Sugar Land Skeeters (3-0) vs. Albuquerque Isotopes (0-3) LHP Ryan Hartman (0-0, 0.00 ERA) vs. RHP Ryan Castellani (0-0, 0.00 ERA) Sunday, May 9th, 2021 • Isotopes Park • Albuquerque, NM • 7:35 p.m. • Audio: sugarlandskeeters.com I Video: MiLB.TV Game #3 Away #3 LAST NIGHT: The Skeeters continued their The Skeeters still hold the Atlantic League ABOUT THE RECORD offensive outburst to open the '21 season, win- single-season record for wins (95) and winning ning 15-1 on Saturday night. It was the second percentage (.679) from their 2013 season. Overall Record......................................3-0 straight game the Skeeters scored at least 10 Home Record........................................0-0 CLOSE TO HOME: Based on approximate runs and they logged 17 hits in their second mileage, the Skeeters are located second- Current Streak......................................W3 straight game. The 15 runs matched Round closest to the stadium of their parent club out Current Road Trip.................................3-0 Rock for the most scored in a game by a Triple The St. Paul Saints are located approximately Last Homestand..............................,...N/A A West team this season. The 17 hits are the 11 miles from Minnesota's Target Field. most by a Triple A West team this season. Last 5 Games........................................3-0 NOW HERE'S A STOREY: Mickey Storey is Last 10 Games......................................3-0 HEY SIRI: Jose Siri has logged multi-RBI entering his third year as the manager of the Series Record........................................3-0 games through the first three contests of the Astros Triple A affiliate. He led Round Rock to Sweeps..................................................0-0 season. His nine RBIs lead Triple A West. Siri the best record in Triple A in 2019 (84-56) and When Scoring 4 or More Runs..............3-0 hit the first-ever home run in Skeeters Triple A to the Pacific Coast League Finals. Storey got history with a three-run shot on Friday night. his first managerial job in the Astros system When Scoring 3 or Fewer Runs............0-0 in 2018 with Class A Quad Cities, winning the Shutouts................................................0-0 ROSTER MOVES: Following Friday night's Western Division of the Midwest League. Sto- In One-Run Games...............................0-0 game, the Astros announced the signing of in- rey appeared at the MLB level with the Astros In Two-Run Games................................0-0 fielder Yadiel Rivera and assigned him to Sugar in 2012 and the Blue Jays in 2013 as a right- Vs. Left-Handed Starters......................1-0 Land. Infielder Colton Shaver was assigned to handed pitcher. He still holds numerous career Corpus Christi (AA). Rivera has appeared at pitching records for Florida Atlantic University. Vs. Right-Handed Starters....................2-0 the MLB level each season from 2015-20 and During the Day......................................0-0 has logged 192 MLB appearances. He last ap- MAJOR TALENT: The Skeeters roster fea- At Night................................................3-0 peared in four games with Texas in '20. Rivera tures eight players with Major League service When Scoring First................................2-0 played in a career-high 111 games in '18. time: OF Ronnie Dawson, IF Alex De Goti, IF , RHP , RHP Opponent Scores First..........................1-0 Taylor Jones Nivaldo Rodriguez DOUBLE TROUBLE: The Skeeters hit three Peter Solomon, C Garrett Stubbs, IF Abra- When Hitting Home Run.......................2-0 doubles on Saturday and their 13 doubles as a ham Toro, RHP Hector Velazquez. All but No Home Runs.....................................1-0 team lead Triple A West, with the next closest Velazquez have appeared at the Majors with Walk-Off Home Runs............................0-0 team at nine doubles (Reno). the Astros. Come-From-Behind Wins........................1 The Skeeters have nine The Skeeters are hitting .389 PROSPECT POWER: Largest Comeback...................................3 HIT PARADE: players ranked as Astros top-30 prospects (per (49x126) as a team through three games. It's MLBPipeline): RHP (No. 9), RHP Losses After Leading...............................0 the highest team batting average of any Triple Tyler Ivey (No. 11), RHP Last At-Bat Wins......................................0 A team, with Round Rock the next-closest Shawn Dubin Peter Solomon (No. 14), RHP (No. 20), IF Largest Blown Lead.............................N/A (.327) Skeeters pitching has held Albuquerque Jojanse Torres Taylor (No. 21), RHP (No. 23), to a .181 average (17x94). Jones Brett Conine Extra-Inning Games...............................0-0 RHP Austin Hansen (No. 24), RHP Nivaldo Ro- Different Batting Orders......................... 3 driguez, (No. 25), OF Ronnie Dawson (No. 29) PUTTING OUT THE FIRE: Skeeters relievers After Six Innings: have tossed nine straight scoreless innings and Lead: 3-0........Tied: 0-0..........Trailing: 0-0 PUT IT ON THE MANTEL: Ronnie Dawson, own a 0.73 ERA this season (1 ER/12.1 IP). Alex De Goti and Peter Solomon each made After Seven Innings their Major League debuts with the Astros this Lead: 3-0........Tied: 0-0..........Trailing: 0-0 MOVING ON UP: The Skeeters are in their first season in affiliated minor league baseball season. Dawson went 1x5 with a run through After Eight Innings as the Triple A affiliate of the Houston Astros. 3 G, De Goti went 2x6 with a run and RBI Lead: 3-0........Tied: 0-0..........Trailing: 0-0 The Skeeters are one of three independent through 6 G and Solomon tossed a scoreless 2 IP in relief, allowing just one hit and striking teams rising to affiliated minor league ranks SKEETERS VS. ISOTOPES (2021) out two. Overall: 3-0 this offseason, along with the St. Paul Saints At Constellation Field: 0-0 (AAA, MIN) and Somerset Patriots (AA, NYY). WELCOME TO ABQ: The Skeeters are making their first trip to Albuquerque in franchise his- At Isotopes Ballpark: 3-0 A LITTLE ABOUT US: Through their first nine seasons of existence, the Skeeters played in the tory. The Skeeters and Isotopes are scheduled Team W-L PCT GB to play each other 30 times this season and are independent Atlantic League of Professional Round Rock Express 3-0 1.000 - both in the East Division of Triple-A West. The Baseball. They won the Atlantic League Cham- Sugar Land Skeeters 3-0 1.000 - Isotopes visit Constellation Field in Sugar Land El Paso Chihuahuas 1-2 .500 1.0 pionship in 2016 and '18 and appeared in the for the first time from May 27-June 1. Albuquerque Isotopes 0-3 .000 2.0 postseason in five of nine seasons. OKC Dodgers 0-3 .000 2.0 Date Time Opponent Probable Pitcher May 10 7:35 p.m. @Albuquerque RHP Nivaldo Rodriguez (0-0, 0.00 ERA) vs. LHP Jack Wynkoop (0-0, 0.00 ERA) TODAY'S SKEETERS STARTING PITCHER: LHP Ryan Hartman W-L ERA G GS IP H R ER BB SO Career MiLB Splits 2019 6-7 5.84 25 19 115.2 135 80 75 45 117 Home: 12-11, 3.72 ERA, 47 G/29 GS, 84 ER/203.0 IP CAREER (MiLB) 24-18 3.85 89 59 390.2 380 181 167 111 398 Away: 12-7, 3.98 ERA, 42 G/30 GS, 83 ER/187.2 IP VS. ABQ Day: 4-5, 4.92 ERA, 15 G/11 GS, 35 ER/64.0 IP 2021 Night: 20-13, 3.64 ERA, 74 G/48 GS, 132 ER/326.2 IP Vs. Left: .258 (94x364), 3 HR, 27 RBI CAREER Vs. Right: .253 (286x1130), 51 HR, 140 RBI Career CG's: 1, 6/22/19 @ Iowa Last CG: N/A Longest Winning Streak: 3 x4 Last: 5/1/19-5/11/19 (w/Round Rock) Career SHO's: N/A Last SHO: N/A Career MiLB Game Highs 2021 Game Highs 2021 MiLB Splits Home: Strikeouts: 11 x2, Last: 8/1/19 at San Antonio Strikeouts: Away: Walks: 5 - 7/13/19 vs. Iowa Walks: Day: Hits: 10 - 6/3/18 at Tulsa Hits: Night: Vs. Left Earned Runs: 7 - 8/28/19 vs. San Antonio Earned Runs: Vs. Right Innings Pitched: 7 x4 Last: 6/29/19 vs. Omaha Innings Pitched: Longest Winning Streak DEEP IN THE HART: The 27-year-old is in his sixth season within the HARTMAN VS. ABQ (CAREER) Astros organization and is beginning his second season at the Triple A level. He spent the entire '19 campaign with the Round Rock Express DATE RESULT W-L IP H R ER BB SO HR (AAA) and went 6-7 with a 5.84 ERA (75 ER/115.2 IP) and two saves 5/9 @ABQ WHAT UP, ABQ: Despite spending the entire '19 season with Round Rock (AAA) in the Pacific Coast League, this will be Hartman's first career appearance against the Albuquerque Isotopes. 2021 REGULAR SEASON DAY-BY-DAYS SOUTHPAW: Hartman is the only left-hander slated to make a start in DATE OPP RESULT W-L IP H R ER BB SO HR the Skeeters' opening series in Albuquerque. He's one of two leftys on the Skeeters roster, along with reliever, Kit Scheetz. 5/9 @ABQ TRIPLE A VET: Hartman is the first Skeeters starter this season with previous Triple A experience. 2021 HARTMAN VS. ABQ MR. RELIABLE: Hartman led Round Rock (AAA) in '19 in both games started (19) and innings pitched (115.2) PLAYER AVG AB H HR BB SO PLAYER AVG AB H HR BB SO BEND BUT DON'T BREAK: Hartman has held opponent's to a .214 average (71x332) over his five-year professional career WINTER LEAGUE: Hartman appeared with the Caribes de Anzoategui of the Venezuelan Winter League in the 2018-19 offseason ... Went 0-1 with a 5.14 ERA (8 ER/14.0 IP) in five starts BANNER YEAR: Was selected as a Baseball America Double-A All-Star, TOMORROW'S STARTER - RHP Nivaldo Rodriguez Texas League Midseason and Postseason All-Star and Texas League Picher of the Week (6/24) during the '18 season ..