After winning three straight games, the Sugar Land Space Cowboys (34-16, 66-58) dropped game five of their six-game set, falling 5-1 to the Oklahoma City Comets (28-21, 69-54) on Saturday night at Constellation Field.
The Space Cowboys opened the scoring in the bottom of the first. Jake Meyers singled to lead off the inning before Joey Loperfido was hit by a pitch to put two runners on. Following a double play, Cavan Biggio delivered an RBI single to right field to bring home Meyers and give Sugar Land a 1-0 lead.
Oklahoma City evened the game in the top of the second. Two singles put runners on first and second before Zach Ehrhard followed with an RBI single to tie the game at one.
The Comets captured the lead in the top of the fifth. After a walk and stolen base put a runner in scoring position, James Tibbs III knocked an RBI double to give Oklahoma City the lead. A single and a sacrifice fly brought home another run later in the inning, extending the Comets' advantage to 3-1.
RHP Trey McLoughlin entered with two outs and runners on the corners in the fifth and induced a groundout to end the inning. McLoughlin went on to toss two more perfect innings, retiring seven straight batters while striking out two.
Sugar Land nearly found a response in the bottom of the fifth. Meyers tripled with one out and Loperfido followed with a walk before Pascanel Ferreras was hit by a pitch, loading up the bases. However, LHP Jackon Ferris struck out the next two batters to leave the bases full and turn Sugar Land away.
Oklahoma City added two more runs in the top of the eighth on a pair of sacrifice flies to extend its lead to 5-1. RHP Ryan Weiss entered in the ninth and struck out two while prompting a groundout to give Sugar Land one final opportunity to rally.
In the bottom of the ninth, LHP Ronan Kopp retired the side in order, recording a popout, strikeout and groundout to end the game as the Space Cowboys dropped just their sixth home game of the second half.
NOTABLE:
- Jake Meyers collected his second multi-hit outing against the Comets this week, going 2-for-4 with a triple and a run scored. His triple marked his first of the season at any level and his first triple since July 3, 2025, when he was with Houston at Colorado.
- Collin Price went 2-for-4 with a double on Saturday night. This marked Price’s first multi-hit game at Constellation Field since game two of the April 25 doubleheader against Round Rock and his third multi-hit outing at Constellation Field this season.
- RHP Trey McLoughlin tied his longest outing of the season, tossing 2.1 scoreless innings without allowing a baserunner while striking out two. McLoughlin has now held opponents scoreless in four of his last five outings.
- Pascanel Ferreras has hit safely in four of his five games against the Comets this week after going 1-for-3 with a hit-by-pitch on Saturday night. He has now hit safely in three consecutive games.
- Zach Dezenzo knocked a single in the eighth inning to extend his on-base streak to 33 games, the longest active on-base streak in Triple A.
The Space Cowboys will wrap up their six-game set against Oklahoma City on Sunday afternoon. RHP Bryce Mayer will get the start for Sugar Land, while RHP Emmet Sheehan is slated to start for the Comets. First pitch is set for 2:05 pm CT. 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.