SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Although RHP AJ Blubaugh went 6.0 scoreless innings, the Sugar Land Space Cowboys (14-22, 53-58) relinquished a 2-0 lead after seven and fell 4-3 to the Sacramento River Cats (24-15, 60-54) on Sunday afternoon at Sutter Health Park.
Facing a 3-2 deficit heading into the top of the ninth, the Space Cowboys tied the game in the ninth in their second-straight game. After Logan Davidson walked, Collin Price sent a game-tying RBI double to the centerfield wall, allowing Davidson to score and knot the game at three. However, a walk-off RBI single from Osleivis Basabe gave the River Cats a 4-3 victory in the Sunday series finale.
In the second, Sugar Land struck first. Davidson doubled, and with two outs in the inning,Pricetraded places with Davidson with a double of his own to put the Space Cowboys ahead, 1-0. In the ensuing at-bat, Edwin Díaz drilled a two-bagger to center, stretching Sugar Land’s margin to 2-0 as the Space Cowboys cracked three doubles in the frame…