Space Cowboys scraped out a 1-0 victory over Express behind a seventh-inning sacrifice fly from Joey Loperfido that scored Raynel Delgado. The Express held the offensive advantage in hits but couldn't cash in, with David Davalillo turning in a sterling pitching performance across six scoreless innings. Space Cowboys and Express meet again Saturday.
Loperfido's sacrifice fly to right in the top of the seventh brought Delgado home with the only run of the night.
Space Cowboys managed just two hits but made the one that mattered, while Express piled up five hits and still came away empty.
Davalillo took the loss despite allowing no earned runs over six innings with seven strikeouts, a hard-luck showing in a tight pitching duel.
The Space Cowboys are losers of 4 straight, 4-6 over their last 10. The Express are coming off a loss, 7-3 over their last 10.
The Space Cowboys are up next at Aviators (Aug 27-29). The Express are up next home vs Isotopes (Aug 27-29).
Ranked by win probability added: how far each player's plays moved this game's odds, not how their box-score line reads. A single with the bases loaded in the ninth outranks a home run in a blowout, because that is what actually decided it.
Runs by inning across the top, then every batter and pitcher underneath. The pills switch clubs; the totals column is each side’s own line, not a comparison.
| Inning | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SUGSugar Land Space Cowboys | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| RRRound Rock Express | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raynel Delgado 2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pascanel Ferreras 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Joey Loperfido RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| CJ Alexander 1B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Collin Price C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jake Meyers CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zach Cole DH | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Lucas Spence LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Braden Shewmake SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Mike Burrows P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trey McLoughlin P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jackson Nezuh P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Burrows | 4.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Trey McLoughlin | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jackson Nezuh | 4.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
Every plate appearance as it happened, newest first, with the scoring plays called out. Baseball Savant gamefeed.
| Inn | Play | Win probability | Swing |
|---|---|---|---|
| B9 | SUG 100.0 | 9.9 | |
| B9 | SUG 90.1 | 11.5 | |
| B9 | SUG 78.6 | 12.5 | |
| B9 | SUG 66.1 | 13.5 | |
| T9 | SUG 79.6 | 1.0 | |
| T9 | SUG 80.6 | 1.3 | |
| T9 | SUG 81.9 | 1.6 | |
| B8 | SUG 83.5 | 10.2 |
Win probability after each plate appearance, with the side in front named. Swing is how far that plate appearance moved it. Plays that scored a run are set in bold. Baseball Savant gamefeed.
The full ladder, with both clubs marked.