Astros and Space Cowboys to Collide at Minute Maid Park

As the Astros prepare to host the Space Cowboys at Minute Maid Park, fans are eager to see how their team will fare in this upcoming encounter. The Astros have shown a mixed bag of results in their recent preseason outings, with a notable victory against the Cardinals where they dominated with 9 runs from 10 hits, showcasing an impressive .278 batting average and a solid pitching performance that held their opponents to just 4 runs.

However, consistency has been an issue for the Astros as they've also experienced setbacks. In one of their recent games against the Mets, despite racking up 13 runs on 11 hits with a remarkable six home runs contributing to an outstanding .306 batting average, they still showed vulnerabilities on the mound. Their bullpen's ERA stood at over eight and allowed a batting average against of .368.

The game against the Space Cowboys presents another opportunity for redemption. The last time these two teams met, it was a low-scoring affair where both sides struggled offensively; however, it was the Space Cowboys who managed to edge out with three runs from five hits compared to just one run from four hits by the Astros.

Minute Maid Park has always been known as a hitter-friendly ballpark due to its relatively short left-field porch and spacious outfield gaps that can turn well-hit balls into extra-base hits. This could play into both teams' strategies as they look for those key hits that could make all the difference in what is expected to be another closely contested game.

Astros fans can catch all of this action live on SCHN network when these two teams take center stage on March 27th at 7:10 PM CT in Houston's iconic venue.