Despite jumping out to an early lead, the Sugar Land Space Cowboys (17-16) fell to the Reno Aces (17-16) 9-6 on Sunday afternoon at Great Nevada Field.
Sugar Land struck first in the opening inning as Kellen Strahm led off with a double before CJ Alexander and Cavan Biggio drew walks. Collin Price followed with a two-run single to give the Space Cowboys a 2-0 lead.
The Space Cowboys added on in the third when Carlos Pérez doubled ahead of Biggio, who launched a two-run home run to extend the advantage to 4-0.
Reno chipped away in the fifth with a pair of runs, but Sugar Land responded in the sixth as Price led off with a solo home run and Strahm later drove in another run with a double to push the lead to 6-2.
The Aces answered in the bottom half, capitalizing on a string of walks and extra-base hits to plate seven runs in the inning and take control of the game.
The top of the lineup put together a rally in the eighth as Strahm and James Nelson compiled back-to-back singles and Alexander walked to load up the bases, but RHP Yilber Diaz got a strikeout for Reno to leave the bases full. The Space Cowboys went down in order in the ninth, falling 9-6.
NOTABLE:
- Collin Price homered for the second consecutive game, going 4-for-8 with three home runs and six RBI over his last two contests.
- James Nelson finished 1-for-4, extending his hitting streak to 12 games, the fourth-longest in the Pacific Coast League. During that stretch, Nelson is batting 17-for-53 (.321) with four doubles, three home runs, four RBI, and a walk.
- Riley Unroe drew a walk on Sunday, extending his on-base streak to seven games.
- RHP Brandon Bielak generated two more ground ball double plays over 5.0 innings of work, giving him a team-leading five ground ball double plays this year, tied for the second-most ground ball double plays in the Pacific Coast League. Sugar Land has generated 30 ground ball double plays, the second most in the Pacific Coast League in 2026 (Oklahoma City – 31).
Sugar Land is back home at Constellation Field on Tuesday facing the Albuquerque Isotopes. Neither team has announced a starting pitcher for a 6:05 pm CT first pitch. The game 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.