Round rock Express 20193400 E. Palm Valley GAME Blvd. | Round Rock, TX NOTES78665 | RRExpress.com Media Contact: Andrew Felts | [email protected] | 512.238.2213 Game 122 | Home Game 61 | August 16, 2019 | 7:05 p.m. | Dell Diamond | Round Rock, TX | AM 1300 The Zone Oklahoma City Dodgers (57-64) at Round Rock Express (73-48) Dodgers: RHP Logan Bawcom (1-1, 3.57) | Express: LHP Ryan Hartman (5-5, 5.38) EXPRESS AT A GLANCE TONIGHT'S GAME The Round Rock Express meet the Oklahoma City Dodgers for game two on Friday night. Express Overall Record: 73-48 Current Streak: W3 LHP Ryan Hartman is scheduled to start on the hill while the Dodgers plan to counter with RHP Logan Home: 36-24 Away: 37-24 Bawcom. First pitch at Dell Diamond is slated for 7:05 p.m. Standings: 1st (+1.5) SERIES INFORMATION BROADCAST INFORMATION Tonight's game can be heard live on the flagship home of the Round Rock Express, AM 1300 The Zone. Online audio is also available at am1300thezone.iheart.com and via the iHeartRadio app. Express Game 1 | Thursday, August 15 | W 5-3 Director of Broadcasting Mike Capps handles play-by-play duties while former Round Rock High School WP: Kent Emanuel (7-1, 4.08) Dragons State Champion Baseball Coach John Langerhans provides color commentary. LP: Rob Zastryzny (3-5, 6.42) S: Brendan McCurry (6) ABOUT LAST NIGHT... The Round Rock Express extended their winning streak to three straight games with a 5-3 victory over Game 2 | Friday, August 16 | 7:05 p.m. the Oklahoma City Dodgers on Thursday night at Dell Diamond. After three scoreless frames, the teams Dodgers: RHP Logan Bawcom (1-1, 3.57) exchanged three-run innings to open scoring. To kick things off in the bottom of the fourth, E-Train DH Express: LHP Ryan Hartman (5-5, 5.38) Drew Ferguson notched a single prior to a pair of base hits by SS Jack Mayfield and RF Kyle Tucker, plating Ferguson in the process. The next at-bat, 3B Taylor Jones grounded into a double play that Game 3 | Saturday, August 17 | 6:05 p.m. also erased Tucker at second. With Mayfield waiting on base, Tanielu blasted a two-run shot to extend Dodgers: RHP Daniel Corcino (8-5, 4.69) the lead to 3-0. However, Oklahoma City answered with a three-run inning of their own to level the Express: RHP Brandon Bielak (6-4, 5.40) score in the top of the fifth. RF Jon Kemmer singled before racing home on a triple off the bat of SS Zach McKinstry. 3B Drew Jackson then kept the ball rolling with an RBI double before later scoring the Game 4 | Sunday, August 18 | 6:05 p.m. game-tying run when 2B Gavin Lux singled. Round Rock battled back for the eventual game-winning Dodgers: TBA runs in the fifth. De Goti reached base on a Jackson throwing error before trotting home when LF Myles Express: TBA Straw tripled. Shortly thereafter, Ferguson sent a sacrifice fly into left field, allowing Straw to tack on an insurance run. The E-Train bullpen combined for 3.1 scoreless frames to preserve the 5-3 win. SERIES HISTORY 2019 Overall: 8-5 HARTMAN ON THE HILL In Round Rock: 4-1 Express LHP Ryan Hartman gets the nod on the hill tonight opposite Dodgers RHP Logan Bawcom. In Oklahoma City: 4-4 Hartman currently holds a 5-5 record alongside a 5.38 ERA in 21 games, including 16 starts. The lefty Streak: W2 leads all E-Train pitchers in strikeouts with 96, averaging 8.9 per-nine-innings. Hartman has made three One-Run Games: 1-2 starts against Oklahoma City this season, pitching to a 3.60 ERA against the divisional foe. In 15.0 innings Extra-Inning Games: 1-0 against the Dodgers, Hartman has fanned 16 opposing hitters. All-Time Series: Oklahoma City leads 119-100 All-Time Record in Round Rock: 48-60 WELCOME TO THE HALL, REID All-Time Record in Oklahoma City: 52-59 Ahead of tonight's game, Round Rock Express Founder and current Houston Astros President of Business Operations Reid Ryan will become the first team executive to be inducted into the Express 2019 MEETINGS Hall of Fame. Ryan served as the Founder and original CEO of Ryan Sanders Baseball, playing a pivotal 4/29 at Oklahoma City PPD (Rain) role in relocating the Jackson Generals franchise to Round Rock to become the Express in 2000. Ryan becomes the sixth member of the Express Hall of Fame, joining Manager Jackie Moore (2014), INF 4/30 at Oklahoma City PPD (Rain) Morgan Ensberg (2015), RHP Roy Oswalt (2016), INF Keith Ginter (2017) and INF Brooks Conrad (2018). 5/1 (1) at Oklahoma City W 12-5 (7) 5/1 (2) at Oklahoma City W 9-3 (7) STREAKING THROUGH SUMMER 5/2 at Oklahoma City W 10-4 (10) Three Express hitters are currently riding season-high hitting streaks: INF Nick Tanielu (12), INF Myles 5/11 vs Oklahoma City W 3-2 Straw (10) and INF Taylor Jones (9). This season, all active Express batters have compiled a hit streak 5/12 vs Oklahoma City W 4-2 of five games or more, including a 20-game run for INF Jack Mayfield, who's streak remains the second- 5/13 vs Oklahoma City W 5-2 longest in the Pacific Coast League this year. 5/14 vs Oklahoma City L 15-6 7/4 at Oklahoma City L 13-7 HOT IN THE SECOND HALF 7/5 (1) at Oklahoma City L 1-0 (7) Round Rock INF Myles Straw has dazzled at the plate since returning to the team after the All-Star 7/5 (2) at Oklahoma City L 4-3 (7) break. In the second half of the season, Straw has hit to a .422 average (19-45) including four doubles, a 7/6 at Oklahoma City L 7-3 triple and nine RBI in 10 games with the club. Straw has spent the majority of the season hitting leadoff 7/7 at Oklahoma City W 11-2 and has batted .340 (50-147) at the top of the order. 8/15 vs Oklahoma City W 5-3 DAZZLING DEFENSE 8/16 vs Oklahoma City 7:05 p.m. The Round Rock Express currently lead the Pacific Coast League in team defense with a .987 fielding 8/17 vs Oklahoma City 6:05 p.m. percentage. The E-Train has committed a league-low 55 errors this season, 17 fewer than the next 8/1 vs Oklahoma City 6:05 p.m. closest club, the Iowa Cubs. RECENT RESULTS PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE STANDINGS 8/9 at El Paso L 15-12 8/10 at Albuquerque L 13-3 American Southern Division American Nothern Division 8/11 at Albuquerque L 6-5 Round Rock Express 73-48 -- Iowa Cubs 66-56 -- 8/12 at Albuquerque W 11-6 San Antonio Missions 72-50 -1.5 Memphis Redbirds 56-66 -10.0 8/13 at Albuquerque W 4-2 New Orleans Baby Cakes 66-54 -6.5 Nashville Sounds 54-66 -11.0 8/15 vs Oklahoma City W 5-3 Oklahoma City Dodgers 57-64 -16.0 Omaha Storm Chasers 52-70 -14.0 ROUND ROCK EXPRESS 2019 game notes SEASON TALLY #20STRONG Situation Home Road All The Round Rock Express are celebrating their 20th season in 2019. The club was Overall 36-24 37-24 73-48 originally founded in 2000 as the Double-A affiliate of the Houston Astros, winning Day 2-5 11-3 13-8 the Texas League in their inaugural season. The Express advanced to the Triple-A Night 34-19 26-21 60-40 Pacific Coast League in 2005. vs LHP 10-5 10-3 20-8 vs RHP 25-19 27-21 53-40 NO STRANGERS TO THE PCL GAME Win/Loss Streak W4 W2 W3 Twenty-three players have made their Triple-A debut with the Express in 2019: RHP Brandon Bielak, Longest Win Streak 6 6 6 RHP Ronel Blanco, RHP Jose Bravo, RHP Humberto Castellanos, C Oscar Campos, INF Austin Dennis, Longest Losing Streak 4 4 4 RHP Tanner Duncan, RHP Justin Ferrell, LHP Ryan Hartman, RHP Carson LaRue, RHP Corbin Martin, RHP Series Wins 8 9 17 Hunter Martin, OF Chas McCormick, RHP Colin McKee, C Lorenzo Quintana, RHP Leovanny Rodriguez, Series Losses 3 2 5 RHP Kit Scheetz, INF Anibal Sierra, INF Abraham Toro, RHP Jose Urquidy, RHP Gabriel Valdez, RHP Series Splits 4 4 8 Forrest Whitley and OF Stephen Wrenn. Of the remaining 34 players that have suited up for Round Rock Series Sweeps (won) 1 3 4 in 2019, 25 appeared for the Fresno Grizzlies at some point in 2018. The Grizzlies, who served as Houston’s Series Sweeps (lost) 0 0 0 Triple-A affiliate from 2015-2018, fell to the Memphis Redbirds 3-1 in the best-of-five Pacific Coast League Championship Series a year ago. Extra Innings 5-2 5-2 10-4 Doubleheaders 0-0 4-4 4-4 STATING THE FACTS American-born players on Round Rock’s roster hail from 14 different states: Alabama, California, Florida, Shutouts 7-1 3-3 10-4 One-run games 9-4 6-10 15-14 Georgia, Massachusetts, Missouri, New Jersey, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia and Two-run games 8-5 8-3 16-8 Washington. The squad features four players from the State of Texas: RHP Riley Ferrell (College Station), Lead after 7 28-2 31-4 59-6 RHP Ralph Garza (Edinburg), INF Jack Mayfield (Del Rio) and RHP Brady Rodgers (Richmond).