The Astros won the first exhibition against their AAA affiliate, the Sugarland Space Cowboys, 8-4.
Key takeaways:
Although the competition wasn’t major league, Ronel Blanco looked sharper than he had all Spring. Coming in with a Spring ERA north of eight, it’s not just the one run on four hits that gives hope. He only allowed one walk with ten strikeouts. Maybe he chose the right time to finally start zeroing in.
On the other, a surprise for last year’s bullpen, Tayler Scott, whose Spring ERA was 7.56, continues to look cold, giving up two runs in 0.