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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 66 | Home Game 31 | June 13, 2019 | 7:05 p.m. | Dell Diamond | Round Rock, TX | AM 1300 The Zone Reno Aces (28-37) at Round Rock Express (39-26) Aces: RHP Matt Koch (1-2, 7.46) | Express: LHP Kent Emanuel (3-1, 6.28) EXPRESS AT A GLANCE TONIGHT'S GAME The Round Rock Express aim for a series win against the Reno Aces in tonight's game two of a three- Overall Record: 39-26 Current Streak: W1 game series. Round Rock LHP Kent Emanuel is slated to start for the first time this season while Reno Home: 16-14 Away: 23-12 plans to counter with RHP Matt Koch. First pitch at Dell Diamond is set for 7:05 p.m. Standings: 2nd (-0.5) 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 | Friday, June 7 | W 9-8 Director of Broadcasting Mike Capps handles play-by-play duties while University of Mary Hardin-Baylor WP: Ralph Garza (5-1, 5.08) Head Baseball Coach and former UMHB Vice-President of Athletics Ben Shipp provides color commentary. LP: Anthony Vasquez (3-4, 5.94) ABOUT LAST NIGHT... Game 2 | Saturday, June 8 | 7:05 p.m. The Round Rock Express completed a dramatic comeback with a 9-8 walkoff win over the Reno Aces Aces: RHP Matt Koch (1-2, 7.46) on Wednesday night at Dell Diamond. Reno opened the scoring in the second inning 1B Yasmany Express: LHP Kent Emanuel (3-1, 6.28) Tomas and 3B Wyatt Mathisen teamed up for a pair of home runs to give the Aces a quick 3-0 lead. The visitors dropped another three-spot the following frame as 2B Domingo Leyba worked a walk prior to Game 3 | Sunday, June 9 | 7:05 p.m. a trio of base hits, two of which led to runs. RF Matt Szczur then poked a sacrifice fly to right, scoring Aces: RHP Tayor Widener (4-4, 9.46) the remaining Aces baserunner. Round Rock got on the board in the fourth as 1B Taylor Jones worked Express: RHP Jose Urquidy (3-0, 3.16) a walk and raced home on a Drew Ferguson double. 3B Nick Tanielu then used an RBI single to plate Ferguson, cutting the deficit to 6-2. Reno tacked on another run in the fifth via a Mathisen sacrifice fly SERIES HISTORY that scored DH Jake Lamb. However, the E-Train continued to battle in the home half as SS Alex De 2019 Overall: 1-0 Goti smoked a leadoff double before eventually scoring on a Kyle Tucker single. In the sixth, Ferguson In Round Rock: 1-0 and Tanielu teamed up for a pair of singles before both scored on an AJ Reed sacrifice fly and an Anibal In Reno: 0-0 Sierra RBI double, respectively. The back-and-forth affair continued in the seventh as the Aces shot off Streak: W1 a trio of singles prior to a bases-loaded walk that forced in another run. The E-Train stunned the Aces One-Run Games: 1-0 as they rallied for a three-run eighth inning to level the score at eight. Jones led off with a single that Extra-Inning Games: 0-0 was matched by Ferguson in the next at-bat. Reed then worked a walk to load the bases for Sierra, All-Time Series: Reno Leads 32-27 who ultimately grounded out to third but collected an RBI on the play to bring Round Rock within 8-6. All-Time Record in Round Rock: 16-18 C Jamie Ritchie later cleared the bases with a two-run single to level the score at eight. With two-outs All-Time Record in Reno: 11-14 in the final frame, Jones and Ferguson reached base on consecutive walks. Tanielu played hero as he plated Jones with a single for the game-winning run, securing a 9-8 walkoff victory. 2019 MEETINGS 6/12 vs Reno W 9-8 NEW BACKSTOP IN TOWN 6/13 vs Reno 7:05 p.m. Houston Astros C Max Stassi is set to make his Round Rock Express debut tonight with a start behind 6/14 vs Reno 7:05 p.m. the plate. The backstop was sent to Round Rock on a major league rehab assignment this afternoon after being sidelined since May 26 with left knee soreness. Stassi tore up the Pacific Coast League during RECENT RESULTS his time in the minors, earning All-Star honors with the Fresno Grizzlies in 2014 and 2017. 5/31 vs Iowa W 8-1 6/1 vs Iowa W 2-1 (10) EMANUEL ON THE HILL Express LHP Kent Emanuel gets the nod for his first start of the season in Thursday night's game two. 6/2 vs Iowa L 8-5 Emanuel has appeared in 15 games out of the Round Rock bullpen this season, carrying a 3-1 record with 6/4 at Las Vegas L 19-9 a 6.28 ERA (27 ER/38.2 IP) and two saves while tallying 34 punchouts to 12 walks. Tonight's outing will 6/5 at Las Vegas W 11-5 mark the 70th start of the south paw's six-year career. In his previous 69 starts, Emanuel is 23-21 with 6/6 at Las Vegas W 26-11 a 4.95 ERA (162 ER/294.2 IP) as compared to 7-3 with a 4.72 ERA (73 ER/139.1 IP) in 54 relief outings. 6/7 at Salt Lake W 10-0 6/8 at Salt Lake W 19-5 WALK IT OFF 6/9 at Salt Lake L 6-5 Round Rock infielder and reigning PCL player of the week Nick Tanielu played hero in last night's series 6/10 at Salt Lake L 9-7 opener, dropping a single into right field to plate Taylor Jones and fuel a walkoff victory. The effort 6/12 vs Reno W 9-8 marks the second time Tanielu has given the Express a walkoff win, the first of which came on April 10 when the slugger notched a 10th-inning walkoff grand slam in a 9-5 win against the Nashville Sounds. UPCOMING GAMES 6/14 vs Reno 7:05 p.m. FERGIE ON FIRE 6/15 vs Tacoma 6:05 p.m. Express OF Drew Ferguson has sparked a hot streak in his recent outings. The outfielder has posted a 6/16 vs Tacoma 6:05 p.m. .476 batting average (10-21) in his last five games, tallying three doubles, a home run, six RBI and eight 6/17 vs Tacoma 7:05 p.m. runs scored in that time. Ferguson aims to stay hot after an impressive night at the plate on Wednesday, 6/18 vs Tacoma 7:05 p.m. going 3-for-4 with three runs scored. 6/20 at Iowa 7:08 p.m. 6/21 at Iowa 7:08 p.m PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE STANDINGS 6/22 at Iowa 7:08 p.m. American Southern Division Pacific Northern Division 6/23 at Iowa 1:08 p.m. San Antonio Missions 40-26 -- Sacramento River Cats 34-31 -- 6/24 at Iowa 12:08 p.m. Round Rock Express 39-26 -0.5 Fresno Grizzlies 33-32 -1.0 6/25 at San Antonio 7:05 p.m. New Orleans Baby Cakes 35-31 -5.0 Tacoma Rainiers 32-34 -2.5 Oklahoma City Dodgers 25-39 -14.0 Reno Aces 28-37 -6.0 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 16-14 23-12 39-26 club was originally founded in 2000 as the Double-A affiliate of the Houston Astros, Day 2-5 7-3 9-8 winning the Texas League in their inaugural season. The Express advanced to the Night 14-9 16-9 30-18 Triple-A Pacific Coast League in 2005. vs LHP 3-3 5-2 8-5 vs RHP 13-11 18-10 31-21 NO STRANGERS TO THE PCL GAME Win/Loss Streak W1 L1 W1 Seventeen 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, RHP Tanner Duncan, RHP Longest Losing Streak 4 2 4 Justin Ferrell, LHP Ryan Hartman, RHP Corbin Martin, C Lorenzo Quintana, INF Josh Rojas, RHP Kit Series Wins 4 5 9 Series Losses 2 0 2 Scheetz, INF Anibal Sierra, RHP Jose Urquidy, RHP Gabriel Valdez, RHP Forrest Whitley and OF Stephen Series Splits 2 3 5 Wrenn. The remaining 25 players that have suited up for Round Rock in 2019 all appeared for the Fresno Series Sweeps (won) 0 2 2 Grizzlies at some point in 2018. The Grizzlies, who served as Houston’s Triple-A affiliate from 2015-2018, Series Sweeps (lost) 0 0 0 fell to the Memphis Redbirds 3-1 in the best-of-five Pacific Coast League Championship Series a year ago. STATING THE FACTS Extra Innings 2-2 4-1 6-3 American-born players on Round Rock’s roster hail from 17 different states: Alabama, Arizona, California, Doubleheaders 0-0 4-2 4-2 Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Massachusetts, Missouri, Nevada, New Jersey, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Shutouts 2-1 2-1 4-2 Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia and Washington.