May 19, 2022 – Pacific Coast League (PCL) – Round Rock Express News Release
SUGAR LAND, Texas – The Round Rock Express (23-15) extended their winning streak to three games after an 11-3 win over the Sugar Land Space Cowboys (15-23) on Wednesday night at Constellation Field.
Round Rock reliever RHP Ryder Ryan (1-2, 2.29) claimed the win after tossing 1.2 innings of scoreless baseball. Ryan struck out three, walked two and allowed only one hit. Sugar Land starter LHP Jonathan Bermudez (1-1, 7.28) was tagged with the loss after allowing four earned runs on three hits and two walks after just one inning.
Along the Train Tracks:
The Express offense scored four runs in the first inning. After 3B Josh Smith was hit by a pitch, CF Leody Taveras doubled to score Smith. DH Mitch Garver and LF Willie Calhoun walked to load the bases. SS Davis Wendzel hit a sacrifice fly to extend the lead to 2-0. Round Rock added two more runs on RBI singles from C Yohel Pozo and 1B Sherten Apostel.
Round Rock tacked on another run in the second inning thanks to the speed of RF Bubba Thompson. He led the inning off with a single and then stole second base. After Smith grounded out to advance Thompson to third base, a wild pitch scored the speedster and made it a 5-0 Express advantage.
The E-Train offense found their stride again in the fourth inning. Garver singled with two outs to extend the frame. Back-to-back walks for Calhoun and Wendzel loaded the bases. Pozo lined a single up the middle to score two and an error from CF Lewis Brinson allowed Wendzel to score from first base. The Express led 8-0.
Sugar Land scratched a run across in the home-half of the sixth inning. 1B J.J. Matijevic singled to start the frame. A fielding error from Apostel allowed Brinson to reach base and Sugar Land had runners on first and second base. LF Corey Julks grounded out to advance both runners. SS Alex De Goti plated a run on a groundout and trimmed the Round Rock lead at 8-1.
In the eighth inning, Sugar…
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