SUGAR LAND, Texas (Interstat) — The Round Rock Express erupted for seven runs in the third inning and defeated the Sugar Land Space Cowboys 12-5 on Thursday in the first game of a doubleheader at Constellation Field. Dane Acker earned the win, improving to 2-0, while Miguel Ullola took the loss, falling to 1-3. Round Rock scored seven in the third on a homer by Aaron Zavala and a double by Dairon Blanco, added three in the sixth and two in the seventh. Cameron Cauley and Zavala each homered and drove in two runs. Richie Martin Jr. went 2-for-4 with two RBIs. Sugar Land scored four in the fourth on Jax Biggers’ double and César Salazar’s double, then one in the sixth on Biggers’ homer. Biggers finished with three RBIs. The Express had eight hits, the Space Cowboys six. Attendance was 2,536. Game time was 2:33. Round Rock improved to 10-13; Sugar Land fell to 13-11.