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Round Rock Express - Game Notes Vs. Omaha Storm Chasers

April 18, 2012 - Pacific Coast League (PCL1)
Round Rock Express News Release


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GAME 14 | 18 APRIL 2012 | 7:05 P.M. CDT | THE DELL DIAMOND | ROUND ROCK, TEXAS

ROUND ROCK EXPRESS (5-8) vs. OMAHA STORM CHASERS (9-4)

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

EXPRESS: RHP Greg Reynolds (0-1, 5.25 ERA) | STORM CHASERS: LHP Ryan Verdugo (0-0, 9.00 ERA)

TONIGHT'S"ˆGAME

Round Rock continues an eight-game home stand with the second of four games against the Omaha Storm Chasers (Kansas City Royals). First pitch is scheduled for 7:05 p.m. CDT at The Dell Diamond. The Express won last night's series opener 4-2, ending a franchise-record string of seven consecutive one-run games and a four-game skid against the Storm Chasers. This is the sixth 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-STORM CHASERS SERIES

Omaha swept a four-game series against Round Rock at Werner Park in Papillion, Neb., last week. The Storm Chasers won by scores of 6-3, 9-8, 6-5 and 5-4. The second game of the series was a 16-inning affair "" the longest game in Express history both in terms of innings and time of game (5:24). The teams meet again June 7-10 at Papillion and July 20-23 at The Dell Diamond. ... SERIES"ˆNOTES: Mike Bianucci leads the Express with six RBI in five games to go along with a homer and two doubles. ... Leonys Martin is 8-for-19 (.421) with a homer, three RBI and a double in four games. ... Tommy Mendonca is 8-for-20 (.400) with four RBI and two doubles in five games. ... Luis Martinez is 4-for-13 (.308). ... Storm Chaser pitchers boast a 3.71 ERA (21 ER/51.0 IP) in the series with 33 strikeouts against 21 walks. ... Omaha's Robinsons (Clint and Derrick) have feasted on Express pitching. The former is 7-for-19 (.368) with two RBI in five games, while the latter is 8-for-19 (.421) with two RBI in four games. ... Anthony Seratelli is 6-for-14 (.429) with one homer and four RBI in five games, Tony Abreu is 8-for-22 (.364) with four RBI in five games, and Irving Falu is 6-for-17 (.353) with a homer and six RBI in three games.

SERIES"ˆINFORMATION

GAME"ˆ13 | TUESDAY, APRIL 17

Express 4, Storm Chasers 2

WP: Ramirez (1-1). LP: Adcock (2-1). SV: Scheppers (3).

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

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

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

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

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

EXPRESS STARTER

RHP GREG REYNOLDS (0-0, 3.00 ERA)

2012: Non-roster invite to Rangers spring training ... made two starts and two relief appearances, going 1-1 with a 3.75 ERA (5 ER/12.0 IP) ... logged eight strikeouts against one walk and held batters to a .205 average (9-for-44) ... started Express exhibition game vs. Rangers at The Dell Diamond (April 2) and allowed five runs on six hits over three innings with one walk and two strikeouts ... all five runs scored on homers "" a three-run Adrian Beltre blast in the first and a two-run shot from Josh Hamilton in the third ... no-decision in April 8 series finale at Iowa, a 6-5 Express loss ... allowed two runs on six hits and no walks with three strikeouts over six innings ... left game in line for win (5-2), but Express bullpen surrendered three runs in the eighth and one in the ninth to give Iowa the win.

LAST START: Suffered loss in April 13 start vs. Iowa, a 6-5 Cubs win ... allowed five runs on seven hits, including three home runs, over six innings with two walks and two strikeouts ... surrendered two homers to Anthony Rizzo (two runs, first inning; solo, sixth inning) and a solo to Wellington Castillo in the fourth inning ... yielded two first-inning runs ... left game trailing 5-1 ... used 88 pitches, 55 strikes.

2011: Split season between Colorado Rockies and Triple-A Colorado Springs ... broke camp with Rockies before being optioned to Colorado Springs two weeks later ... returned to Denver for a spot start July 2, a one-outing stint in early August, and returned to the Rockies bullpen for September ... appeared in 13 games (three starts)"ˆwith Colorado, going 3-0 with a 6.19 ERA"ˆ(22 ER/32.0 IP) and 18 strikeouts against 10 walks ... major league batters hit .303 (40-for-132) against him ... no-decision in season's first start at Pittsburgh, going six innings and allowing two runs on three hits and two walks with two strikeouts ... won next start at New York (NL), allowing two runs on five hits and two walks over five innings with one strikeout ... won spot start July 7 vs. Kansas City despite allowing five runs on eight hits, including two homers, over five innings; struck out three, walked a batter and hit a batter ... posted a 8.47 ERA (16 ER/17.0 IP) in nine appearances (one start)"ˆat Coors Field but a 3.60 ERA"ˆ(6 ER/15.0 IP) in four road outings (two starts)"ˆ... made 19 starts with Colorado Springs, going 6-7 with a 6.81 ERA"ˆ(83 ER/109.2 IP) and 65 strikeouts against 32 walks ... PCL"ˆopponents hit .343 (160-for-466) with 10 home runs ... won each of first three decisions, including first two starts ... lost five of last six decisions, all coming a six-start stretch from July 15 to Aug. 21 ... 10 home runs allowed came in 10 different starts ... best outing was July 7 vs. Salt Lake, tossing seven scoreless innings on seven hits and a walk with seven strikeouts ... surrendered at least four runs in 14 of 19 starts, including season-high eight runs June 26 at Salt Lake ... did not face Round Rock ... posted a 3.32 first-inning ERA"ˆ(7 ER/19.0 IP) but a 7.54 ERA"ˆ(76 ER/90.2 IP) thereafter ... opponents were 4-for-8 with the bases loaded but did not homer.

2011 vs. OMAHA: Suffered loss in lone start against Omaha (May 15) ... allowed five runs on nine hits over five innings with three walks and two strikeouts in 12-5 Storm Chasers win ... left game trailing 5-2 ... first loss of season.

NOTABLE: Gregory Adam Reynolds ... drafted second overall by Colorado in 2006 ... acquired by Rangers following 2011 season in trade that involved former Express first baseman Chad Tracy ... went 13-10, 4.11 (94 ER/206.0 IP) in 51 games/28 starts over a three-year career for the Stanford Cardinal ... is the highest-draft pick in school history ... in final season, led team in wins, ERA, strikeouts, innings and starts ... prior to the 2006 draft, was rated by Baseball America as the fourth-best pitcher and fifth-best draft prospect overall ... tossed complete games in three consecutive starts ahead of the draft, April 30-May 12, besting Cal's Brandon Morrow (drafted fifth overall by Seattle) May 5 and Washington's Tim Lincecum (10th overall by San Francisco) May 12 ... aided in Stanford's win at Austin Regional, tossing complete-game victory in the Cardinal's 7-2 win June 2 over North Carolina State ... earned NCAA All-Regional honors for that effort ... was named All-Pac 10 honorable mention in 2006 ... ... took loss in championship game of 2005 NCAA"ˆWaco Regional at Baylor Ballpark, striking out 10 batters over 11.0-plus innings of 4-3 loss ... pitched in Cape Cod League in summers of both 2004 and 2005 ... in his senior year (2003) at Terra Nova [Calif.] High School, was named Gatorade California Baseball Player and Bay Area Athlete of the Year, also earning all-state, first-team All-San Mateo County and Peninsula Athletic League Player of the Year honors after going 4-3 with a 0.91 ERA (85.0 IP) ... was recruited by several D-I schools as a quarterback ... played three summers (2000-2002) with Pacifica Joe DiMaggio team ... was drafted by Philadelphia out of Terra Nova High School in the 41st round of the 2003 June draft but did not sign.

PLAYER"ˆNOTES

Mike Bianucci snapped an 11-game hitting streak last night, going hitless for the first time this season. The streak is tied for the second-longest in the PCL this season. He was 17-for-48 (.354) during the streak with six multiple-hit games. He is third in the PCL"ˆin home runs (4) and tied for third in RBI (13). ... Julio Borbon is hitless in his last 15 at bats after collecting six hits in his previous 15 at bats. ... Joey Butler is riding an eight-game hitting streak (.313, 10-for-32), tied for the seventh-longest active streak in the PCL. Last night's 3-for-4 outing was his first multiple-hit game during the streak and his second of the season. Three of his four RBI this season came via home runs. Last night's solo homer produced his first RBI since an RBI double April 7 at Iowa. Butler is tied for second in the PCL with nine walks. He has hit safely in nine consecutive games and 23 of his last 24 games at The Dell Diamond, dating back to last season. ... Matt Kata has reached safely in all five games in which he had a plate appearance, hitting safely in each of the last four. He has scored a run and/or produced an RBI in all five games with at least one plate appearance. ... Leonys Martin has reached safely in all 12 games played, hitting safely in 10 of the last 11 and each of the last five. He is hitting .409 (9-for-22) during the current five-game streak with three multiple-hit games and one three-hit outing. Martin leads the team with seven multiple-hit games; he also leads the team with four three-hit outings. He is hitting .538 (7-for-13) when leading off an inning with two home runs. ... Tommy Mendonca has reached safely in 10 straight games after failing to do so in the season opener. He is hitting .333 (10-for-30) since starting the season 0-for-11. Mendonca has produced at least one RBI in three straight games. He is 4-for-7 with runners on base and two outs, 3-for-4 with a runner in scoring position and two outs. ... Yangervis Solarte snapped an 0-for-11 skew last night with his fourth-inning single. He also produced his first multiple-hit game since a two-double afternoon April 10 in a 16-inning game. Five of his eighth hits were doubles. ... Sean Green has worked 5.1 consecutive scoreless innings over three outings. Opposing batters are 4-for-20 (.200) in that time with two walks and five strikeouts. ... Three of the five runs Neil Ramirez has allowed in three starts came in the same inning "" a three-run frame in the fifth (his last) April 12 at Omaha. He has not allowed multiple runs in any other inning. Ramirez leads the Express staff with 14 strikeouts and 8.4 per nine innings.

TEAM"ˆNOTES

Seven of Round Rock's 11 home runs have been solo shots, including five to leadoff an inning. Eight of the 11 have come with no outs. ... Round Rock batters are hitting .324 when leading off an inning but .258 with runners on base. By comparison, opposing batters are hitting .281 against the Express when leading off an inning and .308 with runners on base. ... Express batters are 4-for-8 (.500) with the bases loaded (no home runs). Opposing batters are 4-for-12 (.333) with the bases loaded (one home run). ... Express pitchers have limited opposing batters to a .207 average (12-for-58) with runners in scoring position and two outs. ... Round Rock has committed seven errors in the last two games after committing only five errors in the season's first 11 games.

NEXT SERIES

Round Rock embarks on an eight-game, nine-day road trip, which opens with a four-game series against the New Orleans Zephyrs. The series begins Saturday with a 6:05 p.m. CDT first pitch and continues Sunday at 2:05 p.m., Monday at 7:05 p.m. and Tuesday at 11:30 a.m.

GAME"ˆ17 | SATURDAY, APRIL 21 | 6:05 p.m. CDT | METAIRIE, LA.

Express: LHP Martin Perez (1-1, 2.60 ERA)

Zephyrs: LHP Brad Hand (2-0, 2.76 ERA)

GAME"ˆ20 | SUNDAY, APRIL 22 | 2:05 p.m. CDT | METAIRIE, LA.

Express: RHP Neil Ramirez (1-1, 3.00 ERA)

Zephyrs: LHP Wade LeBlanc (1-0, 2.00 ERA)

GAME"ˆ19 | MONDAY, APRIL 23 | 7:05 p.m. CDT | METAIRIE, LA.

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

Zephyrs: RHP Tom Koehler (0-1, 3.38 ERA; starts tonight)

GAME"ˆ20 | TUESDAY, APRIL 24 | 11:30 p.m. CDT | METAIRIE, LA.

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

Zephyrs: RHP J.D. Martin (0-1, 8.64 ERA; starts tomorrow)

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