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The Sugar Land Space Cowboys defeated the Tacoma Rainiers 3-2 in a minor league game on April 11, 2026. The game ended with a walk-off run scored on a wild pitch after a strong bullpen performance and key hits from the team.
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Another day of minor league baseball is in the books. See the results below.
Ullola started for Sugar Land and allowed 1 run over 2.2 innings before leaving with an injury. It appeared to be leg related and not arm related. Fleury went the next 2.1 innings allowing 1 run. The offense got on the board in the 5th on a Winkler hit by pitch. In the 7th, Alexander tied the game with a sac fly. The Sugar Land bullpen continued to pitch well as the game stayed tied into the 9th. In the bottom of the 9th, Sugar Land walked it off scoring a run on a wild pitch as they won 3-2.
Note: VanWey has a 1.93 ERA this season.
Jax Biggers, 2B: 1-for-3, 2 R, 2 BB
Carlos Perez, 1B: 3-for-5
Jack Winkler, SS: 0-for-4, RBI
CJ Alexander, LF: 0-for-4, RBI
Collin Price, C: 3-for-3
Kellen Strahm, RF: 1-for-3, R, BB
Miguel Ullola, RHP: 2.2 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 4 K
Jose Fleury, RHP: 2.1 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 1 K
Bennett Sousa, LHP: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K
Amos Willingham, RHP: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
The Hooks got on the board in the 2nd inning scoring a run on an error. In the 3rd inning, Sacco added a solo HR. Gillis got the start and pitched well allowing 1 run over 4.2 innings while striking out 6. Garcia would add a solo HR in the 5th to extend the lead. The bullpen was solid until the 9th when Chirinos allowed 2 runs. The game went to extra innings and in the 10th, San Antonio walked it off as the Hooks fell 4-3.
Note: Mancini has a 0.00 ERA this season.
Garret Guillemette, 1B: 0-for-3, R, BB
Yamal Encarnacion, RF: 1-for-4, 2B
Trevor Austin, 2B: 1-for-3, BB
John Garcia, C: 1-for-4, R, HR, RBI
Tommy Sacco, SS: 2-for-3, R, HR, RBI, SB
Brett Gillis, RHP: 4.2 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 6 K
Alejandro Torres, RHP: 1.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K
Joey Mancini, RHP: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K
Ramsey David, RHP: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K
Asheville jumped out to a big lead early scoring 6 runs in the first inning on a Frey RBI single, Call RBI single, Daudet hit by pitch, Holy RBI groundout, Brutcher sac fly and Hernandez RBI single. Howard got the start for Asheville and went 3.2 innings allowing 3 runs. The pen struggled allowing 8 more runs as the Grasshoppers took the lead. The Asheville offense was quiet the rest of the way as they fell 11-6.
Note: Brutcher is hitting .294 this season.
Caden Powell, CF: 2-for-5, R
Ethan Frey, RF: 1-for-3, R, RBI, 2 BB
Alejandro Nunez, 2B: 1-for-4, R, BB
Jason Schiavone, C: 0-for-1, R, 4 BB
Chase Call, LF: 1-for-5, R, RBI
Max Holy, SS: 0-for-5, R, RBI, SB
Drew Brutcher, 1B: 1-for-2, RBI, BB
Cesar Hernandez, DH: 2-for-4, RBI, BB
Dylan Howard, RHP: 3.2 IP, 8 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 1 K
, RHP: 0.2 IP, 3 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 1 BB, 1 K
Pecko madę another rehab start and after allowing a leadoff home run, he settled down striking out 3 over 3 innings. The Woodpeckers offense got on the board in the first inning on a Monistere sac fly. They got another run in the 2nd inning on a Diaz solo home run. In the 5th, Neyens connected on a solo home run, his first professional home run. The pen allowed five runs as the RiverDogs took the lead but the offense was unable to respond as the Woodpeckers fell 6-3.
Note: Neyens home run had a 116 MPH exit velocity.
Kevin Alvarez, CF: 1-for-5, R, 2B
Xavier Neyens, 3B: 2-for-4, R, HR, RBI, BB, SB
Nick Monistere, 2B: 1-for-3, R
Yosweld Vasquez, C: 1-for-3, BB
Camilo Diaz, 1B: 2-for-4, R, HR, RBI
Ethan Pecko, RHP: 3.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 3 K
Jesus Carrera, RHP: 2.1 IP, 1 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 3 BB, 2 K
Curtis Hebert, RHP: 1.0 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 1 K
Jose Varela, RHP: 2.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K
Today’s minor league starters:
SL: TBD – 2:05 CT
CC: Trey Dombroski – 1:05 CT
AV: Nolan DeVos – 1:00 CT
FV: TBD – 4:05 CT
The Sugar Land Space Cowboys won the game against the Tacoma Rainiers with a final score of 3-2.
Ullola started the game for the Sugar Land Space Cowboys, allowing 1 run over 2.2 innings before leaving due to an injury.
The winning run for the Sugar Land Space Cowboys was scored in the bottom of the 9th inning on a wild pitch.
The bullpen of the Sugar Land Space Cowboys performed well, and Alexander contributed with a sac fly to tie the game.

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Roddery Munoz, RHP: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K
Logan VanWey, RHP: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K (WIN)
Amilcar Chirinos, RHP: 1.0 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 1 K
Railin Perez, RHP: 0.0 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K
Francisco Frias, RHP: 1.2 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 4 K
Colby Langford, LHP: 1.1 IP, 0 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 4 BB, 2 K
Nate Wohlgemuth, RHP: 0.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K