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Perez Tosses Shutout to Down OKC
at ROUND ROCK EXPRESS 2, OKLAHOMA CITY REDHAWKS 1
20 August 2012 | The Dell Diamond | Round Rock, Texas
Records: Express (60-70), RedHawks (68-61)
- Oklahoma City leads series 2-1
- Oklahoma City leads season series 7-4
- Game 3 of series Monday at 7:05 p.m. CDT
- Monday’s scheduled starters: RR – LHP Martin Perez (6-6, 4.66 ERA); OKC – LHP Brett Oberholtzer (5-5, 5.29 ERA)
ROUND ROCK snapped three-game losing streak … first three-game skid since July 19-21 … scored 10 runs in last four games after scoring at least nine runs in franchise-record five straight games … held to five or fewer runs in seven straight home games … snapped three-game losing streak at The Dell Diamond.
MARTIN PEREZ second career complete game (June 21 vs. Iowa) … improved to 3-0 in three starts vs. Oklahoma City (1.23 ERA) … won second straight start … won four of last five decisions with Express … first win at The Dell Diamond since June 21 vs. Iowa … lone run scored on comebacker that ricocheted off his leg into right-center field … retired 11 of next 13 batters to close the game … used 23 pitches (20 strikes) against those final 13 batters … worked around leadoff doubles without allowing in the fifth and seventh innings … lone hit allowed after Mike Hessman’s leadoff double in the seventh was Matt Downs’ one-out bunt single in the ninth … 97 pitches, 71 strikes … 23/32 first-pitch strikes, including each of last eight and 10 of last 11 … one 3-0 count (single) … two full counts (0-for-2) … batters were 0-for-7 with three strikeouts when falling behind 0-2 … allowed two runs (one earned) in 17.0 innings over last two starts … surrendered two or fewer runs in six of last seven outings with Express (six starts).
JULIO BORBON (1-for-4) seven-game hitting streak (.467, 14-for-30) … snapped streak of five straight multiple-hit games.
LUIS HERNANDEZ (1-for-4) pushed hitting streak to 16 games (.446, 33-for-74) … extended streak with first-inning, two-out double … tied for fifth-longest streak in Express history (tied for third-longest this season).
MATT KATA (2-for-3, walk) snapped 2-for-21 skid at The Dell Diamond … 112th career multiple-hit game with Express – two shy of Mark Saccomanno’s franchise record.
BRAD NELSON (1-for-4) hit safely in 18 of 21 home games since All-Star break (.392, 29-for-74).
JOEY BUTLER (1-for-4) nine-game hitting streak (.325, 13-for-40) … hit safely in 15 of last 17 games (22-for-70).
YANGERVIS SOLARTE (1-for-3) snapped 0-for-13 skid with sixth-inning single … was longest hitless stretch of season by three games … avoided first three-game hitless skid of season.
ALBERTO GONZALEZ (0-for-1) ejected by first-base umpire after expressing displeasure with check-swing call on third strike (bottom of second inning).
RYAN SPILBORGHS (0-for-2) second hitless outing in last 10 games … replaced Gonzalez in lineup.
BRANDON SNYDER (1-for-3) snapped two-game hitless skid … reached safely in 14 of 15 games with Express, including each of last 11 games.
KOYIE HILL (2-for-3) hit safely in four of five 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).
Podcast #7 – Live and In-depth
Join Wade Hilligoss, YNN’s Julia Morales and Scott Lucas of the Newberg Report . They are together at Carino’s Italian Restaurant to discuss potential September call-ups and what’s in store for the rest of the Express season. Plus, Julia sits down with RHP Justin Grimm and 3B Brandon Snyder.
Click here: http://dallassportsnetwork.tv/2012/08/05/round-rock-express-podcast-7-live-from-round-rock/
Oh How the Roster Has Changed
By Wade Hilligoss
A Triple-A roster changes more by the day, week and month than at any other level in the minor leagues. You have promotions to the big leagues, demotions, free agent signings, rehab assignments, players going on and off the disabled list, trades and players getting released. For a variety of reasons, Triple-A is where is all happens the most. We’re almost to game number 100, and so far the Express have had 60 transactions. That’s right, 60. Here’s a list below and a snapshot at how your Round Rock roster has evolved since the night before opening day, April 5, at Iowa.
4 April DELETE: LHP Neal Cotts (DL), 2 DELETE: RHP Justin Miller (DL)
6 April ADD: RHP Tyler Tufts (Frisco RoughRiders—AA)
11 April ADD: RHP Yoshinori Tateyama (MLB Rehab)
12 April DELETE: C Elio Sarmiento (DL), ADD: RHP Yoshinori Tateyama (Texas Rangers—MLB)
2 May DELETE: OF Leonys Martin (DL), ADD: C Elio Sarmiento (DL)
5 May DELETE: IF Greg Miclat (DL), 10 ADD: OF Ryan Spilborghs (Columbus Clippers—AAA)
21 May DELETE: RHP Yoshinori Tateyama (Texas Rangers—MLB)
25 May DELETE: RHP Tyler Tufts (DL), ADD: LHP John Gaub (Durham Bulls—AAA), ADD: RHP Johan Yan (Frisco RoughRiders—AA)
29 May DELETE: OF Julio Borbon (DL), ADD: OF Val Majewski (Frisco RoughRiders—AA)
2 June DELETE: IF/C Tommy Mendonca (DL), ADD: RHP Roy Oswalt (free agent)
3 June DELETE: RHP Sean Green (released), ADD: IF Greg Miclat (DL)
7 June DELETE: RHP Tanner Scheppers (Texas Rangers—MLB), DELETE: OF Val Majewski (Frisco RoughRiders—AA), DELETE: RHP Tyler Tufts (Frisco RoughRiders—AA), DELETE: C Elio Sarmiento (DL), ADD: OF Julio Borbon (DL), ADD: OF Leonys Martin (DL), ADD: IF/C Tommy Mendonca (DL)
9 June DELETE: LHP John Gaub (Memphis Redbirds—AAA)
11 June DELETE: RHP Roy Oswalt (Frisco RoughRiders—AA), ADD: LHP Neal Cotts (DL)
12 June DELETE: LHP Michael Kirkman (Texas Rangers—MLB), ADD: RHP Ross Wolf (Frisco RoughRidgers—AA)
14 June ADD: RHP Roy Oswalt (Frisco RoughRiders—AA)
15 June DELETE: OF Leonys Martin (Texas Rangers—MLB)
16 June ADD: RHP Yoshinori Tateyama (Texas Rangers—MLB)
19 June DELETE: IF/C Tommy Mendonca (DL), ADD: RHP Willie Eyre (Norfolk Tides—AAA)
20 June DELETE: IF Greg Miclat (DL)
22 June DELETE: RHP Roy Oswalt (Texas Rangers—MLB), DELETE: RHP Neil Ramirez (Frisco RoughRiders—AA), DELETE: RHP Ross Wolf (Frisco RoughRiders—AA), ADD: LHP Chad Bell (Frisco RoughRiders—AA), ADD: LHP Joe Ortiz (Frisco RoughRiders—AA)
25 June DELETE: RHP Mark Hamburger (Tuscon Padres—AAA)
26 June DELETE: LHP Martin Perez (Texas Rangers—MLB)
27 June ADD: LHP Derek Holland (Texas Rangers—MLB rehab), ADD: RHP Ross Wolf (Frisco RoughRiders—AA), ADD: RHP Fabio Castillo (Frisco RoughRiders—AA)
29 June DELETE: RHP Yoshinori Tateyama (Texas Rangers—MLB)
3 July ADD: IF Greg Miclat (DL)
4 July ADD: C Elio Sarmiento (DL)
7 July DELETE: LHP Derek Holland (Texas Rangers—MLB rehab)
12 July DELETE: IF Mike Bianucci (DL), ADD: RHP Justin Grimm (Frisco RoughRiders—AA), ADD: RHP Alexi Ogando (Texas Rangers—MLB rehab)
14 July ADD: RHP Koji Uehara (Texas Rangers—MLB rehab), ADD: RHP Neftali Feliz (Texas Rangers—MLB rehab), DELETE: RHP Ross Wolf (Frisco RoughRiders—AA), ADD: IF/C Tommy Mendonca (DL), DELETE: C Luis Martinez (Texas Rangers—MLB), ADD: RHP Yoshinori Tateyama (Texas Rangers—MLB)
Rotations For Next Two Series
By Wade Hilligoss
Here’s a look at the rotations for the next two series for the Express, including the rehabbing Rangers.
vs. Memphis:
Friday 7/13 – LHP Chad Bell vs. LHP Tyler Lyons
Saturday 7/14 – Ogando/RHP Justin Grimm (AAA debut)/RHP Koji Uehara vs. RHP Shelby Miller
Sunday 7/15 – RHP Neftali Feliz/RHP Greg Reynolds vs. RHP Brandon Dickson
at Nashville
Monday 7/16 – LHP Ben Snyder vs. RHP Mark Rogers
Tuesday 7/17 – Jackson vs. TBA
Wednesday 7/18 – TBA vs. RHP Seth McClung
Thursday 7/19 – Grimm vs. RHP Claudio Vargas
Thursday Roster Moves
Three roster moves today for the Express:
RHP Alexi Ogando (#41) will begin a rehab assignment tonight.
RHP Justin Grimm (#40) promoted to Round Rock from Frisco (AA) and will join rotation.
1B Mike Bianucci (#3) placed on disabled list.
The roster is full at 25 players. The DL is now at two: Bianucci and 3B Tommy Mendonca.
