Round Rock Express (19-11) Vs. Sugar Land Skeeters (19-10) RHP Brock Burke (0-2, 13.50 ERA) Vs
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Round Rock Express (19-11) vs. Sugar Land Skeeters (19-10) RHP Brock Burke (0-2, 13.50 ERA) vs. RHP Lance McCullers Jr. (3-1, 2.96 ERA)*w/Astros Thursday, June 10th, 2021 • Constellation Field • Sugar Land, TX • 7:05 p.m. • Audio: sugarlandskeeters.com I Video: MiLB.TV Game #30 Home #12 TUESDAY: The Skeeters finished out their road WALK THIS WAY: Ronnie Dawson leads Triple A ABOUT THE RECORD trip with a 9-6 loss to the Oklahoma City Dodgers West with 26 walks this season and Alex De Goti is Overall Record...................................19-10 Tuesday night. Jake Meyers and Colton Shaver each tied for fourth with 17 walks. Dawson's also tied for homered in the loss. The Skeeters led 4-0 at one eighth in the league in runs (22). Home Record......................................10-1 point in the game, which constitutes their largest Current Streak.......................................L 1 blown lead of the season. OH SO SWEET: The Skeeters are second in MiLB Current Homestand...............................0-0 with a .286 team average. The Skeeters' 3.46 ERA is Last Road Trip.......................................2-4 TEXAS TWO-STEP: The Skeeters are hosting the the second-lowest of Triple A teams. Last Homestand...................................10-1 Round Rock Express at Constellation Field for the Last 5 Games.........................................2-3 first time in franchise history. The two teams are BLANCO FUEGO: Ronel Blanco converted his fourth Last 10 Games.......................................6-4 scheduled to play each other 24 more times this straight save opportunity Monday night. Blanco has season, including tonight. The six-game series begin- a save in each of the Skeeters' last two wins and Series Record.........................................0-0 ranks tied for sixth in Triple A West in saves. Sweeps..................................................1-0 ning Thursday night is Round Rock's only trip to Sugar Land in '21. When Scoring 4 or More Runs............15-6 MiLB HONORS: RHP Brett Conine was named the When Scoring 3 or Fewer Runs............4-4 AAA WEST LEADERS: The Skeeters and Round Triple A West Pitcher of the Month for May by Minor League Baseball. Conine has gone 4-0 with a 0.95 Shutouts................................................2-0 Rock are first and second, respectively, in the Triple ERA (2 ER/19 IP) through four games (three starts). In One-Run Games...............................4-2 A West, East Division standings. The Express sit just He's recorded the lowest ERA in Triple A West and a half-game back of the Skeeters. The season-series In Two-Run Games................................2-3 leads the league in wins, opponent batting average between the Skeeters and Express is currently at 3-3. Vs. Left-Handed Starters.......................3-3 (.167) and WHIP (0.95). Vs. Right-Handed Starters...................16-7 The Skeeters have the top winning percentage in all of Triple A West. The Express are tied with Reno for During the Day......................................1-1 ARE YOU 'SIRI'OUS: OF Jose Siri leads Triple A and the second-best winning percentage. At Night...............................................18-9 is fifth in MiLB with 32 RBIs this season. He's also hit two grand slams and is one of six players in MiLB to When Scoring First..............................15-4 LMJ: Astros RHP Lance McCullers Jr. is set to begin have already hit two grand slams this season. Opponent Scores First..........................4-6 a MLB Rehab Assignment with a start Thursday When Hitting Home Run.....................14-6 for the Skeeters. He becomes the fourth player to RONNIE SALAMI: Ronnie Dawson hit the Skeeters' No Home Runs......................................5-4 make a MLB Rehab assignment with the Skeeters, third grand slam of the season on 5/30 vs. ABQ. The joining RHP Jake Odorizzi, LHP Blake Taylor and Walk-Off Home Runs.............................0-1 Skeeters are tied for second in Minor League Base- LHP Framber Valdez. McCullers Jr. has not appeared Come-From-Behind Wins........................5 ball with three grand slams. Largest Comeback...................................3 since being placed on the 10-Day IL on May 23 with right shoulder soreness. He's gone 3-1 with a 2.96 Losses After Leading................................6 GEAUX PAPPY: Michael Papierski ranks third in ERA (17 ER/51.2 IP) in nine starts with the Astros this Last At-Bat Wins.......................................1 Triple A West with a .468 on-base percentage. The season. Largest Blown Lead..................................4 LSU alum had two RBI triples during the last homes- tand and is tied for fourth in Triple A West with two Extra-Inning Games...............................0-0 JAKE, FROM THE OUTFIELD: Skeeters OF Jake triples. He's reached safely in 17 of his 21 appear- Different Batting Orders........................23 Meyers hit his sixth home run of the season in Tues- ances this season. After Six Innings: day's loss, giving him the team lead. Meyers is three home runs away from matching his career high set in Lead: 18-2.......Tied: 1-0..........Trailing: 0-8 CLOSE TO HOME: Based on approximate mileage, '19 with Fayetteville (A+) and Corpus Christi (AA). After Seven Innings the Skeeters are located second-closest to the sta- Lead: 17-0.......Tied: 2-0........Trailing: 0-10 dium of their parent club out of Triple A teams. The CLOSE SHAVE: Colton Shaver hit his second home After Eight Innings St. Paul Saints are located approximately 11 miles run since re-joining the Skeeters last Thursday in from Minnesota's Target Field. Lead: 14-0.......Tied: 1-0..........Trailing: 0-8 Tuesday's loss and has gone 3x9 (.333) with two SKEETERS VS. ROUND ROCK (2021) homers and six RBIs over his last three games. Overall: 3-3 MAJOR TALENT: The Skeeters roster features eight players with Major League service time: OF At Constellation Field: 0-0 DON'T MESS WITH THE BULL: Abraham Toro has Ronnie Dawson, IF Alex De Goti, RHP Ryan Eades, At Dell Diamond: 3-3 hit .379 (11x29) with a home run and eight RBIs over RHP Ralph Garza Jr., RHP Tyler Ivey, RHP Francis his last nine games. Toro was activated from the Martes, RHP Lance McCullers Jr., RHP Nivaldo Ro- Team W-L PCT GB Minor League IL and assigned to the Skeeters on Sugar Land Skeeters 19-10 .655 - driguez, RHP Andre Scrubb RHP Peter Solomon, May 27. Round Rock Express 19-11 .633 0.5 IF Abraham Toro, RHP Hector Velazquez. All but El Paso Chihuahuas 13-16 .448 6.0 OKC Dodgers 13-17 .433 6.5 Eades, Rivera and Velazquez have appeared at the Albuquerque Isotopes 9-21 .300 10.5 Majors with the Astros. Date Time Opponent Probable Pitcher June 11 7:05 vs. Round Rock LHP Wade Leblanc (1-0, 4.09 ERA) vs. RHP Jojanse Torres (0-2, 5.50 ERA) SKEETERS VS. ROUND ROCK 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 a run and RBI through 6 G and Solomon tossed a scoreless 2 IP in relief, allowing just one hit and striking 2021 SCHEDULE AND RESULTS out two. Ralph Garza Jr. recieved his first promotion to the Major Leagues on May 26. He made his Major (Central Time) League debut on May 29 vs. San Diego and threw an inning of relief. 5/13 at RR...........................W, 10-4 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 5/14 at RR.............................W, 5-1 grand slam and three-run double. Five players in Skeeters history had recorded six RBIs in a single game. The 5/15 at RR ..............................L, 6-5 seven RBIs are tied for the second-most in a game this season of Triple A players. 5/17 at RR...............................L, 6-4 ROAD TRIP: The Skeeters went 2-4 on their most-recent road trip in Oklahoma City. It marked the worst 5/17 at RR ..............................L, 5-4 winning percentage of their first two road trips. The Skeeters were dealt two come-from-behind losses on the 5/18 at RR...............................L, 8-5 road trip, including a four-run lead that was lost Tuesday night. It was the largest lead lost for the Skeeters this season. 6/10 at SUG .......................7:05PM 6/11 at SUG ......................7:05 PM 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 6/12 at SUG........................6:05PM Finals. Storey got his first managerial job in the Astros system in 2018 with Class A Quad Cities, winning the 6/13 at SUG.......................6:05 PM Western Division of the Midwest League. Storey appeared at the MLB level with the Astros in 2012 and the Blue Jays in 2013 as a right-handed pitcher. He still holds numerous career pitching records for Florida Atlan- 6/14 at SUG.......................7:05PM tic University. He finished his career second all-time in strikeouts, tied for second in wins and finished top 10 6/15 at SUG .......................7:05PM in strikeouts per nine innings, games started, fewest walks per nine innings and innings pitched. Storey 7/1 at RR............................ 7:05PM REST OF THE CREW: Joining Mickey Storey on his staff are pitching cocach Erick Abreu, hitting coach Ben 7/2 at RR ............................7:05PM Rosenthal and development coach Sean Connole.