PCL1 Round Rock Express

Round Rock Express - Game Notes at Omaha Storm Chasers

Published on June 9, 2012 under Pacific Coast League (PCL1)
Round Rock Express News Release


GAME 66 | 9 JUNE 2012 | 7:05 P.M. CDT | WERNER PARK | PAPILLION, NEB.

ROUND ROCK EXPRESS (27-35) at OMAHA STORM CHASERS (37-25)

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

EXPRESS: RHP Neil Ramirez (6-5, 7.25 ERA) | STORM CHASERS: LHP Ryan Verdugo (3-1, 3.61 ERA)

TONIGHT'S"ˆGAME

Round Rock continues a seven-game road trip with the third of four games against the Omaha Storm Chasers (Kansas City Royals). First pitch is scheduled for 7:05 p.m. CDT at Werner Park in Papillion, Neb. The Express have lost four straight after dropping last night's game 11-5. Round Rock is 4-6 over its last 10 games and 12-22 on the road. The Storm Chasers have won six of their last eight and a league-best 25-9 at home. The Express are fourth in the PCL's American Southern Division, 10-and-a-half games back of Oklahoma City, which snapped a nine-game winning streak last night. The Storm Chasers lead the American Northern Division by nine-and-a-half games over Iowa, the league's largest division lead by five-and-a-half games.

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-STORM CHASERS SERIES

This is the third of four series between the two teams. Omaha leads the season series 8-2, sweeping a four-game series April 9-12 at Werner Park and splitting four games April 17-20 at The Dell Diamond. Omaha returns to The Dell Diamond for a four-game series July 20-23. ... SERIES HISTORY: Omaha leads the all-time series 65-59, including a 38-25 advantage in games played in Nebraska. Round Rock was 21-32 at Rosenblatt Stadium. After splitting eight regular-season games and two postseason games at Werner Park last season, the Express have dropped all six games amongst the corn fields this season. The Express won season series in 2006 (10-6), 2009 (11-5) and 2011 (11-5). The Storm Chasers won season series in 2005 (6-10), 2008 (6-10) and 2010 (4-12). The teams split a rare 18-game season series in 2007 with the home team going 6-3 in each location. There have been six series sweeps "" Round Rock at home in 2006, Omaha at home in 2008 (three games), Round Rock at Omaha in 2009, Omaha at home in 2010, Round Rock at home in 2011 and Omaha at home earlier this season. ... 2012 SERIES: Six of the 10 meetings were decided by three or fewer runs, including a two-run game and four one-run games of which Omaha won three. The Storm Chasers won the April 10 game 9-8 in 16 innings, the longest game in Express history both in terms of innings and time of game (5:24). The teams also played a four-hour, 27-minute game in 2008 (third-longest in Express history), a 15-inning game in 2009 (second-longest) and a 14-inning game in 2010 (tied for third-longest). Omaha's 4-0 victory April 18 at The Dell Diamond was one of only two shutouts against the Express this season (2-0, June 5 vs. Albuquerque). ... Round Rock is hitting .229 (81-for-354) with seven homers, 16 doubles and 35 runs scored (3.5 per game). Joey Butler is 11-for-36 (.306) with a solo homer, two doubles and eight runs scored in nine games. Yangervis Solarte is 13-for-39 (.333) with six RBI, four doubles and a run scored in 10 games. No other Express player is hitting at or above .300 with the rest of the team is hitting .204 (57-for-279). Mike Bianucci has seven RBI in 10 games. Luis Hernandez is 3-for-33 (.091) in nine games. Round Rock pitchers have a 5.07 ERA (52 ER/92.1 IP) with 52 strikeouts against 35 walks. The Express also have surrendered six unearned runs and converted two of four save opportunities. Omaha is hitting .292 (107-for-367) with 11 homers, 17 doubles, four triples and 58 runs scored (5.8 runs per game). Irving Falu is 13-for-34 (.345) with two homers, 12 RBI and six runs scored in nine games.

SERIES"ˆINFORMATION

Storm Chasers 7, Express 2

WP: Odorizzi (3-0). LP: Oswalt (0-1). SV: Hottovy (4).

GAME"ˆ62 | FRIDAY, JUNE 8

Storm Chasers 11, Express 5

WP: Sanchez (1-1). LP: Reynolds (4-5). SV: None.

GAME"ˆ63 | SATURDAY, JUNE 9 | 7:05 p.m. CDT

Express: RHP Neil Ramirez (6-5, 7.25 ERA)

Storm Chasers: LHP Ryan Verdugo (3-1, 3.61 ERA)

GAME"ˆ64 | SUNDAY, JUNE 10 | 2:05 p.m. CDT

Express: LHP Martin Perez (3-5, 5.28 ERA)

Storm Chasers: RHP Nate Adcock (3-2, 1.99 ERA)

EXPRESS STARTER

RHP NEIL RAMIREZ (6-5, 7.25 ERA)

2012: Appeared in two games at Rangers spring training ... allowed seven runs on nine hits over four innings, posting a 15.75 ERA ... walked three and struck out two ... no-decision in season's first start April 7 at Iowa, a 7-2 Express win ... earned wins April 17 vs. Omaha, April 22 at New Orleans, May 3 vs. New Orleans, May 8 at Salt Lake, May 24 vs. Sacramento and June 3 vs. Albuquerque ... losses April 12 at Omaha, April 28 at Oklahoma City, May 13 at Tacoma, May 19 vs. Fresno and May 29 at Memphis ... allowed career-high eight runs (seven earned) over 3.1 innings in May 13 loss at Tacoma ... 3.47 ERA (14 ER/36.1 IP) in six wins ... 13.50 ERA (33 ER/22.0 IP) in five losses ... surrendered at least one home run in eight consecutive starts after not allowing a home run in first four starts ... 9.00 ERA (23 ER/23.0 IP) through first two innings ... worked at least 6.0 innings in six of 12 starts, including season-long, 7.0-inning outing in May 3 win vs. New Orleans ... opponents hitting .176 (3-for-17) with runners in scoring position and two outs ... opponents are 2-for-3 with bases loaded "" both grand slams ... four of nine home runs surrendered were solos ... 2-4, 10.67 ERA (32 ER/27.0 IP) in seven road starts.

LAST START: Earned victory in June 3 start vs. Albuquerque, a 7-3 Express win ... allowed three runs on five hits over 6.0 innings with one walk and five strikeouts ... surrendered single spots in the second, fourth and fifth innings, including Josh Fields two-out solo homer in the fourth inning ... 3-0 deficit erased by Express five-run fifth ... used 77 pitches, 53 strikes.

2012 vs. OMAHA: 1-1, 3.27 ERA (4 ER/11.0 IP) in two starts ... lost April 12 start at Werner Park, a 5-4 Storm Chasers win; allowed four runs on six hits over 5.0 innings with two walks and four strikeouts ... worked 6.0 shutout innings in April 17 win at The Dell Diamond, a 4-2 Express victory; scattered four hits with four strikeouts and no walks.

CAREER vs. OMAHA: 2-2, 2.86 ERA (7 ER/22.0 IP) ... made Triple-A debut in spot start April 13, 2011, at The Dell Diamond ... tossed 6.0 shutout innings on three hits and no walks with five strikeouts en route to victory in Express 2-0 win ... suffered loss in June 17, 2011, start at The Dell Diamond, a 4-0 Omaha win; allowed four runs (three earned) on six hits, including one home run, over 5.0 innings with three walks and six strikeouts ... also faced Omaha in Game 3 of 2011 American Conference Championship Series ... allowed one run on two hits and two walks over 5.0 innings with five strikeouts ... left game leading 6-1; Omaha tied game with three-run sixth and two-run seventh before Express won game 9-8 in 11 innings.

NOTABLE: Neil Andrew Ramirez ... hobbies include fishing, reading, and golf ... attended Kempsville [Va.] High School ... named 2006 first-team all-district by the Virginia High School Baseball Coaches Association after going 4-3 with a 1.05 ERA and 67 strikeouts against 15 walks during his junior season ... also saw time at first base, shortstop and left field ... played with the Maryland Orioles in the Cal Ripken Sr. Collegiate Baseball League, where he ranked as the No. 1 prospect as a high school player ... selected to play in the 2006 Aflac All-American High School Baseball Classic ... earned a silver medal with Team USA in the 2006 World Junior Championship, along with fellow 2007 Rangers draftees Blake Beavan and Michael Main ... went 1-0 with a 2.89 ERA"ˆ(3 ER/9.1 IP) and 10 strikeouts against eight walks in the tournament (two starts) ... went 6-2, 1.46 (11 ER/52.2 IP) with 74 strikeouts during his senior season ... did not allow a run in 15.1 postseason innings ... named the 2007 Gatorade Virginia Baseball Player of the Year ... ranked as the No. 71 prospect in the 2007 draft by Baseball America ... originally signed a letter of intent to attend Georgia Tech.

WERNER WOES

After splitting both series last year in Werner Park's inaugural season, the Express have fallen on hard times amongst the corn fields of Papillion. Including the 2011 PCL American Conference Championship Series finale, Round Rock has lost seven consecutive games at Werner Park. In those games, the Express have been out-scored 48-27 and scored five or fewer runs in all but one game. In fact, Omaha is 11-3 against Round Rock since the beginning of last year's ACCS regardless of location.

GOOD TIMES ON BORBON STREAK

Julio Borbon is riding a 17-game hitting streak (.438, 32-for-73), his longest this season and Round Rock's fourth of at least 15 games. Borbon was not hampered by a disabled list stint; he was reactivated prior to Thursday's game and is 3-for-8 with a home run, two RBI and a double in two games. Thursday's two-hit game was his 10th multiple-hit outing during the streak "" the fourth in his last six games. He has a quintet of three-hit games, 11 RBI and 14 runs scored during the streak. Borbon also enjoyed an eight-game scoring streak and a six-game extra-base-hit streak during the 17-gamer. He has hit safely in 26 of his last 28 games (.392, 49-for-125) with 16 multiple-hit outings, six three-hit games, five home runs, 18 RBI, seven doubles, three triples, 20 runs scored and nine stolen bases. His average skyrocketed from .186 to .307 in that time. Borbon is hitting .424 (39-for-92) during innings three through six with five of his six home runs and 19 of his 26 RBI. However, he is hitting .216 (26-for-120) outside those innings, including a .161 mark (10-for-62) after the sixth inning. He is 3-for-9 with the bases loaded. Borbon has hit safely in 15 consecutive home games, the PCL's longest active streak and tied for the league's longest this season. He clubbed his sixth home run last night "" his most in a season since hitting six between Triple-A Oklahoma City (two) and the Rangers (four) in 2009. Borbon's career high for homers in a season is seven in 2008 between Class A-Advanced Bakersfield (two) and Double-A Frisco (five).

BRAD NELSON: ROAD WARRIOR

Brad Nelson snapped a 21-game road hitting streak last night in a pinch-hit role. It was the PCL's longest road streak this season; he hit .384 (33-for-86) during the streak with seven homers, 20 RBI, seven doubles and 27 runs scored. Nelson is hitting nearly than 100 points higher on the road (.331, 40-for-121) than at home (.235, 23-for-98). All seven of his homers and 23 of his 30 RBI were in road games, and his OPS (on-base percentage plus slugging percentage) is .984 on the road as opposed to .599 at The Dell Diamond. Nelson has not gone hitless in consecutive games regardless of location since a three-game spell April 19-21. He has hit safely in 35 of 40 games since, enjoying hitting streaks of 11, nine and eight games.

KATA KEY IN CLUTCH SITUATIONS

Matt Kata is hitting .476 (20-for-42) with runners in scoring position, delivering 29 RBI. He is even more deadly with runners in scoring position and two outs, going 8-for-15 (.533) with 16 RBI. Kata's grand slam May 31 at Memphis was Round Rock's first this season. He is 4-for-6 with a double and 11 RBI with the bases loaded, going 3-for-3 since delivering a game-winning, three-run double May 24 vs. Sacramento. Furthermore, Kata gets better as the game goes along, hitting .349 (37-for-106) after the third inning; he is 13-for-34 (.382) after the seventh inning with eight RBI. Kata snapped a 10-game hitting streak (.467, 21-for-45, two homers, 14 RBI) Tuesday night, going 0-for-4; it was his longest streak of the season. Nonetheless, he has hit safely in 11 of his last 13 games (.407, 22-for-54) with two homers, 14 RBI, seven multiple-hit outings, three multiple-RBI games and five extra-base hits (three doubles). Kata is hitting .333 (34-for-102) since May 2, hitting safely in 19 of 23 starts.

CAPTAIN KIRKMAN

2010 Pacific Coast League Pitcher of the Year Michael Kirkman has re-established himself as one of the PCL's top starters over the past month. After starting the season in the bullpen, Kirkman slid into the Express rotation April 20. He has piggy-backed with Roy Oswalt in each of the right-hander's two starts with the Express. Kirkman worked three scoreless innings against Omaha in his first start, but was rocked for eight runs (seven earned) over 2.1 innings April 26 at Oklahoma City in his next start. However, Kirkman has been solid as a rock since the calendar flipped to May. He is 5-0 with a 3.41 ERA (14 ER/37.0 IP) in his last eight outings (six starts), holding the opponent to three or fewer earned runs in each appearance. Kirkman also has limited opponents to a .203 average (26-for-128) in that time with 9.00 strikeouts per nine innings (37 strikeouts). Opponents are 4-for-24 (.167) against Kirkman this season with runners in scoring position and two outs. However, they are 4-for-6 with the bases loaded.

JACKSON IN NEED OF SUPPORT

Zach Jackson tied the Express franchise record with 13 wins last season despite a 5.51 ERA. Round Rock supported Jackson to the tune of 6.17 runs per game in his 23 starts in 2011. This season, Jackson's ERA is significantly lower (4.48) but his record is just 2-6. That largely is because the Express have averaged just 3.36 runs per game in Jackson's 11 starts, scoring three or fewer runs eight times and fewer than three runs five times. Jackson yielded three or fewer earned runs in six of his seven starts since tossing six shutout innings in a win April 24 at New Orleans. However, he is 1-4 in those seven starts. Jackson surrendered one unearned run over six innings in his last start June 5 vs. Albuquerque; the Express were shutout 2-0.

GIMME FIVE

The Express are 20-4 when holding the opposition to fewer than five runs but 7-31 when allowing at least five runs. Two of Round Rock's four losses when holding the opponent to fewer than five runs came in the last 10 games (4-3, May 31 at Memphis; 2-0, June 5 vs. Albuquerque). The Express are 5-20 when scoring fewer than five runs; two of the five wins also were in the 10 games (3-0, June 1 at Memphis; 3-2, June 2 vs. Albuquerque).

KEY NUMBERS TELL THE STORY

Round Rock is 10-19 since blowing a 9-5 lead in the ninth inning May 9 at Salt Lake. The Express were 17-16 prior to that loss, the only point at which they were over .500 this season. Round Rock has been outscored 185-151 over the last 29 games, surrendering double-digit runs six times. Express pitchers have a 5.93 ERA (164 ER/249.0 IP) in that time. The staff has allowed at least one home run in 21 of the last 26 games (32 homers), including four grand slams. A closer look into the numbers shows the Express are hitting .188 (28-for-149) with runners in scoring position in the 19 losses and .423 (47-for-111) in the 10 wins. Conversely, opponents are hitting .324 (68-for-210) with runners in scoring position in the 19 Express losses and .145 (12-for-83) in Round Rock's 10 victories.

"HOME" RUNS SCARCE

In stark contrast to last season, The Dell Diamond has not been a launching pad for the Express. Round Rock averages 0.64 homers per game through 28 home dates this season (18 homers). The Express have not homered in nine of their last 11 home games. Conversely, Round Rock averages 1.42 homers in 33 road games (47 homers), including a season-high five May 8 at Salt Lake. The Express have homered in 17 of their last 21 road games, including streaks of seven and eight games. Round Rock has homered in all but eight road games this season, clubbing at least two homers 12 times. Meanwhile, the Express have four multiple-homer games at The Dell Diamond. Last season, Round Rock averaged 1.46 home runs per game at The Dell Diamond and 0.97 homers per game on the road. Teams have combined to score 9.29 runs per game at The Dell Diamond this season as opposed to the 11.90 average in 2011.

IT'S A LOADED QUESTION

Round Rock is hitting .338 (23-for-68) with the bases loaded. The Express are 13-for-30 (.433) with the bases loaded since May 21, collecting nine bases-loaded hits over the last eight games. Matt Kata delivered Round Rock's first grand slam of the season May 31 at Memphis. The Express have 11 walks against 11 strikeouts with the bases loaded. Kata (4-for-6) and Mike Bianucci (4-for-11) lead the team in bases-loaded hits; Bianucci also has walked twice. Dusty Brown has three walks and two sacrifice flies in six bases-loaded plate appearances. Meanwhile, opposing batters are 25-for-61 (.410) with the bases loaded, including six grand slams.

POSITION PLAYER"ˆNOTES

Mike Bianucci is hitting .333 (17-for-51) over his last 14 games with four multiple-hit games, two home runs, 14 RBI, five doubles and six runs scored. He has gone hitless in consecutive games twice this season (April 17-18, April 24-26). Bianucci, who is tied for the team lead with 11 home runs, has two homers in his last 101 at bats since homering in four of six games May 6-11. He also has not gone more than two consecutive games without a strikeout, fanning in each of the last five games (eight strikeouts). He has one walk over his last 11 games (45 plate appearances) and none in his last seven games. Bianucci is hitting .317 (20-for-63) with runners in scoring position, and he is 4-for-11 (.364) with the bases loaded with two doubles, two walks and 10 RBI. He is 48-for-155 (.310) after the third inning but five of his 11 homers were in the first three frames. ... Dusty Brown is hitless in his last eight games (0-for-24) with five walks, 11 strikeouts and one sacrifice fly. His last hit was a seventh-inning double in his last at bat May 22 vs. Sacramento. Brown is 1-for-41 (.024) since an eighth-inning double May 11 at Salt Lake; he has 16 strikeouts in that time. Brown is 2-for-19 (.105) with runners in scoring position; both hits came with two outs. He owns a .462 on-base percentage when leading off an inning, hitting .300 (6-for-20) with one homer and six walks against three strikeouts. Brown has three walks and two sacrifice flies in six bases-loaded plate appearances. ... Joey Butler has no consecutive hitless games since a three-game skid May 18-20, the longest skew in his Triple-A career. He has hit safely in 14 of 18 games since, including seven of the last eight (.357, 10-for-28). Butler leads the PCL with 43 walks, five more than any other player. Butler is hitting .414 (67-for-162) when putting the ball in play. He is hitting .323 (50-for-155) after the third inning with 10 of his 11 home runs and 30 of his 38 RBI, going 11-for-22 (.500) in the fifth inning with four homers and eight RBI. Butler is 21-for-56 (.375) with runners in scoring position, producing four homers, 30 RBI and six doubles. However, he is 9-for-33 (.273) with runners in scoring position and two outs, producing no homers and 11 RBI. He is tied for the team lead with 11 home runs, six of which were solo shots. ... Luis Hernandez is 4-for-26 (.154) over his last seven games since snapping a six-game hitting streak. He has not walked since May 19, a span of 19 games and 87 plate appearances, with 13 strikeouts in that time. Hernandez has a .27 on-base percentage when leading off an inning, hitting .209 (9-for-43) with three walks. He is 8-for-48 (.167) with runners in scoring position, going 2-for-18 (.111) with RISP and two outs. Hernandez is hitting .183 (13-for-71) after the sixth inning, hitting into three double plays. Three of his four home runs were solo shots. Meanwhile, Hernandez leads all PCL shortstops with a .992 fielding percentage (two errors, 250 total chances). He has one error in his last 44 games and no errors in his last 10 games. ... Leonys Martin owns a .441 on-base percentage when leading off an inning, going 12-for-31 (.387) with three homers and three walks against three strikeouts. He is 7-for-20 (.350) with runners in scoring position, producing seven RBI and drawing four walks. Three of his four home runs were solo shots. Martin has hit safely in eight of his last nine games (.333, 12-for-36) with four multiple-hit games. ... Luis Martinez has not gone three straight games without a hit since April 15-18 "" his longest hitless slide of the season. He has one multiple-hit game (two hit, May 17 vs. Fresno) since May 7, a 15-game stretch. Martinez is 11-for-26 (.423) in the third and fourth innings but 14-for-79 (.177) the rest of the game, going 1-for-16 (.063) in the second inning. He is 2-for-20 (.100) with runners in scoring position and two outs, and he is 0-for-5 with the bases loaded (one walk, one hit-by-pitch, one sacrifice fly). ... Tommy Mendonca is 3-for-18 (.167) over his last five games. He snapped a streak of 11 consecutive games with at least one strikeout last night; he fanned 14 times during the streak. He has not gone more than two straight games without a strikeout this season. Mendonca has not walked since May 2 vs. New Orleans, a span of 23 games and 89 plate appearances. He is 13-for-42 (.310) after the seventh inning. Four of his five home runs came with runners on base. ... Yangervis Solarte has not gone consecutive games without a hit since April 13-15 (two games). He is hitting .207 (17-for-82) in the first three innings but .327 (50-for-153) thereafter with five of his six home runs and 24 of his 28 RBI. Solarte is hitting .382 (13-for-34) when leading off an inning with one home run and two walks (.432 on-base percentage). He is hitting .310 (9-for-29) with runners in scoring position and two outs but .121 (4-for-33) with runners in scoring position and fewer than two outs. Five of his six home runs were solo shots. ... Ryan Spilborghs is hitting .385 (20-for-52) over his last 14 games with five multiple-hit outings, a trio of three-hit games and a four-hit outing May 27 at Nashville. He has two homers, six RBI, two doubles and 16 runs scored in that time, but he has not produced an RBI in five straight games after a stretch of five straight games with at least one RBI. Spilborghs has reached safely in all but three of his 31 games with the Express and managed a sacrifice fly in one of those three games. He is 25-for-61 (.410) with runners on base and 13-for-37 (.351) with runners in scoring position but 5-for-17 (.294) with runners in scoring position and two outs. Spilborghs has played 215 career PCL games, hitting .346 (281-for-813) with 24 homers, 116 RBI and 63 doubles.

PITCHER"ˆNOTES

Mark Hamburger failed to strikeout a batter last night for the first time in nine appearances and the second time in 18 outings. He surrendered 15 runs in 19.0 innings (7.11 ERA) over his last eight appearances after yielding only one run over his first 9.2 innings (0.93 ERA) as a reliever. Opponents are hitting .441 (15-for-34) with runners in scoring position, producing two home runs and 23 RBI. He has stranded all three inherited runners. ... Derek Hankins snapped a 9.2-inning scoreless streak over his five outings June 7 at Omaha when he surrendered Irving Falu's two-run homer. Opponents are 6-for-36 (.167) against him over his last five outings with no walks and five strikeouts. He has not walked a batter since May 18 vs. Fresno (six games, 44 batters faced). Opposing batters are 0-for-15 with runners in scoring position and two outs, and 0-for-4 with the bases loaded. Hankins stranded seven of eight inherited runners. ... Aaron Heilman has a 1.08 ERA (1 ER/8.1 IP) over his last six outings. The lone run was a solo homer May 23 vs. Sacramento. He recorded at least one strikeout in 15 of 16 appearances since failing to do so in each of the season's first two outings, including a season-high three strikeouts in his last outing (June 3 vs. Albuquerque). He has 23 strikeouts in his last 18.2 innings. Heilman has retired 19 of his last 22 batters faced (two hits, one walk). Four of 10 inherited runners scored, and opponents are hitting .313 (10-for-32) with runners in scoring position. ... Ben Snyder is 1-0 with a 0.69 ERA (1 ER/13.0 IP) in nine outings at The Dell Diamond but 0-2 with a 5.12 ERA (11 ER/19.1 IP) in 12 road games. He has at least one strikeout in each of his last six appearances, recording nine strikeouts over 8.1 innings with two walks. Opponents are hitting .316 (6-for-19) with runners in scoring position and two outs. Snyder stranded nine of 15 inherited runners. ... Johan Yan surrendered at least one run in three of five outings since joining the Express (May 25) and allowed an inherited runner to score in one of the other two outings. Opponents are 4-for-10 (.400) against him with runners on base.

TEAM"ˆNOTES

Round Rock ranks third in the PCL in fielding percentage (.979), trailing only Nashville (.982) and Iowa (.982). The Express lead the league with 69 double plays. ... Round Rock is third in the PCL with 68 homers, 50 of which were on the road. ... Round Rock is 5-11 in series openers. ... The Express have not lost a series since begin swept May 17-20 by Fresno at The Dell Diamond. Round Rock is 9-9 since that sweep with three series splits. ... Of Round Rock's 68 home runs, 35 were solo shots, including 17 to leadoff an inning; 29 came with no outs. ... The Express have at least one double in 58 of 62 games, including a 47-game streak after not getting a double in the season opener. Round Rock has at least one double in all 28 home games. ... Round Rock is 7-10 in one-run games. Seven of the 17 games were against Iowa. ... Round Rock is 1-27 when trailing after seven innings, posting their lone win May 2 with a six-run eighth to rally past New Orleans 10-5. Conversely, the Express have four losses in 29 games when leading after seven innings.

NEXT SERIES

Round Rock concludes a seven-game road trip with an abbreviated three-game series against the Albuquerque Isotopes (Los Angeles Dodgers). The series runs Monday through Wednesday with a 7:05 p.m. CDT first pitch each night. The Express and Isotopes split a four-game series at The Dell Diamond earlier this week.

GAME"ˆ65 | MONDAY, JUNE 11 | 7:05 p.m. CDT

Express: LHP Zach Jackson (2-6, 4.48 ERA)

Isotopes: RHP John Ely (5-4, 3.22 ERA)

GAME"ˆ66 | TUESDAY, JUNE 12 | 7:05 p.m. CDT

Express: RHP Roy Oswalt (0-1, 7.50 ERA)

Isotopes: LHP Michael Antonini (1-4, 4.56 ERA)

GAME"ˆ67 | WEDNESDAY, JUNE 13 | 7:05 p.m. CDT

Express: RHP Greg Reynolds (4-5, 4.76 ERA)

Isotopes: RH Fernando Nieve (3-3, 7.19 ERA)

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