Early Lead Slips Away As Space Cowboys Fall To Aces

Unroe RBI Double Sparks Early Lead, But Reno Responds With Big Sixth Inning

By Raymond Brown/Sugar Land Space Cowboys

12:58 AM EDT

The Sugar Land Space Cowboys (16-13) fell to the Reno Aces (14-15), 5-2, in game two of their six-game series on Wednesday night at Greater Nevada Field. Sugar Land struck first in the second as Kellen Strahm led off with a single before Riley Unroe followed with an RBI double

The Sugar Land Space Cowboys (16-13) fell to the Reno Aces (14-15), 5-2, in game two of their six-game series on Wednesday night at Greater Nevada Field.

Sugar Land struck first in the second as Kellen Strahm led off with a single before Riley Unroe followed with an RBI double to left, giving the Space Cowboys a 1-0 lead.

Unroe comes through 💥 RBI double puts the Space Cowboys on the board first! ⚾️🔥 #ASCEND pic.twitter.com/b07hMi4GjD
— Sugar Land Space Cowboys (@SLSpaceCowboys) April 30, 2026

The Space Cowboys added on in the fifth when James Nelson doubled to spark a rally, and Jack Winkler, Carlos Pérez, and CJ Alexander each drew walks to force in a run and extend the advantage to 2-0.

The Aces answered in the sixth, capitalizing on two walks, a triple, and a home run to take a 4-2 lead. Reno added an insurance run in the seventh with a walk, a stolen base, and a single to push the lead to 5-2.

On the mound, LHP Colton Gordon turned in 3.2 scoreless innings, allowing three hits and one walk while striking out four. Despite the early lead and strong pitching effort, Sugar Land was unable to rally late, dropping game two in Reno.

NOTABLE:

Colton Gordon tossed 3.2 scoreless innings, allowing just three hits and one walk while striking out four. His outing helped the Sugar Land starting staff maintain the lowest ERA in the Pacific Coast League at 3.37.
James Nelson went 2-for-5 with a double, extending his hitting streak to eight games, which is tied for the fourth-longest active streak in the Pacific Coast League. His eight-game hitting streak is the longest hitting streak of the season for the Space Cowboys.
LHP Tom Cosgrove tossed 1.0 inning, allowing just one hit while striking out two. He has not allowed a run in his last seven outings and has been scoreless in nine of his 11 appearances for Sugar Land.
Riley Unroe went 1-for-4 with a double on Wednesday night and is now 4-for-12 over his last three games, collecting a double, a home run and two RBI. He is currently on a team-leading three-game extra-base hit streak, tied for the second-longest active streak in the Pacific Coast League.

Sugar Land looks to bounce back against the Reno Aces tomorrow. RHP Jason Alexander is set to throw for the Space Cowboys against RHP Thomas Hatch for an 8:05 pm first pitch on Thursday night. 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.