Round Rock Express (19-12) vs. Sugar Land Skeeters (20-10) LHP Wade LeBlanc (1-0, 4.09 ERA) vs. RHP Jojanse Torres (0-2, 5.50 ERA) Friday, June 11th, 2021 • Constellation Field • Sugar Land, TX • 7:05 p.m. • Audio: sugarlandskeeters.com I Video: MiLB.TV Game #31 Home #13 LAST NIGHT: RHP Lance McCullers Jr. made a MLB DON'T MESS WITH THE BULL: Abraham Toro has ABOUT THE RECORD Rehab Assignment start Thursday night as the Skee- hit .344 (11x32) with a home run and eight RBIs over ters beat the Round Rock Express, 2-1, to open the his last nine games. Toro was activated from the Overall Record...................................20-10 six-game series at Constellation Field. Minor League IL and assigned to the Skeeters on Home Record......................................11-1 May 27. Current Streak......................................W 1 REHAB ASSIGNMENT: Astros catcher Jason Castro Current Homestand...............................1-0 is set to begin an MLB Rehab Assignment Friday CLOSE SHAVE: Colton Shaver hit his second home Last Road Trip.......................................2-4 with the Skeeters. Castro has been on the 10-Day run since re-joining the Skeeters last Thursday in Last Homestand...................................10-1 IL since May 25 with left achilles soreness. He's hit Tuesday's loss and has gone 3x9 (.333) with two .271 (13x48) with two home runs and eight RBIs in homers and six RBIs over his last three games. Last 5 Games.........................................3-2 20 games for the Astros this season. He signed a Last 10 Games.......................................6-4 two-year contract with the Astros this past offseason WALK THIS WAY: Ronnie Dawson leads Triple A Series Record.........................................1-0 after appearing with the Astros from 2010, '12-16, West with 27 walks this season and Alex De Goti is Sweeps..................................................1-0 including an All-Star appearance in '13. tied for fifth with 17 walks. Dawson's also tied for When Scoring 4 or More Runs............15-6 eighth in the league in runs (23). When Scoring 3 or Fewer Runs............5-4 WRECK IT RALPH: Ralph Garza Jr. was recalled by the Astros prior to their game Friday in Minnesota. OH SO SWEET: The Skeeters are fourth in MiLB with Shutouts................................................2-0 Garza Jr. is making his second stint with the Astros a .282 team average. The Skeeters' 3.38 ERA is the In One-Run Games...............................5-2 this season. He made his Major League debut on lowest of Triple A teams. In Two-Run Games................................2-3 May 29 vs. San Diego. Vs. Left-Handed Starters.......................3-3 BLANCO FUEGO: Ronel Blanco converted his fourth Vs. Right-Handed Starters...................17-7 DE LA DINGER: Bryan De La Cruz hit his fourth straight save opportunity Monday night. Blanco has During the Day......................................1-1 home run of the season in Thursday's win and drove a save in two of the Skeeters' last three wins and in the game-winning run in the bottom of the eighth. ranks tied for sixth in Triple A West in saves. At Night...............................................19-9 It was the second time this season De La Cruz deliv- When Scoring First..............................15-4 ered a go-ahead hit in the eighth inning or later. He MiLB HONORS: RHP Brett Conine was named the Opponent Scores First..........................5-6 also had a walk-off RBI single on May 21 vs. El Paso Triple A West Pitcher of the Month for May by Minor When Hitting Home Run.....................15-6 League Baseball. Conine has gone 4-0 with a 0.95 No Home Runs......................................5-4 LMJ: Astros RHP Lance McCullers Jr. began a MLB ERA (2 ER/19 IP) through four games (three starts). Walk-Off Home Runs.............................0-1 Rehab Assignment Thursday for the Skeeters. He's recorded the lowest ERA in Triple A West and McCullers Jr. struck out four batters through four leads the league in wins, opponent batting average Come-From-Behind Wins........................6 innnigs (64 pitches) and allowed a run on two hits. (.167) and WHIP (0.95). Largest Comeback...................................3 McCullers Jr. has not appeared since being placed Losses After Leading................................6 on the 10-Day IL on May 23 with right shoulder sore- ARE YOU 'SIRI'OUS: OF Jose Siri leads Triple A and Last At-Bat Wins.......................................1 ness. He's gone 3-1 with a 2.96 ERA (17 ER/51.2 IP) is fifth in MiLB with 32 RBIs this season. He's also hit Largest Blown Lead..................................4 in nine starts with the Astros this season. two grand slams and is one of six players in MiLB to Extra-Inning Games...............................0-0 have already hit two grand slams this season. TEXAS TWO-STEP: The Skeeters are hosting the Different Batting Orders........................23 Round Rock Express at Constellation Field for the RONNIE SALAMI: Ronnie Dawson hit the Skeeters' After Six Innings: first time in franchise history. The two teams are third grand slam of the season on 5/30 vs. ABQ. The Lead: 18-2.......Tied: 2-0..........Trailing: 0-8 scheduled to play each other 23 more times this Skeeters are tied for third in Minor League Baseball After Seven Innings season, including tonight. The six-game series begin- with three grand slams. Lead: 17-0.......Tied: 3-0........Trailing: 0-10 ning Thursday is Round Rock's only trip to Sugar After Eight Innings Land in '21. GEAUX PAPPY: Michael Papierski ranks fourth in Triple A West with a .451 on-base percentage. The Lead: 15-0.......Tied: 1-0..........Trailing: 0-8 AAA WEST LEADERS: The Skeeters and Round LSU alum had two RBI triples during the last home- SKEETERS VS. ROUND ROCK (2021) Rock are first and second, respectively, in the Triple stand and is tied for fifth in Triple A West with two Overall: 4-3 A West, East Division standings. The Express sit just triples. He's reached safely in 17 of his 22 appear- At Constellation Field: 1-0 a 1.5 games back of the Skeeters. ances this season. At Dell Diamond: 3-3 JAKE, FROM THE OUTFIELD: Skeeters OF Jake CLOSE TO HOME: Based on approximate mileage, Team W-L PCT GB Meyers hit his sixth home run of the season in Tues- the Skeeters are located second-closest to the sta- Sugar Land Skeeters 20-10 .655 - day's loss, giving him the team lead. Meyers is three dium of their parent club out of Triple A teams. The Round Rock Express 19-12 .613 1.5 home runs away from matching his career high set in St. Paul Saints are located approximately 11 miles OKC Dodgers 14-17 .452 6.5 '19 with Fayetteville (A+) and Corpus Christi (AA). from Minnesota's Target Field. El Paso Chihuahuas 13-17 .433 7.0 Albuquerque Isotopes 9-22 .290 11.5 Date Time Opponent Probable Pitcher June 12 6:05 vs. Round Rock RHP Jason Bahr (0-1, 13.24 ERA) vs. RHP Brett Conine (4-0, 1.88 ERA) MAJOR TALENT: The Skeeters roster features eight players with Major League service time: C, Jason SKEETERS VS. ROUND ROCK Castro, OF Ronnie Dawson, IF Alex De Goti, RHP Ryan Eades, RHP Tyler Ivey, RHP Francis Martes, RHP Lance McCullers Jr., RHP Nivaldo Rodriguez, RHP Andre Scrubb RHP Peter Solomon, IF Abraham Toro, 2021 SCHEDULE AND RESULTS RHP Hector Velazquez. All but Eades, Rivera and Velazquez have appeared at the Majors with the Astros. (Central Time) PUT IT ON THE MANTEL: Ronnie Dawson, Alex De Goti and Peter Solomon each made their Major League debuts with the Astros this season. Dawson went 1x5 with a run through 3 G, De Goti went 2x6 with 5/13 at RR...........................W, 10-4 a run and RBI through 6 G and Solomon tossed a scoreless 2 IP in relief, allowing just one hit and striking out two. Ralph Garza Jr. recieved his first promotion to the Major Leagues on May 26. He made his Major 5/14 at RR.............................W, 5-1 League debut on May 29 vs. San Diego and threw an inning of relief. 5/15 at RR ..............................L, 6-5 5/17 at RR...............................L, 6-4 FRANCHISE RECORD: Jose Siri drove in seven runs on May 13 at Round Rock, setting the Skeeters fran- chise record, including their n--ine seasons as an independent franchise. Siri accomplished the feat with a 5/17 at RR ..............................L, 5-4 grand slam and three-run double. Five players in Skeeters history had recorded six RBIs in a single game. The 5/18 at RR...............................L, 8-5 seven RBIs are tied for the second-most in a game this season of Triple A players. 6/10 at SUG .........................W, 2-1 ROAD TRIP: The Skeeters went 2-4 on their most-recent road trip in Oklahoma City. It marked the worst 6/11 at SUG ......................7:05 PM winning percentage of their first two road trips. The Skeeters were dealt two come-from-behind losses on the 6/12 at SUG........................6:05PM road trip, including a four-run lead that was lost Tuesday night. It was the largest lead lost for the Skeeters this season. 6/13 at SUG.......................6:05 PM 6/14 at SUG.......................7:05PM NOW HERE'S A STOREY: Mickey Storey is entering his third year as the manager of the Astros Triple A affiliate. He led Round Rock to the best record in Triple A in 2019 (84-56) and to the Pacific Coast League 6/15 at SUG .......................7:05PM Finals.