Sugar Land Skeeters (27-22) vs. Round Rock Express (27-23) RHP JP France (0-0, 3.52 ERA) vs. LHP Brock Burke (0-3, 9.21) Saturday, July 3rd, 2021 • Dell Diamond • Round Rock, TX • 6:05 p.m. CT • Audio: sugarlandskeeters.com I Video: MiLB.TV Game #50 Away #27 LAST NIGHT: The Skeeters were dealt a 3-2 walk-off RISPY BUSINESS: CJ Hinojosa has hit .371 (13x35) ABOUT THE RECORD loss following a walk-off home run from Yohel Pozo with 18 RBIs while hitting with runners in scoring off right-hander Ronel Blanco. Pozo also hit a walk- position this season. He leads all Skeeters player in Overall Record...................................27-22 off home run against the Skeeters on May 17. Bryan the category with at least 20 at-bats with runners in Home Record....................................13-10 De La Cruz delivered both Skeeters RBIs, with a sac- scoring position. Road Record......................................14-12 fly in the first and solo homer in the sixth. Current Streak.......................................L 1 REHAB STINTS: Bryan Abreu and Enoli Paredes ROSTER MOVES: Prior to their game Friday in continued their MLB Rehab Assignments with the Current Road Trip..................................1-1 Cleveland, the Astros recalled IF Taylor Jones from Skeeters on Friday. Each threw a scoreless inning Last Homestand.....................................1-5 the Skeeters to replace Yordan Alvarez (Paternity of relief, setting Round Rock down in order in both Last 5 Games.........................................1-4 List). It's Jones' fourth stint with the Astros this sea- innings. Abreu logged 15 pitches, and Paredes 13 Last 10 Games.......................................3-7 son. He's hit .347 with two home runs and 14 RBIs in pitches. It was Abreu's third appearance with the 13 games with the Skeeters this year. Skeeters in his rehab stint. Abreu has been on the Series Record.........................................1-1 10-Day IL since May 29 with a right calf strain. Prior Sweeps..................................................1-0 SHOW TIME: The Astros selected the contract of to their game Saturday, the Astros activated Paredes When Scoring 4 or More Runs..........21-13 LHP Ryan Hartman prior to their game Wednesday from the 10-Day IL and optioned him to the Skee- When Scoring 3 or Fewer Runs............6-9 vs. Baltimore and he made his Major League debut ters. Paredes had been on the IL since June 11 with on Wednesday. Hartman allowed a run on three hits a right shoulder strain. Shutouts................................................2-1 through 2 1/3 innings. He's the second player to In One-Run Games...............................7-6 be called up from the Skeeters and make their MLB HINO'HERO': CJ Hinojosa has hit .342 (25x73) with In Two-Run Games................................3-8 debut since their Opening Day on May 6. RHP Ralph a home run and nine RBIs over his last 18 games. Vs. Left-Handed Starters.......................8-6 Garza Jr. is the other player. IF Alex De Goti, OF Hinojosa is tied for sixth in Triple A West with 14 Ronnie Dawson and RHP Peter Solomon also made doubles. Vs. Right-Handed Starters.................19-15 their MLB debuts prior to the Skeeters' Opening During the Day......................................1-1 Day. Solomon was recalled prior to the Astros' game SUPER 'SIRI'OUS: Jose Siri has hit .366 (15x41) with At Night.............................................26-21 Thursday in Cleveland. Solomon tossed a scoreless eight RBIs over his last 11 games. Siri is fifth in Triple When Scoring First..............................19-8 inning in the Astros' 7-2 win. A West with 40 RBIs. He's collected four-or-more RBIs in five games this season to lead the Skeeters Opponent Scores First........................8-14 PLAYER OF THE MONTH: The Skeeters announced (no other player has recorded more than one of such When Hitting Home Run...................19-12 Friday that OF Jake Meyers was named the team's games). Siri is also tied for first in Triple A West with No Home Runs....................................8-10 June Player of the Month. Meyers hit .337 (33x98) 13 stolen bases. Walk-Off Home Runs.............................0-2 with 9 home runs, 17 RBIs and a 1.072 OPS in 24 games in June. He had a breakout series from June GEAUX PAPPY: Michael Papierski ranks fourth in Come-From-Behind Wins........................9 17-22 in El Paso, hitting seven home runs with 11 Triple A West with a .427 on-base percentage. The Largest Comeback...................................4 RBIs over a five-day stretch. LSU alum has reached safely in 14 straight games. Losses After Leading..............................13 He's also hit .368 (14x38) with a home run and nine Last At-Bat Wins.......................................1 JAKE RAKES: Over his last 13 games, Jake Meyers RBIs over that stretch. has hit .500 (28x56) with eight home runs and 17 Largest Blown Lead..................................4 RBIs. He leads the Skeeters with three multi-homer K-MART: Seth Martinez is second of Triple A West Extra-Inning Games...............................0-2 games this season. His 14 home runs lead the Skee- relievers with 40 strikeouts and is third with 27.1 IP After Six Innings: ters and are fourth-most in Triple A West. He set his Lead: 23-6.......Tied: 2-4........Trailing: 1-12 career high in home runs, surpassing his previous OH SO SWEET: The Skeeters are third in all of non- mark of nine homers from '19 with Fayetteville (A+) complex Minor League Baseball teams with a .284 After Seven Innings and Corpus Christi (AA). Meyers is also third in Triple average. Lead: 23-3.......Tied: 3-2........Trailing: 0-17 A West with a 1.032 OPS, fifth with a .341 average After Eight Innings and first with 62 hits. FANTASTIC FOURS: A Skeeters player has recorded Lead: 21-2.......Tied: 1-2........Trailing: 0-16 a four-hit game in four of their last 11 games. The TEXAS TWO-STEP: The Skeeters and Express are Skeeters had not had a four-hit game prior to their SKEETERS VS. ROUND ROCK (2021) set to meet for the 15th time this se 24-15 win on 6/20 in El Paso. Jake Meyers went ason on Saturday. The two teams are set to meet a 4-for-5 on Saturday and Bryan De La Cruz went 4-for- Overall: 6-8 total of 30 times this year. Prior to Thursday's series 5 with two doubles and two RBIs on Tuesday. Mi- At Constellation Field: 2-4 opener, they last met on 6/15 when the Skeeters chael Papierski (4x6) and JJ Matijevic (4x5) collected Dell Diamond: 4-4 won a 4-2 rain-shortened contest at Constellation their four-hit games in Monday's win. CJ Hinojosa Field. Bryan De La Cruz has hit .308 (13x52) with four (4x6) and Meyers (4x5) recorded the first two four-hit home runs and 10 RBIs in 13 games vs. Round Rock. games for the Skeeters this season in Sunday's win. Team W-L PCT GB Sugar Land Skeeters 27-22 .551 - OKC Dodgers 27-23 .540 0.5 SURVIVAL KIT: Over his last two outings, LHP Kit TRIPLE A WEST, EAST LEADERS: The Skeeters are Round Rock Express 27-23 .540 1.5 Scheetz has tossed three scoreless innings, striking in first place in Triple A West, ahead of Oklahoma El Paso Chihuahuas 22-27 .449 5.0 out six batters and allowing just one hit. City by a half-game. The Skeeters have remained in Albuquerque Isotopes 17-33 .340 11.5 first place since their win on 6/18 at El Paso Date Time Opponent Probable Pitcher July 4 6:05 @Round Rock RHP Austin Hansen (0-0, 3.68 ERA) vs. RHP Tyler Phillips (0-1, 12.27 ERA) SKEETERS VS. RR RECORD NIGHT: The Skeeters set the following franchise records in Sunday's win, including their time from 2012-19 as an independent team in the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball: 2021 SCHEDULE AND RESULTS • 24 runs scored was a single-game record ... Surpassed previous record of 18 runs (accomplished twice and last done on September 9, 2016 vs. the Southern Maryland Blue Crabs ... Most from a Triple A team (Central Time) this season and tied for second-most from any MiLB team • 7 home runs were a single-game record ... Surpassed previous high of six home runs from July 2, 2019 vs. the Long Island Ducks ... Tied for the most from a Triple A team this season and tied for second-most 5/13 at RR...........................W, 10-4 in all of MiLB 5/14 at RR.............................W, 5-1 • 23 hits were a single-game record ... Surpassed the previous record of 22 hits on September 9, 2016, vs. the Southern Maryland Blue Crabs ... Second-most from a Triple A team this season 5/15 at RR ..............................L, 6-5 • Jake Meyers became the first player in Skeeters history to hit three home runs in a game • 12 extra-base hits matched Skeeters single-game record set on September 9, 2016, and are the most 5/17 at RR...............................L, 6-4 from a Triple A team this season and tied for second-most of all MiLB teams 5/17 at RR ..............................L, 5-4 • 50 total bases is a franchise record ... Surpassed previous high of 37 from July 2, 2019 ... Most from a 5/18 at RR...............................L, 8-5 MiLB team this season 6/10 at SUG .........................W, 2-1 MiLB HONORS: RHP Brett Conine was named the Triple A West Pitcher of the Month for May by Minor League Baseball. Conine went 4-0 with a 0.95 ERA (2 ER/19 IP) through four games (three starts) in May.