Although RHP Ethan Pecko posted 5.0 innings, tying a career high, with six strikeouts, the Sugar Land Space Cowboys (25-29, 64-65) fell to the Albuquerque Isotopes (23-34, 54-77) 8-1 in their series finale on Sunday night at Constellation Field.
Pecko (L, 0-2) struck out two in the first while stranding a runner in scoring position before tossing a scoreless top half of the second. However, Albuquerque took a 2-0 lead in the third with a two-run homer from Owen Miller.
Sugar Land threatened in the bottom of the third as Taylor Trammell walked and Zach Dezenzo singled up the middle to keep the inning alive and allow Trammell to go first-to-third. However, a groundout left them on…