PCL1 Round Rock Express

Round Rock Express - Game Notes at Oklahoma City

Published on April 27, 2012 under Pacific Coast League (PCL1)
Round Rock Express News Release


GAME 22 | 27 APRIL 2012 | 7:05 P.M. CDT | CHICKASAW BRICKTOWN BALLPARK | OKLAHOMA CITY

ROUND ROCK EXPRESS (9-12) at OKLAHOMA CITY REDHAWKS (14-7)

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

EXPRESS: LHP Martin Perez (1-2, 4.03 ERA) | REDHAWKS: RHP Aneury Rodriguez (1-2, 5.40 ERA)

TONIGHT'S"ˆGAME

Round Rock continues a nine-day, eight-game road trip Friday with the second of four games against the Oklahoma City RedHawks (Houston Astros). First pitch is scheduled for 7:05 a.m. CDT at Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark in Oklahoma City. The Express, 5-5 in their last 10 games, snapped a three-game winning streak with an 11-5 loss in last night's series opener. The RedHawks are 6-4 in their last 10 games, winning each of the last two games. Round Rock is 5-8 on the road, while Oklahoma City is 8-5 at home. The RedHawks currently have a half-game lead over New Orleans in the Pacific Coast League American Southern Division and a five-game lead over the Express. This is the second of 16 meetings between Round Rock and Oklahoma City this season.

BROADCAST"ˆINFORMATION

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

EXPRESS-REDHAWKS SERIES

This is the second of 16 meetings between the franchises that switched affiliations following the 2010 season. The RedHawks visit The Dell Diamond for four-game series June 14-17 and Aug. 18-21, and the Express conclude the regular season Aug. 31-Sept. 3 at Oklahoma City. ... SERIES NOTES: Four current Express players were RedHawks members when Oklahoma City was the Rangers Triple-A affiliate "" Julio Borbon, Michael Kirkman, Tanner Scheppers and Ben Snyder. ... Four RedHawks spent time in Round Rock when the Express were the Astros Triple-A affiliate "" J.B. Shuck, Fernando Abad, Jordan Lyles, Sergio Perez. Brett Wallace was on the Express roster for one day following his trade to the Astros from the Blue Jays as part of the 2010 trade-deadline deal that sent Roy Oswalt to the Phillies; however, he did not appear in a game and was promoted to Houston when Lance Berkman was traded to the Yankees the following day. ... The series features brothers squaring off "" Round Rock's Ben Snyder and Oklahoma City outfielder Brad Snyder. Brad singled off Ben in the sixth inning of last night's series opener.

SERIES"ˆINFORMATION

GAME"ˆ21 | THURSDAY, APRIL 26 | 7:05 p.m. CDT

RedHawks 11, Express 5

WP: Sosa (2-0). LP: Kirkman (0-1). SV: None.

GAME"ˆ22 | FRIDAY, APRIL 27 | 7:05 p.m. CDT

Express: LHP Martin Perez (1-2, 4.03 ERA)

RedHawks: RHP Aneury Rodriguez (1-2, 5.40 ERA)

GAME"ˆ23 | SATURDAY, APRIL 28 | 7:05 p.m. CDT

Express: RHP Neil Ramirez (2-1, 2.14 ERA)

RedHawks: RHP Paul Clements (1-1, 1.59 ERA)

GAME"ˆ24 | SUNDAY, APRIL 29 | 2:05 p.m. CDT

Express: RHP"ˆGreg Reynolds (1-2, 3.00 ERA)

RedHawks: LHP Dallas Keuchel (3-1, 1.67 ERA)

EXPRESS STARTER

LHP MARTIN PEREZ (1-2, 4.03 ERA)

2012: Non-roster invite to Rangers spring training ... started two games, working 4.0 innings with an 0-1 record and a 9.00 ERA"ˆ(4 ER/4.0 ERA) ... opponents hit .444 (8-for-18) ... walked five with three strikeouts ... Earned victory in April 6 start at Iowa, a 4-3 Express win ... no-decision in April 11 start at Omaha, a 6-5 Express loss ... suffered tough-luck loss in April 16 start vs. Iowa, a 3-2 Cubs win ... Allowed three runs "" one earned "" on three hits and three walks over 5.2 innings with four strikeouts.

LAST"ˆSTART: Saddled with loss in April 21 start at New Orleans, an 8-5 Zephyrs win ... allowed five runs on six hits and five walks over five innings with three strikeouts ... season highs in runs allowed and walks; tied season high in hits allowed ... surrendered two runs in third inning and three in fourth ... left game trailing 5-4 ... used 94 pitches, 50 strikes.

2011 vs. OKLAHOMA CITY: Did not face Oklahoma City.

2011: Combined to go 8-6 with a 4.33 ERA (66 ER/137.1 IP) in 26 starts and one relief outing between Frisco (AA) and Round Rock (AAA) ... held opposition to a .284 average (152-for-536) with left-handed batters hitting .252 (34-for-135) and right-handed batters hitting .294 (118-for-401) ... logged career highs in both starts (26) and innings (137.1) ... surrendered just one of his 10 home runs to a lefty ... began the season with Frisco and tossed the second perfect game in RoughRiders history April 19 at Arkansas, retiring all 15 batters he faced in a 6.0-inning, rain-shortened contest ... was the winning pitcher in the 2011 Texas League All-Star Game and appeared in the All-Star Futures Game at Chase Field in July ... promoted to the Express July 15, becoming the youngest player in the Pacific Coast League ... went 4-4 with a 6.43 ERA (35 ER/49.0 IP) and 37 strikeouts against 20 walks in 10 games (all starts) ... earned the victory in debut July 16 at Memphis, holding the Redbirds to one run over 5.0 innings of work ... was 1-2 with a 10.13 ERA (15 ER/13.1 IP) over next three starts ... logged a quality start in two of next three outings, going 1-0 with a 2.45 ERA (5 ER/18.1 IP) to lower Triple-A ERA from 7.85 to 5.15 ... allowed at least four runs in each of his final three outings, posting a 10.22 ERA (14 ER/12.1 IP).

NOTABLE: Martin Jimenez Perez ... was part of Rangers 2012 Hispanic Caravan, participating in a clinic for youngsters at the Boys and Girls Club and attending the Mexican League Dinner in Dallas.

BUTLER STREAK ENDS AT 15 GAMES

Joey Butler snapped a 15-game hitting streak last night, going 0-for-3 with a walk. He was 20-for-58 (.345) during the streak with three homers, five RBI, five doubles and 17 runs scored. Butler's streak was the second-longest in the PCL this season to date behind only the 18-gamer by Las Vegas outfielder Travis Snider, which also ended last night. Butler enjoyed four multiple-hit games during the streak, including one three-hit outing. It was Butler's fourth streak of at least 10 games since the beginning of last season; he enjoyed a 16-game streak last season, falling two games shy of Mark Saccomanno's 2008 franchise-record, 18-game stretch. Butler has hit safely in 17 of 20 games this season and reached safely in all but the season's fourth game. He has not gone consecutive games without a hit since April 17-18, 2011 (the fourth and fifth games of his Triple-A career), a span of 128 games. Furthermore, Butler has hit safely in 12 consecutive home games and 26 of his last 27 games at The Dell Diamond dating back to last season.

TEAM"ˆNOTES

Round Rock has at least one double in every game since the season opener "" a 21-game run. ... Express batters have clubbed eight home runs in the last four games after hitting 12 homers in the season's first 17 games. ... Express relievers boast a 3.38 ERA (31 ER/82.2 IP). The bullpen has allowed 15 earned runs in 55.0 innings (2.45 ERA) over the last 14 games since a ninth-inning blown save April 11 at Omaha. Round Rock relievers have allowed more than one earned run in a game only three times in that span, one of which was in a 13-inning game. ... Round Rock and Iowa have played more one-run games (10 each) than any other team in the PCL. Seven of those one-run games were against each other. The Express are 4-6 in one-run games, winning three of their last four such games. ... Half of Round Rock's 20 home runs have been solo shots, including six to leadoff an inning; 11 came with no outs. ... Opposing batters are hitting .196 (18-for-92) with RISP and two outs. Five of the 18 hits came in an April 21 loss at New Orleans. ... Express batters are 4-for-14 (.286) with the bases loaded (no home runs) and are hitless in their last six bases-loaded at bats; however, they have drawn three walks in that time. Opposing batters are 9-for-19 (.474) with the bases loaded (two home runs). Oklahoma City was 3-for-3 with a grand slam last night. ... Round Rock has committed 14 errors in the last 10 games after committing only five errors in the season's first 11 games. The Express committed at least one error in nine of the last 12 games. ... Round Rock is 0-9 when trailing after seven innings, one of five PCL teams winless in that situation (Fresno 0-3; Nashville 0-15; New Orleans 0-7; Oklahoma City 0-6).

PLAYER"ˆNOTES

Mike Bianucci is hitless in his last three games, going 0-for-12 in that time. He is 4-for-33 (.121) since a sixth-inning single April 16 vs. Iowa than capped a season-opening, 11-game hitting streak. Bianucci is tied for second in the PCL with five homers; however, he has only one round-tripper over his last 13 games (63 at bats). He is second on the team with seven multiple-hit games, all two-hit efforts. Bianucci has struck out at least once in seven straight, fanning 11 times in that span. He is 2-for-20 (.400) with runners in scoring position. ... Julio Borbon is 3-for-40 (.075) with no extra-base hits over his last nine games, watching his average drop more than 100 points in that time. He has not produced an RBI since April 14 (10 games). ... Dusty Brown produced his first multiple-hit game since April 15 vs. Iowa last night. He is 3-for-6 with a double, two RBI and three walks in his last two games. ... Six of Joey Butler's eight RBI this season came via home runs. Butler has four RBI over the last four games after producing only one RBI over the previous 13 games. He is 1-for-16 (.063) with runners on base and two outs, and 1-for-12 (.083) with RISP and two outs. Butler has walked in five straight games against three strikeouts in that time. He is hitting .411 (23-for-56) when putting the ball in play and .389 (7-for-18) when leading off an inning. Butler is tied for second in the PCL with 20 runs scored; he snapped a streak of six consecutive games with at least one run scored last night. ... Luis Hernandez snapped a 3-for-27 (.111) skid last night, going 3-for-5 with a home run and three RBI. It was his first homer of the season (18th game, 66th at bat). Hernandez has struck out only three in his last 11 games, a span of 43 at bats. His three RBI last night were a season high, one shy of his season total entering the game, and his first since April 15 (seven games, 27 at bats). ... Matt Kata has reached safely in 10 of 11 games played with at least one plate appearance and scored at least once in each of the last three games. Kata snapped a six-game streak without an RBI April 23, plating two runs with his third-inning single. He is 6-for-15 (.400) when leading off an inning. ... Leonys Martin is 6-for-28 (.214) over his last seven games, going hitless in three of those contests and posting two-hit outings in two of the other four. He leads the team with nine multiple-hit games, four of which were three-hit outings. Martin is hitting .381 (8-for-21) when leading off an inning with two home runs and one walk; however, he is hitless in his last five such at bats. He is 7-for-16 (.438) with runners in scoring position and 2-for-5 with RISP and two outs. ... Luis Martinez collected two hits in each of his last two games after going 1-for-13 in his previous five games. He is 5-for-14 (.357) with runners in scoring position. ... Tommy Mendonca snapped a 17-at-bat hitless skid with his seventh-inning single last night. He is 6-for-43 (.140) with no multiple-hit games since a four-hit outing April 10 at Omaha; he has 13 strikeouts and two walks in that time and has not walked since April 12. Mendonca is 3-for-5 with RISP and two outs, but 1-for-14 (.071) when leading off an inning and 0-for-9 with RISP and fewer than two outs. ... Greg Miclat has hit safely in four of his last five games with at least one plate appearance. ... Brad Nelson is 6-for-14 (.429) with four RBI and four runs scored over his last three games after a 1-for-18 (.056) skid. Nelson clubbed his first homer of the season April 23 at New Orleans in his 16th game and 64th at bat; he hit 24 homers last season, 22 of which came after his 15th game of the season. He is 3-for-14 (.214) with RISP and two outs. ... Yangervis Solarte has hit safely in eight of his last nine games, going 15-for-33 (.455) in that time with four multiple-hit games. He is riding a seven-game hitting streak (.500, 13-for-26) that includes a trio of three-hit games and an RBI in five of the seven games; he has one strikeout during the streak. Solarte has reached safely in 10 straight games, and he is 4-for-12 with RISP and two outs. ... Sean Green snapped a streak of 7.1 consecutive scoreless innings over four outings in his last outing, surrendering a run in one inning of work April 24 at New Orleans. He has yielded one run in two of seven appearances and none in the other five. Opposing batters are 1-for-8 (.125) with RISP and two outs. ... Mark Hamburger has worked 3.2 scoreless innings over two relief outings since returning to the bullpen after yielding 17 ER over 10.1 innings (14.81 ERA) in three starts. ... Opposing batters are 0-for-8 with RISP and two outs against Derek Hankins. Eight of the 14 hits he has allowed came with the bases empty. ... Aaron Heilman owns a 1.23 ERA (1 ER/7.1 IP) over his last four outings with five strikeouts against two walks. All three earned runs Heilman has surrendered this season were via home runs. ... Neil Ramirez was named PCL Pitcher of the Week April 23 after earning wins in two starts with no runs allowed over six innings in each start. Three of the five runs he has allowed in four starts came in the same inning "" a three-run fifth April 12 at Omaha; he has not allowed multiple runs in any other inning. Ramirez is fourth in the PCL with a 0.90 WHIP; he also is fourth among league starters in fewest base-runners per nine innings (8.14). ... Greg Reynolds is tied for second in the PCL with 27.0 innings and fifth among league starters with 1.00 walks per nine innings. He has allowed two earned runs over 15.0 innings in his last two starts for a 1.20 ERA in that time. Both runs came via solo homers. Reynolds allows opponents a .444 average (12-for-27) when leading off an inning but holds them to a .108 mark (4-for-37) with runners on base, inducing four double plays. Opposing batters are 1-for-15 (.067) with runners on base and two outs and 0-for-18 with runners in scoring position. ... Tanner Scheppers has converted each of his last three save opportunities over a five-appearance span, posting a 1.80 ERA (1 ER/5.0 IP) over that time. He is tied for second in the PCL with four saves. Opposing batters are 3-for-6 against him with RISP and two outs. ... Ben Snyder has not allowed a run in each of his last four outings, a span of 6.2 innings. Opposing batters are 1-for-14 (.071) with runners in scoring position. ... Yoshinori Tateyama held the opposition scoreless in four of five outings, allowing one run in the other appearance. Opponents are 2-for-18 (.111) with one extra-base hit (double) against Yoshinori, including an 0-for-5 mark with runners in scoring position.

NEXT SERIES

Round Rock returns to The Dell Diamond for an eight-game home stand that begins with a four-game series against the New Orleans Zephyrs (Miami Marlins). The series runs Monday through Thursday with a 7:05 p.m. CDT first pitch each night. The Express won three of four against the Zephyrs at Metairie, La. (April 21-24).

GAME"ˆ25 | MONDAY, APRIL 30 | 7:05 p.m. CDT | THE DELL DIAMOND

Express: LHP Zach Jackson (1-2, 5.32 ERA)

Zephyrs: RHP Tom Koehler (0-3, 5.85 ERA)

GAME"ˆ26 | TUESDAY, MAY 1 | 7:05 p.m. CDT | THE DELL DIAMOND

Express: LHP Michael Kirkman (0-1, 11.45)

Zephyrs: RHP J.D. Martin (2-1, 6.30 ERA)

GAME"ˆ27 | WEDNESDAY, MAY 2 | 7:05 p.m. CDT | THE DELL DIAMOND

Express: LHP Martin Perez (1-2, 4.03 ERA; starts tonight)

Zephyrs: RHP Alex Sanabia (2-0, 2.10 ERA; starts tonight)

GAME"ˆ28 | THURSDAY, MAY 3 | 7:05 p.m. CDT | THE DELL DIAMOND

Express: RHP Neil Ramirez (2-1, 2.14 ERA; starts tomorrow)

Zephyrs: LHP Brad Hand (2-1, 3.63 ERA; starts tomorrow)

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