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Express Drop Finale
17 August 2012 | Aces Ballpark | Reno, Nev.
Records: Express (59-68), Aces (72-55)
- Round Rock wins series 3-1 … 4-0-2 in last six series
– Express snap six-game winning streak – longest of season
– Round Rock starts season’s final home stand Saturday, opening a four-game series vs. Oklahoma City – 6:05 p.m. CDT first pitch
– Saturday’s scheduled starters: RR – LHP Chad Bell (3-4, 5.09 ERA); OKC – RHP Jose Cisnero (2-1, 4.82 ERA)
ROUND ROCK snapped franchise-record streak of five straight games with nine-plus runs … lowest run total since 4-1 loss Aug. 6 vs. Las Vegas … snapped streak of six straight games with 10-plus hits.
GREG REYNOLDS suffered first road loss since June 8 at Omaha.
JULIO BORBON (2-for-4) four-game hitting streak (.474, 9-for-19) … third straight multiple-hit game … eighth triple, second-best season total in Express history.
LUIS HERNANDEZ (1-for-4) extended hitting streak to 13 games (.467, 28-for-60) … snapped streak of five straight games with at least one run scored.
JOEY BUTLER (1-for-4) six-game hitting streak (.333, 10-for-30) … hit safely in 12 of last 14 games (19-for-60) … at least one strikeout in 11 straight games (19 strikeouts) … seventh straight multiple-strikeout game, eighth in last nine games.
BRAD NELSON (0-for-4) hitless in last 11 at bats.
MATT KATA (0-for-3) snapped five-game hitting streak (.478, 11-for-23) … snapped streak of four straight multiple-hit outings.
RYAN SPILBORGHS (0-for-3) snapped six-game hitting streak (.320, 8-for-25).
BRANDON SNYDER (0-for-2, walk) snapped eight-game hitting streak (.353, 12-for-34) … snapped streak of five straight games with at least one run scored … second hitless outing in 13 games with Express.
ALBERTO HERNANDEZ (1-for-3) hit safely in both games with Express (4-for-8).
KOYIE HILL (0-for-3) first hitless outing in three games with Express.
E-Train Steam-Rolls Aces
ROUND ROCK EXPRESS 14, at RENO ACES 1
15 August 2012 | Aces Ballpark | Reno, Nev.
Records: Express (58-67), Aces (71-54)
- Round Rock leads series 2-0
- Express riding five-game winning streak
- Game 3 of series Thursday at 9:05 p.m. CDT
- Thursday’s scheduled starters: RR – LHP Zach Jackson (6-12, 4.66 ERA); RENO – LHP Zach Kroenke (6-3, 5.49 ERA)
ROUND ROCK won 15 of last 21 … improved to 17-8 since five-run, ninth-inning rally July 22 vs. Omaha … won 11 of last 14 road games … season-best, five-game road winning streak … improved to 19-15 since All-Star break … scored nine-plus runs in four straight games for first in franchise history (Triple-A era) … all nine starters hit safely … 47 runs, 67 hits over last four games … 10-plus hits in five straight games … nine-plus hits in eight straight games (.346, 107-for-309).
MARTIN PEREZ claimed first win with Express since June 21 vs. Iowa … first road win since April 27 at Oklahoma City (sixth road start since that win) … won three of last four decisions with Round Rock … did not allow run until two-out solo homer in the eighth … deepest into game carrying shutout in Triple-A career … 3.27 ERA (20 ER/55.0 IP) since June 1.
JULIO BORBON (2-for-5) produced first multiple-hit game since Aug. 3 vs. Tucson.
LUIS HERNANDEZ (1-for-5) extended hitting streak to 11 games (.451, 23-for-51) … snapped streak of nine straight multiple hit games … snapped streak of seven straight game with at least one RBI … scored in fourth straight game.
LEONYS MARTIN (4-for-6) second career four-hit game (July 22, 2011 at Omaha) … extended hitting streak to 10 games (.409, 18-for-44) … hit safely in 20 of last 21 games with Round Rock (34-for-87) … snapped franchise-record tying streak of four games with a homer … third straight multiple-hit outing, fourth in last five games … 24-for-60 (.400) since returning to Round Rock … scored in sixth straight game … fifth straight multiple-run game.
JOEY BUTLER (2-for-6) hit safely in 10 of last 12 games (15-for-50) … at least one strikeout in nine straight games (14 strikeouts) … fifth straight multiple-strikeout game, sixth in last seven games.
BRAD NELSON (2-for-3, walk) clubbed 21st homer, 14th on the road … reached safely in 27 of last 28 games … 38-for-111 (.342) since All-Star break.
MATT KATA (2-for-4, walk) became second player to amass 400 career hits with Express (Mark Saccomanno, 424) … extended hitting streak to five games (.478, 11-for-23) … fourth straight multiple-hit outing … snapped streak of three straight multiple-RBI outings.
YANGERVIS SOLARTE (2-for-4, walk) hit safely in five of last six games (11-for-27) … fourth multiple-hit outing in last six games … scored in seven of last eight games.
BRANDON SNYDER (2-for-5) extended hitting streak to seven games (.393, 11-for-29) … multiple hits in four of last six games … scored in four straight games … hit safely in 10 of 11 games with Express.
KOYIE HILL (2-for-5) first game with Express … first homer since July 19 at Pawtucket with Syracuse (Nationals system).
EXPRESS TAKE OPENER AT RENO
ROUND ROCK EXPRESS 9, at RENO ACES 4
14 August 2012 | Aces Ballpark | Reno, Nev.
Records: Express (57-67), Aces (71-53)
- Round Rock leads series 1-0
- Express riding four-game winning streak
- Game 2 of series Wednesday at 9:05 p.m. CDT
- Wednesday’s scheduled starters: RR – LHP Martin Perez (5-6, 4.73 ERA); RENO – RHP Charles Brewer (9-6, 5.59 ERA)
ROUND ROCK won 14 of last 20 … improved to 16-8 since July 22 … won 10 of last 13 road games … improved to 18-15 since All-Star break … improved to 12-19 in series openers (won five of last six) … scored five-plus runs in three straight games for first time since seven-game stretch June 8-14 … scored nine-plus runs in three straight games for first time this season, first time since July 27-29, 2011.
CHAD BELL claimed first win since July 29 at Memphis … worked six-plus innings for third time in last four starts.
JULIO BORBON (1-for-4, walk) snapped 0-for-15 skid with sixth-inning single.
LUIS HERNANDEZ (3-for-5) extended hitting streak to 10 games (22-for-46) … ninth straight multiple-hit game … seventh straight game with at least one RBI.
LEONYS MARTIN (2-for-5) homered for fourth straight game, tying franchise record … extended hitting streak to nine games (14-for-38) … fifth homer in 13 games since returning to Round Rock … 20-for-54 since returning to Round Rock.
JOEY BUTLER (1-for-5) hit safely in nine of last 11 games (13-for-44) … at least one strikeout in eight straight games (12 strikeouts).
MATT KATA (2-for-5) clubbed first homer since July 8 at Albuquerque … second homer since May 31 grand slam at Memphis (54 games) … extended hitting streak to four games (9-for-19) … third straight multiple-hit outing … third straight multiple-RBI outing (first multiple-RBI games since July 8 at Albuquerque).
YANGERVIS SOLARTE (0-for-4) snapped streak of six straight games with at least one run scored.
RYAN SPILBORGHS (1-for-4) extended hitting streak to five games (7-for-21) … hit safely in 11 of last 13 games.
BRANDON SNYDER (2-for-3, walk) extended hitting streak to six games (9-for-24) … hit safely in nine of 10 games with Express.
ROBINZON DIAZ (2-for-4) multiple hits in each of first two games with Express.
