Walston’s Dominance Isn’t Enough, Reno Falls 8-1 to Sugar Land

Reno Aces (12-12) 1 , Sugar Land Space Cowboys (17-8) 8

W: Blair Henley (1-1, 3.48 ERA) L: Austin Pope (2-1, 13.50 ERA)

First pitch: 6:05 p.m. PT | Attendance: 3,791 | Time: 2:25

Reno, Nevada – Greater Nevada Field

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Next time out: vs. Sugar Land, 4/27/24 at 4:05 p.m. (PST)

(RNO) TBD vs (SUG) RHP Misael Tamarez (2-1, 5.64 ERA)

Reno, Nev. – The Reno Aces (12-12) suffered an 8-1 loss to the Sugar Land Space Cowboys (17-8), the Triple-A affiliate of the Houston Astros, on Friday night at Greater Nevada Field.

It was a close matchup heading into the seventh inning as it was tied 1-1. However, Reno walked seven Space Cowboys and gave up a game-defining six runs in the inning.

Blake Walston earned a no-decision after he registered his second straight dominant performance, limiting Sugar Land to one run in three hits and three walks in 6.0 innings of work, he punched out three.

Over his last two starts the 22-year-old southpaw has allowed just one run in 11 innings with nine punch outs. In that span, he has trimmed his ERA from 9.31 to 4.79.

Blake Walston did his job tonight 💯@MiLB | @Dbacks | #Aceball pic.twitter.com/xoyCldkEps

— Reno Aces (@Aces) April 27, 2024

Albert Almora Jr. stood as the lone bright spot in Reno’s offense tonight, securing their sole run after taking Blair Henley deep to left field in the first inning for his third home run of the season. The Florida native leads the Pacific Coast League in hits with 33.

The Aces will look to bounce back in Saturday’s matchup against the Sugar Land Space Cowboys with the first pitch scheduled for 4:05 p.m. P.T.

Aces Notables

• Albert Almora Jr: 1-for-3, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 BB
• Blake Walston: 6.0 IP, 1 R/ 1 ER, 3 H, 3 BB, 3 K

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