Game Preview: Express vs. Salt Lake (Aug. 5)

The series is tied one game apiece. Round Rock won Wednesday’s series opener 3-2, while Salt Lake won 6-2 last night. The series concludes tomorrow at 6:05 p.m. SERIES NOTES: This is Salt Lake’s first visit to The Dell Diamond since the 2009 season. Round Rock – then the Houston Astros Triple-A affiliate – won three of four in the series. Last season, the Express won three of four at Salt Lake. Oklahoma City – then the Texas Rangers Triple-A affiliate – split a four-game series at Salt Lake last season.

Last Outing: Earned victory in July 31 start at Nashville, an 8-4 Express win … Allowed four runs on eight hits over 5.0 innings with two walks and three strikeouts … Also uncorked one wild pitch and was called for one balk … Surrendered two runs in each of the first two innings … Did not allow a home run … Seven of eight hits allowed were singles (Edwin Maysonet double) … Used 78 pitches, 51 strikes. 2011: Widely considered top prospect in Rangers organization entering the season … Began season with Double-A Frisco … Made 17 starts and one relief appearance with RoughRiders … Posted a 4-2 record with a 3.16 ERA … Logged 88.1 innings with 83 strikeouts, 36 walks and a .245 opponents’ average … Surrendered six home runs, two of which came in a June 17 start at Corpus Christi … Recorded nine-plus strikeouts three times, including 10 whiffs over 7.2 innings May 16 vs. Midland … Tossed rain-shortened, five-inning perfect game April 19 at Arkansas … 1-0 with eight no-decisions through May 21 before winning three straight starts … 0-2 with two no-decisions and one non-factoring relief outing since … Allowed more than three earned runs three times in 16 starts – yielding four twice and five once … Worked at least 5.0 innings 13 times and at least 6.0 innings eight times … Enjoyed a stretch of six consecutive starts with at least 6.0 innings from May 10 through June 6 … Toiled past the sixth inning twice, including seven shutout innings May 26 in win against Northwest Arkansas … First-inning ERA was 3.38 (6 ER / 16.0 IP) … Held opponents to a .194 average (7-for-36) with runners in scoring position and two outs and a .228 mark (18-for-79) when leading off an inning … Surrendered one hit – a three-run double – and one sacrifice fly in seven bases-loaded situations with three strikeouts and no walks … Assigned to Express prior to July 16 start at Memphis … Earned victory in first career Triple-A start, holding Memphis to one run on six hits over 5.0 innings with no walks and four strikeouts … 0-2, 11.88 ERA (11 ER / 8.1 IP), .500 opponents’ average in two starts at The Dell Diamond … Opponents are hitting .588 (10-for-17) with a .632 on-base percentage when leading off an inning … Holds opponents to a .133 mark (2-for-15) with runners in scoring position and two outs. Craig Gentry begins a rehab assignment with the Express tonight. He has been on the disabled list since July 28 due to concussion symptoms. Gentry, who started the season at Round Rock, is expected to be with the Express through the weekend. He hit .239 with four doubles, nine RBI and four stolen bases in 25 games with Round Rock. Gentry has played 39 games with the Rangers, hitting .265 with five doubles, nine RBI and 12 stolen bases.

Blanton Museum Addes Twelve Contemporary Works ... - Dallas Art News

The Blanton Museum of Art at The University of Texas at Austin announces the acquisition of twelve new works for its contemporary collection. The paintings, sculptures, and works on paper by Melissa Miller, Jesse Amado, Dixie Friend Gay, Luanne Stovall, and five other celebrated Texas artists come to the museum through a lottery organized by The Dallas Museum of Art on behalf of collectors and Dallasites Nona and Richard Barrett. Blanton Director Simone Wicha remarks, “This special selection deepens our holdings of Texas art, adding additional works by some artists, and introducing new ones to our collection. We are grateful to the Dallas Museum of Art and the Barretts for this generous gift.”

This is the second lottery organized to distribute works from the esteemed Barrett collection to museums across the state. Desiring to enhance the reputation of art of this region and to augment the holdings of Texas museums, the couple donated a robust 305 works to the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston from 1998-2000. Seventy-six were accessioned into the MFAH collection, and a lottery was established in 2003 to distribute the remaining work to other Texas institutions. In a similar process, the Dallas Museum of Art extended invitations to The Blanton, The Old Jail Art Center, The Austin Museum of Art and several other museums to participate in the lottery for works from the Barrett’s 2010 gift to the DMA.

The Nona and Richard Barrett Collection of Texas Art includes pioneering work from the late 19th century through today by major artists from across the state. Reflecting the Barrett’s commitment to recognizing, cultivating and promoting Texas art and artists, the collection includes work from

Also included are abstract, less representational paintings and sculptures, including works by early Texas abstractionist Ben L. Culwell and contemporary artists John Pomara, Linda Ridgway and Sam Gummelt.

The Blanton Museum of Art at The University of Texas at Austin is one of the foremost university art museums in the country and has the largest and most comprehensive collection of art in Central Texas.  The museum welcomes and engages all visitors by offering personal, extraordinary experiences that connect art and ideas, reaching within and beyond The University of Texas campus to stimulate the thriving, creative community that is Austin, Texas. The Blanton’s permanent collection of more than 17,000 works is recognized for its European paintings, an encyclopedic collection of prints and drawings, and modern and contemporary American and Latin American art.

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