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Round rock Express 20193400 E. Palm Valley GAME Blvd. | Round Rock, TX NOTES78665 | RRExpress.com Media Contact: Andrew Felts | [email protected] | 512.238.2213 Game 90 | Away Game 49 | July 7, 2019 | 1:05 p.m. | Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark | Oklahoma City, OK | AM 1300 The Zone Round Rock Express (51-38) at Oklahoma City Dodgers (38-50) Express: RHP Brandon Bielak (2-3, 6.16) | Dodgers: RHP Dennis Santana (2-6, 6.41) EXPRESS AT A GLANCE TODAY'S GAME The Round Rock Express close out their current series against the Oklahoma City Dodgers prior to Overall Record: 51-38 Current Streak: L4 the three-day Triple-A All-Star Break beginning on Monday. Round Rock RHP Brandon Bielak is slated Home: 23-18 Away: 28-20 to start the series finale opposite Dodgers RHP Dennis Santana. First pitch at Chickasaw Bricktown Standings: 2nd (-3.0) Ballpark in downtown Oklahoma City is scheduled for 1:05 p.m. SERIES INFORMATION BROADCAST INFORMATION Today's game can be heard live on the flagship home of the Round Rock Express, AM 1300 The Zone. Game 1 | Thursday, July 4 | L 13-7 Online audio is also available at am1300thezone.iheart.com and via the iHeartRadio app. Express WP: Daniel Corcino (6-3, 4.57) Director of Broadcasting Mike Capps handles play-by-play duties. LP: Rogelio Armenteros (3-6, 5.65) S: Kevin Quackenbush (5) ABOUT LAST NIGHT... The Oklahoma City Dodgers handed the Round Rock Express their fourth consecutive loss, this time Game 2 | Friday, July 5 | L 1-0 (7) by a final score of 7-3. Round Rock broke through in the second inning as DH Chas McCormick used a WP: MItchell White (3-4, 5.98) Dodgers fielding error to reach base. 3B Nick Tanielu then pushed the runner from first to third with a LP: Ryan Hartman (5-4, 4.86) single. McCormick later raced home on an Alex De Goti double to take a 1-0 lead. However, the home S: Caleb Ferguson (1) team answered right back with a two-run inning to steal the early advantage. The teams fought through a scoreless inning until Oklahoma City put up a five-run fourth inning, highlighted by a three-run homer Game 3 | Friday, July 5 | L 4-3 (7) off the bat of CF DJ Peters, to take a solid 7-1 lead. Round Rock attempted a last-minute comeback in WP: J.D. Martin (2-0, 3.75) the ninth inning as Tanielu quickly transformed a Drew Ferguson walk into a run with an RBI double. De LP: Carson La Rue (0-1, 6.00) Goti then used an RBI single to plate Tanielu. However, C Jamie Ritchie grounded into a double play that S: Justin Grimm (1) capped a 7-3 defeat. Each team's starting pitcher posted solid nights on the mound. Dodgers RHP Rob Zastryzny allowed only five hits and one unearned run while striking out four to earn the win. Express Game 4 | Saturday, July 6 | L 7-3 LHP Framber Valdez worked in a 3.0-inning start in which he allowed only two hits while fanning seven WP: Rob Zastryzny (3-3, 6.05) but ultimately suffered the loss. LP: Framber Valdez (1-1, 1.98) S: Casey Sadler (1) BIELAK ON THE BUMP Round Rock RHP Brandon Bielak is set to make his seventh start of the season tonight, looking to spark Game 5 | Sunday, July 7 | 1:05 p.m. some magic on the road. The righty is 1-2 with an 8.20 ERA (17 ER/18.2 IP) in four road starts so far Express: RHP Brandon Bielak (2-3, 6.16) this season. Comparatively, Bielak is 1-1 with a 3.00 ERA (4 ER/12.0 IP) in a pair of home starts at Dell Dodgers: RHP Dennis Santana (2-6, 6.41) Diamond. SERIES HISTORY OUT LIKE A LIGHT 2019 Overall: 7-5 The Round Rock Express pitching staff combined for a 15-strikeout game against the Oklahoma City In Round Rock: 4-1 Dodgers on Saturday night. The 15 punchouts marked only the third time this season the E-Train has In Oklahoma City: 3-4 twirled 15 or more strikeouts, but the 36th time the team has fanned 10 or more opposing hitters. Streak: L5 Comparatively, the 2018 Express recorded 26 games with 10 or more strikeouts, but only one 15 strikeout One-Run Games: 1-2 game (4/23 vs COL). Extra-Inning Games: 1-0 TANIELU HEATING UP All-Time Series: Oklahoma City leads 119-98 Round Rock 3B Nick Tanielu has sparked an impressive run in the team's current series against Oklahoma All-Time Record in Round Rock: 47-60 City. The infielder is hitting to a .600 (6-10) average against the foe with a pair of doubles, an RBI and a All-Time Record in Oklahoma City: 51-59 run scored in this series. This season, Tanielu has piled on eight RBI alongside an impressive .353 (12-34) in 10 games against Oklahoma City. 2019 MEETINGS 4/29 at Oklahoma City PPD (Rain) SHUT 'EM DOWN 4/30 at Oklahoma City PPD (Rain) E-Train RHP Brendan McCurry made an eighth-inning appearance out of the bullpen in last night's 5/1 (1) at Oklahoma City W 12-5 (7) contest and threw a hitless frame against the Dodgers. In seven outings (5.2 IP) against the team this 5/1 (2) at Oklahoma City W 9-3 (7) year, the righty has maintained a perfect 0.00 ERA and has fanned seven. 5/2 at Oklahoma City W 10-4 (10) 5/11 vs Oklahoma City W 3-2 ROAD WOES Last night's 7-3 defeat marked the first time this season the Express have dropped four consecutive 5/12 vs Oklahoma City W 4-2 road games. The loss was the second streak-snapper in as many days as Oklahoma City broke a nearly 5/13 vs Oklahoma City W 5-2 five-year long Round Rock run without suffering a doubleheader sweep. The Dodgers have challenged 5/14 vs Oklahoma City L 15-6 the E-Train in their current series, outscoring the team 25-13 in the first four games. Round Rock aims 7/4 at Oklahoma City L 13-7 for an offensive spark to fuel a win in their final outing before the Triple-A All-Star Break. 7/5 (1) at Oklahoma City L 1-0 (7) 7/5 (2) at Oklahoma City L 4-3 (7) 7/6 at Oklahoma City L 7-3 PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE STANDINGS 7/7 at Oklahoma City 1:05 p.m. 8/15 vs Oklahoma City 7:05 p.m. American Southern Division American Northern Division 8/16 vs Oklahoma City 7:05 p.m. San Antonio Missions 54-35 -- Iowa Cubs 51-38 -- 8/17 vs Oklahoma City 6:05 p.m. Round Rock Express 51-38 -3.0 Omaha Storm Chasers 41-48 -10.0 8/18 vs Oklahoma City 6:05 p.m. New Orleans Baby Cakes 48-41 -6.0 Nashville Sounds 38-50 -12.5 Oklahoma City Dodgers 38-50 -15.5 Memphis Redbirds 36-53 -15.0 ROUND ROCK EXPRESS 2019 game notes SEASON TALLY #20STRONG Situation Home Road All The Round Rock Express are celebrating their 20th anniversary season in 2019. The Overall 23-18 28-20 51-38 club was originally founded in 2000 as the Double-A affiliate of the Houston Astros, Day 2-5 9-3 11-8 winning the Texas League in their inaugural season. The Express advanced to the Night 21-13 19-17 40-30 Triple-A Pacific Coast League in 2005. vs LHP 7-4 5-2 12-6 vs RHP 16-14 23-18 39-32 NO STRANGERS TO THE PCL GAME Win/Loss Streak W4 L4 L4 Twenty players have made their Triple-A debut with the Express in 2019: RHP Brandon Bielak, RHP Ronel Longest Win Streak 4 5 6 Blanco, RHP Jose Bravo, RHP Humberto Castellanos, C Oscar Campos, INF Austin Dennis, RHP Tanner Longest Losing Streak 4 4 4 Duncan, RHP Justin Ferrell, LHP Ryan Hartman, RHP Carson LaRue, RHP Corbin Martin, RHP Hunter Martin, Series Wins 5 7 12 C Lorenzo Quintana, INF Josh Rojas, RHP Kit Scheetz, INF Anibal Sierra, RHP Jose Urquidy, RHP Gabriel Series Losses 2 1 3 Valdez, RHP Forrest Whitley and OF Stephen Wrenn. The remaining 25 players that have suited up for Series Splits 3 4 7 Round Rock in 2019 all appeared for the Fresno Grizzlies at some point in 2018. The Grizzlies, who served Series Sweeps (won) 0 2 2 Series Sweeps (lost) 0 0 0 as Houston’s Triple-A affiliate from 2015-2018, fell to the Memphis Redbirds 3-1 in the best-of-five Pacific Coast League Championship Series a year ago. Extra Innings 4-2 5-1 9-3 STATING THE FACTS Doubleheaders 0-0 4-4 4-4 American-born players on Round Rock’s roster hail from 18 different states: Alabama, Arizona, California, Shutouts 3-1 2-3 5-4 Florida, Georgia, Massachusetts, Missouri, Nevada, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, One-run games 8-2 5-8 13-10 Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia and Washington. The squad features five players Two-run games 5-4 5-3 11-7 from the State of Texas: RHP Ralph Garza (Edinburg), RHP Corbin Martin (Houston), INF Jack Mayfield Lead after 7 16-2 23-2 39-4 (Del Rio), RHP Brady Rodgers (Richmond) and RHP Forrest Whitley (San Antonio).