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Offense Plays Catch Up In Third-Straight Victory

Bullpen Goes the Distance, Pitching 6.0 Innings of Two-Run Ball
April 18, 2024

The Sugar Land Space Cowboys (13-5) held on to take game three against the Round Rock Express (7-11) 7-6 at Constellation Field, winning their eighth game in their last nine contests. The Express plated three runs in the first on a couple of RBI hits by Nathaniel Lowe and Elier

Blubaugh Dominates In Triple-A Debut As Sugar Land Wins Third Straight

Houston Astros #8 Prospect Pitches a Scoreless Start
April 12, 2024

The Sugar Land Space Cowboys (8-4) pitching regulated the Albuquerque Isotopes (2-10) offense to only five hits in a 5-2 win on Thursday night at Isotopes Park. RHP AJ Blubaugh (W, 1-0) took the mound for his Triple-A debut and struck out Greg Jones, the first batter he saw, to

Verlander Makes Rehab Start As Sugar Land Drops Series Finale

Space Cowboys Fight Back, But Comeback Not Enough
April 7, 2024

In front of a near sold-out crowd at Constellation Field in excitement for Houston Astros RHP Justin Verlander’s first start of the 2024 season, the Sugar Land Space Cowboys (5-4) drop the series finale against the Las Vegas Aviators (2-6) 10-6. Verlander took the mound for the Space Cowboys for

Whitcomb Walks It Off To Top Aviators 5-4

VanWey, King, and Suero Shine in Shutdown Relief.
April 5, 2024

With the game tied in the ninth inning, Shay Whitcomb delivered the first walk-off victory of the season for the Sugar Land Space Cowboys (3-3) as they took down the Las Vegas Aviators (1-4) 5-4 at Constellation Field. In the bottom of the ninth with the score level at 4-4,

Whitcomb Grand Slam Not Enough To Pull Space Cowboys Back In Sunday Defeat

Gaither and McDonald Both Make Triple-A Debuts for Sugar Land
March 31, 2024

The Sugar Land Space Cowboys (1-2) dropped game three against the Round Rock Express (2-1) Sunday afternoon 8-6 at Dell Diamond. Starter Rhett Kouba (L, 0-1) suffered the loss, pitching 2.1 innings while giving up two runs and three walks, striking out three. He found himself in trouble early on

Space Cowboys Fall Short of Comeback Against Express

Despite Multi-Home Run Night for Loperfido, Sugar Land Cannot Hold on to Lead
March 31, 2024

The Sugar Land Space Cowboys (1-1) dropped game two of their three-game set with the Round Rock Express (1-1) 8-6 Saturday evening from Dell Diamond. The offense started off hot with a bloop double down the right field line from Corey Julks, setting up Joey Loperfido for a two-run home

Six Space Cowboys Named Astros' Organizational All-Stars

Arrighetti, Loperfido and León All Garner Organizational Honors
December 11, 2023

Six members of the 2023 Sugar Land Space Cowboys have been named MiLB.com Organizational All-Stars for the Houston Astros as announced by MiLB.com on Monday. The honorees include 1B JJ Matijevic, 2B Pedro León, SS Shay Whitcomb, OF Joey Loperfido, RHP Spencer Arrighetti and LHP Colton Gordon. Matijevic spent the

Dezenzo, Loperfido lead Astros Org. All-Stars

Impressive Minor League crop has Houston in a strong position
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December 11, 2023

Each offseason, MiLB.com goes position by position across each organization and honors the players -- regardless of age or prospect status -- who had the best seasons in each farm system. Next up in our 2023 Organization All-Stars series are the Houston Astros. 2023 organization summary: Triple-A Sugar Land: 61-89

Blanco Brilliant Again As Space Cowboys Blank River Cats In Final Road Game

Whitcomb Moves Into Minor League Lead With 35th Home Run
September 17, 2023

In their final road game of 2023, the Sugar Land Space Cowboys (56-88, 23-46) turned in their second shutout of the year, blanking the Sacramento River Cats (65-78, 31-38) 7-0 on Sunday afternoon at Sutter Health Park. Sugar Land used the long ball to open up an early lead. Rylan

Pair Of Home Runs In Fifth Swings Game Against Sugar Land

Tamarez Strikes Out A Season-Best Eight Batters
September 16, 2023

The Sugar Land Space Cowboys (55-87, 22-45) took an early lead but saw the Sacramento River Cats (64-77, 30-37) come back in the middle innings in a 4-2 defeat on Friday night at Sutter Health Park. Sugar Land took the lead thanks to some clever base running in the top

Blanco Strikes Out 12 In Career-Best Outing To Help Sugar Land To Win

Whitcomb Launches Minor-League Leading 34th Home Run
September 13, 2023

A career outing from their starter and a trio of long balls helped the Sugar Land Space Cowboys (55-84, 22-42) take down the Sacramento River Cats (61-77, 27-37) 8-1 on Tuesday night at Sutter Health Park. Sugar Land jumped out to a lead in the top of the first inning.

Arrighetti's Stellar Outing Backed Up In 4-1 Win Over OKC

Paredes Picks Up Fifth Save
September 9, 2023

Early runs and quality pitching guided the Sugar Land Space Cowboys (54-82, 21-40) to a 4-1 win over the Oklahoma City Dodgers (82-52, 32-29) on Friday night at Constellation Field. The Sugar Land defense helped RHP Spencer Arrighetti (W, 2-4) face the minimum through the first two innings, turning a

Whitcomb Homers But Dodgers Come Back To Top Sugar Land

Julks Homers, Reaches Four Times
September 6, 2023

A trio of comebacks by the Oklahoma City Dodgers (81-51, 31-28) took down the Sugar Land Space Cowboys (53-81, 20-39) 8-6 on Wednesday night at Constellation Field. The Space Cowboys took a lead in the bottom of the third thanks to one big swing. Bligh Madris doubled with one out

Early Barrage Lifts Space Cowboys To 10-5 Win Over Tacoma

Tamarez Strikes Out Five Over Five Frames, Grabs First Victory of Season
September 3, 2023

An offensive onslaught in the early innings propelled the Sugar Land Space Cowboys (52-80, 19-38) to a 10-5 victory in their series finale against the Tacoma Rainiers (71-61, 34-23) on Sunday afternoon at Cheney Stadium. RHP Misael Tamarez (W, 1-9) got the start against the Rainiers, and after falling behind

Machado Homers, Drives In A Pair In Space Cowboys Loss

Whitcomb Launches 31st Home Run of 2023
September 3, 2023

For the fourth time in five games, the Sugar Land Space Cowboys (51-80, 18-38) hung close to the Tacoma Rainiers (71-60, 34-22) but came up short in a 5-3 defeat on Saturday night at Cheney Stadium. Tacoma struck for a run in the bottom of the first inning on a

Tamarez Brilliant In Six Shutout Innings For Sugar Land

Whitcomb Blasts 30th Home Run
August 24, 2023

For a second straight night, the Sugar Land Space Cowboys (48-74, 15-32) got six shutout frames from their starter, but ultimately fell 5-4 to the Reno Aces (69-53, 25-22) on Wednesday night at Constellation Field. The Space Cowboys took the lead in the bottom of the third inning thanks in

Whitcomb Connects For 29th Home Run As Space Cowboys Lose Series Finale

Blanco Strikes Out Seven Across 5.1 Innings
August 21, 2023

For a sixth straight game, the Sugar Land Space Cowboys (47-73, 14-31) plated three runs but fell in the series finale 4-3 to the Round Rock Express (72-47, 28-17) on Sunday night at Constellation Field. RHP Ronel Blanco (L, 4-3) struck out the first two hitters he faced in the

Sugar Land Rally In Ninth Falls Just Short In Close Loss To Express

Arrighetti Hurls Five Shutout Frames
August 17, 2023

The Sugar Land Space Cowboys (47-69, 14-27) took an early lead and got a dominant outing from their starter but dropped their Wednesday night game 4-3 to the Round Rock Express (68-47, 24-17) at Constellation Field. A trio of patient at bats helped the Space Cowboys take a lead in

León Homers Three Times As Space Cowboys Lose Shootout With Chihuahuas

Infielder Registers Fifth Three-Homer Game in Sugar Land History
August 13, 2023

A three-homer effort from Pedro León helped the Sugar Land Space Cowboys (47-66, 14-24) battle back in a high-scoring 18-11 loss to the El Paso Chihuahuas (50-63, 18-20) on Saturday night at Southwest University Park. El Paso struck for five runs in the bottom of the first, sending nine men

Comeback Spoiled As Chihuahuas Walk-Off Space Cowboys

Costes Homers, Drives In Three
August 12, 2023

In a contest that featured four lead changes, the Sugar Land Space Cowboys (47-65, 14-23) took the lead in the ninth but fell to the El Paso Chihuahuas (49-63, 17-20) on a walk-off home run, 9-8, on Friday night at Southwest University Park. Trailing 7-3 heading to the sixth, the

Space Cowboys Lose Series Finale To Tacoma In Extras

León Drives In A Pair For Sugar Land
August 7, 2023

The Sugar Land Space Cowboys (45-63, 12-21) held a two-run lead going to the ninth but the Tacoma Rainiers (56-52, 19-14) sent the game to extras before ultimately topping Sugar Land 7-5 on Sunday night at Constellation Field. With Sugar Land leading 4-2 in the top of the ninth, Adam

Multi-Homer Efforts From Whitcomb and Singleton Fuel Space Cowboys Comeback

Buttrey Secures Second Save With Sugar Land
July 28, 2023

After falling behind 5-0 after two innings, the Sugar Land Space Cowboys (41-58, 8-16) slugged their way to a 10-7 come-from-behind victory over the Las Vegas Aviators (15-9, 49-49) on Thursday night at Las Vegas Ballpark. Las Vegas scored two runs in the first inning against RHP Ronel Blanco (W,

Errors In Ninth Hurt Sugar Land In Loss To Aviators

Costes and Bannon Both Record Four Hits
July 27, 2023

Six combined errors, including three in the ninth inning, undercut an impressive offensive output from the Sugar Land Space Cowboys (40-58, 7-16) in a 12-11 defeat to the Las Vegas Aviators (49-48, 15-8) on Wednesday night at Las Vegas Ballpark. The Space Cowboys got out to an early lead in

Watkins Turns In Quality Outing As Sugar Land Tops Isotopes 11-3

Whitcomb Ties Minor League Lead With 24th Home Run Of Season
July 21, 2023

A quality outing from their starter and double-digit hits propelled the Sugar Land Space Cowboys (38-55, 5-13) to an 11-3 victory over the Albuquerque Isotopes (39-54, 12-6) on Thursday night at Constellation Field. Pedro León led off the bottom of the first with a sharp single to right and Justin

Whitcomb Goes Deep Twice As Space Cowboys Top Chihuahuas 4-2

Arrighetti and Solis Each Give Up Just One Run
July 16, 2023

Excellent pitching and three home runs helped the Sugar Land Space Cowboys (3-12, 36-54) take down the El Paso Chihuahuas (4-11, 36-54) 4-2 on Sunday evening at Constellation Field. RHP Spencer Arrighetti got the start for Sugar Land and hurled a 1-2-3 first inning. The Space Cowboys offense gave him