday with a home run, two RBI, two runs scored and two walks.
• LHP Walt Pennington made his Express debut on Thursday night, tossing 1.2 hitless innings out of the bullpen. The lefty walked one runner and struck out two.

Next up: Round Rock and Sugar Land return to Dell Diamond for game four of the six-game series on Friday for Hall of Fame Night. Express RHP Jack Leiter (5-4, 3.72) is scheduled to start up against a Space Cowboys pitcher to be determined. First pitch is slated for 7:15 p.m. CT.

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