Round Rock Beats Las Vegas, Heads to Tacoma in First Place
September 17, 2023 - Pacific Coast League (PCL)
Round Rock Express News Release
ROUND ROCK, Texas - The Round Rock Express (41-28 | 85-58) earned the series split against the Las Vegas Aviators (40-29 | 74-69) after their 5-1 victory on Sunday afternoon at Dell Diamond. Round Rock holds a 1.0-game lead in the Pacific Coast League second half standings heading into their final six games.
Express reliever RHP Justin Slaten (1-0, 0.00) earned the win after 2.0 innings of scoreless baseball with one hit and two strikeouts. Aviators starter RHP Zach Neal (4-2, 5.21) walked away with the loss after allowing three runs on six hits with two walks and one strikeout in 3.2 innings.
Along the Train Tracks:
A double from SS Tyler Wade and RBI single from 3B Jonah Bride opened the game for Las Vegas and put one run on the board in the first inning.
Round Rock tied the game at one in the third inning after a double from DH Elier Hernandez and walk from 2B Justin Foscue put two men on. 1B Blaine Crim singled to score Hernandez and tied the game at one.
Express LF Dustin Harris got aboard after a one-out walk in the fourth inning. RF Sandro Fabian delivered a 3-1 lead by lining a two-run home run to left field.
After a walk and two hits loaded the bases for Round Rock in the seventh inning, Harris dropped a single to center field which allowed a run to score. A sacrifice fly from Fabian added one more and the Express led 5-1. The E-Train collected the final six outs to secure the win.
E-Train Excerpts:
Round Rock RF Sandro Fabian launched his 22nd home run of the season after his go-ahead bomb in the fourth inning on Sunday. Ten of his home runs have either tied the game or given the E-Train the lead. He is one of 10 players in the Pacific Coast League with 22 or more home runs this season.
The Express held Las Vegas to one run on Sunday which was just the 12 time this season that the Aviators had been held to one or fewer runs.
With six games remaining, Round Rock holds a 1.0-game lead in the Pacific Coast League standings. While Round Rock heads to Tacoma for six games, Las Vegas will head home to take on the Reno Aces for a six-game set.
Next up: Round Rock will hit the road for the final time this season against the Tacoma Rainiers (Seattle Mariners affiliate) at Cheney Stadium beginning Tuesday, September 19 at 8:05 p.m. CT. Both pitchers for game one are to be announced.
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