Trenton Brooks hit a walk-off single in the bottom of the 10th to lift the Sugar Land Space Cowboys (34-15, 66-57) to a 4-3 victory over the Oklahoma City Comets (27-21, 68-54) on Friday night at Constellation Field.
RHP Michael Knorr tossed a perfect 10th inning, using just nine pitches with seven strikes to retire the Comets in order and set the stage for the Space Cowboys in the bottom half of the inning. With two outs, Cavan Biggio was intentionally walked to put two runners on before Brooks singled to center field, bringing home Jake Meyers for the winning run.
The Space Cowboys opened the scoring in the bottom of the second. Collin Price worked a leadoff walk before César Salazar was hit by a pitch to put two runners on. Braden Shewmake followed with a single to load the bases and Meyers delivered an RBI single to center field to bring home Price and give Sugar Land a 1-0 lead.
RHP Ronel Blanco kept the Comets scoreless through the first four innings, allowing just two hits while walking two and striking out five through four. Oklahoma City rallied in the fifth, using a double before back-to-back RBI hits from Noah Miller and Alex Freeland gave the Comets a 2-1 lead.
The Space Cowboys regained the lead in the bottom of the sixth. Price worked a two-out walk before stealing second to move into scoring position. Salazar then smashed a home run to left field to bring home Price and give Sugar Land a 3-2 lead.
RHP Christian Roa entered in the seventh and tossed a perfect inning to keep the Space Cowboys in front. Roa used only 11 pitches, seven for strikes, while striking out one.
Oklahoma City evened the game in the top of the eighth when James Tibbs III led off the inning with a solo home run, his third homer of the series, to make it a 3-3 game.
RHP Miguel Ullola worked out of a bases-loaded jam with one out in the ninth, inducing back-to-back fly outs to strand all three runners and send the game to extras tied at three.
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- RHP Ronel Blanco tossed 5.0 innings, allowing five hits and two runs while walking two and striking out five on Friday night. It was also his second-longest outing at any level this season, trailing only his 5.1 inning start with Houston against the White Sox on July 26.
- RHP Christian Roa tossed a perfect seventh inning on Friday night. Since rejoining the Space Cowboys, Roa has not allowed a run in 12 of his 15 appearances with Sugar Land.
- Pascanel Ferreras went 1-for-5 with a double on Friday night. His double marked his fourth of the week against the Comets, which leads the Pacific Coast League this week.
- César Salazar went 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI on Friday night. After hitting just one home run in the first half of the season, Salazar has now tallied four home runs over his last nine games. During that stretch, Salazar is 8-for-30 with four home runs, eight RBI, four walks and 10 runs scored.
- RHP Miguel Ullola tossed a scoreless ninth inning on Friday, allowing one hit while striking out one for his fifth consecutive scoreless appearance. Since moving to the bullpen, Ullola has not allowed a run in 22 of his 25 appearances.
- RHP Michael Knorr made his eighth consecutive scoreless appearance on Friday night. Knorr has not allowed a run in the month of August and in his last eight outings, Knorr has tossed 9.0 innings, allowing just two hits while walking four and striking out seven.
- Friday night marked the Space Cowboys’ 17th extra-inning game of the season, the most in the Pacific Coast League and third-most in Triple A.
The Space Cowboys will look to win their fourth consecutive game against the Comets on Saturday night. RHP Jackson Nezuh will take the hill for Sugar Land while Oklahoma City will counter with LHP Jackson Ferris for a 7:05 pm CT first pitch. The game can be seen on the Bally Sports Live app and MiLB.TV and can be heard online anywhere at SLSpaceCowboys.com/Listen.
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, winning their first Triple-A title in 2024 by clinching both the Pacific Coast League Championship and Triple-A National Championship. 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). Season ticket plans for the 2026 season are available now and can be purchased at slspacecowboys.com/tickets.