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 126 | Away Game 63 | August 20, 2019 | 6:35 p.m. | AutoZone Park | Memphis, TN | AM 1300 The Zone Round Rock Express (76-49) at Memphis Redbirds (59-67) Express: RHP Jose Urquidy (4-2, 5.16) | Redbirds: RHP Daniel Ponce de Leon (6-4, 2.95) EXPRESS AT A GLANCE TONIGHT'S GAME The Round Rock Express look to take a commanding 2-0 series lead in Tuesday night's game two Overall Record: 76-49 Current Streak: W1 against the Memphis Redbirds. Express RHP Jose Urquidy is slated to start while the Redbirds plan to Home: 38-25 Away: 38-24 counter with RHP Daniel Ponce de Leon. First pitch at AutoZone Park is scheduled for 6:35 p.m. Standings: 1st (+1.5) BROADCAST INFORMATION SERIES 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 | Monday, August 19 | W 5-4 Director of Broadcasting Mike Capps handles play-by-play duties. WP: Framber Valdez (5-2, 3.25) ABOUT LAST NIGHT... LP: Genesis Cabrera (4-6, 6.36) The Round Rock Express held off a late Memphis Redbirds rally to collect a 5-4 victory on Monday S: Ralph Garza (4) night at AutoZone Park. The E-Train struck early as LF Chas McCormick worked a leadoff walk in the first inning before stealing second base. Shortly thereafter, RF Kyle Tucker used an RBI single to put Game 2 | Tuesday, August 20 | 6:35 p.m. Round Rock ahead 1-0. In the third, Express DH Abraham Toro smacked a double into center field Express: RHP Jose Urquidy (4-2, 5.16) before making a mad dash home on a base hit off the bat of CF Drew Ferguson. After a scoreless frame, Redbirds: RHP Daniel Ponce de Leon (6-4, 2.95) McCormick went deep to extend the lead to 3-0 in the fifth. Memphis LF Dylan Carlson led off the sixth inning with a walk before CF Harrison Bader spoiled the shutout with a two-run homer. Round Rock Game 3 | Wednesday, August 21 | 6:35 p.m. wasted no time getting two runs back in the seventh. SS Alex De Goti led off the frame with a double Express: LHP Kent Emanuel (7-1, 4.08) and later scored when McCormick singled. Toro then knocked an RBI single to make it 5-2. Memphis Redbirds: RHP Jake Woodford (8-7, 3.96) threatened a comeback in the eighth as Carlson singled, Bader walked and SS Edmundo Sosa was hit with a pitch to load the bases. Redbirds DH Rangel Ravelo then delivered with a timely two-run single Game 4 | Thursday, August 22 | 7:05 p.m. to bring his team within 5-4, but Round Rock's bullpen recovered to collect the narrow victory. Express: LHP Ryan Hartman (6-5, 5.24) Redbirds: RHP Chris Ellis (4-5, 7.21) SPICING UP THE SECOND HALF Round Rock starter RHP Jose Urquidy looks to right the ship in tonight's contest against the Memphis SERIES HISTORY Redbirds. After a brilliant first half of the season in which he went 3-1 with a 2.89 ERA (14 ER/43.2 IP) 2019 Overall: 7-6 in eight games, including seven starts, Urquidy is 1-1 with an 11.49 ERA (20 ER/15.2 IP) in three games, In Round Rock: 4-4 all starts, after the All-Star break. In Memphis: 3-2 ANOTHER CHAZZY BOMB Streak: W1 Express OF Chas McCormick extended his career-best home run total to nine with a solo shot in the One-Run Games: 2-0 fifth inning last night's 5-4 win over the Redbirds. McCormick is just one homer shy of becoming the 11th Extra-Inning Games: 0-1 different E-Train hitter to reach double digits in home runs, by far the most in a single season in club All-Time Series: Memphis Leads 124-111 history. The previous best came in 2006, when eight different Express hitters tallied 10 or more homers. All-Time Record in Round Rock: 59-61 All-Time Record in Memphis: 52-63 SHIFTING TO SECOND E-Train C Garrett Stubbs made his first career start at a defensive position other than catcher with an 2019 MEETINGS appearance at second base last night. Stubbs had started 311 career games behind the dish entering yesterday's game. He recorded four clean putouts in the victory. 4/12 vs Memphis W 4-2 4/13 vs Memphis L 9-4 A GOOD STREAK SNAPPED 4/14 vs Memphis W 7-6 Round Rock INF Taylor Jones committed his first error of the season in just his 12th game at third base 4/15 vs Memphis L 10-2 last night. The sure-handed infielder had completed 582 total chances prior to the miscue in the bottom 4/19 at Memphis PPD (Rain) of the eighth inning. After the error, Jones now owns a .998 fielding percentage this season. 4/20 (1) at Memphis W 11-6 (7) CAGING THE REDBIRDS 4/20 (2) at Memphis L 3-0 Express RHP Ralph Garza continued his career dominance over the Redbirds with 1.2 shutout innings 4/21 at Memphis L 5-3 (10) of relief last night. The Edinburg, Texas native is 1-0 with a 0.77 ERA (1 ER/11.2 IP), six punchouts and a 4/22 at Memphis W 9-4 pair of saves against Memphis this season. In his career, Garza owns a miniscule 1.76 ERA (3 ER/15.1 IP) 7/15 vs Memphis L 8-6 with eight strikeouts in nine games against the club. 7/16 vs Memphis W 4-1 7/17 vs Memphis W 11-8 THE BASEBALL GODS GIVE... 7/18 vs Memphis L 10-5 E-Train C Garrett Stubbs extended his season-long hitting streak to nine straight games thanks to his 8/19 at Memphis W 5-4 second-inning single last night. Since the streak began on July 27, the backstop is hitting .250 (9-36) 8/20 at Memphis 6:35 p.m. with two doubles, a home run and three RBI. 8/21 at Memphis 6:35 p.m. AND THE BASEBALL GODS TAKE AWAY 8/22 at Memphis 7:05 p.m. Express INF Nick Tanielu saw his season-long hitting streak snapped at 14 straight games after an 0-4 performance last night. During the run, Tanielu hit .475 (28-59) with 12 doubles, four homers and 20 RBI. RECENT RESULTS 8/12 at Albuquerque W 11-6 PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE STANDINGS 8/13 at Albuquerque W 4-2 8/15 vs Oklahoma City W 5-3 American Southern Division American Nothern Division 8/16 vs Oklahoma City W 13-3 Round Rock Express 76-49 -- Iowa Cubs 67-59 -- 8/17 vs Oklahoma City W 2-0 San Antonio Missions 74-52 -2.5 Memphis Redbirds 59-67 -8.0 8/18 vs Oklahoma City L 14-11 New Orleans Baby Cakes 67-57 -8.5 Nashville Sounds 57-67 -9.0 8/19 at Memphis W 5-4 Oklahoma City Dodgers 58-67 -18.0 Omaha Storm Chasers 54-72 -13.0 ROUND ROCK EXPRESS 2019 game notes SEASON TALLY #20STRONG Situation Home Road All The Round Rock Express are celebrating their 20th season in 2019. The club was Overall 38-25 38-24 76-49 originally founded in 2000 as the Double-A affiliate of the Houston Astros, winning Day 2-5 11-3 13-8 the Texas League in their inaugural season. The Express advanced to the Triple-A Night 36-20 27-21 63-41 Pacific Coast League in 2005. vs LHP 10-5 11-3 21-8 vs RHP 28-20 27-21 55-41 NO STRANGERS TO THE PCL GAME Win/Loss Streak L1 W3 L1 Twenty-three players have made their Triple-A debut with the Express in 2019: RHP Brandon Bielak, Longest Win Streak 6 6 6 RHP Ronel Blanco, RHP Jose Bravo, RHP Humberto Castellanos, C Oscar Campos, INF Austin Dennis, Longest Losing Streak 4 4 4 RHP Tanner Duncan, RHP Justin Ferrell, LHP Ryan Hartman, RHP Carson LaRue, RHP Corbin Martin, RHP Series Wins 9 9 18 Hunter Martin, OF Chas McCormick, RHP Colin McKee, C Lorenzo Quintana, RHP Leovanny Rodriguez, Series Losses 3 2 5 RHP Kit Scheetz, INF Anibal Sierra, INF Abraham Toro, RHP Jose Urquidy, RHP Gabriel Valdez, RHP Series Splits 4 4 8 Forrest Whitley and OF Stephen Wrenn. Of the remaining 34 players that have suited up for Round Rock Series Sweeps (won) 1 3 4 in 2019, 25 appeared for the Fresno Grizzlies at some point in 2018. The Grizzlies, who served as Houston’s 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 5-2 5-2 10-4 Doubleheaders 0-0 4-4 4-4 STATING THE FACTS American-born players on Round Rock’s roster hail from 14 different states: Alabama, California, Florida, Shutouts 8-1 3-3 11-4 One-run games 9-4 7-10 16-14 Georgia, Massachusetts, Missouri, New Jersey, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia and Two-run games 9-5 8-3 17-8 Washington.