PCL Sugar Land Space Cowboys

Lead Slips Away in Middle Innings for Sugar Land

Published on June 2, 2023 under Pacific Coast League (PCL)
Sugar Land Space Cowboys News Release


ROUND ROCK, TX - After taking an early lead, the Sugar Land Space Cowboys (24-31) saw the Round Rock Express (30-25) come back on two occasions in a 6-5 defeat on Friday night at Dell Diamond.

Bligh Madris got the scoring immediately for Sugar Land, hitting a first pitch home run in the top of the first. It was the fourth lead-off home run of the year for Madris and the third he has hit on the first pitch of a game.

Joe Perez added on another run in the top of the second inning with a 442-foot homer to left, his fourth of the year, to put Sugar Land up 2-0. Luke Berryhill followed with a single and moved to third on a stolen base and a throwing error. Jackson Loftin drove him in with a double inside of third and Madris plated Loftin with a single, widening Sugar Land's advantage to 4-0.

Round Rock pulled within a run in the bottom of the second, scoring three runs on a pair of singles and a sacrifice fly. The E-Train would tie the game in the bottom of the fourth on a triple by Elier Hernandez.

Despite giving up the early advantage, Sugar Land would take the lead again in the top of the fifth. LHP Triston Polley (W, 1-0) walked two batters and hit another to load the bases and Grae Kessinger walked to force in the go-ahead run. The lefty would strand the bases loaded on a deep fly out to center and pitched a scoreless top of the sixth for Round Rock.

In the bottom of the sixth, Sandro Fabian hit a line-drive home run over the left-field wall, tying the game. Hernandez went back-to-back with Fabian to give Round Rock a 6-5 lead against RHP Tyler Brown (L, 0-1) in his Triple-A debut. The Space Cowboys drew a lead-off walk in the top of the eighth, but the next three hitters struck out and a lead-off single in the ninth was cancelled out on a double play induced by RHP Yerry Rodriguez (S, 1).

Sugar Land continues their six-game series with the Express on Saturday night. The Space Cowboys are scheduled to send RHP Kyle McGowin (1-0, 3.50) to the hill against LHP Cody Bradford (6-1, 0.99 ERA) for 7:05 pm first pitch. The game can be heard on ESPN 92.5 FM or online here and seen on MiLB.TV.

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