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RedHawks Game Notes: July 28, 2014

July 28, 2014 - Pacific Coast League (PCL1)
Oklahoma City Baseball Club News Release


Oklahoma City RedHawks (54-56) vs. Nashville Sounds (58-51)

Houston Astros vs. Milwuakee Brewers

Game #111 of 144/Road #56 of 72 (28-27)

Pitching Probables: OKC-RHP Mike Foltynewicz (7-6, 5.12) vs. NAS-RHP Ariel Pena (7-6, 4.53)

Monday, July 28, 2014 | Greer Stadium | Nashville, Tenn. | 7:05 p.m. CT

Radio: KGHM AM-1340 The Game, 1340thegame.com, iHeartRadio - Alex Freedman

Today's Game: The RedHawks aim to build on Sunday's thrilling come-from-behind victory tonight as they try for back-to-back wins for the first time since the All-Star Break. They close out their season series against the Nashville Sounds at 7:05 p.m., playing for the final time at venerable Greer Stadium. The RedHawks are 68-68 all-time at the Big Guitar.

Last Game: Down by three runs heading to the ninth, the RedHawks rallied for four runs to stun Nashville, 6-5, Sunday night. The RedHawks trailed 5-1 after seven innings and the comeback started in the eighth with a RBI single by Ronny Torreyes. The first three batters of the ninth reached base, including a RBI single by Matt Duffy. With the tying runs on and none out, Nashville reliever Rob Wooten (0-1) got each of the next two hitters to fly out. Down to the team's final strike, Max Stassi lined a RBI single to center field. Joe Sclafani then hammered a double off the wall in right field. While Duffy scored easily from third, Stassi was trying to score all the way from first. Although the relay throw beat Stassi to the plate, he was able to slide around catcher Sean Zarraga's tag for the go-ahead run. Zarraga led off the bottom of the ninth with a double, but Jason Stoffel (3-3) escaped the jam by striking out both Kevin Mattison and Irving Falu to end the game, leaving the tying run at third base. After the RedHawks took the lead in the first on a RBI single by Austin Wates, the Sounds scored the game's next five runs. Matt Clark and Sean Halton both went deep for Nashville.

Today's Probable Pitcher: Mike Foltynewicz (7-6) looks for his second win in three starts...He struggled in his last outing July 21 against Round Rock, allowing a season-high eight runs on a season-high nine hits over four innings. He issued three walks and struck out three in the no decision...He leads the team with 17 starts, 96.2 innings, eight quality starts, and 92 strikeouts. He also ranks third among Astros minor leaguers in innings and fifth in strikeouts...He has performed well on the road this season, going 6-1 with a 3.38 ERA and a .228 opponent average. Six of his last seven road starts have been quality starts, and he's allowed two or fewer earned runs in seven of his last eight road starts...During a streak of six straight quality starts May 5-June 7, Foltynewicz went 3-2 with a 2.35 ERA and held opponents to a .172 average. He also struck out 44 batters over 38.1 innings...He's recorded games of 12 and 10 strikeouts to become just the fourth pitcher in team history with multiple double-digit strikeout games in the same season...Foltynewicz has pitched well in two meetings with Nashville this season. He is 1-1, and has allowed three runs and seven hits over 11 innings.

Against the Sounds : 2014: 6-9 2013: 11-5 All-time: 143-127 At NAS: 68-68

The Sounds have scored at least five runs in the 11 of 15 meetings this season. They have notched seven or more runs in four of the last seven meetings, as well as in five of the last nine. Over the seven games between the teams since the All-Star Break, the Sounds have scored 41 runs and are batting .299 (66x221), including .371 (26x70) with runners in scoring position...The teams split their first series in Nashville May 15-18, as well as their most recent series in Oklahoma City last week (July 18-20)...Eight of the last 11 games have been decided by one or two runs...The Sounds have clinched a victory in the season series for just the second time since 2007. The RedHawks have not lost 10 games against the Sounds in one season since 2007...Since the start of 2012, the RedHawks are 30-17 against the Sounds and 14-9 in Nashville.

Comeback Kids: Yesterday marked the fifth time this season the RedHawks won a game when trailing after eight innings -- the most in the PCL. It's the first time they won a road game when trailing after eight innings since coming back to beat New Orleans, 3-2, on April 9 (scored twice in the ninth). The Sounds were 31-0 when leading after eight innings at home...It's also the 10th time this season the RedHawks have won after trailing by at least three runs, and it's the second time in the last six games against Nashville they trailed by four runs, only to come back in win. (June 18, Game 2 - Trailed 4-0, Won 9-7)

Out of Hibernation: The six runs scored by the RedHawks Sunday tripled their run total from their previous three games combined. Before scoring five runs over the final two innings last night, the RedHawks had scored just three runs in their previous 34 innings. Joe Sclafani's game-winning double was just the team's second extra-base hit over the past 39 innings.

Men of Steal: The ReHawks stole three bases yesterday and pace the PCL with 36 steals in July. Their 90 steals this season rank fourth in the PCL...Austin Wates swiped two bags Sunday for his sixth multi-steal game of the season. Wates leads the league with 30 steals...Jonathan Villar has six steals over the past six games and eight steals over the last eight games.

Torrid Torreyes: Ronny Torreyes has hit safely in a season-best six straight games, going 8-for-24. The streak is the longest among current RedHawks, and it's Torreyes' longest streak since he ended 2013 on an 11-game hit streak with Double-A Corpus Christi.

Duff Man: Matt Duffy has hit safely in seven of his last nine games, going 11-for-29 (.379) with three multi-hit games. Duffy has two home runs and seven RBI during the nine-game stretch.

RISPy Business: The RedHawks were 5-for-9 with runners in scoring position yesterday after having gone 1-for-11 with runners in scoring position during their three-game skid...The RedHawks held Nashville 1-for-12 with runners in scoring position. The Sounds had been 25-for-58 (.431) with runners in scoring position against the RedHawks in their previous six meetings.

Double the Fun: The RedHawks converted their 123rd double play of the season last night - a total that ranks second in the league behind Salt Lake (125). The RedHawks have turned at least one double play in 14 of their last 16 games (22 total).

See Ya in 2015: Tonight is the final meeting between the RedHawks and Sounds this season. The RedHawks are 3-4 in season series finales this year (1-2 against American Conf. opponents). The RedHawks are 14-13 in series finales overall, including 8-5 on the road.


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