Sugar Land Skeeters (3-1) vs. Albuquerque Isotopes (1-3) RHP Nivaldo Rodriguez (0-0, 0.00 ERA) vs. RHP Jose Mujica (0-0, 0.00 ERA) Monday, May 10th, 2021 • Isotopes Park • Albuquerque, NM • 7:35 p.m. • Audio: sugarlandskeeters.com I Video: MiLB.TV Game #4 Away #4 YESTERDAY: The Skeeters lost their first game The Skeeters still hold the Atlantic League ABOUT THE RECORD of the season 6-4 in Albuquerque on Sunday single-season record for wins (95) and winning afternoon. TaylorJones drove in all four runs percentage (.679) from their 2013 season. Overall Record......................................3-1 for the Skeeters, with a two-run double and Home Record........................................0-0 CLOSE TO HOME: Based on approximate two-run home run. mileage, the Skeeters are located second- Current Streak........................................L1 closest to the stadium of their parent club out Current Road Trip.................................3-1 HEY SIRI: Jose Siri has logged multi-hit games The St. Paul Saints are located approximately Last Homestand..............................,...N/A through the first four contests of the season. 11 miles from Minnesota's Target Field. He's logged multiple RBIs in three of the first Last 5 Games........................................3-1 four games. His nine RBIs lead Triple A West. NOW HERE'S A STOREY: Mickey Storey is Last 10 Games......................................3-1 Siri hit the first-ever home run in Skeeters entering his third year as the manager of the Series Record........................................3-1 Triple A history with a three-run shot on Friday Astros Triple A affiliate. He led Round Rock to Sweeps..................................................0-0 night. the best record in Triple A in 2019 (84-56) and When Scoring 4 or More Runs..............3-1 to the Pacific Coast League Finals. Storey got ROSTER MOVES: Following Friday night's his first managerial job in the Astros system When Scoring 3 or Fewer Runs............0-0 game, the Astros announced the signing of in- in 2018 with Class A Quad Cities, winning the Shutouts................................................0-0 fielder Yadiel Rivera and assigned him to Sugar Western Division of the Midwest League. Sto- In One-Run Games...............................0-0 Land. Infielder Colton Shaver was assigned to rey appeared at the MLB level with the Astros In Two-Run Games................................0-1 Corpus Christi (AA). Rivera has appeared at in 2012 and the Blue Jays in 2013 as a right- Vs. Left-Handed Starters......................1-0 the MLB level each season from 2015-20 and handed pitcher. He still holds numerous career has logged 192 MLB appearances. He last ap- pitching records for Florida Atlantic University. Vs. Right-Handed Starters....................2-1 peared in four games with Texas in '20. Rivera During the Day......................................0-1 played in a career-high 111 games in '18. MAJOR TALENT: The Skeeters roster features At Night................................................3-0 eight players with Major League service time: When Scoring First................................2-0 DOUBLE TROUBLE: The Skeeters hit four OF Ronnie Dawson, IF Alex De Goti, IF Taylor Opponent Scores First..........................1-1 doubles on Sunday and their 17 doubles as a Jones, RHP Nivaldo Rodriguez, RHP Peter team lead Triple A West, with the next closest Solomon, C Garrett Stubbs, IF Abraham Toro, When Hitting Home Run.......................2-1 team at 14 doubles (Reno). RHP Hector Velazquez. All but Velazquez have No Home Runs.....................................1-0 appeared at the Majors with the Astros. Walk-Off Home Runs............................0-0 HIT PARADE: The Skeeters are hitting .363 (58x160) as a team through four games. It's the PROSPECT POWER: The Skeeters have nine Come-From-Behind Wins........................1 players ranked as Astros top-30 prospects Largest Comeback...................................3 highest team batting average of any Triple A team, with Round Rock the next-closest (.321) (per MLBPipeline): RHP Tyler Ivey (No. 9), RHP Losses After Leading...............................0 Skeeters pitching has held Albuquerque to a Shawn Dubin (No. 11), RHP Peter Solomon (No. Last At-Bat Wins......................................0 .189 average (25x163). 14), RHP Jojanse Torres (No. 20), IF Taylor Jones Largest Blown Lead.............................N/A (No. 21), RHP Brett Conine (No. 23), RHP Austin PUTTING OUT THE FIRE: Skeeters reliev- Hansen (No. 24), RHP Nivaldo Rodriguez, (No. Extra-Inning Games...............................0-0 25), OF Ronnie Dawson (No. 29) Different Batting Orders......................... 4 ers had tossed 10 straight scoreless innings prior to Taylor Motter's eighth-inning homer PUT IT ON THE MANTEL: Ronnie Dawson, After Six Innings: on Sunday and own a 1.17 ERA this season (2 Lead: 3-0........Tied: 0-0..........Trailing: 0-1 Alex De Goti and Peter Solomon each made ER/15.1 IP). their Major League debuts with the Astros this After Seven Innings season. Dawson went 1x5 with a run through Lead: 3-0........Tied: 0-0..........Trailing: 0-1 MOVING ON UP: The Skeeters are in their first season in affiliated minor league baseball 3 G, De Goti went 2x6 with a run and RBI After Eight Innings as the Triple A affiliate of the Houston Astros. through 6 G and Solomon tossed a scoreless Lead: 3-0........Tied: 0-0..........Trailing: 0-1 The Skeeters are one of three independent 2 IP in relief, allowing just one hit and striking SKEETERS VS. ISOTOPES (2021) teams rising to affiliated minor league ranks out two. Overall: 3-1 this offseason, along with the St. Paul Saints WELCOME TO ABQ: The Skeeters are making At Constellation Field: 0-0 (AAA, MIN) and Somerset Patriots (AA, NYY). their first trip to Albuquerque in franchise his- At Isotopes Ballpark: 3-1 A LITTLE ABOUT US: Through their first nine tory. The Skeeters and Isotopes are scheduled seasons of existence, the Skeeters played in the to play each other 30 times this season and are Team W-L PCT GB independent Atlantic League of Professional both in the East Division of Triple-A West. The Round Rock Express 4-0 1.000 - Baseball. They won the Atlantic League Cham- Isotopes visit Constellation Field in Sugar Land Sugar Land Skeeters 3-1 1.000 1.0 for the first time from May 27-June 1. El Paso Chihuahuas 2-2 .500 2.0 pionship in 2016 and '18 and appeared in the Albuquerque Isotopes 1-3 .000 3.0 postseason in five of nine seasons. OKC Dodgers 0-4 .000 4.0 Date Time Opponent Probable Pitcher May 11 7:35 p.m. @Albuquerque RHP Shawn Dubin (0-0, 6.23 ERA) vs. RHP Anotnio Santos (0-1, 15.00 ERA) TODAY'S SKEETERS STARTING PITCHER: RHP Nivaldo Rodriguez W-L ERA G GS IP H R ER BB SO Career MiLB Splits 2020 0-1 6.23 5 0 8.2 15 7 6 6 8 Home: 7-4, 2.07 ERA, 31 G/14 GS, 28 ER/121.2 IP CAREER (MLB) 0-1 5.40 1 0 3.0 2 1 1 2 3 Away: 8-6, 3.04 ERA, 33 G/15 GS, 39 ER/115.1 IP CAREER (MiLB) 15-9 2.40 58 29 225.1 169 72 60 69 235 Day: 7-5, 2.12 ERA, 28 G/10 GS, 23 ER/97.2 IP VS. ABQ Night: 8-5, 2.84 ERA, 36 G/19 GS, 44 ER/139.1 IP 2021 Vs. Left: .198 (74x373), 7 HR, 26 RBI CAREER Vs. Right: .222 (112x505), 8 HR, 45 RBI Career CG's: 1, 5/2/19 @ Lake County Last CG: N/A Longest Winning Streak: 2 x2 Last: 6/10/19 - 6/15/19 (w/Fayetteville, A+) Career SHO's: 1, 5/2/19, @Lake County Last SHO: N/A 2021 MiLB Splits Career MiLB Game Highs 2021 Game Highs Home: Strikeouts: 9 x2, Last: 5/2/19 at Lake County Strikeouts: Away: Walks: 5 - 7/21/19 at Potomac Walks: Day: Hits: 8 - 7/11/18 at Wilmington Hits: Night: Vs. Left: Earned Runs: 6 - 7/11/18 at Wilmington Earned Runs: Vs. Right: Innings Pitched: 7 - 5/2/19 at Lake County Innings Pitched: Longest Winning Streak: SHOW BEFORE THE SHOW: Rodriguez is set to make his Triple A RODRIGUEZ VS. ABQ (CAREER) debut with Monday's start. He bypassed the Double A and Triple A levels to make his Major League debut in '20. He's also made one relief appearance at the MLB level in '21 (4/13 vs. DET), allowing one run and DATE RESULT W-L IP H R ER BB SO HR striking out three over three innings. 5/10 @ABQ PROSPECT CREDENTIALS: Rodriguez is rated as the Astros No. 25 prospect by MLB Pipeline. 2021 REGULAR SEASON DAY-BY-DAYS BIG LEAGUE DEBUT: Rodriguez made his MLB debut on 7/28/20 vs. DATE OPP RESULT W-L IP H R ER BB SO HR Los Angeles (NL) and threw two scoreless innings in relief ... He picked up his first strikeout against 2019 NL MVP Cody Bellinger in his debut 5/10 @ABQ ... Set his MLB career highs in innings pitched (4) and strikeouts (5) in his final outing of the season on 9/27/20 at Texas 2021 RODRIGUEZ VS. ABQ THIS IS 40: Rodriguez is one of two Skeeters pitchers on the Astros 40-man roster. Rodriguez was added to the Astros 40-man roster in November 2019 PLAYER AVG AB H HR BB SO PLAYER AVG AB H HR BB SO CAREER YEAR: Spent the bulk of his '19 season with Fayetteville (A+) and went a combined 6-6 with a 2.83 ERA (28 ER/105.0 IP), also appearing with Quad Cities (A) ... Posted professional career highs in WHIP (0.990), H/9 (5.9) and innings pitched ..