Round rock Express 2019 GAME NOTES 3400 E. Palm Valley Blvd. | Round Rock, TX 78665 | RRExpress.com Media Contact: Andrew Felts | [email protected] | 512.238.2213 Game 84 | Home Game 40 | July 2, 2019 | 7:05 p.m. | Dell Diamond | Round Rock, TX | AM 1300 The Zone Omaha Storm Chasers (38-46) at Round Rock Express (49-34) Storm Chasers: LHP Eric Skoglund (1-2, 6.75) | Express: RHP Brady Rodgers (4-0, 3.28) EXPRESS AT A GLANCE TONIGHT'S GAME The Round Rock Express aim for a series win in tonight's game three against the Omaha Storm Chasers. Overall Record: 49-34 Current Streak: W2 Express RHP Brady Rodgers is scheduled to start opposite Storm Chasers LHP Eric Skoglund. First pitch Home: 21-18 Away: 28-16 at Dell Diamond is set for 7:05 p.m. Standings: 2nd (-1.5) SERIES INFORMATION BROADCAST INFORMATION Tonight's game can be heard live on the flagship home of the Round Rock Express, AM 1300 The Zone. Online audio is also available at am1300thezone.iheart.com and via the iHeartRadio app. Express Game 1 | Saturday, June 29 | L 3-2 Director of Broadcasting Mike Capps handles play-by-play duties while former Round Rock Express OF WP: Jake Kalish (5-4, 4.07) Val Majewski provides color commentary. LP: Ryan Hartman (5-3, 5.09) S: Richard Lovelady (4) ABOUT LAST NIGHT... The Round Rock Express completed a 5-0 shutout of the Omaha Storm Chasers on Monday night at Dell Game 2 | Sunday, June 30 | W 7-6 Diamond. The teams battled in five scoreless innings until Round Rock derailed Omaha's pitching in the WP: Brandon Bielak (2-3, 6.16) sixth. LF Taylor Jones, CF Derek Fisher and 2B Jack Mayfield loaded the bases with a trio of singles, the LP: Arnaldo Hernandez (1-6, 8.22) first of which scored a run on a Zach Lovvorn wild pitch. The next at-bat, SS Josh Rojas jumped aboard S: Felipe Paulino (3) via a fielder's choice that erased Fisher at home but advanced Mayfield to third. DH Drew Ferguson then worked a walk to re-load the bases for RF Kyle Tucker, who tallied a two-run single. After the pair Game 3 | Monday, July 1 | W 5-0 of runs, Lovvorn inadvertently threw a live ball into the dugout that resulted in a two-base error on the WP: LHP Framber Valdez (1-0, 0.84) Storm Chasers’ pitcher. The mistake pushed Ferguson to home plate while Tucker trotted from first to LP: RHP Zach Lovvorn (3-8, 8.07) third. Moments later, Lovvorn’s second wild pitch of the frame allowed Tucker to race home with Round Rock’s fifth and final run. Express RHP Ralph Garza then turned in 2.1 scoreless innings out of the bullpen Game 4 | Tuesday, July 2 | 7:05 p.m. to preserve the 5-0 shutout win. Round Rock LHP Framber Valdez earned the win with a solid 6.2-inning Storm Chasers: LHP Eric Skoglund (1-2, 6.75) start, fanning 10 Omaha hitters while allowing only four harmless singles. Express: RHP Brady Rodgers (4-0, 3.28) RODGERS RETURNS Game 5 | Wednesday, July 3 | 7:05 p.m. Round Rock RHP Brady Rodgers is slated to make his first start with the E-Train since May 14 against Storm Chasers: LHP Foster Griffin (7-3, 5.58) Oklahoma City. The righty has been one of Round Rock's most consistent starters to date, holding a 4-0 Express: Akeem Bostick (4-4, 5.82) record alongside a 3.28 ERA. In nine games, including seven starts, with Round Rock this year, Rodgers has fanned 34 opposing batters to only 16 walks. The Richmond, Texas native aims for his first win at SERIES HISTORY Dell Diamond after being dealt three no decisions to open the year. 2019 Overall: 5-2 In Round Rock: 2-1 K'S FOR DAYS In Papillion: 3-1 Express LHP Framber Valdez dazzled in his first career start with Round Rock last night. The lefty tossed Streak: W2 6.2 shutout innings, allowing only four singles and three walks. In the fourth, Omaha loaded the bases One-Run Games: 2-2 with no outs, but Valdez worked around the jam to strike out the next three batters in sequence. He Extra-Inning Games: 0-0 now has the lowest ERA of any Express pitcher at a miniscule 0.84. The southpaw finished the night All-Time Series: Omaha leads 132-107 with 10 total strikeouts, the second-most in his career, trailing an 11-punchout performance on June 28, All-Time Record in Round Rock: 61-59 2017 with Class A-Advanced Buies Creek. All-Time Record in Papillion: 44-73 TUCKER KEEPS TRUCKING Pacific Coast League All-Star RF Kyle Tucker is heating up in the current series against the Omaha Storm 2019 MEETINGS Chasers, as he has driven in six runs in the last two games. Tucker has been the most successful E-Train 5/7 at Omaha L 2-1 player against the Storm Chasers this year, hitting to a .381 (8-21) average with two home runs, one of 5/8 at Omaha W 9-7 which was a grand slam, 11 RBI and five runs scored. He ranks among the best in the PCL offensively, 5/9 at Omaha W 8-6 sitting at second in home runs (24), sixth in RBI (62), and ninth in slugging percentage (.607). Finally, 5/10 at Omaha W 8-7 Tucker is one stolen base away from accomplishing his second consecutive 20/20 season. With the feat, 6/29 vs Omaha L 3-2 he will become just the second player in the PCL to accomplish back-to-back 20/20 seasons since 1984, 6/30 vs Omaha W 7-6 joining former Express OF Jared Hoying. 7/1 vs Omaha W 5-0 7/2 vs Omaha 7:05 p.m. URQUIDY GETS THE CALL 7/3 vs Omaha 7:05 p.m. The Houston Astros announced this afternoon that the club has purchased the contract of Round Rock 7/23 vs Omaha 7:05 p.m. Express RHP Jose Urquidy. The righty is set to make his major league debut tonight at Coors Field 7/24 vs Omaha 7:05 p.m. against the Colorado Rockies. In his brief time with Round Rock, Urquidy averaged a team-high 13.1 7/25 vs Omaha 7:05 p.m. strikeouts-per-nine innings and trailed only LHP Ryan Hartman (67) for the team lead in punchouts with 8/30 at Omaha 7:05 p.m. 64. In a corresponding 40-man roster move, the Astros designated Express INF AJ Reed for assignment. 8/31 at Omaha 2:05 p.m. 9/1 at Omaha 7:05 p.m. PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE STANDINGS 9/2 at Omaha 12:05 p.m. American Southern Division American Northern Division San Antonio Missions 51-32 -- Iowa Cubs 48-36 -- UPCOMING GAMES 7/3 vs Omaha 7:05 p.m. Round Rock Express 49-34 -1.5 Omaha Storm Chasers 38-46 -10.0 7/4 at Oklahoma City 7:05 p.m. New Orleans Baby Cakes 45-38 -5.5 Nashville Sounds 36-47 -11.5 7/5 at Oklahoma City 5:45 p.m. Oklahoma City Dodgers 34-48 -16.0 Memphis Redbirds 34-49 -13.5 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 21-18 28-16 49-34 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 19-13 19-13 38-26 Triple-A Pacific Coast League in 2005. vs LHP 5-4 5-2 10-6 vs RHP 16-14 23-14 39-28 NO STRANGERS TO THE PCL GAME Win/Loss Streak W2 W1 W2 Nineteen players have made their Triple-A debut with the Express in 2019: RHP Brandon Bielak, RHP Longest Win Streak 3 5 6 Ronel Blanco, RHP Jose Bravo, RHP Humberto Castellanos, C Oscar Campos, INF Austin Dennis, RHP Longest Losing Streak 4 2 4 Tanner Duncan, RHP Justin Ferrell, LHP Ryan Hartman, RHP Corbin Martin, RHP Hunter Martin, C Lorenzo Series Wins 5 6 11 Quintana, INF Josh Rojas, RHP Kit Scheetz, INF Anibal Sierra, RHP Jose Urquidy, RHP Gabriel Valdez, RHP Series Losses 2 0 2 Forrest Whitley and OF Stephen Wrenn. The remaining 25 players that have suited up for Round Rock in Series Splits 3 4 7 2019 all appeared for the Fresno Grizzlies at some point in 2018. The Grizzlies, who served as Houston’s Series Sweeps (won) 0 2 2 Series Sweeps (lost) 0 0 0 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 2-2 5-1 7-3 STATING THE FACTS Doubleheaders 0-0 4-2 4-2 American-born players on Round Rock’s roster hail from 18 different states: Alabama, Arizona, California, Shutouts 3-1 2-2 5-3 Florida, Georgia, Massachusetts, Missouri, Nevada, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, One-run games 6-2 5-6 11-8 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).