Express Clinch Series with 6-1 Win over Rainiers
Published on June 28, 2026 under Pacific Coast League (PCL)
Round Rock Express News Release
HOW IT HAPPENED:
The Express jumped out to an early lead with a pair of runs in the second. With two outs, DH Jose Herrera singled and C Cooper Johnson followed with a single. SS Keyber Rodriguez and CF Josh Smith delivered back-to-back RBI singles to give Round Rock a 2-0 edge.
Tacoma responded in the bottom frame with a run. RF Colin Davis started the inning with a triple and scored on a sacrifice fly by 1B Carson Taylor to give the Rainiers their first run of the day.
Smith led off the top half of the fifth with a solo home run, giving the E-Train a 3-1 lead. A pair of walks later set up back-to-back RBI singles from RF Trevor Hauver and Herrera. Round Rock led 5-1 after five complete.
The Express added a run in the top of the ninth with a solo home run by 1B Jonah Bride to give the E-Train a six-run lead entering the bottom half of the ninth. RHP Josh Sborz retired the Rainiers' bats to secure a 6-1 win in the series finale.
E-TRAIN EXCERPTS:
WHERE WE STAND: Express finish their season-long 12-game road trip 6-6, dropping 4 of 6 at Las Vegas and winning 4 of 6 at Tacoma...are -1.0 G behind 1st-place Las Vegas.
RHP JOSE CORNIELL: (ND, 4.0 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 2 SO, 61 pitches, 40 strikes) made his 7th start of the season and first start since 6/12 vs ELP...got out of a bases-loaded jam in the 1st with a double play...generated 3 flyouts and 3 groundouts with his sinker... added to the Round Rock roster on 6/25 from TEX...has posted a 1.38 ERA (2 ER/13.0 IP) with 9 strikeouts, 1 walk and a 0.92 WHIP across 3 starts for the Express without a decision in June...is 1 of 3 Triple-A pitchers that have thrown 30.0+ innings without allowing a home run.
INF JONAH BRIDE: finished the 12-game road trip batting .310 (13-42) with 3 doubles, 3 homers, 7 RBI, 11 runs, 6 walks and 6 strikeouts...recorded his team-leading 9th home run in the top of the 9th...7 of his 9 homers have been against LHP.
RHP RYAN LOBUS: (W, 2.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 3 SO, 36 pitches, 24 strikes) earned his 1st career win at the Triple-A level in his 3rd outing after making his Triple-A debut on 6/20 at LV...struck out 3 batters, the 1st of his Triple-A career...allowed a hit and a walk across 2.0 SHO IP...recorded 1st-pitch strikes to 6 of 8 batters faced.
DH JOSE HERRERA: (3-for-4, R, RBI) posted his first 3-hit game of the season...singled in the 2nd and 7th inning...RBI single in the 5th made it a 5-1 game...slashed .412/.444/.647 (7-for-17) with a homer, 3 RBI and a walk on the road trip (since 6/16).
NOTES: Express are now 19-8 when recording 10+ hits...offense now owns a .750 OPS after beginning their road trip with a .728 OPS...hit 22 home runs in the 12-game trip, which accounts for 29.7% of the club's 74 long balls this season.
NEXT GAME: Tuesday, June 30 vs Albuquerque FIRST PITCH: 6:45 p.m. CT BALLPARK: Dell Diamond
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