Round Rock Express 6, Sacramento River Cats 2
July 27, 2008

River Cats starting lineup:
Cliff Pennington (SS), Chris Denorfia (CF), Daric Barton (1B), Casey Rogowski (DH), Donnie Murphy (3B), Landon Powell (C), Joe Gaetti (LF), Richie Robnett (RF), Michael Affronti (2B), Gio Gonzalez (P),

Express starting lineup:
Edwin Maysonet (2B), Tomas Perez (3B), J.R. House (1B), Ray Sadler (DH), Nick Gorneault (LF), J.R. Towles (C), Reggie Abercrombie (RF), Tommy Manzella (SS), Yordany Ramirez (CF), Jack Cassel (P),

Umpires -- Delfin Colon (HP), Will Robinson (1B), (2B), John Coons (3B).

Gametime Weather: 97 degrees, Clear.
Wind: 6 MPH, Out To LF.

First pitch by J. Cassel at 07:09 PM local time.

Express 1st (River Cats 0, Express 0) -- E. Maysonet struck out looking. T. Perez singles to shallow right field. J. House grounds into a force out, C. Pennington to M. Affronti, T. Perez out at 2nd. R. Sadler walks, J. House to 2nd. N. Gorneault flies out to R. Robnett. 
      (0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors, 2 LOB)
River Cats 2nd (River Cats 0, Express 0) -- D. Murphy grounds out, T. Manzella to J. House. L. Powell strikes out swinging. J. Gaetti walks. R. Robnett singles to right field, J. Gaetti to 3rd. M. Affronti flies out to N. Gorneault. 
      (0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors, 2 LOB)
Express 2nd (Express 1, River Cats 0) -- J. Towles flies out to R. Robnett. R. Abercrombie doubles to left field. T. Manzella singles through the hole at shortstop, R. Abercrombie scores. Y. Ramirez grounds into a force out, C. Pennington to M. Affronti, T. Manzella out at 2nd. With E. Maysonet batting, Y. Ramirez caught stealing 2nd base, L. Powell to M. Affronti. 
      (1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 LOB)
River Cats 3rd (Express 1, River Cats 0) -- C. Pennington grounds out, J. House to J. Cassel. C. Denorfia struck out looking. D. Barton grounds out, J. Cassel to J. House. 
      (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 LOB)
Express 3rd (Express 3, River Cats 0) -- E. Maysonet grounds out, C. Pennington to D. Barton. T. Perez walks. J. House strikes out swinging. R. Sadler singles to right-center field, T. Perez to 2nd. N. Gorneault walks, T. Perez to 3rd; R. Sadler to 2nd. J. Towles singles to left field, T. Perez scores; R. Sadler scores; N. Gorneault to 3rd. R. Abercrombie flies out to R. Robnett. 
      (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors, 2 LOB)
River Cats 4th (Express 3, River Cats 0) -- C. Rogowski flies out to Y. Ramirez. D. Murphy flies out to N. Gorneault. L. Powell grounds out, E. Maysonet to J. House. 
      (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 LOB)
Express 4th (Express 3, River Cats 0) -- T. Manzella pops out to D. Barton. Y. Ramirez walks. E. Maysonet singles through the hole at shortstop, Y. Ramirez to 2nd. T. Perez grounds out, C. Pennington to D. Barton, Y. Ramirez to 3rd; E. Maysonet to 2nd. J. House walks. Y. Ramirez out at home, L. Powell to G. Gonzalez. 
      (0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors, 2 LOB)
River Cats 5th (Express 3, River Cats 1) -- J. Gaetti hits a home run to left field on a 1-1 pitch. R. Robnett strikes out swinging. M. Affronti grounds out, T. Manzella to J. House. C. Pennington grounds out, E. Maysonet to J. House. 
      (1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 LOB)
Express 5th (Express 3, River Cats 1) -- Pitcher Change: D. Shafer replaces G. Gonzalez. R. Sadler strikes out swinging. N. Gorneault walks. J. Towles grounds into a force out, C. Pennington to M. Affronti, N. Gorneault out at 2nd. R. Abercrombie pops out to L. Powell in foul territory. 
      (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 1 LOB)
River Cats 6th (Express 3, River Cats 1) -- C. Denorfia singles to left-center field, C. Denorfia out at 2nd, N. Gorneault to E. Maysonet. D. Barton lines out to R. Abercrombie. C. Rogowski grounds out, E. Maysonet to J. House. 
      (0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 LOB)
Express 6th (Express 4, River Cats 1) -- T. Manzella grounds out, D. Murphy to D. Barton. Y. Ramirez hits a home run to left field on a 3-1 pitch. E. Maysonet lines out to D. Murphy. T. Perez flies out to J. Gaetti. 
      (1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 LOB)
River Cats 7th (Express 4, River Cats 2) -- D. Murphy hits a home run to left field on a 3-1 pitch. L. Powell grounds out, E. Maysonet to J. House. J. Gaetti grounds out, T. Perez to J. House. R. Robnett walks. M. Affronti grounds out, E. Maysonet to J. House. 
      (1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors, 1 LOB)
Express 7th (Express 6, River Cats 2) -- Pitcher Change: C. Farley replaces D. Shafer. J. House doubles to right field. R. Sadler doubles to right-center field, J. House scores. N. Gorneault flies out to R. Robnett, R. Sadler to 3rd. J. Towles struck out looking. R. Abercrombie singles to left field, R. Sadler scores. With T. Manzella batting, R. Abercrombie caught stealing 2nd base, L. Powell to C. Pennington. 
      (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 LOB)
River Cats 8th (Express 6, River Cats 2) -- Pitcher Change: M. Bowie replaces J. Cassel. C. Pennington grounds out, T. Manzella to J. House. C. Denorfia lines out to T. Manzella. D. Barton singles through the hole at second base. C. Rogowski lines out to R. Abercrombie. 
      (0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors, 1 LOB)
Express 8th (Express 6, River Cats 2) -- Pitcher Change: J. Gray replaces C. Farley. T. Manzella lines out to M. Affronti. Y. Ramirez strikes out swinging, L. Powell to D. Barton. E. Maysonet flies out to C. Denorfia. 
      (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 LOB)
River Cats 9th (Express 6, River Cats 2) -- Pitcher Change: N. Regilio replaces M. Bowie. D. Murphy strikes out swinging. L. Powell flies out to R. Abercrombie. J. Gaetti singles to center field. R. Robnett doubles to right-center field, J. Gaetti to 3rd. Offensive Substitution: Pinch hitter J. Knoedler replaces M. Affronti. J. Knoedler grounds out, T. Perez to J. House. 
      (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors, 2 LOB)
River Cats 1st (River Cats 0, Express 0) -- C. Pennington flies out to Y. Ramirez. C. Denorfia doubles to right field. D. Barton grounds out, E. Maysonet to J. House, C. Denorfia to 3rd. C. Rogowski strikes out swinging. 
      (0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors, 1 LOB)

Final: Express 6, River Cats 2

WP: Jack Cassel (7-1).
LP: Gio Gonzalez (7-7).
Time: 2:41.
Attendance: 8778.
Official Scorer: Tommy Tate

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