Round Rock Express Game Notes vs Oklahoma City
September 3, 2022 – Pacific Coast League (PCL) – Round Rock Express News Release
TONIGHT’S GAME
Round Rock and Oklahoma City prepare for
game five of the series on Saturday night at Dell
Diamond. Express LHP Kolby Allard is scheduled to
start up against Dodgers RHP Jon Duplantier. First
pitch is set for 6:35 p.m. CT.
BROADCAST INFORMATION
Tonight’s game can be heard live on the flagship
home of the Round Rock Express, AM 1300 The
Zone or on 91.1 FM from inside Dell Diamond. Online
audio is also available at am1300thezone.iheart.
com and via the iHeart Radio app. Fans can also
watch the game with a valid MiLB.tv login. Express
Director of Broadcasting Mike Capps handles play-
by-play duties.
LET’S RECAP
The Express earned a 3-2 walk-off win over the
Dodgers on Friday. Round Rock took control of the
game in the second inning. RF Josh Sale walked to
start the frame. With two outs, C Wilson Ramos
singled and 1B Nick Tanielu walked to extend the
inning. 2B Diosbel Arias delivered a clutch single
into center field to give the E-Train a 2-0 lead. After
Oklahoma City remained hitless for the first 5.0
frames, SS Jake Amaya led the sixth inning off with
a triple. CF Drew Avans lined a two-out single into
center field and cut the Round Rock advantage to
2-1. In the ninth inning, with the E-Train two outs
away from a third consecutive win, 2B Michael
Busch belted a solo home run to right field that
traveled 361 feet and tied the game at two apiece.
SS Davis Wendzel didn’t wait long to end the
ballgame. He led the ninth inning off with a 397-
foot home run that landed in the Express bullpen
in left field. Express reliever RHP Nick Snyder (2-0,
4.59) earned the blown-save win while Dodgers
reliever LHP Justin Bruihl (3-1, 3.86) was tagged
with the loss.
ALLARD ON THE BUMP
Express LHP Kolby Allard is scheduled to start on
Saturday night. The lefty is 2-3 with a 4.99 ERA (34
ER/61.1 IP) in 15 starts this year. In his last start on
August 28 at Albuquerque, Allard earned the win
after 6.0 innings with one earned run.
WALK-OFF WINNER
SS Davis Wendzel hit a walk-off solo home run
yesterday for the E-Train’s third consecutive win.
Friday was the fifth walk-off win of the season for
Round Rock and the first walk-off homer.
HERE THEY COME
Round Rock has won eight of their last nine games
and they are only 2.0 games back of first place. In
their last nine games, the Express are hitting .306
(89-291) with 16 home runs and they are averaging
8.0 runs per game.
ON THE MOUND
The Express have allowed only two earned runs in
their last 17 innings on the mound. On Friday, starter
RHP Zak Kent made his Triple-A debut. He tossed
5.2 innings and allowed only one run on two hits
with one walk and three strikeouts. Kent needed
only 68 pitches. Express relievers LHP James Jones
and RHP Daniel Robert did not allow a run out of
the bullpen. Jones tossed 1.1 frames and walked
one with two strikeouts. Robert pitched a scoreless
eighth inning with two strikeouts. RHP Nick Snyder
allowed one run in the ninth inning.
DIO COMES UP BIG
2B Diosbel Arias had the lone multi-hit game of
the evening yesterday. Arias finished 2-for-3 with
two RBI and a strikeout. Friday was his 19th multi-
hit game of the season. In his last five games, the
righty is 7-for-17 with a double, home run, 3 RBI, 6
runs scored, one walk and seven strikeouts.
SMITH STREAK
Round Rock INF/OF Josh Smith has the longest
active hitting streak in the Pacific Coast League
at nine games. Smith had the night off yesterday,
but in his last five games, he is 9-for-18 with three
doubles, a triple, home run, nine RBI, nine runs
scored, five walks and five strikeouts.
BUBBA BRINGS IT FOR TEXAS
Former Express OF Bubba Thompson is off to a
great start in his MLB career. Thompson is hitting
.282 (22-78) in 25 games with 10 stolen bases for
Texas. The speedster has not been caught stealing.
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