Jose Siri Homers in Return to Space Cowboys
(ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.) – It did not take long for Jose Siri to announce his return to the Sugar Land Space Cowboys with authority. Siri hit an opposite-field solo home run in his second plate appearance with the Space Cowboys since being optioned from the Houston Astros earlier this week. It
(ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.) *– It did not take long for *Jose Siri to announce his return to the Sugar Land Space Cowboys with authority.
Siri hit an opposite-field solo home run in his second plate appearance with the Space Cowboys since being optioned from the Houston Astros earlier this week. It was Siri’s seventh home run in his 11th game with the Space Cowboys this year.
The Space Cowboys went on to drop their series final against the Albuquerque Isotopes *on Sunday night *12-3. The Space Cowboys still won the three-game set, taking the first two games.
Corey Julks continued to feast on Albuquerque pitching, going 1-for-2 with an RBI triple. Julks has hit .366 (26x71) with 19 RBI in 17 games against the Isotopes this year.
The Isotopes hit five home runs in the win, including a grand slam from Wynton Bernard and a pair of homers from Alan Trejo. Coco Montes and Dom Nunez homered as well for Albuquerque.
The Space Cowboys scored their final run of the night on an RBI groundout from *Enmanuel Valdez *in the eighth.
Valdez has 11 RBI over his last 13 game and leads all Astros minor leaguers with 75 RBI.
Following Monday’s off day, the Space Cowboys will continue their road trip Tuesday with a six-game series against the Oklahoma City Dodgers.