Comets ride early offense, 13 strikeouts to beat Space Cowboys 6-2
Ehrhard’s first-inning homer and a five-run burst backed 13 strikeouts, giving Oklahoma City a 6-2 win and a 6-1 edge over Sugar Land.
Zach Ehrhard gave Oklahoma City the lead immediately, and the Comets never let Sugar Land get comfortable in a 6-2 win Tuesday night at Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark. Oklahoma City scored first, added on in the second, then buried the Space Cowboys with a four-run fifth while the pitching staff piled up 13 strikeouts.
The Comets’ early cushion started with Ehrhard’s solo homer in the first inning, a drive that barely cleared the center-field wall but still changed the shape of the game. Jack Suwinski followed with an RBI single in the second, turning a one-run edge into a lead that felt more secure. Oklahoma City then broke it open in the fifth when Ryan Fitzgerald and Ehrhard delivered back-to-back run-scoring singles before Ryan Ward capped the inning with a two-run homer. By the time the inning ended, the Comets had stretched the margin to 6-0 and Sugar Land was already chasing the game.
Oklahoma City's staff kept Sugar Land to quick at-bats all night. The Comets struck out 13 batters, their third straight double-digit strikeout game and fourth in the last seven contests. Over that seven-game stretch, Oklahoma City has struck out 70 hitters.
Landon Knack continued his rehab assignment with 2.2 scoreless innings, allowing one hit and one walk while striking out four on 50 pitches, 30 of them strikes. Through two starts with Oklahoma City, Knack has worked 4.0 innings, allowed six hits, two runs and two walks, and struck out six while recovering from a right intercostal strain suffered in spring training. Christian Romero followed and earned the win, improving to 6-2 after allowing two runs on four hits over 5.0 innings with three walks and six strikeouts.
Sugar Land finally scored with solo homers from Shay Whitcomb in the sixth and Cavan Biggio in the eighth, but neither blast changed the outcome. The Comets improved to 44-36 and moved to 6-1 against the Space Cowboys this season, while Sugar Land fell to 37-43. Oklahoma City also finished June at 12-13 and had won four of its last five.
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