Sugar Land Skeeters (5-1) vs. Round Rock Expresss (5-1) RHP Austin Hansen (0-0, 0.00 ERA) vs. RHP Jason Bahr (0-0, 8.31 ERA) Thursday May 13th, 2021 • Dell Diamond • Round Rock, TX • 7:05 p.m. • Audio: sugarlandskeeters.com I Video: MiLB.TV Game #7 Away #7 LAST GAME: The Skeeters wrapped up their The Skeeters still hold the Atlantic League ABOUT THE RECORD first Triple A series with a 6-4 win Tuesday single-season record for wins (95) and winning night in Albuquerque. Jake Meyers and Taylor percentage (.679) from their 2013 season. Overall Record......................................5-1 Jones each drove in three runs. The Skeeters Home Record........................................0-0 won five-of-six in their first-ever Triple A series. CLOSE TO HOME: Based on approximate Current Streak.......................................W2 mileage, the Skeeters are located second- TAYLOR MADE: Taylor Jones has logged at closest to the stadium of their parent club out Current Road Trip..................................5-1 The St. Paul Saints are located approximately Last Homestand..............................,...N/A least two hits in each of his first five games this year and is hitting .600 (12x20). He's also 11 miles from Minnesota's Target Field. Last 5 Games........................................4-1 driven in multiple runs in his last four games. Last 10 Games......................................4-1 NOW HERE'S A STOREY: Mickey Storey is Jones leads Triple A baseball in batting aver- entering his third year as the manager of the Series Record........................................0-0 age and is third in OPS (1.742). Astros Triple A affiliate. He led Round Rock to Sweeps..................................................0-0 the best record in Triple A in 2019 (84-56) and When Scoring 4 or More Runs..............5-1 JAKE THE RAKE: Jake Meyers became to the Pacific Coast League Finals. Storey got the first player in Skeeters Triple A history to When Scoring 3 or Fewer Runs............0-0 his first managerial job in the Astros system record a multi-homer game, hitting two home in 2018 with Class A Quad Cities, winning the Shutouts................................................0-0 runs on Tuesday in Albuquerque. He's tied for Western Division of the Midwest League. Sto- In One-Run Games...............................0-0 fourth in Triple A West with three home runs rey appeared at the MLB level with the Astros In Two-Run Games................................1-1 this season. in 2012 and the Blue Jays in 2013 as a right- Vs. Left-Handed Starters......................1-0 handed pitcher. He still holds numerous career PLAY THE HITS: The Skeeters have recorded pitching records for Florida Atlantic University. Vs. Right-Handed Starters....................4-1 double-digit hit totals in five of six games this During the Day......................................0-1 season. They've recorded two 17-hit games so MAJOR TALENT: The Skeeters roster fea- At Night................................................5-0 far this season, which are the most by a Triple tures eight players with Major League service When Scoring First................................2-0 A West team in a game season. The Skeeters' time: OF Ronnie Dawson, IF Alex De Goti, IF Taylor Jones, RHP Nivaldo Rodriguez, RHP Opponent Scores First..........................3-1 .359 team average is the highest of Triple A teams, with Round Rock in the second (.335). Peter Solomon, C Garrett Stubbs, IF Abra- When Hitting Home Run.......................4-1 Their 85 hits as a team are second in Triple A ham Toro, RHP Hector Velazquez. All but No Home Runs.....................................1-0 and lead Triple A West with 85 hits. Velazquez have appeared at the Majors with Walk-Off Home Runs............................0-0 the Astros. Come-From-Behind Wins........................3 HEY SIRI: Jose Siri got the night off on Tues- PROSPECT POWER: The Skeeters have nine Largest Comeback...................................3 day but has recorded multiple RBIs in four of players ranked as Astros top-30 prospects (per five appearances this season. He hit the first Losses After Leading...............................0 MLBPipeline): RHP Tyler Ivey (No. 9), RHP home run in Skeeters Triple A history on 5/7 at Shawn Dubin (No. 11), RHP Peter Solomon Last At-Bat Wins......................................0 Albuquerque. Siri is tied for the Triple A West (No. 14), RHP Jojanse Torres (No. 20), IF Taylor Largest Blown Lead.............................N/A lead with 11 RBIs this season. He also ranks Jones (No. 21), RHP Brett Conine (No. 23), Extra-Inning Games...............................0-0 in a tie for fourth in Triple A West with four RHP Austin Hansen (No. 24), RHP Nivaldo Ro- Different Batting Orders......................... 6 double and is sixth in OPS (1.321). driguez, (No. 25), OF Ronnie Dawson (No. 29) After Six Innings: DOUBLE TROUBLE: The Skeeters' 21 doubles PUT IT ON THE MANTEL: Ronnie Dawson, Lead: 5-0........Tied: 0-0..........Trailing: 0-1 as a team are tied for the second-most in all of Alex De Goti and Peter Solomon each made After Seven Innings Triple A and lead Triple A West. their Major League debuts with the Astros this Lead: 5-0........Tied: 0-0..........Trailing: 0-1 season. Dawson went 1x5 with a run through MOVING ON UP: The Skeeters are in their 3 G, De Goti went 2x6 with a run and RBI After Eight Innings first season in affiliated minor league baseball through 6 G and Solomon tossed a scoreless Lead: 5-0........Tied: 0-0..........Trailing: 0-1 as the Triple A affiliate of the Houston Astros. 2 IP in relief, allowing just one hit and striking SKEETERS VS. ROUND ROCK (2021) The Skeeters are one of three independent out two. Overall: 0-0 teams rising to affiliated minor league ranks WELCOME TO RR: The Skeeters are making At Constellation Field: 0-0 this offseason, along with the St. Paul Saints (AAA, MIN) and Somerset Patriots (AA, NYY). their first trip to Round Rock in franchise his- At Dell Diamond: 0-0 tory. The Skeeters and Express are scheduled A LITTLE ABOUT US: Through their first nine to play each other 36 times this season and are Team W-L PCT GB seasons of existence, the Skeeters played in the both in the East Division of Triple-A West. The Round Rock Express 5-1 1.000 - Express visit Constellation Field in Sugar Land Sugar Land Skeeters 5-1 1.000 - independent Atlantic League of Professional El Paso Chihuahuas 3-3 .500 2.0 Baseball. They won the Atlantic League Cham- for the first time from June 10-June 15. By Albuquerque Isotopes 1-5 .167 4.0 pionship in 2016 and '18 and appeared in the mileage, they are the closest Triple A oppo- OKC Dodgers 1-5 .167 4.0 postseason in five of nine seasons. nent to the Skeeters. Date Time Opponent Probable Pitcher May 14 7:05 p.m. @Round Rock RHP Brett Conine (1-0, 1.59 ERA) vs. TBA TODAY'S SKEETERS STARTING PITCHER: RHP Austin Hansen 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: 4-3, 2.72 ERA, 16 G/9 GS, 17 ER/56.1 IP CAREER (MiLB) 9-6 1.97 38 16 128.0 67 33 28 64 177 Away: 5-3, 1.38 ERA, 22 G/7 GS, 11 ER/71.2 IP VS. RR Day: 2-0, 0.00 ERA, 5 G/3 GS, 0 ER/18.2 IP 2021 Night: 7-6, 2.30 ERA, 33 G/13 GS, 28 ER/109.1 IP CAREER Vs. Left: .155 (30x194), 3 HR, 12 RBI Vs. Right: .147 (37x252), 4 HR, 15 RBI Career Complete Games: 0 Last CG: N/A Longest Winning Streak: 3 4/23/19 - 5/6/19 (w/Quad Cities, A) Career Shutouts: 0 Last SHO: N/A 2021 MiLB Splits Career MiLB Game Highs 2021 Game Highs Home: N/A Strikeouts: 11 - 4/9/19 @ Clinton Strikeouts: 5 Away: 0-0, 0.00, 1 G, 0 GS, 0 ER/3.1 IP Walks: 4 x4 - Last: 7/28/19 vs. Carolina Walks: 2 Day: N/A Night: 0-0, 0.00, 1 G, 0 GS, 0 ER/3.1 IP Hits: 6 - 6/29/19 vs. Myrtlle Beach Hits: 6 Vs. Left: .500 (2x4), 1 HR, 2 RBI Earned Runs: 5 - 6/29/19 vs. Myrtle Beach Earned Runs: 3 Vs. Right: .308 (4x13), 1 HR, 1 RBI Innings Pitched: 7 - 5/6/19 vs. Lansing Innings Pitched: 4.1 Longest Winning Streak: N/A SHOW BEFORE THE SHOW: Hansen is slated to make his second ap- HANSEN VS. RR (CAREER) pearance and first start of the '21 season. It will be his first career start at the Triple A level. Hansen made his first career Triple A appearance DATE RESULT W-L IP H R ER BB SO HR on 5/8 at Albuquerque, tossing 3 1/3 scoreless innings and allowing just one hit and five strikeouts. Hansen did not make an appearance 5/13 @RR during the pandemic-shortened '20 season 2021 REGULAR SEASON DAY-BY-DAYS PROSPECT CREDENTIALS: Rated as the Astros No. 23 overall pros- pect by MLB Pipeline ... Was rated as the Astros No. 27 prospect at the DATE OPP RESULT W-L IP H R ER BB SO HR end of the '20 season 5/8 @ABQ W, 15-1 ND 3.1 1 0 0 1 4 0 WHIFF GUY: Hansen was tied for eighth of Astros minor leaguers in '19 with 128 strikeouts. 2021 HANSEN VS. RR SPRING TRAINING: Hansen was invited to his first Major League PLAYER AVG AB H HR BB SO PLAYER AVG AB H HR BB SO Spring Training Camp in '21 ..