Sugar Land Skeeters (7-1) vs. Round Rock Expresss (5-3) LHP Ryan Hartman (0-0, 1.59 ERA) vs. RHP Sam Gaviglio (1-0, 0.00 ERA) Saturday May 15th, 2021 • Dell Diamond • Round Rock, TX • 7:05 p.m. • Audio: sugarlandskeeters.com I Video: MiLB.TV Game #9 Away #9 LAST GAME: The Skeeters won their fourth straight A LITTLE ABOUT US: Through their first nine seasons ABOUT THE RECORD game Friday night with a 5-1 win at Dell Diamond. of existence, the Skeeters played in the indepen- Miguelangel Sierra and CJ Hinojosa each hit their dent Atlantic League of Professional Baseball. They Overall Record......................................7-1 first homers of the year. It was also the first career won the Atlantic League Championship in 2016 and Home Record........................................0-0 home run at the Triple A level for both players. Brett '18 and appeared in the postseason in five of nine Current Streak.......................................W4 Conine tossed five scoreless innings to pick up his seasons. The Skeeters still hold the Atlantic League Current Road Trip..................................7-1 second straight winning decision of the year single-season record for wins (95) and winning per- centage (.679) from their 2013 season. Last Homestand..............................,...N/A ARE YOU "SIRI"OUS: Skeeters outfielder Jose Siri Last 5 Games.........................................4-1 drove in two runs Friday night and his 20 RBIs this CLOSE TO HOME: Based on approximate mileage, Last 10 Games.......................................7-1 season are the most in all of Minor League Baseball. the Skeeters are located second-closest to the sta- Series Record........................................2-0 Siri set the Skeeters single-game franchise record, dium of their parent club out of Triple A teams. The including their time as an independent team, with St. Paul Saints are located approximately 11 miles Sweeps..................................................0-0 from Minnesota's Target Field. When Scoring 4 or More Runs..............7-1 seven RBIs in Thursday's win at Round Rock. He also ranks in a tie for first in Triple A West in hits (16), NOW HERE'S A STOREY: Mickey Storey is enter- When Scoring 3 or Fewer Runs............0-0 second in batting average (.471) tied for third in Shutouts................................................0-0 ing his third year as the manager of the Astros Triple doubles (5) and fourth in OPS (1.382). A affiliate. He led Round Rock to the best record In One-Run Games...............................0-0 in Triple A in 2019 (84-56) and to the Pacific Coast In Two-Run Games................................1-1 BEAT THE STREAK: Ronnie Dawson, Lorenzo League Finals. Storey got his first managerial job Vs. Left-Handed Starters......................1-0 Quintana and Jose Siri are each riding seven-game in the Astros system in 2018 with Class A Quad hitting streaks. They are each tied for the second- Vs. Right-Handed Starters....................6-1 Cities, winning the Western Division of the Midwest longest active hitting streak in Triple A West. League. Storey appeared at the MLB level with the During the Day......................................0-1 Astros in 2012 and the Blue Jays in 2013 as a right- At Night................................................7-0 THE FIREMEN: Skeeters relievers have posted a handed pitcher. He still holds numerous career pitch- When Scoring First................................4-0 2.34 ERA this season, which is the lowest ERA in ing records for Florida Atlantic University. Opponent Scores First..........................3-1 Triple A West and third-lowest in all of Triple A. Op- ponents are hitting .157 against the Skeeters bullpen MAJOR TALENT: The Skeeters roster features eight When Hitting Home Run.......................6-1 this season, which is the opponents batting average players with Major League service time: OF Ronnie No Home Runs......................................1-0 for a Triple A bullpen. Dawson, IF Alex De Goti, IF Taylor Jones, RHP Walk-Off Home Runs.............................0-0 Nivaldo Rodriguez, RHP Peter Solomon, C Garrett JAKE THE RAKE: Jake Meyers homered on Stubbs, IF Abraham Toro, RHP Hector Velazquez. Come-From-Behind Wins........................3 All but Velazquez have appeared at the Majors with Largest Comeback...................................3 Thursday night and has three home runs in his last two appearances. Meyers is tied for the Triple A the Astros. Losses After Leading...............................0 West lead with four home runs. He became the first PROSPECT POWER: The Skeeters have nine players Last At-Bat Wins......................................0 player in Skeeters Triple A history to record a multi- ranked as Astros top-30 prospects (per MLBPipeline): Largest Blown Lead.............................N/A homer game, hitting two home runs on Tuesday in RHP Tyler Ivey (No. 9), RHP Shawn Dubin (No. 11), Extra-Inning Games...............................0-0 Albuquerque. RHP Peter Solomon (No. 14), RHP Jojanse Torres Different Batting Orders......................... 8 (No. 20), IF Taylor Jones (No. 21), RHP Brett Conine PLAY THE HITS: The Skeeters have recorded After Six Innings: (No. 23), RHP Austin Hansen (No. 24), RHP Nivaldo double-digit hit totals in seven of eight games this Rodriguez, (No. 25), OF Ronnie Dawson (No. 29) Lead: 7-0........Tied: 0-0..........Trailing: 0-1 season. They've recorded two 17-hit games so far, After Seven Innings which are the second-most by a Triple A West team PUT IT ON THE MANTEL: Ronnie Dawson, Alex Lead: 7-0........Tied: 0-0..........Trailing: 0-1 in a game season. The Skeeters' .346 team average De Goti and Peter Solomon each made their Major After Eight Innings is the highest of Triple A teams, Their 109 hits as a League debuts with the Astros this season. Dawson team also lead all Triple A teams. went 1x5 with a run through 3 G, De Goti went 2x6 Lead: 7-0........Tied: 0-0..........Trailing: 0-1 with a run and RBI through 6 G and Solomon tossed SKEETERS VS. ROUND ROCK (2021) CJ2B: CJ Hinojosa is tied for the Triple A West lead a scoreless 2 IP in relief, allowing just one hit and Overall: 2-0 with six doubles this season. The Skeeters lead Triple striking out two. A West with 26 doubles as a team. At Constellation Field: 0-0 WELCOME TO RR: The Skeeters are making their At Dell Diamond: 2-0 MOVING ON UP: The Skeeters are in their first sea- first trip to Round Rock in franchise history. The son in affiliated minor league baseball as the Triple A Skeeters and Express are scheduled to play each Team W-L PCT GB other 36 times this season and are both in the East Sugar Land Skeeters 7-1 .857 - affiliate of the Houston Astros. The Skeeters are one Division of Triple-A West. The Express will visit Con- El Paso Chihuahuas 5-3 .625 2.0 of three independent teams rising to affiliated minor stellation Field in Sugar Land for the first time from Round Rock Express 5-3 .625 2.0 league ranks this offseason, along with the St. Paul June 10-June 15. By mileage, they are the closest Albuquerque Isotopes 1-7 .125 6.0 Saints (AAA, MIN) and Somerset Patriots (AA, NYY). OKC Dodgers 1-7 .125 6.0 Triple A opponent to the Skeeters. Date Time Opponent Probable Pitcher May 16 1:05 p.m. @Round Rock TBD vs. LHP Brock Burke (0-1, 33.75 ERA) TODAY'S SKEETERS STARTING PITCHER: LHP Ryan Hartman W-L ERA G GS IP H R ER BB SO Career MiLB Splits 2021 0-0 0.00 1 0 3.1 1 0 0 1 4 Home: 12-11, 3.72 ERA, 47 G/29 GS, 84 ER/203.0 IP CAREER (MiLB) 9-6 1.97 38 16 128.0 67 33 28 64 177 Away: 12-8, 4.11 ERA, 43 G/31 GS, 88 ER/192.2 IP VS. RR Day: 4-6, 5.22 ERA, 16 G/12 GS, 40 ER/69.0 IP 2021 Night: 20-13, 3.64 ERA, 74 G/48 GS, 132 ER/326.2 IP CAREER Vs. Left: .261 (96x368), 4 HR, 29 RBI Vs. Right: .252 (288x1144), 53 HR, 143 RBI Longest Winning Streak: 3 x4 Career CG's: 1, 6/22/19 @ Iowa Last CG: 6/22/19 @ Iowa w/Round Rock (AAA) Last: 5/1/19-5/11/19 (w/Round Rock) Career SHO's: N/A Last SHO: N/A 2021 MiLB Splits Career MiLB Game Highs 2021 Game Highs Home: N/A Strikeouts: 11 x2, Last: 8/1/19 at San Antonio Strikeouts: 3 Away: 0-1, 9.00, 1 G, 1 GS, 5 ER/5.0 IP Walks: 5 - 7/13/19 vs. Iowa Walks: 2 Day: 0-1, 9.00, 1 G, 1 GS, 5 ER/5.0 IP Night: N/A Hits: 10 - 6/3/18 at Tulsa Hits: 4 Vs. Left: .500 (2x4), 1 HR, 2 RBI Earned Runs: 7 - 8/28/19 vs. San Antonio Earned Runs: 5 Vs. Right: .143 (2x14), 2 HR, 3 RBI Innings Pitched: 7 x4 Last: 6/29/19 vs. Omaha Innings Pitched: 5.0 Longest Winning Streak: N/A DEEP IN THE HART: The 27-year-old is in his sixth season within the HARTMAN VS. RR (CAREER) Astros organization and is beginning his second season at the Triple A level ... He made his first start of the season on 5/9 at ABQ and allowed DATE RESULT W-L IP H R ER BB SO HR five runs on four hits (three home runs) to take a lossing decision 5/15 @RR WAIT A SECOND: Hartman will be making his first career appearance against Round Rock. However, he spent the entire '19 campaign with 2021 REGULAR SEASON DAY-BY-DAYS the Express while it was still the Astros Triple A affiliate.