Round Rock Wins Third Straight, Beats Sacramento, 4-2, on Friday
Published on August 15, 2025 under Pacific Coast League (PCL)
Round Rock Express News Release
Sacramento opened the scoring in the top half of the fourth. RF Luis Matos led off with a double and 2B Brett Wisely traded places with him on a double down the right field line. Two pitches later, DH Jesus Rodriguez recorded a single and Wisely came around to score. The River Cats led 2-0.
Round Rock 1B Abimelec Ortiz led off the fifth with a triple into the corner in right. CF Dustin Harris reached on a fielder's choice and a throwing error on 3B Thomas Gavello allowed Ortiz to score from third. Later in the inning, C Omar Narváez singled into left and Harris came around to score, tying the game at two apiece.
The Express took a 3-2 lead in the seventh as Harris belted a triple to start the inning and scored on a C Sam Huff passed ball.
In the eighth, Ortiz got aboard with a double down the right field line. He advanced to third and eventually scored on two separate wild pitches from Sacramento RHP Sean Hjelle. The Express led 4-2 after eight complete and held on for the win.
E-TRAIN EXCERPTS:
SHUTDOWN CITY: Round Rock's bullpen has not allowed a run in the first four games of the series (14.0 IP). They are now 18-4 this season when the bullpen holds opponents scoreless. The Express completed the first half ranking sixth in the PCL with a 5.29 ERA. In 41 games since then, the E-Train have posted the league's lowest ERA (4.75) with a 23-18 record.
NO DOG DAYS: Since August 5, the Express have outscored opponents 69-42 winning nine of their last 11 games. They have posted a league-best 2.87 K/BB ratio while walking just 2.72 batters per game in that span.
CODY IS THE COOLEST: LF Cody Freeman went 1-for-4 with a strikeout in Friday's win. Freeman has at least one hit in each of his last nine games posting a .486/.512/.811/1.323 slash line with three doubles, three home runs, eight RBI, six runs, three walks and a strikeout since August 6. Freeman continues to pace the Pacific Coast League in batting average (.336) while ranking second in hits (129) and total bases (211).
NEXT GAME: Saturday, August 16 vs Sacramento FIRST PITCH: 7:15 p.m. CT BALLPARK: Dell Diamond
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