Bats Go Silent; Express Fall to OKC 7-1
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Round Rock, TX - A night after accumulating 13 hits four Dodger pitchers allowed only 5 scattered hits en route to a 7-1 victory over the Round Rock Express Sunday night at Dell Diamond.
Lefty Hyeon-Jong Yang (0-2 5.97) got the start, went 6 innings striking out 8 and walking only 2, but allowed 5 runs (all earned) on eight hits and took the loss for the Express. Former Ranger/Express pitcher and current E-Train Killer Austin Bibens-Dirkx (8-1) gave up only 2 hits over 5 innings, one of which - a solo home run by Yonny Hernandez - accounted for Round Rock's lone run, got the win for the Dodgers. Bibens-Dirkx is now 4-0 with an ERA of 2.70 in four starts against Round Rock in 2021.
The main culprits of the anemic offense on Sunday was the top three hitters in the lineup; Delino DeShields, Leody Tavaras and Nick Solak. After going a combined 9-14 with 2 doubles, a home run and 6 RBI in the Express' 6-3 win Saturday, the three followed that performance up with a combined 0 for 12 and ten men LOB.
The loss drops the Express to 37-39 on the season, in third place, seven games behind the Skeeters, who beat El Paso in Sugarland 3-2 Sunday. The win improves the Dodgers to 39-37, still 5 games behind Sugar Land, but moving 2 games ahead of Round Rock in the standings.
Game 5 of the series is slated for Monday as LHP Brock Burke (1-4, 7.11) will take the bump for Round Rock while the Dodgers will send out Ryan Pepiot (--) to make his Triple-A debut. First pitch at Dell Diamond is scheduled for 7:05.
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Michael Owen
Michael has experienced sports in many areas on and off the field. From his days on field as an NCAA official to his 10+ years in the press box he's performed, participated or reported on 3 Super Bowls, 2 World Series, 2 World boxing championships, multiple MMA championships, a Stanley Cup Final and countless NCAA, NFL, MLB & NHL playoff games. Michael is also a proud voting member of the Football Writers Association of America.
The currently semi-retired father of five resides in Round Rock Texas with his lovely and talented wife Robin, 2 dogs, a cat with Stockholm and a George (a cat that doesn't realize it.)
