Express Explode for 11-2 Win Over Bees in Series Finale

ROUND ROCK, Texas – The Round Rock Express (33-18 | 77-48) closed out the series against the Salt Lake Bees (20-30 | 57-67) with an 11-2 victory on Sunday night at Dell Diamond.

Express starter RHP Robert Dugger (7-8, 4.36) earned the win after throwing 7.0 innings that saw two runs with four hits, four walks and four punchouts. Bees starter LHP Jhonathan Diaz (8-2, 4.83) allowed eight runs on 11 hits and six walks over 3.2 frames en route to the loss.

Along the Train Tracks:

• Salt Lake was the first team on the board in the second inning when 2B Livan Soto reached base on a walk then scored when 1B Jared Walsh grounded into a double play.
• Round Rock responded with four runs in the bottom of the frame. 3B Justin Foscue hit a three-run home run before LF Dustin Harris rounded the bases thanks to three consecutive singles.
• Express 1B Blaine Crim made it a 5-1 game in the third when he rounded the bases on a double, two walks and a single from 2B Jonathan Ornelas.
• The E-Train kept chugging in the fourth inning when three runners scored. Two doubles, two singles and one sacrifice fly helped give the good guys an 8-1 advantage.
• Another three-run jack pushed Round Rock into double digits when DH Sam Huff cleared the bases and made it 11-1 with a blast to left field during the fifth inning.
• Salt Lake added a run in the sixth when LF Jordyn Adams knocked a single and scored as 3B Michael Stefanic doubled in the next at-bat. Both teams went scoreless to finish the game and the 11-2 score stood final.

E-Train Excerpts:

• Round Rock starter RHP Robert Dugger finished with four strikeouts on the night and is now six away from breaking the Express single-season strikeout record of 123 since becoming a Triple-A club in 2005.
• After going 0-for-4 on Saturday night, DH Sam Huff went 3-for-3 on Sunday and finished just a triple shy of the cycle. Huff recorded three RBI and drew two walks.
• Express relievers RHP Kyle Cody and RHP Edwar Colina posted scoreless outings to finish the contest. Cody allowed one hit and one walk while Colina recorded two strikeouts.
• After reaching double-digit runs two nights in a row, Round Rock finished its six-game series against Salt Lake 5-1 and outscored the Bees 54-27.

Next up: Round Rock starts a two-week road trip on Tuesday, August 29 as they open a six-game series against the Oklahoma City Dodgers (Los Angeles Dodgers affiliate). First pitch at Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark is scheduled for 7:05 p.m. CT and both starting pitchers have yet to be announced.

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