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Round Rock Express - Game Notes at Memphis Redbirds

Published on July 29, 2012 under Pacific Coast League (PCL1)
Round Rock Express News Release


GAMES 108/109 | 29 JULY 2012 | 4:05 P.M./7:05 P.M. CDT | AUTOZONE PARK | MEMPHIS, TENN.

ROUND ROCK EXPRESS (46-61) at MEMPHIS REDBIRDS (42-65)

RADIO: 104.9 FM The Horn ESPN"ˆAustin | ONLINE"ˆAUDIO: www.espnaustin.com

GM 1: EXPRESS: RHP Justin Grimm (0-0, 3.00 ERA) | REDBIRDS: LHP Tyler Lyons (1-6, 5.01 ERA)

GM 2: EXPRESS: RHP Derek Hankins (4-7, 5.08 ERA) | REDBIRDS: TBA

TONIGHT, TONIGHT

Round Rock continues a four-day, five-game road series with a doubleheader (makeup of July 15 rain-out) against the Memphis Redbirds (St. Louis Cardinals). First pitch of game one is scheduled for 4:05 p.m. CDT at AutoZone Park. Game two is scheduled for 7:05 p.m. CDT. Round Rock defeated Memphis 8-4 last night. The Express are 7-9 since the All-Star break and 9-15 in July but won five of their last six games. Round Rock is 210-32 on the road, going 4-6 on the road since winning three of four June 21-24 at Iowa. The Redbirds are 10-6 since the All-Star break, including three wins in three games at The Dell Diamond immediately following the break, and 12-12 in July. The Redbirds are 21-31 at home but swept Oklahoma City in their most recent home series (July 20-23). Round Rock is fourth in the PCL's American Southern Division, 16 games behind division leaders Albuquerque and Oklahoma City. Memphis is third in the American Northern Division, 20-and-a-half games back of Omaha.

RADIO GA GA

Tonight's game airs on The Horn 104.9 FM ESPN"ˆAustin. Online audio also is available at www.espnaustin.com. Express Director of Broadcasting Mike Capps handles play-by-play duties.

US AND THEM

This is the last of four series between the two teams this season. The Express won three of four May 4-7 at The Dell Diamond with the lone loss being a 10-inning affair. The teams split a four-game series May 29-June 1 at AutoZone Park. Memphis won all three games of a rain-shortened series at The Dell Diamond immediately following the All-Star break ... SERIES NOTES: Memphis leads the all-time series 68-55, but the series is tied 35-35 at AutoZone Park. The Express won season series in 2005 (9-7), 2007 (9-7) and 2011 (10-6) with the Redbirds winning season series in 2006 (9-7), 2008 (9-6), 2009 (12-4) and 2010 (12-4). There have been three series sweeps, all by Memphis and all at AutoZone Park (one in 2009, two in 2010). ... 2012 SERIES: The season series is tied 6-6. The home team is 5-7. The Express won three of four at The Dell Diamond in early May, and the teams split a four-game series May 30-June 1 at AutoZone Park. Round Rock is hitting .254 (102-for-401) with nine homers, 22 doubles, two triples and 4.6 runs per game. Joey Butler is 7-for-40 (.175) but four of his seven hits were for extra bases (two homers, two doubles); he has five RBI, 11 walks and six runs in 12 games. Matt Kata is 11-for-47 (.234) with two homers, 10 RBI and two runs scored in 10 games. Brad Nelson is 16-for-40 (.400) with three homers, seven RBI, three doubles, eight walks and 10 runs scored in 11games. Round Rock boasts a 3.27 ERA (39 ER/107.1 IP) with 73 strikeouts against 58 walks and six home runs surrendered. Greg Reynolds claimed two of the six wins; he owns a 0.69 ERA (1 ER/13.0 IP) in two starts against the Redbirds. Memphis is hitting .223 (77-for-345) with six homers, 16 doubles and 3.4 runs per game. Redbirds pitchers have a 3.80 ERA (41 ER/97.0 IP) with 72 strikeouts against 45 walks.

SERIES"ˆINFORMATION

GAME"ˆ107 | SATURDAY, JULY 24

Express 8, Redbirds 4

WP: Johan Yan (1-1). LP: Todd (2-2). SV: None.

GAME"ˆ108 | SUNDAY, JULY 25 | 4:05 p.m. CDT

Express: RHP Justin Grimm (0-0, 3.00 ERA)

Redbirds: LHP Tyler Lyons (1-6, 5.01 ERA)

GAME"ˆ109 | SUNDAY, JULY 25 | 7:05 p.m. CDT

Express: RHP Derek Hankins (4-7, 5.08 ERA)

Redbirds: TBA

GAME"ˆ110 | MONDAY, JULY 26 | 7:05 p.m. CDT

Express: LHP Ben Snyder (2-4, 4.22 ERA)

Redbirds: RHP Shelby Miller (5-9, 5.65 ERA)

GAME"ˆ111 | TUESDAY, JULY 27 | 7:05 p.m. CDT

Express: LHP Zach Jackson (4-12, 4.81 ERA)

Redbirds: LHP Nick Additon (3-8, 4.55 ERA)

FOR WHAT IT'S WORTH

The Express are 7-9 since the All-Star break and 9-15 since July 1. ... Round Rock is 9-18 in series openers (6-8 at home, 3-10 on the road). The Express snapped a six-game losing streak in series openers Tuesday night with their first such win since June 19 vs. Iowa. ... Three of Round Rock's last seven games went extra innings (2-1) and four of the seven were one-run affairs. ... Round Rock has won three straight games for the first time since a four-game run May 31-June 3. The Express are 19-30 in that span, enduring a seven-game losing streak and a pair of five-game skids in that time. ... The Express are 9-48 when allowing at least five runs and 35-21 when scoring at least five runs. ... Of Round Rock's 97 home runs, 61 were on the road (1.16 per game). Meanwhile, Express batters average 0.67 homers per game at home (36 homers, 54 games). ... Express pitchers induced at least one double play in 25 of the last 35 games (41 double plays). ... Round Rock is 11-14 in one-run games. Seven of the 25 games were against Iowa. ... The Express are 3-49 when trailing after seven innings and 2-51 when trailing after eight innings. Conversely, the Express are 41-6 when leading after seven innings and 40-3 when leading after eight innings. ... Round Rock is 10-18 since Clint Musslewhite's departure, going 6-12 at home in that time.

EVERYDAY PEOPLE

JULIO BORBON: 11-for-24 (.458) over last five games since snapping 0-for-19 skid ... multiple hits in four of the five games ... four-hit game Wednesday night was third of season, first since June 15 vs. Oklahoma City ... six multiple-hit games since All-Star break (15 games) ... hitting .328 (82-for-250) since May 12 ... four RBI with no multiple-RBI efforts since two-run homer June 16 vs. Oklahoma City (36 games) ... five extra-base hits since that homer (four doubles, one triple) ... hitting .348 (96-for-276) through the first six innings; hitting .170 (19-for-112) after the sixth inning ... hitting .323 (50-for-155) when leading off inning with one homer, seven walks, 20 strikeouts.

JOEY BUTLER: Snapped 0-for-13 skid with first-inning single Thursday night ... 1-for-20 over last five games on the heels of a 12-game hitting streak ... hit .417 (20-for-48) during 12-game streak with five multiple-hit efforts (each of last four games), one homer, six RBI, five doubles and 10 runs scored ... hitting .404 (21-for-52) when putting ball in play over last 17 games ... hit safely in 12 of last 28 at bats when not striking out (.429) ... six RBI in last 17 games after producing seven RBI and no multiple-RBI outings over 32 games from May 30 through July 4 ... at least one strikeout in 21 of last 29 games (33 strikeouts) with at least two strikeouts in five of last 12 games ... third in PCL with 62 walks ... four walks in last 10 games ... two homers in last 45 games, 168 at bats ... one homer at The Dell Diamond (July 1 vs. New Orleans) since May 17 (36 games) ... eight of 13 home runs were solo shots ... hitting .214 (33-for-154) when batting fifth or higher in the order, .332 (69-for-208) when batting sixth or lower.

LUIS HERNANDEZ: 7-for-53 (.132) over last 14 games ... no multiple-hit efforts since four-hit game June 29 vs. Nashville (21 games) but produced 14 RBI in that time ... two homers over last 42 games, 155 at bats (both solos) ... five of six home runs were solo shots ... eight of last 12 hits produced at least one RBI ... 14 RBI in 22 July games after producing eight RBI in 26 June games ... 12 walks over last 27 games after not walking in previous 28 games ... 6-for-31 (.194) with runners in scoring position and two outs ... 14-for-74 (.189) when leading off an inning with two homers, five walks, nine strikeouts ... leads all PCL shortstops with a .981 fielding percentage (eight errors).

MATT KATA: Had four-game hitting streak snapped with 0-for-5 effort Saturday ... four extra-base hits over last four games after going 11 games without an extra-base hit ... two-hit game Thursday night was first multiple-hit effort since July 7, a span of 15 games ... two multiple-hit efforts over last 31 games ... 12-for-61 (.197) over last 16 games ... hitting .403 (29-for-72) with runners in scoring position (40 RBI), going 13-for-28 (.464) with runners in scoring position and two outs (22 RBI) ... 50-for-230 (.217) without runners in scoring position ... 5-for-10 with bases loaded (one homer, 12 RBI) ... four walks in last 55 games, 223 plate appearances ... one homer (July 8 at Albuquerque) since May 31 grand slam at Memphis (44 games) ... hitting .360 (31-for-86) when batting first or seventh in lineup; hitting .217 (48-for-221) elsewhere in the lineup.

LUIS MARTINEZ: Five-game hitting streak (.350, 7-for-20) ... hit safely in 11 of last 12 games (.348, 16-for-46) with seven RBI, five runs scored, six multiple-hit games and three multiple-RBI outings ... hit safely in 20 of last 23 games (.321, 26-for-81) with seven multiple-hit efforts ... seven RBI since May 29 at Memphis, all coming against Albuquerque ... four extra-base hits since June 9 (three doubles, homer) ... double last night was first extra-base hit since July 8 homer at Albuquerque ... 20-for-46 (.435) in the third and fourth innings ... 4-for-29 (.138) with runners in scoring position and two outs ... 1-for-7 with bases loaded (one walk, one hit-by-pitch, one sacrifice fly) ... lone bases-loaded hit was three-run double last night vs. Albuquerque.

TOMMY MENDONCA: 3-for-36 (.083) over last 11 games ... two walks in last 38 games, 144 plate appearances ... at least one strikeout in 23 of last 27 games (36 strikeouts) ... at least three strikeouts 11 times (three games with four strikeouts) ... has not gone more than two straight games without a strikeout ... three of last four hits were homers ... four of last eight hits produced RBI ... double Friday night was his first non-homer extra-base hit since double May 20 vs. Fresno.

GREG MICLAT: Five-game hitting streak (.438, 7-for-14) ... hit safely in nine of last 10 games (.314, 11-for-35) ... two-hit games Friday and Saturday were the first multiple-hit efforts in that time ... hit safely in 15 of last 19 games (.368, 21-for-57) with six multiple-hit efforts ... at least one strikeout in 11 of last 15 games (14 strikeouts) ... at least one walk in six of last 11 games (eight walks) ... two extra-base hits (both doubles) in last 14 games ... 6-for-24 (.250) when leading off an inning with one homer, two walks, nine strikeouts ... 0-for-3 with bases loaded; two walks and one sacrifice fly.

BRAD NELSON: Snapped five-game hitting streak Friday night ... hit .381 (8-for-21) during streak ... hit safely in 13 of 16 games since All-Star break (.365, 21-for-57) with seven homers, 13 RBI, two doubles, one triple, 12 runs scored and 13 walks ... responsible for 18 of team's 53 runs since All-Star break (34.0 percent) ... seven homers in last 13 games, 46 at bats (five solos, two two-run) ... at least one walk in 11 of last 16 games (14 walks) ... hit safely in 16 of last 20 games (.368, 24-for-72) with six multiple-hit games ... hit safely in 15 of last 35 at bats at home (.429) after enduring an 0-for-24 slump at The Dell Diamond ... hitting .344 (55-for-160) on the road since going 0-for-4 April 21 at New Orleans ... hits roughly 70 points better on the road (.320, 62-for-194) than at home (.245, 47-for-192) ... 10 of 18 homers, 39 of 63 RBI were in road games ... 11 of 18 homers were solos, including five leadoff shots ... at least one strikeout in 18 of last 27 games (28 strikeouts) ... 4-for-8 with bases loaded (homer, 10 RBI).

GUILDER RODRIGUEZ: 3-for-7 over last three games after snapping 0-for-11 skid with Sunday night's fourth-inning single ... one RBI in three of last four games ... hitless in first 12 at bats with Express after being promoted from Double-A Frisco ... 9-for-28 (.321) since, including three-hit game July 3 vs. New Orleans ... six of nine hits with bases empty ... 1-for-9 with runners in scoring position ... 1-for-6 when leading off an inning.

ELIO SARMIENTO: Tied a season-high with three hits last night ... snapped 0-for-10 skid with Tuesday night's 11th-inning, game-winning single ... first hit at The Dell Diamond since double May 4 vs. Memphis, snapping 0-for-21 slump ... 6-for-27 (.222) since All-Star break ... Saturday's three-hit night was his first since two-hit night May 4 vs. Memphis (17-game drought) ... at least one strikeout in 16 of 21 games played, including 15 of last 18 games.

YANGERVIS SOLARTE: Snapped 0-for-12 skid with Wednesday night's sixth-inning single ... 6-for-29 (.207) over last seven games ... hat trick July 24 vs. Albuquerque was second of professional career (505 games) and first since May 22, 2008, with Class A-Advanced Fort Myers in the Twins organization ... 11-for-57 (.193) since All-Star break with one multiple-hit effort ... no extra-base hits since double July 5 at Albuquerque ... five of six home runs, 32 of 39 RBI came after the third inning ... no homers since May 14, a span of 61 games and 237 at bats ... five of six home runs were solo shots ... has not struck out in more than two straight games since five-game stretch May 21-26 ... hitting .356 (26-for-73) in bottom third of order, .259 (82-for-317) when batting sixth or higher ... five RBI since last multiple-RBI effort June 21 vs. Iowa (29 games).

RYAN SPILBORGHS: 1-for-17 over last four games ... hitless games in two of 16 games with at least five at bats (July 25-26 vs. Albuquerque) ... 11-for-56 (.196) since All-Star break ... one homer in last 51 games and 196 at bats ... three of five homers were solos, including two leadoff shots ... 11 RBI in last 16 games after producing one RBI in previous 20 games ... 7-for-42 (.167) with runners in scoring position and two outs ... hit safely in three of last five at bats with two outs and runners in scoring position after going 21-consecutive such at bats without a hit ... hitting .223 (31-for-139) when batting third; hitting .368 (49-for-133) elsewhere in the lineup (cleanup, fifth and seventh) ... 253 career PCL games, hitting .329 (316-for-963) with 25 homers, 131 RBI and 72 doubles.

BROTHERS IN ARMS

NEAL COTTS: No runs allowed in last four outings (6.2 innings) ... stranded eight of 11 inherited runners, including six of last seven ... seven strikeouts in 4.1 innings over last two outings, including season-high four strikeouts July 22 vs. Omaha ... opponents are 2-for-18 (.111) with runners on base and two outs ... opponents are 0-for-4 with bases loaded ... allows a .529 on-base percentage (6-for-14, three walks) to leadoff batters ... 2.38 ERA (3 ER/11.1 IP) at home; 7.56 ERA (7 ER/8.1 IP) on the road.

WILLIE EYRE: Walked two batters in July 23 outing vs. Omaha; first walks issued since walking three batters in first game with Express (July 20 vs. Iowa) ... snapped streaks of 15.0 innings, 58 batters faced ... one run allowed over six outings since All-Star break (7.0 innings, 1.29 ERA) ... two of four inherited runners scored ... opponents are 2-for-18 (.111) when leading off an inning (one walk, four strikeouts) ... opponents are 4-for-8 (.500) with runners in scoring position and two outs.

DEREK HANKINS: Allowed at least one home run in six of last nine appearances (seven homers) ... 2-3, 3.31 ERA (13 ER/35.1 IP) in 20 relief appearances ... 2-4, 7.43 ERA (22 ER/26.2 IP) in seven starts ... 2-4, 9.00 ERA (20 ER/20.0 IP) in last seven outings (four starts) ... leadoff batters hitting .339 (20-for-59) with two homers ... opponents are 2-for-30 (.067) with runners in scoring position and two outs but 18-for-50 (.360) with runners in scoring position and fewer than two outs.

AARON HEILMAN: Allowed two runs in three of last six outings ... two walks Friday night, most since two-walk outing May 5 vs. Memphis ... season-high five strikeouts July 22 vs. Omaha ... seven strikeouts over last two games matched total from previous 11 games combined ... converted seven of last eight save chances ... stranded 10 of 14 inherited runners ... held opponent scoreless in 15 of last 19 outings, allowing two earned runs in each of other four games ... opponents hitting .362 (17-for-47) with runners in scoring position ... opponents are 1-for-7 with bases loaded (four strikeouts).

JOE ORTIZ: All five runs allowed were by way of solo homers ... opponents hitting .213 (13-for-61) otherwise ... season-high two strikeouts in last two outings (July 24 vs. Albuquerque, July 28 at Memphis) ... no walks in 17.0 innings with Express (67 batters faced) ... at least one strikeout in 11 of 14 outings ... opponents are 1-for-7 with two outs and runners in scoring position.

BEN SNYDER: 1-1, 3.68 ERA (9 ER/22.0 IP) in last six outings (three starts) ... 1-0, 4.00 ERA (12 ER/27.0 IP) in 16 appearances (one start) at The Dell Diamond ... holds opponents to a .190 average (11-for-58) when leading off an inning with no homers and 10 strikeouts against four walks ... opponents are 10-for-31 (.323) with runners in scoring position and two outs.

YOSHINORI TATEYAMA: No earned runs allowed in 20 of 21 outings with Express (unearned runs allowed once) ... has not allowed an earned run with the Express since April 21 at New Orleans, a span of 23.1 innings over 17 appearances ... currently has a 16.1-inning scoreless streak over 12 appearances with Round Rock (three unearned runs May 8 at Salt Lake) ... allowed four runs (one earned), all of which scored in the eighth inning ... opponents are 2-for-17 (.118) with runners in scoring position and 7-for-56 (.125) when behind in the count ... 14 strikeouts in 10.1 innings over last eight outings ... matched season high with three strikeouts in last outing July 26 vs. Albuquerque (fourth time) ... multiple strikeouts in eight of last 14 appearances ... at least one strikeout in eight consecutive appearances, 11 of last 12 ... two of six inherited runners scored July 23 vs. Omaha.

JOHAN YAN: Tossed a season-high 2.1 innings Saturday and struck out a season-high five batters ... held opponent scoreless in four of last five outings ... allowed at least one run in 10 of 19 appearances ... entered game with bases loaded three times and stranded six of nine runners ... stranded 10 of 16 inherited runners ... opponents hitting .412 (7-for-17) when leading off inning with three homers, two walks, two strikeouts and one hit-by-pitch (.500 on-base percentage) ... has not allowed a non-leadoff homer ... opponents are 13-for-40 (.350) with runners on base.

WHO'S NEXT

Round Rock returns to The Dell Diamond for an eight-game home stand, beginning with a four-game series against the Tucson Padres (San Diego Padres). The series runs Wednesday through Saturday with a 7:05 p.m. CDT first pitch each night.

SERIES"ˆINFORMATION

GAME"ˆ112 | WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 1 | 7:05 p.m. CDT

Express: Greg Reynolds (8-6, 5.10 ERA)

Padres: TBA

GAME"ˆ113 | THURSDAY, AUGUST 2 | 7:05 p.m. CDT

Express: LHP Chad Bell (3-3, 4.46 ERA)

Padres: TBA

GAME"ˆ114 | FRIDAY, AUGUST 3 | 7:05 p.m. CDT

Express: RHP Neftali Feliz (0-1, 1.93 ERA) or RHP Justin Grimm (0-0, 3.00 ERA)

Padres: TBA

GAME"ˆ115 | SATURDAY, AUGUST 4 | 7:05 p.m. CDT

Express: LHP Ben Snyder (2-4, 4.22 ERA)

Padres: TBA

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