PCL1 Round Rock Express

Round Rock Express - Game Notes Vs. New Orleans Zephyrs

Published on August 20, 2011 under Pacific Coast League (PCL1)
Round Rock Express News Release


GAME PREVIEW

ROUND ROCK EXPRESS (76-51) vs. NEW ORLEANS ZEPHYRS (63-64)

GAME 128 | 20 AUGUST ‚¬Ë†2011 | 7:05 P.M. CDT | THE DELL DIAMOND | ROUND ROCK, TEXAS

TONIGHT'S GAME

Round Rock begins the season's penultimate home series, hosting the New Orleans Zephyrs (Florida Marlins) for a 7:05 p.m. game at The Dell Diamond. The Express concluded a 7-1 California road trip last night with their fourth consecutive win - a 12-2 drubbing at Fresno. The Zephyrs have won five of their last six after taking three of four at home against Colorado Springs, winning 3-0 last night. Round Rock owns the Pacific Coast League's best record over the last 10 games at 8-2; New Orleans is 6-4 in that time. The Express are 38-26 at The Dell Diamond, while the Zephyrs are 26-38 on the road.

BOBBY JONES NIGHT

Round Rock Express Baseball and the City of Round Rock will honor manager Bobby Jones with a pregame ceremony in recognition of his 1,500 career wins. He reached the milestone during the West Coast road trip. All of his wins were in the Rangers organization.

PROMOTIONS

* In-stadium postgame fireworks, presented by Bud Light and Pyrotecnico

RADIO BROADCAST INFORMATION

Tonight's game airs on 104.9 FM The Horn ESPN ‚¬Ë†Radio Austin. Online audio also is available at www.espnaustin.com. Express Director of Broadcasting Mike Capps handles play-by-play duties alongside color analyst and former Major Leaguer Jerry Grote.

TELEVISION BROADCAST INFORMATION

Tonight's game also airs live on KBVO Austin, the sports-specific sister station of KXAN NBC Austin. KBVO is available on Time Warner Cable HD channel 1525, DirecTV channel 51, AT&T Uverse channel 7 (HD 1007), Grande channel 18 (HD 318), Suddenlink channel 15 (HD 725) and Northland Cable channel 97. KXAN Sports Director Roger Wallace handles play-by-play duties while former Major League pitcher Kirk Dressendorfer provides color analysis.

EXPRESS-ZEPHYRS SERIES

This is the fourth and final series between the Express and Zephyrs. Round Rock leads the season series 7-5. The Express won three of four at New Orleans in mid-April, and the teams split a four-game series at New Orleans in late June. The teams also split a four-game series at The Dell Diamond in mid-July. Only one of the 12 meetings was decided by more than four runs - a 15-6 Express victory July 19. The teams have played three one-run contests, and the Express won all three games. Round Rock has not allowed more than six runs in 10 of the 12 games, holding New Orleans to four or fewer runs six times. SERIES NOTES: New Orleans is the only team to play Round Rock at least eight games this season and hit more home runs; the Zephyrs have out-homered the Express 16-15. ‚¬Â¦ Six of Round Rock's 15 homers against New Orleans were hit by players no longer with the Express - four by Chris Davis, one by Brian Barden and one by Omar Quintanilla. ‚¬Â¦ Brad Nelson is 11-for-35 (.314) in 10 games against New Orleans with five home runs, two doubles, 10 runs scored, seven walks, a .429 on-base percentage, a .800 slugging percentage and a 1.229 OPS. ‚¬Â¦ Chad Tracy has two homers and 10 RBI in 11 games against the Zephyrs. ‚¬Â¦ Round Rock is 14-of-17 in stolen bases against the Zephyrs. ‚¬Â¦ New Orleans outfielder Chris Aguilla has feasted on Express pitching, going 15-for-42 (.357) with seven home runs and 13 RBI in 10 games.

GAME ‚¬Ë†128 | SATURDAY, AUG. 20 | 7:05 p.m. CDT

Express: RHP Ryan Tucker (3-5, 4.92 ERA)

Zephyrs: RHP Elih Villanueva (6-10, 5.41 ERA)

GAME ‚¬Ë†129 | SUNDAY, AUG. 21 | 6:05 p.m. CDT

Express: LHP Martin Perez (3-2, 5.15 ERA)

Zephyrs: LHP Darin Downs (2-1, 2.41 ERA)

GAME ‚¬Ë†130 | MONDAY, AUG. 22 | 7:05 p.m. CDT

Express: RHP Mark Hamburger (6-4, 4.04 ERA)

Zephyrs: RHP Tom Koehler (10-6, 5.09 ERA)

GAME ‚¬Ë†131 | TUESDAY, AUG. 23 | 7:05 p.m. CDT

Express: RHP Brett Tomko (7-5, 6.42 ERA)

Zephyrs: RHP Alex Sanabia (0-1, 7.50 ERA)

EXPRESS STARTER

RHP Ryan Tucker (3-2, 5.28 ERA)

Last Outing: Suffered loss in Aug. 15 start at Sacramento, a 5-3 River Cats win ‚¬Â¦ Allowed five runs on nine hits over 5.0 innings with one walk and eight strikeouts, a season high ‚¬Â¦ Surrendered one home run, a two-run shot from Chris Carter with two out in the third inning ‚¬Â¦ Also allowed three runs in the second inning ‚¬Â¦ Used 91 pitches, 58 strikes.

2011: Makes 29th appearance, eighth start with Express ‚¬Â¦ Logged 64.0 innings with 28 walks, 61 strikeouts and a .286 opponents' average ‚¬Â¦ Earned wins April 25 vs. Oklahoma City (relief), July 25 at Omaha (start) and Aug. 9 vs. Tacoma (start) ‚¬Â¦ Lost in season's first outing April 8 vs. Iowa (relief), season's first start July 15 at Memphis, July 30 at Nashville (start), Aug. 4 vs. Salt Lake (start) and Aug. 15 at Sacramento (start) ‚¬Â¦ Recorded saves April 13 vs. Omaha and May 27 vs. Iowa ‚¬Â¦ 15 strikeouts against four walks in 10.2 innings over last two starts ‚¬Â¦ Three of five home runs allowed were solo shots ‚¬Â¦ 2-2 with a 4.71 ERA in three starts and 14 relief appearances at The Dell Diamond ‚¬Â¦ Opponents hitting .341 (14-for-41) with runners in scoring position and two outs ‚¬Â¦ Opponents hitting .316 (18-for-57) with a .381 on-base percentage when leading off an inning ‚¬Â¦ Allowed three hits (two singles, one triple) in nine at bats with bases loaded, inducing one double play ‚¬Â¦ Also made five relief appearances with Rangers in late April, early May ‚¬Â¦ Did not record a decision with a 7.20 ERA ‚¬Â¦ Struck out all three batters faced April 29 in first Rangers outing ‚¬Â¦ Assigned to Round Rock prior to May 19 game.

2011 vs. New Orleans: 0-0, 7.50 ERA, .393 opponents' average in one start and two relief appearances ‚¬Â¦ Logged 6.0 innings with two walks and four strikeouts ‚¬Â¦ Surrendered a solo homer to Clint Sammons in an inning of relief April 17 at New Orleans ‚¬Â¦ Worked one scoreless inning of relief June 21 at The Dell Diamond ‚¬Â¦ No-decision in July 20 start at The Dell Diamond ‚¬Â¦ Allowed five runs - four earned - on season-high 10 hits, including one home run, over 4.0 innings ‚¬Â¦ Walked one and struck out three ‚¬Â¦ Home run allowed was a third-inning, two-run shot from Chris Aguila ‚¬Â¦ Left game trailing 5-0 ‚¬Â¦ Express got him off the hook with an eight-run seventh, but Zephyrs rallied for a seven-run ninth and a 14-11 win.

2010: Pitched in the Florida Marlins organization ‚¬Â¦ Split season between New Orleans, the Gulf Coast League and the Jupiter Hammerheads, combining for a 2-8 record in 32 appearances.

Notable: Florida Marlins 2005 first-round draft pick (34th overall) out of Temple City [Calif.] High School ‚¬Â¦ Career-best seven wins in 2006 with Greensboro, logging 131.1 innings ‚¬Â¦ MLB debut June 8, 2008, with Marlins against Cincinnati ‚¬Â¦ Made 13 MLB appearances prior to this season ‚¬Â¦ Considered Marlins' sixth-best prospect entering 2010 season, according to Baseball America ‚¬Â¦ Claimed by Rangers off waivers Oct. 6, 2010.

LAST NIGHT'S GAMES

Joey Butler's grand slam capped an eight-run sixth inning as the Express pounded Fresno 12-2 at Chukchansi Park. It put the finishing touches on Round Rock's second road series sweep of the season (April 19-22 at Oklahoma City). Starter Eric Hurley held Fresno to one run on eight hits and four walks over 7.1 innings and improved to 8-1 on the season; he struck out three. Butler was 2-for-5 with three runs scored, while Brad Nelson was 2-for-4 with an RBI and scored twice. Nick Green, Jose Ruiz and Guilder Rodriguez added two hit games. Rodriguez and Kevin Cash had two RBI each.

MAGIC NUMBER: 6

Entering tonight's game, Round Rock's magic number for clinching the PCL American Southern Division title is six. The magic number represents the number of Express wins or Albuquerque losses necessary to clinch the division title. The earliest Round Rock can clinch the title is Aug. 23 vs. New Orleans. The Express would win the division title by winning only one game in each of their final four series.

ROUND ROCK OWNS PCL's BEST RECORD

The Express (76-51, .598) have the PCL's best record, two games ahead of Sacramento (74-53, .583). Round Rock has won seven of its last eight, including taking three of four at Sacramento. The Express are a league-best 8-2 over the last 10 games. Round Rock is four-and-a-half games ahead of Omaha (71-55, .563) in the overall American Conference standings. Seven of 16 PCL teams are at or above .500, five of which are in the American Conference.

DIVISION STANDINGS UPDATE

Round Rock (76-51, .598) pushed its lead over Albuquerque (64-63, .504) in the American Southern Division standings to 12 games with last night's win. While the Express won 12-2 at Fresno, the Isotopes were blanked 7-0 at Sacramento. The Express are 18-8 since July 24, the league's best record in that time; the Isotopes are 10-16 in that stretch. Round Rock has at least shared the division lead following 105 of 127 games this season and has led the division outright since June 25. New Orleans (63-64, .496) trails Round Rock by 13.0 games, while Oklahoma City (58-69, .457) is 18.0 games back and has been eliminated from postseason contention.

ROUND ROCK TRIPLE-A WINS RECORD WITHIN REACH

The Express already have surpassed win totals from five of the previous six seasons as a Triple-A team (since 2005). With 74 wins entering tonight's game, Round Rock needs to win 11 of its final 17 games to match the 2006 squad's franchise record of 85 wins. As a member of the Double-A Texas League, Round Rock won 83 games in 2000, 86 games in 2001, 75 games in 2002 and 86 games in 2004.

TEAM NOTES

* The Express are 18-8 since July 24, the league's best record in that time.

* Round Rock has lost more than two consecutive games only once, dropping four straight. The Express are 14-2 following consecutive losses.

* The Express are 38-26 at The Dell Diamond, winning 21 of 31 games since June 18.

* Round Rock is 38-25 on the road, the PCL's second-best road record (Sacramento, 37-22).

* With 160 home runs, the Express have surpassed season totals from 2007 (134), 2008 (151), 2009 (97) and 2010 (108). The Express are third in the PCL, trailing only Reno (164) and Albuquerque (163).

* Round Rock is on pace to hit 188 home runs. The franchise Triple-A era record is 170 (2006).

* The Express have homered in 83 of 127 games, going 57-26 in those games. However, they are 19-25 when failing to hit a home run.

* Round Rock averages 6.47 runs per game (537 total) when hitting at least one home run but only 3.50 runs per game (154 total) when failing to hit at least one home run.

* The Express scored more than six runs without the benefit of a home run only once since June 3 - a 10-1 victory over Memphis (July 29).

* Round Rock is 36-11 when hitting at least two home runs, winning 17 of its last 20 such games. Round Rock is 13-3 when hitting multiple homers on the road.

* The Express are 18-2 when hitting at least three home runs and 7-0 when hitting at least four.

* Round Rock is 12-1 when an Express player has a multiple-homer game.

* The Express are 28-6 this season when scoring at least four runs in an inning and 5-22 when allowing an inning of at least four runs.

* The Express have 40 comeback wins (trailing at some point in the game). They have won 15 times when trailing after five innings, nine times when trailing after six innings, nine times when trailing after seven innings and five times when trailing entering the ninth.

* Round Rock is 61-16 when scoring at least five runs.

* The Express are 22-14 in one-run games and 37-24 in games decided by two runs or fewer.

* Round Rock is 34-34 when the opponent scores first.

* The Express hit .296 (87-for-294) with a 3.13 staff ERA on the California road trip, going 7-1.

* Round Rock has 19 last-at-bat wins, including nine walk-off victories and four game-ending homers.

* The Express are 10-4 in extra-inning games, including a 4-1 mark at The Dell Diamond.

* Round Rock is 60-17 when holding the opponent to fewer than six runs.

* The Express are 42-17 when scoring first and 31-15 when scoring in the first inning. Round Rock is 25-16 when allowing a first-inning run.

* Round Rock is 52-11 when out-hitting the opponent.

* The Express are 60-7 when leading after six innings, 58-6 when leading after seven innings and 58-4 when leading after eight innings.

PLAYER NOTES

JOEY BUTLER

* Hit safely in 12 of the last 14 games (.368, 21-for-57)

* 34 strikeouts against four walks over last 19 games

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

* Has not gone hitless in consecutive games since June 16-17

* Nine hitting streaks of at least five games, five of at least nine games, three of at least 10 games

* 15 multiple-hit games in the last 23 games - one multiple-hit outing in previous 12 games

* First on team with 37 multiple-hit games

* Hit safely in 33 of last 38 games (.353, 53-for-150)

* Recorded at least one hit in 18 of 20 games with at least five at bats

* Hit safely in 84 of 97 games with at least one at bat

* Hitting .369 (65-for-176) at The Dell Diamond with hits in 44 of 48 games

* Six of 11 home runs were hit in the sixth inning

* Reached 100-plus hits for third consecutive season

* 71 of 124 hits (57.3 percent) have come with bases empty

* Posted averages of .321 or better in each of last three months - May (.321), June (.364) and July (.339)

KEVIN CASH

* Has gone 9-for-45 over the last 13 games

* Raised average 50 points over last 25 games

* Reached safely in 25 of last 28 games

* Scored 14 runs over last 22 games

* 7-for-38 (.184) with runners in scoring position and less than two outs but 13-for-45 (.289) with runners in scoring position and two outs, producing 15 RBI

* Three of five home runs were leadoff shots

* .625 on base percentage with bases loaded, going 2-for-5 with three walks and nine RBI

* Hits 73 points higher against right-handers (.267) than left-handers (.194)

ROBINZON DIAZ

* Collected at least one hit in 24 of 32 games with the Express

* 12 multiple-hit games

* Hit safely in nine of 12 games with at least one plate appearance at The Dell Diamond

* Hitting .383 (18-for-47) at home

* Each of first 16 hits with Express were singles

* Hitting .323 (20-for-62) when batting ninth; .297 (19-for-64) elsewhere in the order

CODY EPPLEY

* 10 walks against 18 strikeouts over last 16 appearances

* At least one walk in 16 of last 24 outings, including nine walks in last 13

* Converted nine of 10 save opportunities

* Six of nine saves were on the road

* Stranded 15 of 22 inherited runners, including nine of 11 at home

* Issued nine leadoff walks against seven strikeouts

* Opponents hitting .152 (5-for-33) with runners in scoring position and two outs

ESTEBAN GERMAN

* Hit safely in 23 of last 28 games (.294, 35-for-119) with nine multiple-hit outings

* Scored 23 runs in last 26 games

* Tied Express single-game record with three stolen bases July 28 vs. Memphis

* Second in PCL with 42 stolen bases

* Set Express single-season stolen base record (Triple-A era)

* Successful on 24 of last 28 stolen base attempts

* Third on team with 34 multiple-hit games, leads team with 13 games of three-plus hits and three games of four-plus hits

* Hitting .227 (10-for-44) after eighth inning

NICK GREEN

* Acquired July 19 from Baltimore Orioles for Zach Phillips in waiver trade

* Singled in first Express at bat July 21

* Clubbed first home run with Express (solo) July 23 at Omaha

* Hit safely in 24 of his 26 games with the Round Rock

* 22 of 35 hits have come with the bases empty

MARK HAMBURGER

* One earned run allowed over last eight outings (21.2 innings) with 17 strikeouts against four walks in that time

* 6-1, 1.90 ERA (9 ER / 42.2 IP) since June 6

* Allowed three-plus earned runs five times - 1.33 ERA (7 ER / 47.1 IP) in other 22 appearances

* One home run allowed (solo) in last 21 appearances (43.0 innings)

* Holds opponents to a .213 average at The Dell Diamond, .261 on the road

* Opponents are 8-for-50 (.160) leading off an inning with one home run

* Has not allowed a run over 9.1 innings in two career starts - nine strikeouts against two walks

ERIC HURLEY

* Express are 12-2 in his starts, winning 12 of his last 13

* Won eight of last 11 starts - seven of last nine

* 3.96 ERA (28 ER / 63.2 IP) through fifth inning - 5.90 ERA (7 ER / 10.2 IP) thereafter

* 4-0, 1.69 ERA, .223 opponents' average in five road starts

* Holds opponents to a .167 mark (5-for-30) with runners in scoring position and two outs

* Seven of nine home runs allowed were solo shots

ZACH JACKSON

* Won nine of last 12 decisions

* Express are 15-5 in his starts, best of any pitcher on staff

* Round Rock has won 10 of his last 12 starts

* Averages staff-best 6.65 runs of support

* Opposing batters hit .293 on the road, .310 at The Dell Diamond

* 10 of 17 home runs allowed were at home

* All seven home runs allowed on the road were solo shots

BEAU JONES

* 24 strikeouts, 21.0 innings over last 13 outings

* At least one walk in eight of last 12 outings

* Allowed more than one earned run five times

* 1.83 ERA (9 ER / 44.1 IP) in other 26 outings

* Opponents are 3-for-21 (.143) with runners in scoring position and two outs

* Has one decision in 33 appearances - a loss on Aug. 10

MICHAEL KIRKMAN

* Optioned to Round Rock from Texas prior to July 3 game

* Third stint with Express this season

* 16 of 38 runs allowed were in two outings - April 7 vs. Iowa (10), July 5 at Albuquerque (6)

* 3.42 ERA (21 ER / 55.1 IP) in other 21 appearances

* Allowed 14 walks in 14.2 innings over last eight outings

* Averaging 13.21 strikeouts per nine innings (46 K / 31.1 IP) as a reliever

* 17 strikeouts over last 10.2 innings pitched - 26 strikeouts over last 16.2 innings pitched

VAL MAJEWSKI

* Began season with York of the Independent Atlantic League

* Earned Midseason All-Star honors with York

* Signed to minor league contract July 25 and joined Express following day

* Also played for Express as a member of Astros organization in 2008

* Hit safely (double) in third at bat with Express

* First Triple-A hit (double) since Aug. 30, 2008, with Express

* Home run July 27 was first at Triple-A level since Aug. 21, 2008, also with Express

* Hit safely in each of first seven Express games with four multiple-hit outings

* Hit safely in 18 of 22 games - hitting .337 (29-for-86)

* Reached safely in 22 straight

* 7-for-18, two home runs leading off an inning

* 3-for-6 (.500) with the bases loaded, producing nine RBI

LEONYS MARTIN

* Signed as a non-drafted free agent May 4, 2011

* Hit .348 with four homers and 10 stolen bases in 29 games with Double-A Frisco

* Assigned to Express prior to July 9 game

* 10 multiple-hit games, including one three-hit game and one four-hit game

* Triple in fourth inning Aug. 18 was first three-bagger and fifth extra-base hit in 31 games at the Triple-A level

* Hitting .177 (17-for-96) over last 22 games after hitting .395 (17-for-43) in first 10 games with Express

* Hitting .378 (14-for-37) with runners in scoring position

* 11-for-20 (.550) with runners in scoring position and two outs, producing 12 RBI

* 11-for-48 (.229) when leading off an inning

* Three multiple-strikeout games in 30 with the Express

* Hits .333 (14-for-42) against southpaws, .206 (20-for-97) against righties

BRAD NELSON

* Riding a 10-game hitting streak - hitting .489 (22-for-45) with five home runs and 16 RBI

* Has not gone hitless in three straight games since June 5-7

* 18 strikeouts over last 19 games

* 12 home runs in last 104 at bats after hitting two in previous 122 at bats

* Hitting .304 (38-for-125) as designated hitter, .289 (79-for-273) when playing in the field

* 12-for-59 (.203) with runners in scoring position and two outs

* Hitting .368 (14-for-38) after the eighth inning

* Second on team with 35 multiple-hit games

DARREN O'DAY

* Began season with Rangers; appeared in 11 games with a 4.22 ERA

* No runs allowed in 11 of 16 appearances with the Express

* First three runs allowed were on home runs - June 30 vs. Nashville (Brett Carroll, two runs) and July 28 vs. Memphis (Bryan Anderson solo)

* Has issued four walks in 18.2 innings

* Opponents are 3-for-18 with runners in scoring position (1-for-10 with two outs)

* Opponents are 1-for-16 with seven strikeouts when leading off an inning

MARTIN PEREZ

* Widely considered to prospect in Rangers organization

* Began season with Double-A Frisco

* 4-2 with a 3.16 ERA in 16 starts and one relief appearance with RoughRiders

* Tallied 83 strikeouts against 36 walks over 88.1 innings with a .245 opponents' average at Frisco

* Pitched in 2011 MLB Futures Game

* Assigned to Round Rock prior to July 14 game

* Earned victory in first career Triple-A start July 16 at Memphis

* 2-0, 4.50 ERA (8 ER / 16.0 IP) in three road starts

* 1-2, 5.66 ERA (13 ER / 20.2 IP) in four starts at The Dell Diamond

* Holds opponents to a .136 average (3-for-22) with runners in scoring position and two outs

* Has allowed five earned runs over last 18.1 innings

* Allowed two home runs yesterday - allowed one home run in first six Triple-A starts combined

GUILDER RODRIGUEZ

* Began season with Double-A Frisco

* Assigned to Round Rock prior to July 9 game

* Recorded first Triple-A hit this season July 10 vs. Memphis (single)

* Hitting .259 (15-for-58) over last 17 games

* 10 walks against eight strikeouts in last 19 games

* Hitting .303 (23-for-76) from the left side, .182 (4-for-22) from the right side

JOSE RUIZ

* Began 2011 season with Frisco, hitting .275 with 12 home runs, 27 doubles and 54 RBI ‚¬Ë†in 106 games

* Assigned to Round Rock prior to Aug. 14 game

* First hit at the Triple-A level was an RBI double Aug. 17 at Fresno

* 5-for-19 (.263) with a double and three RBI over first five games with the Express

PEDRO STROP

* 2.35 ERA (6 ER / 23.0 IP) in 18 road outings - 4.58 ERA (10 ER / 19.2 IP) in 18 home appearances

* Allowed five earned runs in 24.0 innings over last 21 outings (1.88 ERA)

* 1.93 ERA (3 ER / 14.0 IP) in 11 outings since All-Star break

* At least one strikeout in 13 of last 14 outings

* Stranded nine of 19 inherited runners

* Two home runs allowed over 87.1 innings at the Triple-A level since surrendering two homers May 3, 2009

* Opponents hitting .316 (18-for-57) with runners in scoring position

BRETT TOMKO

* Credited with win in six of last eight decisions

* Express are 9-3 in his last 12 outings

* At least one home run allowed in 14 of 18 appearances

* Opponents are hitting .353 (30-for-83) when leading off an inning

* At least three runs allowed in eight of last 10 outings

* Opponents are hitting .320 (31-for-97) with runners in scoring position

CHAD TRACY

* Hitting .183 (11-for-60) in last 15 games

* Sixth in PCL with 92 RBI

* Tallied 13 RBI since four-RBI game July 19 vs. New Orleans

* Third on Express single-season RBI list (Triple-A era)

* Eight home runs, 42 RBI with runners on base and two outs

* Leads the team in hits with runners in scoring position (53)

* Fourth on team with 30 multiple-hit games

* Leads team with 27 multiple-RBI games

RYAN TUCKER

* Has not allowed more than one run in any of last nine relief appearances

* 1.98 ERA (3 ER / 13.2 IP) with 11 strikeouts against two walks in those outings

* Three of five home runs allowed were solo shots

* Opponents are 3-for-9 with six RBI with bases loaded

* Win July 25 at Omaha was first since April 25

NEXT SERIES

Round Rock begins the season's final road trip - a nine-game, two-city jaunt - with a five-game series against the Albuquerque Isotopes (Los Angeles Dodgers). The Express-Isotopes series begins Wednesday at 7:35 p.m. CDT and continues Thursday at 7:35 p.m., Friday at 8:05 p.m., Saturday at 8:05 p.m. and Sunday at 7:05 p.m. All games will be played at Isotopes Park in Albuquerque. The Express are 2-5 against the Isotopes this season, dropping three of four at The Dell Diamond in early June and two of three at Albuquerque in early July. The teams meet again in the season's final series Sept. 2-5 at The Dell Diamond.

GAME ‚¬Ë†132 | WEDNESDAY, AUG. 24 | 7:35 p.m. CDT

Express: RHP Eric Hurley (8-1, 4.24 ERA)

Isotopes: LHP Dana Eveland (12-7, 3.96 ERA)

GAME ‚¬Ë†133 | THURSDAY, AUG. 25 | 7:35 p.m. CDT

Express: RHP Ryan Tucker (starts tonight)

Isotopes: RHP Mike Parisi (starts tonight)

GAME ‚¬Ë†134 | FRIDAY, AUG. 26 | 8:05 p.m. CDT

Express: LHP Martin Perez (starts tomorrow)

Isotopes: TBA

GAME ‚¬Ë†135 | SATURDAY, AUG. 27 | 8:05 p.m. CDT

Express: RHP Mark Hamburger (starts Monday)

Isotopes: LHP Alberto Bastardo (starts Monday)

GAME ‚¬Ë†136 | SUNDAY, AUG. 28 | 7:05 p.m. CDT

Express: RHP Brett Tomko (starts Tuesday)

Isotopes: RHP John Ely (starts Tuesday)

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