PCL1 Round Rock Express

Round Rock Express - Game Notes Vs. Iowa Cubs (Chicago Cubs)

Published on April 16, 2012 under Pacific Coast League (PCL1)
Round Rock Express News Release


GAME 12 | 16 APRIL 2012 | 7:05 P.M. CDT | THE DELL DIAMOND | ROUND ROCK, TEXAS

ROUND ROCK EXPRESS (4-7) vs. IOWA CUBS (6-5)

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

EXPRESS: LHP Martin Perez (1-0, 3.09 ERA) | CUBS: RHP Casey Coleman (1-1, 4.50 ERA)

TONIGHT'S"ˆGAME

Round Rock continues an eight-game home stand with the finale of a four-game series against the Iowa Cubs (Chicago Cubs). First pitch is scheduled for 7:05 p.m. CDT at The Dell Diamond. The won yesterday's 13-inning marathon 11-10 on Matt Kata's game-ending sacrifice fly. This is the eighth of 16 meetings between the two teams 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-CUBS SERIES

Round Rock leads the series two games to one and holds a 4-3 edge in the season series. The seven games were decided by a total of 12 runs with one two-run game and five one-run games, including each of the last four. The teams meet again for eight consecutive days in June with the Cubs visiting The Dell Diamond for four games June 19-22 and the Express following the Cubs to Des Moines for four games June 23-26. SERIES"ˆNOTES: The team that scored first is 4-3 in the series. ... Michael Biannuci is 8-for-23 (.348) with three homers, six RBI and five runs, hitting safely in all six games played. ... Julio Borbon is 10-for-31 (.323) with a homer, four RBI, two doubles, four walks and six runs scored. ... Matt Kata has played in four of the seven games, going 5-for-13 (.385) with a homer and five RBI. ... Leonys Martin is 12-for-32 (.375) with a double, a homer, four RBI and six runs scored. ... Brad Nelson is 8-for-22 (.364) with three doubles, five RBI and six walks. ... Iowa is hitting .330 (86-for-261) as a team against Express pitching, compared to Round Rock's .266 (67-for-252) team average in the series. ... Wellington Castillo is hitting .533 (8-for-15) against Express pitching. Brett Jackson is 11-for-31 (.355) with two homers and six RBI, Anthony Rizzo is 12-for-31 (.387) with three homers and nine RBI, Tony Campana is 12-for-26 (.462) with four stolen bases, and Luis Valbuena is 7-for-13 (.538) with a homer and five RBI. ... Round Rock has committed two errors in the series, while Iowa has committed six.

SERIES"ˆINFORMATION

GAME"ˆ9 | FRIDAY, APRIL 13

Cubs 6, Express 5

WP: Jackson (1-0). LP: Reynolds (0-1). SV: Parker (1).

GAME"ˆ10 | SATURDAY, APRIL 14

Express 6, Cubs 5

WP: Tufts (2-0). LP: Robertson (0-1). SV: Scheppers (2).

GAME"ˆ11 | SUNDAY, APRIL 15

Express 11, Cubs 10 (13 innings)

WP: Tateyama (1-0). LP: Corpas (0-1). SV: None.

GAME"ˆ12 | MONDAY, APRIL 16 | 7:05 p.m. CDT

Express: LHP"ˆMartin Perez (1-0, 3.09 ERA)

Cubs: RHP"ˆCasey Coleman (1-1, 4.50 ERA)

EXPRESS STARTER

LHP MARTIN PEREZ (1-0, 3.09 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 ... limited Cubs to one run on four hits and a walk with three strikeouts over six innings ... lone run scored on fourth-inning Wellington Castillo RBI"ˆdouble.

LAST"ˆOUTING: No-decision in April 11 start at Omaha, a 6-5 Express loss ... allowed three runs on six hits and two walks over 5.2 innings with five strikeouts ... left game leading 5-2; one bequeathed runner scored ... surrendered two first-inning runs ... Omaha scored three ninth-inning runs for the win ... used 90 pitches, 52 strikes.

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).

2011 vs. IOWA: Did not face Cubs.

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.

HIT PARADE

Sunday's game marked the first time in Round Rock's Triple-A history that an opponent collected at least 20 hits and the Express won the game. In fact, Iowa's 22-hit performance ranks as the third-most hits surrendered by an Express squad "" three hits shy of the record. Furthermore, the Express (16 hits) and Cubs combined for 38 hits Sunday, the fourth-largest combined total in Round Rock history.

MOST HITS ALLOWED, GAME

HITS DATE OPPONENT RES SCORE

25 Aug. 30, 2010 at Omaha L 23-5

24 July 7, 2005 at Iowa L 16-9

22 April 15, 2012 Iowa W 11-10 (13)

21 May 29, 2006 at Albuquerque L 13-12 (10)

21 July 20, 2011 New Orleans L 14-11

20 June 7, 2007 at Oklahoma L 12-5

20 April 17, 2008 at Oklahoma L 19-3

20 Aug. 9, 2008 Iowa L 15-3

20 Aug. 16, 2008 Nashville L 11-4

20 July 28, 2009 at Memphis L 14-5

20 Aug. 14, 2009 at Reno L 17-6

20 July 16, 2010 at Albuquerque L 16-13

MOST HITS COMBINED, GAME

HITS DATE OPPONENTS RES SCORE

40 July 7, 2005 Round Rock (16) at Iowa (24) L 16-9

40 July 20, 2011 New Orleans (21) at Round Rock (19) L 14-11

39 July 16, 2010 Round Rock (19) at Albuquerque (20) L 16-13

38 April 15, 2012 Iowa (22) at Round Rock (16) W 11-10 (13)

37 Aug. 30, 2010 Round Rock (12) at Omaha (25) L 23-5

36 July 4, 2011 Round Rock (23) at Albuquerque (13) W 13-10

35 April 16, 2005 Round Rock (20) at Omaha (15) W 14-9

PLAYER"ˆNOTES

Michael Bianucci has hit safely in all 10 games (.341, 15-for-44) with five multiple-hit games. He is second in the PCL"ˆin home runs (4) and tied for fourth in RBI (12). Bianucci's hitting streak is the PCL's second-longest this season behind only Mike Trout (11, Fresno). ... Julio Borbon has reached safely in each of 10 games played, hitting safely in eight. ... Dusty Brown has hit safely in each of his last four games and boasts a .455 on base percentage in five games played. ... Joey Butler is second in the PCL with nine walks, seven of which were in the last five games. He has hit safely in six straight games (all one-hit outings) and reached safely in nine of 10 games played. ... Luis Hernandez produced his first multiple-hit game of the season Sunday vs. Iowa, going 3-for-5 with three runs scored. ... Matt Kata has reached safely in all four games in which he had a plate appearance, hitting safely in each of the last three. ... Leonys Martin has reached safely in all 10 games played, hitting safely in eight of the last nine. He leads the Express with six multiple-hit games, including four three-hit outings. ... Tommy Mendonca has reached safely in eight straight after failing to do so in the season opener. He is hitting .333 (8-for-24) since starting the season 0-for-11. ... Brad Nelson has reached safely in all 10 games played, hitting safely in each of the last nine. His nine-game hitting streak is tied for the fifth-longest in the PCL this season. Nelson is hitting .293 (12-for-41) in that time with seven one-hit games.

TEAM"ˆNOTES

Round Rock is 3-5 in one-run games, winning each of its last two such games after dropping five straight. No other PCL team has played more than six one-run games. ... The Express have played six straight one-run games. ... Round Rock batters are hitting .340 when leading off an inning but .270 with runners on base. By comparison, opposing batters are hitting .299 against the Express when leading off an inning and .335 with runners on base. ... Express batters are 4-for-7 (.571) with the bases loaded (no home runs). Opposing batters are 4-for-11 (.364) with the bases loaded (one home run). ... Express pitchers have limited opposing batters to a .204 average (10-for-49) with runners in scoring position and two outs. ... Round Rock has committed five errors, tied with Reno for the lowest total in the PCL. Round Rock's .989 fielding percentage is the league's best.

NEXT SERIES

Round Rock continues an eight-game home stand, hosting the Omaha Storm Chasers for a four-game series. The series runs Tuesday through Friday with a 7:05 p.m. first pitch each night.

GAME"ˆ13 | TUESDAY, APRIL 17 | 7:05 p.m. CDT | THE DELL DIAMOND

Express: RHP Neil Ramirez (0-1, 5.00 ERA)

Storm Chasers: RHP Nate Adcock (2-0, 0.00 ERA)

GAME"ˆ14 | WEDNESDAY, APRIL 18 | 7:05 p.m. CDT | THE DELL DIAMOND

Express: RHP"ˆGreg Reynolds (0-1, 5.25 ERA)

Storm Chasers: LHP Ryan Verdugo (0-0, 9.00 ERA)

GAME"ˆ15 | THURSDAY, APRIL 19 | 7:05 p.m. CDT | THE DELL DIAMOND

Express: LHP"ˆZach Jackson (0-1, 6.35 ERA)

Storm Chasers: LHP Mike Montgomery (0-0, 8.22 ERA)

GAME"ˆ16 | FRIDAY, APRIL 20 | 7:05 p.m. CDT | THE DELL DIAMOND

Express: RHP Mark Hamburger (0-0, 14.81 ERA)

Storm Chasers: LHP Will Smith (0-0, 4.97 ERA)

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