PCL1 Round Rock Express

Round Rock Express - Game Notes at Tacoma Rainiers

Published on May 14, 2012 under Pacific Coast League (PCL1)
Round Rock Express News Release


GAME 39 | 14 MAY 2012 | 9:05 P.M. CDT | CHENEY STADIUM | TACOMA, WASH.

ROUND ROCK EXPRESS (17-21) at TACOMA RAINIERS (14-23)

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

EXPRESS: LHP Martin Perez (3-2, 3.98 ERA) | RAINIERS: RHP Jeff Marquez (2-3, 6.06 ERA)

TONIGHT'S"ˆGAME

Round Rock continues an eight-game road trip today with the penultimate contest of a four-game series against the Tacoma Rainiers (Seattle Mariners). First pitch is scheduled for 9:05 p.m. CDT at Cheney Stadium in Tacoma, Wash. The Express have dropped five straight after yesterday's 9-1 loss and are 4-6 in their last 10 games. The Rainiers have won three straight on the heels of a seven-game skid. Round Rock is 7-15 on the road, dropping eight of their last 10 since winning three straight at New Orleans last month. Tacoma is 8-10 at Cheney Stadium. The Express are fourth in the Pacific Coast League's American Southern Division, trailing Albuquerque by seven games. The Rainiers are fourth in the PCL's Pacific Northern Division, trailing Reno by five 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-RAINIERS SERIES

This is the lone series between the two squads this season. The Rainiers have out-scored the Express 15-2 en route to winning each of the series' first two games. Tacoma won three of four games at The Dell Diamond last season. ... SERIES NOTES: Round Rock is 8-22 all-time against Tacoma, dropping all but two of the seven series against the Rainiers. The Express are 2-12 at Cheney Stadium, snapping a nine-game losing streak at the venue with a victory in the third game of the 2010 series. Round Rock had lost 10 straight against Tacoma regardless of location prior to that win. The Rainiers have won each of the last four series, sweeping series in 2008 and 2009. Round Rock's lone series win came in 2007, taking three of four at The Dell Diamond. The teams split the 2005 series in Round Rock. ... Last year, the Rainiers won the first (12-7), second (8-7) and fourth games (3-2, 14 innings). The Express won the third game 10-5. In the finale, Matt Kata's ninth-inning sacrifice fly tied the game; however, the Rainiers prevailed thank to Johan Limonta's one-out homer in the 14th inning. ... Joey Butler was 8-for-17 (.471) in last year's series with two homers, five RBI, a double, a triple, five runs scored and a stolen base in four games. Kata was 5-for-13 (.385) with two homers (both in the lone win of the series), six RBI, two doubles and three runs scored in three games. Brad Nelson was 6-for-18 (.333) with two homers, three RBI and four runs scored in three games. None of Round Rock's four pitchers of record from last year's series - Eric Hurley (loss), Beau Jones (loss), Brett Tomko (loss) and Ryan Tucker (win) - are with the Express this season. Martin Perez allowed two runs over 5.2 innings in a no-decision start. Tanner Scheppers made two relief appearances, posting a 1.80 ERA (1 ER/5.0 IP). ... Kata has played 17 career games against Tacoma not counting his 2003 games with Tucson (stats not available); he is hitting .250 (16-for-64) with two homers, 12 RBI, six doubles, three triples and eight run scored. Luis Martinez is hitting .343 (12-for-35) in 13 career games vs. Tacoma with one RBI, two doubles and three runs scored. Nelson has played 19 career games against Tacoma, hitting .263 (20-for-76) with five homers, 15 RBI, six doubles and 12 runs scored. Ryan Spilborghs is 31-for-95 (.326) in 24 career games against Tacoma with three homers, nine RBI, six doubles and 20 runs scored. He was 8-for-19 (.421) in four games against the Rainiers while with Colorado Springs last season. Greg Reynolds is 1-2 with a 5.83 ERA (19 ER/29.1 IP) in five career starts against Tacoma with 14 strikeouts against eight walks. He was 1-0 with a 6.88 ERA (13 ER/17.0 IP) in three starts vs. the Rainiers while with Colorado Springs last season, recording 11 strikeouts against six walks. Scheppers has made four career relief appearances against Tacoma, going 1-0 with a 1.00 ERA (1 ER/9.0 IP) and 10 strikeouts against two walks.

SERIES"ˆINFORMATION

GAME"ˆ37 | SATURDAY, MAY 12

at Rainiers 6, Express 1

WP: Ramirez (1-0). LP: Hankins (1-3). SV: None.

GAME"ˆ38 | SUNDAY, MAY 13

at Rainiers 9, Express 1

WP: Vasquez (4-2). LP: Ramirez (4-3). SV: None.

GAME"ˆ39 | MONDAY, MAY 14 | 9:05 p.m. CDT

Express: LHP Martin Perez (3-2, 3.98 ERA)

Rainiers: RHP Jeff Marquez (2-3, 6.06 ERA)

GAME"ˆ40 | TUESDAY, MAY 15 | 1:05 p.m. CDT

Express: RHP Greg Reynolds (2-3, 4.12 ERA)

Rainiers: RHP Forrest Snow (0-3, 7.57 ERA)

EXPRESS STARTER

LHP MARTIN PEREZ (3-2, 3.98 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 over 5.2 innings ... saddled with loss in April 21 start at New Orleans, an 8-5 Zephyrs win ... claimed season's first victory in April 27 start at Oklahoma City, an 8-3 Express win ... no-decision in May 2 start vs. New Orleans, a 10-5 Express win ... rotation-best .208 opponents' batting average (fifth in the PCL) and 6.64 hits allowed per nine innings ... five walks over last three starts (2.45 per nine innings) ... has not allowed a second-inning run ... opponents hitting .360 (9-for-25) with runners on base and two outs, .263 (5-for-19) with RISP"ˆand two outs ... holds opponents to a .206 average (7-for-34) leading off an inning but has issued eight leadoff walks and two leadoff homers ... has not allowed more than six in hits in any of his seven starts ... held opponent to three or fewer runs in five of seven starts ... 3-1 over last five starts.

LAST START: Earned victory in May 7 start vs. Memphis at The Dell Diamond, a 7-1 Express win ... held Redbirds to one run on four hits and a walk with four strikeouts over seven innings ... longest start in Triple-A career ... longest start at any level since going seven innings May 26, 2010, with Double-A Frisco at Northwest Arkansas ... surrendered Adron Chambers double on game's first pitch and a Steven Hill RBI double two batters later ... yielded leadoff single and a one-out walk in the second inning ... retired next 14 batters before Amaury Cazana's sixth-inning leadoff single ... used 84 pitches, 59 strikes.

2011 vs. TACOMA: No-decision in Aug. 10 start at The Dell Diamond, a 3-2 Tacoma victory in 14 innings ... allowed two runs on four hits and season-high five walks over 5.2 innings with two strikeouts ... utilized one double play ... did not allow a run over first five innings ... exited game trailing 2-1 with one out ... bequeathed on runner that did not score.

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 ... born July 4, 1991 ... youngest active player in Triple-A.

ISN'T THIS WHERE...

...we used to play? Brad Nelson and Sean Green both previously played for the Rainiers. Nelson was with Tacoma in 2009 and 2010. He hit .247 (68-for-275) in 78 games with 15 homers and 45 RBI after being traded from the Brewers to the Mariners in 2009. Nelson hit .259 (106-for-409) in 114 games with 17 homers, 60 RBI and 26 doubles in leading the Rainiers to the 2010 PCL title. Green spent parts three seasons (2005-2007) with the Rainiers. He was 4-2 with a 3.65 ERA (20 ER/49.1 IP) and one save in 33 relief appearances in 2005 after being promoted from Double-A San Antonio; it was his first season at the Triple-A level. The following season, Green split time between Tacoma and Seattle, going 4-1 with a 2.25 ERA (6 ER/24.0 IP) and five saves in 15 relief outings for the Rainiers. He again split 2007 between Tacoma and Seattle, going 2-1 with a 2.04 ERA (4 ER/17.2 IP) and one save in 10 relief appearances for the Rainiers.

CATCH 22

Yangervis Solarte's 22-game hitting streak was snapped Saturday night when he was 0-for-4. The streak was the longest in Round Rock's Triple-A history (since 2005), eclipsing the former mark posted by Mark Saccomanno in 2008 (18 games), and stands as the PCL's longest this season. It was the league's 10th streak of at least 22 games since the start of the 2009 season. He hit .376 (35-for-93) during the streak with five homers, 13 RBI, seven doubles, 16 runs scored and six walks against six strikeouts. Solarte had 10 multiple-hit outings during the streak, including three consecutive three-hit games in the second, third and fourth games of the run; however, five of his last seven games were one-hit efforts. Perhaps most impressive was that he hit safely in 15 consecutive road games, the first three of which were not part of the 22-game streak, prior to Saturday night's 0-for-4 outing. Solarte also had his streak of reaching safely in 25 straight games snapped; it, too, was the PCL's longest streak this season. He has reached safely in 32 of 35 games played. Solarte got right back on the horse Sunday, going 2-for-4 with a double that produced Round Rock's lone run. He has gone hitless in consecutive games only twice this season with no three-game skids.

THE BUTLER DOES IT... CONSISTENTLY

Joey Butler, who earlier this season enjoyed a 15-game hitting streak, snapped a five-game streak Sunday, going 0-for-3 with a walk. He was 12-for-18 in that five-game stretch with a trio of three-hit games, two homers, 10 RBI, three doubles and five runs scored. He has reached safely in 17 of 26 plate appearances on the current road trip for a .654 on-base percentage. Butler has gone hitless in consecutive games only four times during his Triple-A career (150 games), during which time he has never gone hitless in three straight games. He has reached safely in 34 of 37 games played. Butler is hitting .440 (44-for-100) when putting the ball in play; he has hit safely in 12 of 15 such at bats on the road trip, hitting safely in seven consecutive non-strikeout at bats before flying out in the sixth inning Thursday night at Salt Lake. Butler has hit into a team-high seven double plays, four of which came in a three-game span April 9-11. He is hitting .357 (35-for-98) after the third inning with all six of his home runs and 19 of his 23 RBI.

BULLPEN SHAKY OF LATE

After going 22 consecutive games without a loss, Round Rock's bullpen has taken five on the chin over the last nine games. In the 22 games between losses, Express relievers posted a 2.81 ERA (26 ER/83.1 IP) and allowed no more than one earned run in 17 of the 22 games. Express relievers are 0-4 with a 6.83 ERA (21 ER/27.2 IP) in eight games since, also surrendering six unearned runs. The pen allowed Salt Lake to overcome a four-run, ninth-inning deficit May 9 in a 10-9 loss. It was the largest ninth-inning lead blown by the Express bullpen since July 20, 2011, when Round Rock plated eight seventh-inning runs to take an 11-7 lead only to see New Orleans score seven ninth-inning runs for a 14-11 win. Round Rock relievers are 5-8 with a 4.28 ERA (64 ER/134.2 IP) this season. The pen yielded four-plus runs three times in the last five games, including season highs of six runs twice.

SCHEPPERS STRUGGLING, AS WELL

Tanner Scheppers suffered blown saves in two of his last four outings after going 10 consecutive appearances and four straight opportunities without a blown save. He surrendered two runs over two-thirds of an inning May 9 at Salt Lake, ending an eight-appearance, 8.0-inning scoreless streak. It was the third time in 16 outings this season in which he has yielded a run and the first time he allowed multiple-runs since coughing up three runs April 11 at Omaha. Scheppers had retired 16 of his last 18 batters faced before surrendering a game-tying home run to Luis Jimenez in the May 9 game. He allowed four of six batters faced in that game to reach safely, but he retired all three batters faced Sunday in his subsequent outing.

IT'S A LOADED QUESTION

Round Rock is 9-for-32 (.281) with the bases loaded, producing no grand slams and drawing six walks against seven strikeouts. The Express suffered an 0-for-11 slump at one point this season. Only two of the nine hits went for extra bases and they were exactly one month apart: Luis Hernandez had a three-run double May 8 at Salt Lake, and Yangervis Solarte had a three-run double April 8 at Iowa. Meanwhile, opposing batters are 14-for-29 (.483) with the bases loaded, including three grand slams. Opponents are 10-for-16 (.625) with the bases loaded since April 21, including a 5-for-5 series by Oklahoma City (April 26-29).

DOUBLE YOUR PLEASURE

Round Rock has at least one double in every game since the season opener - a 37-game run, including a season-high six two-baggers May 11 at Salt Lake. The Express clubbed at least two doubles in 26 of those games, collecting three or more 13 times, four or more nine times and five or more three times. The Express tallied three doubles in the first inning alone May 4 vs. Memphis en route to a five-double night. Round Rock is third in the PCL with 87 doubles, trailing only Sacramento (92) and Albuquerque (89). Joey Butler and Yangervis Solarte are among six players tied for third in the league with 13 each.

"HOME" RUNS SCARCE

In stark contrast to last season, The Dell Diamond has not been a launching pad for the Express. Round Rock averages 0.75 homers per game through 16 home dates this season while averaging 1.36 homers in 22 road games, including a season-high five May 8 at Salt Lake. The Express snapped a streak of nine consecutive road games with at least one homer Sunday; they clubbed 15 homers in that span. Round Rock has homered in all but five road games this season, clubbing at least two homers seven times on the road. Meanwhile, the Express have enjoyed only two multiple-homer games at The Dell Diamond - two April 14 vs. Iowa and three May 3 vs. New Orleans. 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 8.75 runs per game at The Dell Diamond this season as opposed to the 11.90 average in 2011. The Express average 4.53 runs per game at home this season and 5.54 runs per game on the road.

PITCHER'S BEST FRIEND

Round Rock has turned 42 double plays, second in the league behind only Tucson (47). The Express are sixth in the PCL with a .977 fielding percentage and were error-free in eight of 14 games with seven total errors in that time before committing three errors May 10 at Salt Lake. It was the first time Round Rock committed more than two errors since a three-miscue game April 17 against Omaha. The Express made at least one defensive miscue in each of four games before not committing an error Friday night at Salt Lake.

ONE-RUN GAMES NOW RARE

Round Rock's 10-9 loss May 9 at Salt Lake was the team's first one-run loss since a 3-2 defeat April 16 vs. Iowa, a game that ended a franchise-record streak of seven consecutive one-run games. The Express are 5-7 in one-run games, snapping a three-game winning streak in such games with the May 9 loss at Salt Lake. Seven of the one-run games were against Iowa, which leads the PCL with 19 one-run games.

POSITION PLAYER"ˆNOTES

Mike Bianucci is hitting .294 (15-for-51) over his last 13 games with four homers, six RBI, two doubles and nine runs scored. He hit safely in 10 of those 13 games with no consecutive hitless outings. Bianucci has 12 multiple-hit games, all two-hit efforts. He is second in the PCL with nine homers (most of any Rangers farmhand) and fourth in the PCL"ˆwith one homer every 14.56 at bats. ... Julio Borbon has hit safely in 12 of his last 14 games (.328, 20-for-61) with seven multiple-hit outings, one home run, seven RBI, two doubles, two triples, six runs scored and a steal. He has not produced an RBI since May 7 (six games) and has at least one strikeout in each of his last five games (six strikeouts). Borbon is hitting .419 (18-for-43) during innings four through six but .173 (18-for-104) outside the middle frames, including a .121 mark (5-for-41) after the sixth inning. ... Dusty Brown had reached safely in 10 consecutive plate appearances prior to fouling out in his first plate appearance Saturday night. Regardless, he has reached safely in 15 of his last 21 trips to the plate (8-for-14, seven walks) for a .714 on-base percentage in that time. Brown has hit safely in nine of his last 11 games, going 15-for-30 (.500) in that time with five multiple-hit outings, three home runs, eight RBI, five doubles, six runs scored and ten walks against two strikeouts. He is 2-for-10 with RISP but has four walks and seven RBI; both hits came with two outs, including one home run. ... Joey Butler is tied for third in the PCL with 13 doubles; he also is fifth in on-base percentage (.432), tied for second in extra-base hits (19), tied for third in runs (31), fifth in total bases (75) and fourth in walks (24). However, he also is tied for the league lead in double plays, having hit into seven. Butler is hitting .359 (14-for-39) with runners in scoring position. ... Luis Hernandez has four extra-base hits (two doubles, two homers) over a 22-game stretch since April 15. He also has 16 strikeouts in that time, fanning at least once in each of his last six games. ... Matt Kata has not gone hitless in consecutive games this season; however, he has not hit safely in more than six straight. He has reached safely in 21 of 23 games started. Kata's start at shortstop Sunday was his first since June 4, 2011. He made three starts at shortstop last season and committed an error in two of the three games with nine miscues in 103 games the rest of the season. Kata committed two errors Sunday, his second multiple-error game this season and only his third since July 19, 2010. He is hitting .348 (8-for-23) when leading off an inning with two homers and four walks (.464 on-base percentage). ... Luis Martinez is hitting .286 (10-for-35) over his last 10 games with four multiple-hit outings, seven doubles, a triple, a home run, six RBI, five runs scored and six walks against 10 strikeouts. His three walks Friday night at Salt Lake were a season high and matched his total from the previous seven games. Martinez is 6-for-11 (.545) in the fourth inning but 10-for-54 (.185) the rest of the game. ... Tommy Mendonca has struck out 13 times in 26 at bats over his last seven games; he snapped a streak of six consecutive games with at least one strikeout Sunday. Mendonca has gone consecutive games without a strikeout only once this season - April 16-17. He has 12 multiple-strikeout games and seven outings with at least three strikeouts. Mendonca has hit safely in six of his last nine games, going 10-for-32 (.313) in that time. He is hitting .160 (4-for-25) when leading off an inning and .188 (3-for-16) with RISP and fewer than two outs. ... Brad Nelson is riding a six-game hitting streak, his third stretch of at least that length. He also has hit safely in 17 of his last 18 games, going 26-for-74 (.351) in that time; however, he has only one multiple-hit outing over the last nine games. Nelson has four RBI since April 27, a 15-game span with no multiple-RBI performances; two of the four RBI were via home run. He is hitting .370 (17-for-46) during the first three innings but .247 (22-for-89) after the third inning. Nelson has a .488 on-base percentage when leading off an inning, hitting .382 (13-for-34) with one home run and seven walks; however, he is hitting .237 (9-for-38) with runners in scoring position. ... Yangervis Solarte is hitting .196 (10-for-51) through the first three innings but .357 (35-for-98) thereafter with four of his five home runs and all but one of his 21 RBI. He is fourth in the PCL with 12.62 plate appearances per strikeout. ... Ryan Spilborghs has hit safely in each of his first eight games with Round Rock, producing four two-hit games. He has not walked since his first game with the Express (May 5), but he has more RBI (six) than strikeouts (five). Spilborghs is 5-for-8 when leading off an inning with a double and a homer; however, he is 0-for-5 with runners on base and two outs.

PITCHER"ˆNOTES

Sean Green allowed 11 runs (eight earned) over his last five outings after surrendering two runs total in his first eight appearances; he has yielded at least one run in each of those five outings. Opposing batters are 2-for-15 (.133) with RISP and two outs, but 8-for-18 (.444) when leading off an inning and 15-for-32 (.469) with the bases empty. Green has walked six batters in 4.0 innings over his last three appearances after issuing five free passes in 14.0 innings over his first 10 outings. ... Mark Hamburger surrendered four runs May 9 at Salt Lake after yielding only one run over his first 9.2 innings as a reliever this season. It was the most runs he allowed as a reliever since surrendering four July 10, 2011, vs. Memphis. Opponents are hitting .458 (11-for-24) with runners in scoring position against him, producing two home runs and 19 RBI. Hamburger recorded a season-high four strikeouts Saturday at Tacoma, one shy of his Triple-A career high. ... Opposing batters are 0-for-10 with RISP and two outs against Derek Hankins. He has not allowed multiple runs in any of his last eight relief outings since surrendering two in his first appearance of the season. He made a spot start May 12 and went 4.2IP allowing just 2 runs. ... Zach Jackson has a 1.38 ERA (4 ER/26.0 IP) over his last three starts but is only 1-1 in those games. Opponents are 1-for-21 (.048) with runners on base, going hitless in 15 at bats with RISP and two outs. ... Tanner Scheppers has allowed a run in three of 16 outings (six runs total). His walk May 9 at Salt Lake was his first since April 16, a 9.2-inning stretch over 10 outings, with 12 strikeouts in that time. Scheppers is tied for fifth in the PCL with six saves and leads the league with 15 games finished. Scheppers has allowed four of eight inherited runners to score, including six of the last eight. Opposing batters are 5-for-11 (.455) with RISP and two outs. ... Ben Snyder has not allowed a run over his last five outings (6.1 innings) since surrendering four runs in 1.1 innings April 28 at Oklahoma City. Opponents are 3-for-24 (.125) in that time with one double. Snyder has held the opposition scoreless in nine of his last 10 appearances. However, five of eight inherited runners have scored over his last four appearances. Opponents are 9-for-21 (.429) with runners on base and two outs. ... Yoshinori Tateyama has not allowed an earned run in nine of 10 outings, allowing four runs (one earned) in the other two appearances. All four runs scored in the eighth inning; he has logged 6.1 innings total during the sixth, seventh, eighth and extra innings without allowing a run. Opponents are 1-for-9 (.111) with runners in scoring position. The home run Tateyama surrendered May 8 at Salt Lake was his first of the season, first at Triple-A since April 18, 2011, and second in 33.2 career innings with Round Rock. ... Tyler Tufts allowed a season-high six runs in just two-thirds of an inning Friday night at Salt Lake, matching his total over his first eight appearances. He is 1-0 with a 1.50 ERA (1 ER/6.0 IP) in four outings at The Dell Diamond but 1-1 with a 10.24 ERA (11 ER/9.2 IP) in five road appearances. Opponents are 7-for-14 (.500) with runners in scoring position.

TEAM"ˆNOTES

Round Rock is 13-2 when holding the opposition to fewer than five runs but 4-19 when allowing at least five runs, dropping 12 of their last 14 in that situation. ... Express relievers have allowed 12 runs (eight earned) after the seventh inning over the last six games. ... Round Rock is 3-7 in series openers. ... Of Round Rock's 42 home runs, 23 have been solo shots, including 11 to leadoff an inning; 19 came with no outs. ... Round Rock is 1-15 when trailing after seven innings, posting their lone win May 2 with a six-run eighth to rally past New Orleans 10-5. Conversely, Round Rock has four losses in 20 games when leading after seven innings - more than any other PCL team.

NEXT SERIES

Round Rock returns to The Dell Diamond for an eight-game home stand, starting with a four-game series against the Fresno Grizzlies (San Francisco Giants). The series begins Thursday at 7:05 p.m. CDT and continues Friday at 7:05 p.m., Saturday at 6:05 p.m. and Sunday at 1:05 p.m.

GAME"ˆ41 | THURSDAY, MAY 17 | 7:05 p.m. CDT | THE DELL DIAMOND

Express: LHP Zach Jackson (1-3, 3.64 ERA)

Grizzlies: TBA

GAME"ˆ42 | FRIDAY, MAY 18 | 7:05 p.m. CDT | THE DELL DIAMOND

Express: LHP Michael Kirkman (2-1, 6.67 ERA)

Grizzlies: TBA

GAME"ˆ43 | SATURDAY, MAY 19 | 6:05 p.m. CDT | THE DELL DIAMOND

Express: RHP Neil Ramirez (4-3, 6.21 ERA)

Grizzlies: TBA

GAME"ˆ44 | SUNDAY, MAY 20 | 1:05 p.m. CDT | THE DELL DIAMOND

Express: LHP Martin Perez (3-2, 3.98 ERA; starts tonight)

Grizzlies: TBA

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