Sugar Land Skeeters (19-9) Vs. Oklahoma City Dodgers (12-17) RHP Peter Solomon (2-0, 4.34 ERA) Vs
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Sugar Land Skeeters (19-9) vs. Oklahoma City Dodgers (12-17) RHP Peter Solomon (2-0, 4.34 ERA) vs. RHP Markus Solbach (0-1, 10.80 ERA) Tuesday, June 8th, 2021 • Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark • Oklahoma City, OK • 7:05 p.m. • Audio: sugarlandskeeters.com I Video: MiLB.TV Game #29 Away #18 LAST NIGHT: The Skeeters split their doubleheader BLANCO FUEGO: Ronel Blanco converted his fourth ABOUT THE RECORD in Oklahoma City, losing Game 1, 4-2, and winning straight save opportunity Monday night. Blanco has Game 2, 3-2. Abraham Toro's two-run homer in a save in each of the Skeeters' last two wins and Overall Record.....................................19-9 Game 2 helped lead the Skeeters to the split. ranks tied for fourth in Triple A West in saves. Home Record......................................10-1 Current Streak......................................W 1 DON'T MESS WITH THE BULL: Abraham Toro has MiLB HONORS: RHP Brett Conine was named the Current Road Trip..................................2-3 hit .400 (10x25) with a home run and eight RBIs over Triple A West Pitcher of the Month for May by Minor Last Road Trip.......................................7-5 his last eight games. Toro was activated from the League Baseball. Conine has gone 4-0 with a 0.95 Last Homestand...................................10-1 Minor League IL and assigned to the Skeeters on ERA (2 ER/19 IP) through four games (three starts). May 27. He's recorded the lowest ERA in Triple A West and Last 5 Games.........................................2-3 leads the league in wins, opponent batting average Last 10 Games.......................................6-4 HOT STREAK: The Skeeters have won 12 of their (.167) and WHIP (0.95). Series Record........................................2-3 last 16 games, including a 10-1 homestand before Sweeps..................................................1-0 beginning their series in Oklahoma City. The Skee- OH SO SWEET: The Skeeters are second in MiLB When Scoring 4 or More Runs............15-5 ters' .692 winning percentage is best of all Triple A with a .286 team average. The Skeeters' 3.24 ERA is When Scoring 3 or Fewer Runs............4-4 West teams. the second-lowest of Triple A teams. Shutouts................................................2-0 WHAT'S NEXT: The Skeeters open a six-game In One-Run Games...............................4-2 ARE YOU 'SIRI'OUS: OF Jose Siri leads Triple A and series against Round Rock at Constellation Field on is fourth in MiLB with 32 RBIs this season. He's also In Two-Run Games................................2-3 Thursday night. It's the first time the Skeeters will hit two grand slams and is one of six players in MiLB host the Express. It's also Round Rock's only trip to Vs. Left-Handed Starters.......................3-3 to have already hit two grand slams this season. Vs. Right-Handed Starters...................16-6 Sugar Land in '21. During the Day......................................1-1 HART'S ON FIRE: Ryan Hartman picked up his HEADED TO BRICKTOWN: The Skeeters are At Night...............................................18-8 second consecutive winning decision in the second making their first-ever trip to Chickasaw Bricktown When Scoring First..............................15-3 game of Monday's doubleheader. Hartman struck Ballpark. The Oklahoma City Dodgers and Skeeters Opponent Scores First..........................4-6 out seven batters through 5 2/3 innings and has are set to play each other 24 times this season. Okla- When Hitting Home Run.....................14-5 26 strikeouts over his last 18 2/3 innings. Hartman homa City visits Constellation Field for the first time No Home Runs......................................5-4 ranks third in Triple A West in ERA (3.25) and second from June 24-29. Walk-Off Home Runs.............................0-1 in strikeouts (34), and leads in opponent's batting average (.202) and WHIP (1.01). CRUZIN': Bryan De La Cruz is fifth in Triple A West in Come-From-Behind Wins........................5 hits (34) and tied for second in runs (24). De La Cruz Largest Comeback...................................3 HECTOR!: RHP Hector Velazquez has thrown 9 2/3 went on a 15-game hitting streak from May 7-28. Losses After Leading................................5 scoreless innings to open the season. It's the longest It stands as the fourth-longest hitting streak from a Last At-Bat Wins.......................................1 scoreless inning streak from a Skeeters pitcher this Triple A player this season. Largest Blown Lead..................................2 season. Velazquez is one of five Triple A West reliev- Extra-Inning Games...............................0-0 ers with at least nine innings pitched to have not RONNIE SALAMI: Ronnie Dawson hit the Skeeters' allowed an earned run this season. Different Batting Orders........................23 third grand slam of the season on 5/30 vs. ABQ. The After Six Innings: Skeeters are tied for second in Minor League Base- CLOSE SHAVE: Colton Shaver hit his first career ball with three grand slams. Lead: 18-2.......Tied: 1-0..........Trailing: 0-7 home run at the Triple A level in Sunday's win. Shav- er hit a career-best 21 home runs in '19 combined After Seven Innings GEAUX PAPPY: Michael Papierski ranks fourth in with Corpus Christi (AA) and Fayetteville (A+). Lead: 17-0.......Tied: 2-0..........Trailing: 0-9 Triple A West with a .461 on-base percentage. The After Eight Innings DOUBLE-DOUBLE: The Skeeters are fourth of Triple LSU alum had two RBI triples during the last homes- Lead: 14-0.......Tied: 1-0..........Trailing: 0-7 A teams with 60 doubles this season. CJ Hinojosa tand and is tied for fourth in Triple A West with two SKEETERS VS. OKLAHOMA CITY (2021) and Jose Siri are tied for fourth in Triple A West with triples. He's reached safely in 16 of his 20 appear- Overall: 2-3 nine doubles. ances this season. At Constellation Field: 0-0 At Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark: 2-3 WALK THIS WAY: Ronnie Dawson leads Triple A CLOSE TO HOME: Based on approximate mileage, West with 26 walks this season and Alex De Goti is the Skeeters are located second-closest to the sta- Team W-L PCT GB tied for fourth with 17 walks. Dawson's also tied for dium of their parent club out of Triple A teams. The Sugar Land Skeeters 19-9 .679 - 10th in the league in runs (21). St. Paul Saints are located approximately 11 miles Round Rock Express 19-10 .655 0.5 from Minnesota's Target Field. El Paso Chihuahuas 12-16 .429 7.0 OKC Dodgers 12-17 .414 7.5 Albuquerque Isotopes 9-20 .310 10.5 Date Time Opponent Probable Pitcher June 10 7:05 vs. Round Rock TBA vs. TBA MAJOR TALENT: The Skeeters roster features eight players with Major League service time: RHP Brandon SKEETERS VS. OKC Bielak, OF Ronnie Dawson, IF Alex De Goti, RHP Ryan Eades, RHP Ralph Garza Jr., RHP Tyler Ivey, RHP Francis Martes, IF Yadiel Rivera RHP Nivaldo Rodriguez, RHP Andre Scrubb RHP Peter Solomon, IF Abra- 2021 SCHEDULE AND RESULTS ham Toro, 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 6/3 at OKC.............................L, 8-1 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 6/4 at OKC...........................L, 10-1 out two. Ralph Garza Jr. recieved his first promotion to the Major Leagues on May 26. He made his Major 6/5 at OKC ..............................PPD League debut on May 29 vs. San Diego and threw an inning of relief. 6/6 at OKC...........................W, 8-5 FRANCHISE RECORD: Jose Siri drove in seven runs on May 13 at Round Rock, setting the Skeeters fran- 6/7 at OKC ............................L, 4-2 chise record, including their n--ine seasons as an independent franchise. Siri accomplished the feat with a grand slam and three-run double. Five players in Skeeters history had recorded six RBIs in a single game. The 6/7 at OKC............................W, 3-2 seven RBIs are tied for the second-most in a game this season of Triple A players. 6/8 at OKC..........................7:05PM HOMESTAND: The Skeeters played their first homestand at Constellation Field as a Triple A team from May 6/24 at SUG .......................6:05PM 20-June 1 and went 10-1 while playing El Paso and Albuquerque. The Skeeters outscored El Paso and Albu- 6/25 at SUG ......................7:05 PM querque 56-20 throughout the homestand. The Skeeters' 10-1 home record is the best in Triple A West. 6/26 at SUG........................6:05PM MLB REHAB ASSIGNMENTS: Astros starters Framber Valdez and Jake Odorizzi made MLB Rehab assign- 6/27 at SUG.......................6:05 PM ment starts for the Skeeters on May 22 and 23, respectively, against El Paso. It was the second rehab start for each pitcher. The duo combined for 8 2/3 scoreless innings, striking out a combined nine batters. Valdez and 6/28 at SUG.......................6:05PM Odorizzi are both back on the Astros' 26-man active roster. 6/29 at SUG .......................6:05PM NOW HERE'S A STOREY: Mickey Storey is entering his third year as the manager of the Astros Triple A 7/22 at OKC....................... 7:05PM affiliate. He led Round Rock to the best record in Triple A in 2019 (84-56) and to the Pacific Coast League Finals. Storey got his first managerial job in the Astros system in 2018 with Class A Quad Cities, winning the 7/23 at OKC .......................7:05PM Western Division of the Midwest League.