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Round Rock Express - Game Notes Vs. Nashville Sounds

June 30, 2011 - Pacific Coast League (PCL1)
Round Rock Express News Release


ROUND ROCK EXPRESS (45-34) vs. NASHVILLE SOUNDS (37-42)

GAME 80 | 30 JUNE 2011 | 7:05 P.M. CDT | THE DELL DIAMOND | ROUND ROCK, TEXAS

TONIGHT'S GAME

Round Rock begins a four-game series against the Nashville Sounds (Milwaukee Brewers). First pitch is scheduled for 7:05 p.m. CDT at The Dell Diamond. The Express are 7-3 in their last 10 games - tied for the best record in the Pacific Coast League during that time. Round Rock won three of four against Oklahoma City in its most recent series. The Sounds are 6-4 in their last 10 games and enter the series with a five-game winning streak after sweeping New Orleans at home in their most recent series. Round Rock is 23-17 at home, while Nashville is 12-24 on the road.

PROMOTIONS

* Thirsty Thursday, presented by Firetrol

* Pink in the Park - Saving Second Base, benefiting the Austin chapter of Susan G. Komen for the Cure

* Austin Diamond District Diamond Dig - postgame contest to win a diamond ring

RADIO BROADCAST INFORMATION

Tonight's game airs on 104.9 FM The Horn ESPN Radio Austin. Online audio also is available at www.espnaustin.com. Express Director of Broadcasting Mike Capps provides play-by-play while former Major League catcher Jerry Grote provides color analysis.

EXPRESS-SOUNDS SERIES

This is the third of four series between Round Rock and Nashville this season. The Express lead the season series 5-3, sweeping a four-game series at The Dell Diamond in early May and dropping three of four at Nashville in mid-June. Round Rock is hitting .288 with 16 home runs and 58 RBI against Nashville pitching, while the Sounds are hitting .294 with 12 home runs and 39 RBI against Express pitching. Round Rock established a franchise record for runs in a game with an 18-9 white-washing May 8 at The Dell Diamond. Six of the eight meetings this season have been one-run affairs, including each of the last four and three extra-inning games.

GAME 80 | THURSDAY, JUNE 30 | 7:05 p.m. CDT

Express: RHP Scott Feldman (1-0, 2.92 ERA - rehab)

Sounds: LHP Chase Wright (5-4, 4.08 ERA)

GAME 81 | FRIDAY, JULY 1 | 7:05 p.m. CDT

Express: RHP Brandon Webb (0-0, 0.00 ERA - rehab)

Sounds: LHP Sam Narron (4-3, 3.70 ERA)

GAME 82 | SATURDAY, JULY 2 | 6:05 p.m. CDT

Express: RHP Eric Hurley (1-0, 3.77 ERA)

Sounds: RHP Amaury Rivas (6-7, 4.18 ERA)

GAME 83 | SUNDAY, JULY 3 | 7:05 p.m. CDT

Express: RHP Neil Ramirez (4-3, 3.80 ERA)

Sounds: RHP Frankie De La Cruz (3-4, 3.80 ERA)

STARTING PITCHERS

EXPRESS: RHP Scott Feldman (1-0, 2.92 ERA - rehab)

Last Outing: No-decision in June 25 start vs. Oklahoma City, a 4-3 Express win ... Allowed two runs - one earned - on five hits and no walks over 6.0 innings with five strikeouts ... Also issued one wild pitch ... Left game tied 2-2 ... Used 87 pitches, 57 strikes.

2011: Makes sixth start with Express ... Began season on disabled list after off-season micro-fracture surgery on his right knee ... Earned victory in first rehab start May 14 in Double-A Frisco's 11-2 win over Corpus Christi ... Worked 5.0 innings and allowed one run on two hits and two walks with four strikeouts ... Earned victory with Round Rock in May 19 start against Colorado Springs, an 8-3 Express win ... Allowed three runs on eight hits and no walks with three strikeouts over 6.0 innings ... No-decisions in each of last four starts - May 24 vs. Reno, June 16 at Nashville, June 21 at New Orleans and June 25 vs. Oklahoma City ... Opponents hitting .300 (3-for-10) with runners in scoring position and two outs.

2011 vs. Nashville: No-decision in June 16 start at Nashville ... Tossed 5.0 no-hit, scoreless innings with two walks and five strikeouts ... Left game tied 0-0 ... Sounds won game 1-0 on Brett Carroll's seventh-inning leadoff homer - Nashville's lone hit of the game.

2010: Spent the majority of the season with the Rangers, making one start with Triple-A Oklahoma City ... Posted a 7-11 mark with a 5.48 ERA in 22 starts and seven relief outings for Rangers ... Recorded 75 strikeouts against 45 walks over 141.1 innings with a .313 opponents' batting average.

Notable: Born in Kailua, Hawai`i ... One of 20 pitchers born in the Aloha State to appear in a Major League game ... Rangers 30th-round draft pick in 2003 out of College of San Mateo [Calif.] ... College walk-on ... Drafted by Houston Astros in 41st round of 2002 draft but did not sign ... Prepped at Burlingame [Calif.] High School ... MLB debut Aug. 31, 2005, against Chicago White Sox, pitching a scoreless ninth inning with two strikeouts ... Father is an FBI agent.

SOUNDS: LHP Chase Wright (5-4, 4.08 ERA)

Last Outing: Earned victory in June 24 start vs. Omaha, a 3-2 Sounds victory ... All three runs of support in the first inning ... Allowed two runs on nine hits over 7.2 innings with no walks and four strikeouts ... Longest outing of season; previous long was 5.0 innings twice ... Used 90 pitches, 65 strikes.

2011: Makes 17th appearance, ninth start tonight ... Logged 58.2 innings with 35 walks, 23 strikeouts and a .325 opponents' average ... Won five of last six decisions with a 3.76 ERA (11 ER / 26.1 IP) in that time ... Won each of last three starts, last two outings ... Wins May 19 at Salt Lake, May 29 vs. Oklahoma City, June 3 vs. Iowa, June 19 at Memphis and June 24 vs. Omaha ... Losses April 14 vs. Oklahoma City, May 3 at Oklahoma City, May 8 at Round Rock and May 24 at Tacoma ... 2-3, 7.92 ERA, .339 opponents batting average in 10 road outings - five starts ... All four home runs allowed on the road ... One home run allowed over 40.2 innings since surrendering two May 8 at The Dell Diamond ... 4-3, 6.03 ERA, .336 opponents' average as a starter ... First-inning ERA is 6.75 (6 ER / 8.0 IP) ... Opponents hitting .345 (19-for-55) with four walks and 10 strikeouts for a .400 on-base percentage when leading off an inning ... Opponents hitting .423 (11-for-26) with runners in scoring position and two outs ... Allowed four hits, including one home run, and one walk with one strikeout in 11 bases-loaded situations ... Allowed one stolen base all season.

2011 vs. Round Rock: Suffered loss in May 8 start at The Dell Diamond ... Worked 3.0 innings and surrendered seven runs - six earned - on seven hits, including two home runs ... Hit two batters, walked one, issued one wild pitch and struck out two ... Express won game 18-9, establishing a franchise record for runs in a game.

2010: Spent entire season with Nashville, going 8-9 with a 5.13 ERA in 28 outings, 27 starts ... Tallied 93 strikeouts against 55 walks over 151.0 innings ... Opponents hit .287 ... Tossed complete-game, one-hit shutout June 16 against Memphis ... Earned save in lone relief outing ... 2-5 in season's last 14 starts.

Notable: Born in Wichita Falls, Texas ... New York Yankees third-round draft pick in 2001 out of Iowa Park [Texas] High School ... MLB debut April 17, 2007, against Cleveland; started and earned victory with 5.0 innings and three runs on five hits ... Became second pitcher in MLB history to allow four consecutive home runs, doing so April 22, 2007, at Boston (Manny Ramirez, J.D. Drew, Mike Lowell, Jason Varitek) ... Returned to minors following the outing but returned for one relief outing in September of that year ... Has not returned to MLB since ... Designated for assignment following 2007 season when Yankees re-signed Andy Pettite ... Traded Feb. 4, 2009, to Milwaukee for Eric Fryer.

OKLAHOMA CITY SERIES RECAP

The Express won three of four against the RedHawks at The Dell Diamond in the last of four series between the American Southern Division rivals. Round Rock claimed the season series 10-6. The Express won the first (4-3), second (14-2) and fourth (12-9) games of the most recent series, while Oklahoma City won the third game 4-1. Round Rock hit .344 (52-for-151) in the series with eight home runs and out-scored the RedHawks 31-18. Chris Davis wielded the biggest bat for the Express, going 9-for-18 (.444) with four home runs and eight RBI.

EXPRESS EXTEND DIVISION LEAD

Round Rock (45-34, .570) its lead over Albuquerque (42-37, .532) in the American Southern Division to three games with Tuesday night's 12-9 victory over Oklahoma City and the Isotopes' 10-4 loss at Iowa. Albuquerque has lost seven straight and eight of its last 10. The Express have at least shared the division lead following 57 of 79 games this season. Round Rock's largest division lead of the season was at the start of play May 13 (four-and-a-half games). That day also was the season's high-water mark at 12 games over .500. New Orleans (38-42, .475) has lost five straight and trails Round Rock by seven-and-a-half games. Oklahoma City (34-46, .425) is 11-and-a-half games back. The Express are 16-12 against their division foes.

ROUND ROCK vs. AMERICAN NORTHERN DIVISION

The Express are 22-13 against American Northern Division teams this season. Round Rock has completed its season series against Iowa, winning nine of 16 meetings. The Express are 7-1 against Omaha - all at The Dell Diamond - and 5-3 against Nashville. Round Rock dropped two of three at Memphis in a rain-shortened series April 28 through May 1.

NASHVILLE vs. AMERICAN SOUTHERN DIVISION

The Sounds are 22-21 against American Southern Division teams this season. The bulk of those wins have come against New Orleans as Nashville won 12 of 16 meetings in the season series. Nonetheless, the Sounds have won five straight, and seven of eight against American Southern Division foes. Nashville enters tonight's game five-and-a-half games behind Omaha in the American Northern Division standings.

NAPOLI, WEBB JOIN EXPRESS ON REHAB

Mike Napoli and Brandon Webb join the Round Rock Express on rehab assignments tonight. Napoli, who was placed on the disabled list June 12 with a strained left oblique muscle, is expected to be in the lineup for tonight's game. He is hitting .221 with 10 home runs and 25 RBI this season for the Rangers, who are 13-7 with him behind the plate and 9-0 when he homers. Webb, the 2006 National League Cy Young Award winner with the Arizona Diamondbacks, is scheduled to start Friday night's game. He has spent the entire season on the disabled list after right rotator cuff surgery. Webb made four rehab starts with Double-A Frisco prior to joining the Express roster.

ROUND ROCK... RANGERS'

The Express roster now features five players on rehab assignments - Scott Feldman, Tommy Hunter, Mike Napoli, Darren O'Day and Brandon Webb. In all, eight Rangers have made rehab stops in Round Rock this season with Nelson Cruz, Josh Hamilton and Eric Hurley adding to the current list.

BIG-FLY GUYS

Round Rock enters tonight's game with 107 home runs on the season. The Express were the first PCL team to 100 home runs this season and currently lead the league by three over Colorado Springs and Reno. Albuquerque is the next closest American Conference team with 93 homers. Round Rock clubbed 23 homers over the last 11 games after being shutout in consecutive games. In fact, the Express have at least one home run in 16 of their last 21 games with 39 in that time and were shutout in three of the five homerless games. Round Rock already has eclipsed the franchise's 2009 total (97) and needs one home run to match last year's total. The Express hit 170 home runs in 2006, an average of 1.18 per game and still the club's Triple-A era (since 2005) record. The 2011 Express average 1.35 home runs per game and are on pace to hit 195 on the season.

MORE HOME-RUN NUMBERS

The Express have won nine straight games in which they have homered. ... Round Rock has homered at least twice 32 times, going 24-8 in those games. Eleven of the 32 games were on the road, and the Express are 8-3 in those games. ... The Express are 12-2 when hitting at least three home runs and 5-0 when hitting at least four home runs. ... Round Rock has two four-homer games (June 18 vs. Omaha, June 19 vs. Omaha), two five-homer games (May 15 at Las Vegas, June 28 vs. Oklahoma City) and one six-homer game (April 9 vs. Iowa). ... The six-homer game was the second-best game total in franchise history, a single-game Dell Diamond record and one homer shy of the club record set at Albuquerque in 2006. ... Six Express players have posted multiple-homer games this season: Chris Davis (five), Brian Barden, Luis Cruz, Esteban German, Taylor Teagarden and Chad Tracy.

OFFENSE STRUGGLES WITHOUT HOMERS

The Express have homered in 53 of 79 games this season, going 35-18 in those games. However, Round Rock is just 10-16 when failing to hit at least one home run. Furthermore, the Express average 3.92 runs per game when failing to homer. Meanwhile, Round Rock averages 5.87 runs per game when hitting at least one home run. The Express have homered in 16 of their last 21 games and scored a total of two runs in the other five games.

DAVIS CONTINUES TORRID PACE

Chris Davis is tied for fourth in the PCL with 19 home runs despite playing only 33 games. Each of the other four players in the league's top five has played at least 24 game more than Davis. He averages one home run every 6.89 at bats and has five multiple-homer outings - four in the last 11 games. If Davis were to have played the entire season with the Express, played 10 of every 11 games and homered at his current pace, he would have hit 74 home runs. Over the last 11 games, Davis is hitting .476 (20-for-42) with eight multiple-hit games, nine homers, 20 RBI and 13 runs scored.

NO LATE LOSSES AS OF LATE

The Express have won 12 straight when leading after seven innings and 11 straight when leading after eight innings. Round Rock is 34-3 this season when leading after eight innings; all three losses came in a 12-game span in the second half of May. The last time Round Rock lost when leading after eight innings was May 28 when Iowa posted three ninth-inning runs for a 6-4 win at The Dell Diamond.

BIG-INNING THEORY

Round Rock is 15-3 this season when scoring at least four runs in an inning and 30-31 when failing to do such. However, the difference in record is even more pronounced based upon what the opponent does. The Express are 42-21 when not allowing an inning of at least four runs but 3-13 when the opponent posts such an inning. The lone victories were May 11 at Tucson when the Padres scored four first-inning runs and the Express rallied for a 7-5 victory, June 19 when the Express built a 9-0 lead before weathering a four-run fourth inning by Omaha, and Tuesday night when Oklahoma City posted four ninth-inning runs in a 12-9 Express victory.

ROUND ROCK PERFECT FOLLOWING CONSECUTIVE LOSSES

Round Rock has not lost three straight games this season, going 11-0 following consecutive losses. Express wins in that situation were April 9 vs. Iowa, April 25 vs. Oklahoma City, April 29 at Memphis, May 15 at Las Vegas, May 19 vs. Colorado Springs, May 24 vs. Reno, June 1 at Oklahoma City, June 9 at Iowa, June 15 at Nashville, June 18 vs. Omaha and June 24 at New Orleans.

COMEBACK KIDS

Round Rock has 23 comeback win this season (trailing at any point in the game). The Express have won seven times when trailing after five innings, four times when trailing after six innings, four times when trailing after seven innings and three times when trailing entering the ninth inning.

CLOSE CALLS

Eight of Round Rock's last 18 games have been one-run affairs. The Express were 4-4 in those games but won each of the last two. Round Rock is 15-9 in one-run games. The Express started the season 7-1 in such games. Round Rock is 23-16 in games decided by two runs or fewer.

FIVE IS THE KEY

Round Rock is 37-11 this season when scoring at least five runs. Only eight times have the Express won when scoring fewer than five runs but three of those wins came 12 games - June 15 at Nashville (4-3), June 24 at New Orleans (2-1) and June 25 vs. Oklahoma City (4-3). Meanwhile, Round Rock is 28-11 when allowing fewer than five runs and 17-23 when allowing at least five runs.

EXPRESS LEAD PCL IN ATTENDANCE

Round Rock leads the PCL in attendance, averaging 8,429 fans per game. Sacramento is second with a 7,567 per-game average, while Albuquerque (7,450) is third. The Express have finished second or third in the PCL each season since joining the league in 2005.

TEAM NOTES

* Round Rock has not lost three straight games, going 11-0 after consecutive losses.

* Opponents have scored first in 44 of 78 games this season. The Express are 20-24 in those games, going 9-11 when responding with at least one run in their next at bat.

* The Express tallied at least 15 hits in three of the last four games.

* Five of Round Rock's 12 games this season with at least 15 hits were against Iowa.

* The Express have 12 last-at-bat wins, including five walk-off victories.

* Round Rock is 6-2 in extra-inning games, including a 5-2 mark on the road.

* The Express are 34-12 when holding the opponent to fewer than six runs.

* Round Rock is 25-10 when scoring first and 21-10 when scoring in the first inning.

* The Express are 17-11 when allowing a first-inning run.

* Round Rock is 32-6 when out-hitting the opponent.

* The Express are 36-6 when leading after six innings, 35-3 when leading after seven innings and 34-3 when leading after eight innings.

* Round Rock has won eight of 12 games when tied after eight innings.

* The Express have out-scored their opponents 200-128 in innings four through six, including a 75-42 advantage in the sixth.

* Round Rock is 3-for-12 with the bases loaded since May 31, drawing one walk. All three hits were grand slams - Chad Tracy, June 12 at Iowa; Robinzon Diaz, June 20 vs. Omaha; Esteban German, June 28 vs. Oklahoma City.

* Express batters are hitting .243 (45-for-185) with runners in scoring position over the last 19 games.

* Round Rock hit .352 (25-for-71) with runners on base in the Oklahoma City series.

* The Express hit .450 (27-for-60) with two outs in the Oklahoma City series after hitting .236 (30-for-127) with two outs during the previous 13 games.

* Round Rock averages 2.1 two-out RBI per game.

* Opposing batters are 7-for-52 (.135) with the bases empty over the last six games.

* Oklahoma City batters were 15-for-36 (.417) with two outs in Round Rock's most recent series.

PLAYER NOTES

BRIAN BARDEN

* 2011 PCL All-Star

* Hit safely in 10 of last 12 games (.364, 16-for-44) with five multiple-hit outings

* 10 of last 14 hits were for extra bases (seven doubles, three home runs)

* Sixth in PCL with a .360 batting average

* Second among American Conference players in batting average (Bryan LaHair, .361)

* Eight games with three-plus hits, including two four-hit games

* 48-for-123 (.390) with 14 multiple-hit outings over his last 31 games

* Team-best .389 two-out average (28-for-72)

* Second on team in two-out hits

* Hitting .395 (15-for-38) when leading off an inning with a .425 on-base percentage

* 10-for-21 (.476) in ninth and extra innings

* 8-for-15 (.533) in the ninth inning but no RBI

* Hitting .429 (9-for-21) with runners in scoring position and two outs

* Hitless in last three bases-loaded at bats

* Leads team with 23 multiple-hit games, most among active players

* Nine of last 15 games in which he hit safely were multiple-hit outings

* Hitting .392 (29-for-75) at The Dell Diamond

* Five of seven home runs were on the road

* Shelved for three weeks (May 22-June 8) with right ankle injury

* Express were 8-10 in his absence

JULIO BORBON

* Posted season highs June 26 with three hits, three RBI and three runs scored

* Hitting .276 (8-for-29) over last seven games with three multiple-hit outings

* Has stolen third five times

* Hitting .171 (7-for-41) prior to the fourth inning, .278 (15-for-54) thereafter

* 3-for-15 (.200) with runners on base and two outs

* 8-for-32 (.250) with nine strikeouts and five walks when leading off an inning

* Hitting .191 (9-for-47) in 11 games at The Dell Diamond

* 2-for-7, three RBI with runners in scoring position and two outs; both hits were doubles

JOEY BUTLER

* Hit safely in nine of last 11 games (.310, 13-for-42)

* Multiple hits in 10 of last 23 games

* Produced season's first three-hit game June 25 vs. Oklahoma City after 16 two-hit outings

* Hit safely in 25 of last 29 games (.339, 37-for-109)

* Hitless in consecutive games only twice with no three-game hitless streaks

* Hit safely in 45 of 53 games with Round Rock (played one game without a plate appearance)

* Hitting .341 (31-for-91) at The Dell Diamond with hits in 22 of 25 home games

* 14-for-34 (.412) when leading off an inning

* Hitting .413 (31-for-75) during middle innings (fourth through sixth), including a .526 mark (10-for-19) in the fourth inning

* Three of four home runs were hit in the sixth inning

* Lowest average inning is seventh (.179, 5-for-28)

* Hitting .345 (51-for-148) in 37 games since May 1 after hitting .265 (13-for-49) in April

* 5-for-17 (.294) with runners in scoring position and two outs

* Hitting .255 (12-for-47) with a runner at first base only

* Hitting .371 (39-for-105) with bases empty, going 18-for-47 (.383) over last 24 games

* Has not batted with bases loaded since May 22

* 9-for-16 (.563) with two outs over last 14 games

KEVIN CASH

* Team-best 0.81 RBI per hit (26 RBI / 32 H)

* 15 of 32 hits (46.9 percent) have been for extra bases (11 doubles, one triple, three home runs)

* 2-for-4 with three walks and nine RBI with the bases loaded, delivering a three-run double and a three-run triple

* Hitting .324 (12-for-37) with runners on base and two outs but .195 (8-for-41) with runners on base and fewer than two outs

* Hitting .132 (5-for-38) when leading off an inning but has drawn seven walks

* Two of five leadoff hits were homers

* No first-inning at bats

* Hitting .259 (15-for-58) after the sixth inning

CHRIS DAVIS

* Tied for fourth in PCL with 19 home runs, two shy of league lead

* Hit safely in nine of last 11 games, going 20-for-43 (.465) in that time with nine home runs and 20 RBI

* Eight multiple-hit outings in last 11 games

* Hitting .463 (37-for-80) through the fifth inning, .250 (13-for-52) after the fifth

* Has not gone three consecutive games without at least one RBI

* Second on team with 15 multiple-RBI outings

* 27-for-60 (.450) with runners on base with 11 home runs, going 9-for-22 (.409) with runners on base and two outs (three home runs)

* Hitting .465 (20-for-43) with runners in scoring position (nine home runs)

* 8-for-18 (.444) with runners in scoring position and two outs (three home runs)

* Hitting .318 (7-for-22) when leading off an inning

* Second on team with 17 two-out RBI

* 17 of 19 home runs, 44 of 52 RBI at The Dell Diamond

* Hitting .422 (38-for-90) at home

DOUG DEEDS

* Four of six home runs were solo shots

* Hitless in consecutive games only three times

* Has not gone hitless in three straight

* Hit safely in nine of last 12 games but all were one-hit outings (.200, 9-for-45)

* 13 multiple-hit games

* No multiple-hit outings since May 30 (15 games)

* 0-for-9 with runner at first only and two outs

* Hitting .154 (4-for-26) with runners on base over last 13 games

* 2-for-9 with bases loaded but has produced eight RBI

ROBINZON DIAZ

* Grand slam June 20 was first multiple RBI game of the season with the Express

* Hit safely in 16 of 19 games with Round Rock, including two five-game streaks

* Nine multiple-hit games

* Each of first 16 hits with Express were singles

* Three of last 10 hits were extra-base knocks (two home runs, double)

* Hitting .409 (18-for-44) when batting ninth; .267 (8-for-30) elsewhere in the order

* 8-for-19 (.421) when leading off an inning

* Hitting .222 (4-for-18) with runners in scoring position, going 0-for-6 with runners in scoring position and two outs

CODY EPPLEY

* 11 of last 20 outs recorded were by strikeout

* 6-for-6 in save opportunities with Round Rock

* Four of six saves were on the road

* Stranded 10 of 14 inherited runners

* Allowed one or fewer hits in 16 of 20 outings

* No runs allowed in 15 of 20 appearances, no earned runs allowed 16 times

* Opposing batters are 3-for-15 (.200) with five strikeouts when leading off an inning

* Issued five leadoff walks

* Holds opponents to a .158 mark (3-for-19) with runners in scoring position and two outs

* 1.80 ERA (3 ER / 15.0 IP) in 12 games at The Dell Diamond, holding opponents to a .170 average (9-for-53)

ESTEBAN GERMAN

* Hit the Express' fourth grand slam Tuesday night

* Hit safely in 11 of last 13 games (.327, 18-for-55)

* Has six hits in last two games after going seven games without a multiple hit game

* Reached safely in 21 of 23 games

* Hitless in consecutive games twice with no three-game skids

* Third on the team with 19 two-out RBI

* Hitting .285 (43-for-151) at home with 19 strikeouts and 12 walks

* Hitting .317 (38-for-120) on the road with 22 walks and 15 strikeouts

* 3-for-8, 11 RBI with bases loaded

* Hitting .192 (5-for-26) after eighth inning

* Tied for third on the team with 21 multiple-hit games, second among active players

* Team lead with nine games of three-plus hits

DEREK HANKINS

* Second in league with 16 home runs allowed

* Surrendered at least one home run in 10 of 14 outings, multiple homers five times

* 4-2, 5.25 ERA, .289 opponents' batting average in eight road outings

* 1-3, 7.67 ERA, .341 opponents' batting average in six appearances at The Dell Diamond

* Express are 5-6 in his starts, losing each of last five

* Averages 5.55 runs of support

* Currently on disabled list

ZACH JACKSON

* Tied for sixth in PCL with six wins

* Express are 10-4 in his starts

* Averages staff-best 6.2 runs of support

* 9.00 ERA (14 ER / 14.0 ERA) in the first inning but 3.11 ERA (19 ER / 55.0 IP) innings two through five

* Opposing batters hit .255 on the road, .337 at The Dell Diamond

* 2.40 strikeout-to-walk ratio (24-to-10) at home, 1.06 ratio (18-to-17) on the road

* Seven of 10 home runs allowed were at home

* Opposing batters are 3-for-7 with one walk and 15 RBI with bases loaded

* Holds opponents to a .212 average (7-for-33) with runners in scoring position and two outs

* Opponents hitting .349 (30-for-86) when leading off an inning

BEAU JONES

* 4.26 ERA (6 ER / 12.2 IP) in eight outings at home

* 4.15 ERA (8 ER / 17.1 IP) in 11 road appearances

* Has not allowed a run in three consecutive road outings

* Opponents are 2-for-10 with runners in scoring position and two outs

MATT KATA

* Reached safely in 19 of 20 games

* Struck out looking only twice in 171 at bats

* Advanced a runner with an out 18 times, tied for best on team

* Hitting .441 (15-for-34) with runners on base and two outs

* 8-for-23 (.348) with runners in scoring position and two outs

* Hitting .175 (7-for-40) when leading off an inning

* 4-for-18 (.222) with two outs over last 17 games

* No multiple-hit outings since May 31 (17 games)

* Hitting 60 points higher at home (.292) than on the road (.232)

SETH McCLUNG

* Express are 6-5 in his starts

* Averages 5.55 runs of support per start

* 2-3, 4.87 ERA, .274 opponents' batting average as starter

* Worked at least into the sixth inning in three of last four starts

* 1-0, 3.03 ERA, .221 opponents' average (27-for-122) in six road appearances - all starts

* Opponents are 14-for-41 (.341) with runners in scoring position and two outs

BRAD NELSON

* Hit safely in nine of last 12 games (.326, 14-for-43)

* Snapped five-game hitting streak Sunday night, going 0-for-3 with a walk and a sacrifice fly

* Hit .444 (8-for-18) during the streak

* Two home runs in last seven games after a 68-at-bat stretch without a homer

* Hitting .185 (15-for-81) during innings three through five

* 3-for-23 (.130) in the fifth inning

* Hitting .314 (50-for-159) outside of inning three through five, going 3-for-5 in extra innings

* 1-for-9 with the bases loaded

* Hitting .246 (14-for-57) with runners in scoring position, .206 (7-for-34) with runners in scoring position and two outs

* Three two-out RBI over last 29 games, none in last nine games

* Hitting .333 (30-for-90) as designated hitter, .233 (35-for-150) when playing in the field

ZACH PHILLIPS

* Leads staff with 29 appearances

* Converted three of five save opportunities

* 2.33 ERA (5 ER / 19.1 IP) and .250 opponents' average in 15 home outings

* 6.86 ERA (16 ER / 21.0 IP) and .306 opponents' average in 14 road appearances

* Opponents hitting .200 (5-for-25) with runners in scoring position and two outs

* Opponents hitting .409 (9-for-22) with runners in scoring position and less than two outs

* Allowed six earned runs in 16.2 innings (3.24 ERA) over last 12 outings

* Two runs allowed in last seven appearances (10.0 IP)

OMAR QUINTANILLA

* Stopped 4-for-22 slump with three-hit game Sunday night

* Skid was preceded by a three-hit game June 19 vs. Omaha

* All five home runs were solo shots

* Four home runs in last 16 games

* 2-for-4 with the bases loaded

* Hitting .294 (10-for-34) in the first inning

* Four hits in last 22 first-inning at bats (.182)

* Hitting .102 (5-for-49) after the sixth inning

NEIL RAMIREZ

* Eighth in PCL with 3.92 ERA

* Seventh in league with 74 strikeouts

* Leads PCL with a .233 opponents' batting average

* Second among PCL starters with 9.96 strikeouts per nine innings

* Express are 8-7 in his starts, going 1-5 in last six starts

* Averages 5.33 runs of support

* Opponents hitting .200 (6-for-30) with runners in scoring position and two outs

PEDRO STROP

* Two strikeout in last four appearances after 22 strikeouts in previous 10 appearances

* Stranded four of eight inherited runners

* Opposing batters are 11-for-29 (.379) with runners in scoring position, 4-for-13 (.308) with RISP and two outs

* Three extra-base hits allowed in 94 at bats

CHAD TRACY

* Hitting .125 (6-for-48) over last 14 games, going hitless 10 times

* Leads the team in hits with runners in scoring position (31)

* Hitting .344 average (31-for-90) with runners is scoring position

* Hitting .304 (14-for-46) with runners in scoring position and two outs, producing 18 RBI and seven walks

* Hitting .338 (46-for-136) with runners on base but only .182 (27-for-148) with the bases empty

* Leads team with 29 two-out hits

* Leads team with 25 two-out RBI - eight more than any other player (Chris Davis)

* Tied for second in PCL with 63 RBI - best among American Conference players

* Eighth in league with 16 home runs

* Leads team with 19 multiple-RBI games - five more than any other player (Chris Davis)

* Hitting .333 (17-for-51) in the first inning with three home runs, 14 RBI and five walks

NEXT SERIES

Round Rock travels to Albuquerque for a brief three-game series July 4-6. The Isotopes won three of four at The Dell Diamond in early June. First pitch for each game is 8:05 p.m. CDT. The Express currently have a three-game lead over Albuquerque in the American Southern Division standings.

GAME 84 | MODNAY, JULY 4 | 8:05 p.m. CDT

Express: RHP Brett Tomko (4-3, 6.50 ERA)

Isotopes: RHP Tim Sexton (3-1, 4.71 ERA)

GAME 85 | TUESDAY, JULY 5 | 8:05 p.m. CDT

Express: RHP Scott Feldman (starts tonight)

Isotopes: RHP Ian Snell (starts tonight)

GAME 86 | WEDNESNAY, JULY 6 | 8:05 p.m. CDT

Express: RHP Brandon Webb (starts tomorrow)

Isotopes: LHP Dana Eveland (starts tomorrow)

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