SUGAR LAND, Texas (Interstat) — The Round Rock Express defeated the Sugar Land Space Cowboys 5-3 on Saturday, April 25, in the first game of a doubleheader at Constellation Field in front of 3,912 fans.

Round Rock scored two runs in the fifth inning on a triple by Nick Pratto and a single by Jonah Bride, then added one run in the eighth and two in the ninth. Sugar Land answered with two runs in the sixth on a two-run homer by Collin Price and one run in the eighth on a sacrifice fly by Price.

Michel Otañez earned the win, pitching 1 2/3 scoreless innings with three strikeouts. J.P. France took the loss. Nick Pratto notched his second save with a scoreless third of an inning. Round Rock outhit Sugar Land 9-6.

Price finished 2 for 3 with a home run and three RBIs. Round Rock’s bullpen combined for 13 strikeouts in the win. The Express improved to 11-14, while the Space Cowboys fell to 14-11. The game lasted 2 hours, 46 minutes.