PCL1 Round Rock Express

Round Rock Express Game Notes

Published on May 8, 2010 under Pacific Coast League (PCL1)
Round Rock Express News Release


TONIGHT'S GAMES

The Round Rock Express play the second game of a four-game series Saturday against the Memphis Redbirds (St. Louis Cardinals). First pitch is scheduled for 7:05 p.m. CDT at The Dell Diamond. This is the second of 16 scheduled meetings between the Express and Redbirds this season. Memphis has won 13 of 17 meetings since the start of last season and 16 of 21 since late in the 2008 season. The Redbirds won Friday night's series opener 6-1.

EXPRESS ON THE AIR

Tonight's game will be broadcast live on "The Horn" 104.9 FM ESPN Austin and simulcast on 92.5 FM and 1530 AM. Pregame starts at 15 minutes prior to first pitch with veteran Express play-by-play man Mike Capps on the call. Live streaming audio of the broadcast also is available online at www.ESPNAustin.com.

STARTING PITCHERS

EXPRESS LHP WESLEY WRIGHT

Third season with the Astros organization, eighth year in professional baseball ... Obtained from Los Angeles Dodgers via Rule 5 Draft in December 2007 ... Drafted by Dodgers in seventh round of 2003 Draft ... Dodgers organization 2003-2007 ... Made Major League debut March 31, 2008, with Astros ... Makes sixth start of the season Saturday ... No-decision in first four of first five starts ... Did not factor in decision against Nashville in last start (5/3); allowed three runs on seven hits, including one home run, with three walks and two strikeouts over 6.0 innings (left game tied 3-3 and Expres won 8-3).

REDBIRDS RHP ADAM OTTAVINO

Fifth year in professional baseball, all with St. Louis Cardinals organization ... Cardinals first-round draft pick (30th overall) in 2006 out of Northeastern University ... Pitched for Team Italy in 2009 World Baseball Classic ... Spent all of 2009 with Memphis, going 7-12 with 4.75 ERA and 119 strikeouts against 82 walks over 144.0 innings in 27 appearances (all starts) ... Makes fifth start of season Saturday ... Has recorded a ddecision in each of his first four starts ... Earned victory against Albuquerque in last start (5/3); allowed one unearned run on two hits and a walk with four strikeouts over 6.0 innings, facing four batters over the minimum.

TEAM QUICK NOTES

After scoring 37 runs in a five-game span from April 30 to May 4, Round Rock has scored four runs total in the last three games. ... The Express are 6-1 when scoring at least six runs and 4-17 when scoring fewer than six runs. ... Round Rock is hitting .214 (56-for-266) with runners in scoring position, including a .190 mark (26-for-137) with runners in scoring position and two outs. Conversely, the Express are hitting .343 (58-for-169) with a runner at first base only. ... The Express are 5-for-29 (.172) with the bases loaded but with six walks. ... Of Round Rock's 17 losses, 14 have been by three runs or fewer, including eight one-run losses. ... The Express are 9-0 when leading after seven innings, 0-16 when trailing. ... The Express have lost seven games when allowing four or fewer runs. ... Round Rock leads the Pacific Coast League, ranks third in Triple-A and fourth in Minor League Baseball in average attendance (8,083). ... Express in the PCL statistical rankings: eighth in batting (.259) and seventh in pitching (3.83). ... The Express are tied for second in the PCL in stolen bases (28) and rank first in stolen base percentage (87.5). ... Round Rock pitchers have allowed 17 home runs, the third lowest total in the PCL. ... Express pitchers have held opposing batters to a .105 average (2-for-19) with the bases loaded.

PLAYER QUICK NOTES

Brian Bogusevic leads the team with 11 multiple-hit games and five multiple-RBI games. Bogusevic is hitting .370 (20-for-54) over his last 14 games played with seven multiple-hit games in that time ... Jason Bourgeois is third in the PCL with 11 stolen bases. He has just one stolen base since April 16. ... T.J. Burton has not allowed a run or a hit in five of six appearances, holding opposing batters to a .000 average (0-for-20) in those outings ... Jason Castro has reached safely in 19 of 22 games played. ... Collin DeLome has reached safely in 15 of 18 starts. ... Matt Kata is hitting .382 (26-for-68) since snapping out of a 1-for-35 funk April 18. Kata is 12-for-23 (.522) with a runner at first base only. However, he is 5-for-25 (.200) with runners in scoring position and 2-for-14 (.143) with runners in scoring position and two outs. ... Drew Locke is 1-for-27 (.037) with runners in scoring position, going 0-for-16 with runners in scoring position and two outs. ... Edwin Maysonet is hitting .417 (7-for-17) since snapping a 2-for-23 slide in the Nashville series opener. ... Yordany Ramirez is hitting .097 (3-for-31) over his last 13 games. He is hitless in his last six pinch-hit appearances after starting the year 2-for-2 as a pinch hitter. ... Chris Shelton has hit safely in six of the last seven games, going 13-for-30 (.433) with five multiple-hit outings in that time.

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