Express Fall to 51's 7-4
Published on May 24, 2005 under Pacific Coast League (PCL1)
Round Rock Express News Release
(LAS VEGAS, NV) - The Round Rock Express got into an old-fashioned, light-air, homer battle in Las Vegas Monday night, losing the opener of a four game series, 7-4.
Las Vegas took the lead in the bottom of the first on a two-run homer off Express starter Chris Fussell by SS Norihiro Nakamura. Round Rock matched those two runs with a Danny Klassen two-run shot off winning pitcher Ryan Rupe in the top of the second.
The 51's scored the go-ahead run on a Joe Thurston sacrifice fly in the second inning. But then, the homer barrage started again in the sixth as Express 3B Mike Coolbaugh launched a 475 foot drive onto the stadium scoreboard and Round Rock led 4-3.
That lead did not last long. In the bottom of the sixth, a two-run Joe Thurston homer off losing pitcher Brooks Kieschnick, and an RBI single by former Express CF Henri Stanley made it 6-4 Las Vegas. A solo homer by LF Jayson Werth finished the scoring at 7-4.
The second game of the Las Vegas series begins at 7:05 PM (9:05 PM CST). The Express return home to The Dell Diamond to take on the Iowa Cubs Friday, May 27.
For tickets, log on to www.roundrockexpress.com or call 512-255-BALL.
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