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Round Rock Express - Game Notes at Oklahoma City RedHawks (Houston Astros)

September 3, 2012 - Pacific Coast League (PCL1)
Round Rock Express News Release


GAME 144 | 3 SEPTEMBER 2012 | 11:05 A.M. CDT | BRICKTOWN BALLPARK | OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLA.

ROUND ROCK EXPRESS (69-74) at OKLAHOMA CITY REDHAWKS (77-65)

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

EXPRESS: LHP Chad Bell (5-4, 4.36 ERA) | REDHAWKS: LHP Dallas Keuchel (6-4, 4.03 ERA)

MONDAY, MONDAY

Round Rock and Oklahoma City (Houston Astros) conclude the regular season today with the finale of a four-game series. First pitch between the Express and RedHawks is scheduled for 11:05 a.m. CDT at Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark in Oklahoma City. The Express won 10 of their last 14 games and are 26-13 since July 26, the Pacific Coast League's best record in that time. The RedHawks won seven of their last eight games and are 14-6 since snapping a 10-game losing streak Aug. 14. Round Rock is fourth in the PCL's American Southern Division, 10 games behind division-leader Albuquerque. Oklahoma City sits one-and-a-half games behind the Isotopes.

RADIO GA GA

Today's game airs on 1260 AM 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. The RedHawks won three of four at Oklahoma City in late April, and the teams split a four-game series at The Dell Diamond in mid-June. The teams also split a four-game series Aug. 18-21 at The Dell Diamond with the Express winning each of the last two games. ... SERIES HISTORY: Oklahoma City leads the all-time series 67-59, including a 52-43 advantage prior to the affiliation switch in 2011. The Express are 29-33 at Bricktown Ballpark. Round Rock won season series in 2005 (10-6), 2006 (10-6) and 2011 (10-6), while Oklahoma City won season series in 2007 (8-7), 2008 (11-5) and 2010 (13-3). The teams split 16 games in 2009. The Express have three sweeps (2005 at Oklahoma City, 2006 at home, 2011 at Oklahoma City), while the RedHawks have two sweeps (2009 and 2010, both at Oklahoma City). ... 2012 SERIES: The RedHawks lead the season series 9-6, winning five of seven at Bricktown Ballpark. Round Rock is hitting .292 (151-for-518) with 12 homers, 26 doubles, four triples and 4.5 runs per game. Julio Borbon is 23-for-60 (.383) with two homers, 10 RBI and 12 runs scored in 15 games; he has hit safely in 10 straight games against the RedHawks. Luis Hernandez is 22-for-69 (.319) in 15 games with two homers, nine RBI, four doubles, a triple and seven runs scored. Matt Kata is 11-for-39 (.282) in 11 games with one homer, seven RBI, a double and a triple. Brad Nelson is 18-for-54 (.333) with a homer, eight RBI, six doubles, 10 walks and 10 runs scored in 14 games. Express pitchers have a 5.59 ERA (80 ER/130.0 IP) with three saves, 39 walks and 92 strikeouts; Round Rock pitchers have allowed 13 home runs.

SERIES"ˆINFORMATION

GAME"ˆ141 | FRIDAY, AUGUST 31

RedHawks 11, Express 5

WP: Owens (2-3). LP: Jackson (7-13). SV: None.

GAME"ˆ142 | SATURDAY, SEPT. 1

Express 6, RedHawks 3

WP: Eyre (1-2). LP: Fick (2-2). SV: None.

GAME"ˆ143 | SUNDAY, SEPT. 2

RedHawks 9, Express 6

WP: Cisnero (4-1). LP: Reynolds (11-9). SV: Mock (1).

GAME"ˆ144 | MONDAY, SEPT. 3 | 11:05 a.m. CDT

Express: LHP Chad Bell (5-4, 4.36 ERA)

RedHawks: LHP Dallas Keuchel (6-4, 4.03 ERA)

START ME UP

LHP CHAD BELL (5-4, 4.36 ERA, 51 K)

2012: Began season with Class A-Advanced Myrtle Beach, going 1-0 with a 1.59 ERA (2 ER/11.1 IP) and 12 strikeouts against four walks in four relief outings ... assigned to Double-A Frisco prior to April 25 game ... moved into the RoughRiders rotation May 19 ... 2-2 with a 2.84 ERA (16 ER/50.2 IP) and 40 strikeouts against 13 walks in seven starts and six relief appearances with Frisco ... Texas League Mid-Season All-Star ... assigned to Round Rock prior to June 22 game.

ROUND ROCK: Won two straight starts ... 1.69 ERA (3 ER/16.0 IP), 14 strikeouts, five walks over last three starts ... made first career Triple-A appearance June 26 at Iowa (start) ... won each of first two Triple-A starts "" June 26 at Iowa, July 1 vs. New Orleans ... allowed one run on nine hits over 11.2 innings in those two starts ... lost starts July 6 at Albuquerque, July 13 vs. Memphis, July 23 vs. Omaha, Aug. 2 vs. Tucson ... averages 4.62 runs of support per start ... Express scored two runs total in four losses (two shutouts; scored in ninth inning in one of other two games) ... surrendered three or fewer earned runs in seven of 13 starts ... Express are 8-5 in his starts ... 3-2 with two no-decisions (1-1) in starts following Express win ... 2-2 with one no-decision (1-0) in starts following Express loss ... 2.77 ERA (4 ER/13.0 IP) in first inning ... no fourth-inning runs allowed (13.0 innings) ... 12 of 36 earned runs allowed scored in third inning (8.31 ERA) ... holds opponents to a .221 average (15-for-68) when leading off an inning with three homers, nine walks, nine strikeouts ... opponents hitting .333 (22-for-66) with runners in scoring position, .343 (12-for-35) with two outs and RISP ... four of five homers surrendered were solos (three leadoff) ... three-plus walks in eight of 13 starts, five of last seven ... four-plus walks five times.

LAST OUTING: Won Aug. 29 start vs. New Orleans at The Dell Diamond (10-6) ... allowed two runs on six hits over 5.0 innings with three walks, four strikeouts ... bolstered by Express' seven-run first inning ... left game leading 8-2 ... 98 pitches, 65 strikes.

2012"ˆvs. OKLAHOMA CITY: No-decision in Aug. 18 start at The Dell Diamond, a 5-4 Express loss ... allowed one run on five hits over 6.0 innings with five strikeouts, no walks ... also hit one batter, induced one double play ... lone run scored on Carlos Corporan sixth-inning leadoff homer ... left game leading 3-1 ... RedHawks overcame 4-1 deficit with four-run eighth.

CAREER"ˆvs. OKLAHOMA CITY: No meetings prior to 2012.

NOTABLE: Chadwick Bell ... Rangers 14th-round draft pick in 2009 out of Walters State [Tenn.] Community College ... 8-1, 2.08 (15 ER/65.0 IP) with five complete games, one shutout, 78 strikeouts in 12 starts as a sophomore at Walters State ... garnered Tennessee Community College Athletic Association Pitcher of the Year honors and was first-team all-TCCAA ... NJCAA third-team All-America in 2009 ... committed to University of Tennessee but signed with Rangers rather than attending Tennessee ... 4-1, 1.51 (9 ER/53.2 IP) with 51 strikeouts for Cotuit of Cape Cod League in summer of 2009 ... tossed a no-hitter July 12 ... drafted in the 37th round by Cleveland in the 2008 June Draft ... TBCA Todd Helton Player of the Year as a senior at South Doyle High School in Knoxville, Tenn. ... selected by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 25th round of the 2007 draft.

GOOD VIBRATIONS

Round Rock is 26-13 since July 26, the PCL's best record in that time. That stretch began with a five-game winning streak, the team's longest winning streak until a six-game streak the following week. The Express lost consecutive games only three times in that span, including one three-game skid. It was Round Rock's first three-game slump since July 19-21. The Express won 10 of 14 games since.

PCL RECORDS SINCE JULY 26

Round Rock 26-13 .667

Sacramento 24-14 .632

Tacoma 22-17 .564

Salt Lake 21-17 .553

New Orleans 19-16 .543

Colorado Springs 21-18 .538

Omaha 20-18 .526

Nashville 19-19 .500

Fresno 19-20 .487

Las Vegas 18-20 .474

Reno 18-20 .474

Albuquerque 18-21 .462

Oklahoma City 17-21 .447

Tucson 16-23 .410

Memphis 15-24 .385

Iowa 11-24 .314

FOR WHAT IT'S WORTH

The Express... have won 10 of 14, 16 of 23 ... clubbed 18 homers over last 13 games ... hit at least one homer in 10 of last 15 games, 16 of last 23 ... are 25-13 since July 26 ... are hitting .318 (295-for-927) over last 26 games with 10-plus hits in 17 of last 23 games ... won six of last nine series, gaining a split in other three ... are 15-0 when scoring at least seven runs since the All-Star break ... are 27-15 since scoring five ninth-inning runs to force extra-innings in an 11-inning, 8-7 victory July 22 vs. Omaha (team's first victory when trailing after eight innings) ... are 29-22 since All-Star break ... are 14-21 in series openers (10-9 at home, 4-12 on the road), winning seven of last 10 ... are 17-59 when allowing at least five runs, 53-26 when scoring at least five runs ... are 19-16 in one-run games, 12-4 since the All-Star break ... are 5-60 when trailing after seven innings, 4-62 when trailing after eight innings ... are 59-7 when leading after seven innings, 53-4 when leading after eight innings ... are 33-31 since Clint Musslewhite's departure, 19-20 at The Dell Diamond in that time.

EVERYDAY PEOPLE

MIKE BIANUCCI: Placed on disabled list following July 3 game ... 2-for-18 (.111) since returning from disabled list (Aug. 28).

JULIO BORBON: Franchise record 161 hits ... nine-game hitting streak (.317, 13-for-41) ... hit safely in 18 of last 19 games (.378, 31-for-82) ... reached safely in 19 straight games ... multiple-hits in nine of last 18 games ... fourth player in franchise history to amass at least 150 hits in a season.

JOEY BUTLER: Hit safely in 19 of last 20 games (.359, 28-for-78) ... 0-for-1 with two walks, two sacrifice flies in lone hitless game ... franchise-record 79 walks ... fourth in league with 93 runs ... hitting .394 (143-for-363) when not striking out ... 12 of 20 home runs were solo shots (five leadoff) ... seventh player in franchise history with at least 30 career homers.

ROBINZON DIAZ: Hit safely in four of six games with Express with three multiple-hit outings ... reached safely in five of six games ... produced a run (scored or RBI) in five of six games.

ALBERTO GONZALEZ: Hit safely in seven of 12 games with Express, including four multiple-hit efforts ... first season with multiple homers since hitting six with three different teams in 2008.

LUIS HERNANDEZ: Hit safely in 20 of last 23 games with Express (.396, 40-for-101), a stretch that included a 16-game hitting streak ... hit .446 (33-for-74) during streak ... tied for fifth-longest streak in Express history (tied for third-longest this season) ... multiple hits in 13 of last 23 games.

KOYIE HILL: 7-for-36 (.194) over last 10 games ... at least one strikeout in 13 of 15 games with Express, two strikeouts four times ... four multiple-hit outings.

MATT KATA: Hit safely in five of last six games (.350, 7-for-20) ... franchise records in career games (412), career multiple-hit games (116) ... four hits shy of Mark Saccomanno's career hits franchise record (424) ... hitting .355 (27-for-76) over last 21 games with 15 RBI ... 13 multiple-hit efforts over last 30 games ... sixth player in franchise history with at least 30 career homers.

BRAD NELSON: 2-for-20 (.100) over last five-plus games ... tied for sixth in Express history with 24 homers ... first player in franchise history with at least 23 homers in multiple seasons (24 in 2011) ... 48 career homers with Express, fifth in franchise history ... 16 of 24 homers were solos, including nine leadoff shots ... hitting .302 (110-for-364) after All-Star break over last two seasons ... at least one strikeout in 22 of last 26 games (28 strikeouts).

YANGERVIS SOLARTE: Eight-game hitting streak (.452, 14-for-31) ... multiple hits in four of last five games ... hitting .365 (31-for-85) over last 21 games with 10 multiple-hit efforts ... hit into 28 double plays, most in organized baseball regardless of level ... nine of 11 home runs were solo shots ... second in PCL with 12.96 plate appearances per strikeout.

RYAN SPILBORGHS: Hitting .382 (13-for-34) over last 10 games with five multiple-hit efforts, 10 RBI, five doubles ... multiple hits in six of last eight games in which he hit safely ... hit safely in 15 of last 20 games (.333, 24-for-72).

BROTHERS IN ARMS

FABIO CASTILLO: Season-high four runs allowed Aug. 29 vs. New Orleans ... season-high three strikeouts Aug. 22 vs. Nashville ... six strikeouts over last four outings (5.1 innings) ... held opponent scoreless in nine of 14 outings ... opponents are 1-for-14 (.071) when leading off an inning with three walks, six strikeouts.

NEAL COTTS: Held opponent scoreless in seven of last eight outings (3.00 ERA, 3 ER/9.0 IP) ... held opponent hitless in four of last seven appearances ... stranded 16 of 24 inherited runners (66.7 percent), including each of last six ... 26 strikeouts over last 12 outings (16.0 innings) ... struck out five of last 11 batters faced, seven of last 18.

WILLIE EYRE: 0.87 ERA (1 ER/10.1 IP) over last seven outings with 13 strikeouts, one walk ... no runs allowed in last seven road outings (8.2 innings) ... holds opponents to a .067 average (2-for-30) when leading off an inning with one homer, two walks, 11 strikeouts (.176 on-base percentage) ... opponents hitting .538 (7-for-13) with runners in scoring position and two outs.

JOE ORTIZ: Held opponent scoreless in seven straight outings (10.0 innings), 10 of last 11 games (1.08 ERA, 2 ER/16.1 IP) ... all seven runs allowed were via homers ... two-run homer surrendered Aug. 6 vs. Las Vegas was lone non-solo homer allowed ... opponents hitting .216 (25-for-116) otherwise ... five strikeouts, no walks over last five outings (6.1 innings) ... stranded 13 of 17 inherited runners (76.5 percent).

BEN SNYDER: Held opponent scoreless in eight of last nine appearances ... surrendered season-high six runs in other outing (Aug. 26 vs. Nashville) ... struck out eight of last 17 batters faced (4.2 innings) ... 28-to-7 strikeout-to-walk ratio over last 14 outings (three starts) ... stranded 13 of 27 inherited runners (48.1 percent).

WHO'S NEXT

The 2013 season begins Thursday, April 4, with the first of four games against the Omaha Storm Chasers at The Dell Diamond. The Iowa Cubs visit Round Rock for four games following the Omaha series.

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