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RedHawks Game Notes: August 10, 2014

Published on August 10, 2014 under Pacific Coast League (PCL1)
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Oklahoma City RedHawks (62-60) vs. Iowa Cubs (64-58)

Houston Astros vs. Chicago Cubs

Game #123 of 145/Home #63 of 72 (32-30)

Pitching Probables: OKC-RHP Asher Wojciechowski (2-3, 6.04) vs. IOW-LHP Eric Joksich (8-8, 3.58)

Sunday, August 10, 2014 | Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark | Oklahoma City, Okla. | 6:05 p.m. CT Radio: KGHM AM-1340 The Game, 1340thegame.com, iHeartRadio - Alex Freedman

Today's Game: The RedHawks can secure a win in their current series against the Iowa Cubs with a victory tonight in the fourth game of their five-game set at 6:05 p.m. at Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark. The RedHawks sit within two games of the division lead.

Last Game: Joe Sclafani smashed a walk-off grand slam to send the RedHawks to a 9-6 win against Iowa Saturday at Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark. The RedHawks trailed, 6-5, with the bases loaded and none out in the ninth inning when Sclafani stepped up to the plate and belted his first home run with the RedHawks. His first career grand slam landed in the visiting bullpen in right field. Oklahoma City entered the bottom of the ninth trailing, 6-4. Matt Duffy, Carlos Perez, and Ruben Sosa started the rally with three singles against Marcus Hatley (2-5) to load the bases. Jonathan Villar followed with a walk to set the stage for Sclafani. After a 1-hour, 26-minute rain delay to start the game, Iowa jumped out to an early lead. Manny Ramirez hit a bases-loaded, two-run single in the first inning. Leading off the top of the third, Kris Bryant hit a solo home run for a 3-0 Iowa lead. A RBI single by Ronny Torreyes and a sac fly by Andrew Aplin cut the Iowa lead to 3-2 in the fourth. Mike Olt homered to lead off the top of the sixth inning for a 4-2 I-Cubs advantage. A two-run, two-out single by Aplin tied the game in the sixth. Olt then broke the tie in the eighth with his second home run of the night, a two-run shot. Paul Clemens (6-2) pitched a scoreless and hitless top of the ninth inning and picked up the win.

Today's Probable Pitcher: Asher Wojciechowski (2-3) tries for a third win in as many starts tonight...Wojciechowski earned a second straight win Aug. 4 against Colorado Springs in Bricktown. He pitched a season-high 6.1 innings and allowed three runs and seven hits in OKC's 5-3 win. He held the Sky Sox to one run and four hits through six innings before running into some trouble in the seventh...Wojciechowski missed the beginning of the season after suffering a strained lat muscle Feb. 1 while throwing a bullpen session. Shortly after his season debut in New Orleans May 21, Wojciechowski sustained a right forearm flexor strain, sidelining him again. He returned to action June 18 in Reno...After struggling in his first few games following the flexor strain, he has started to regain his form. In his past three games he is 2-0 with a 4.02 ERA, and opponents are batting .250. He's notched 12 strikeouts against just three walks...He spent the majority of 2013 with OKC, going 9-7 with a 3.56 ERA over 22 games. He led the club with 21 starts, 134.0 IP, nine wins and 104 strikeouts. He ranked second in the PCL in opponent average (.229), third in WHIP (1.19) and seventh in ERA (3.56)...Wojciechowski has made four career starts against the I-Cubs, going 2-1 with a 4.50 ERA. He last pitched against Iowa July 4 in OKC. He allowed three runs and four hits, including two home runs, over five innings in a no decision.

Against the I-Cubs: 2014: 6-4 2013: 8-8 All-time: 112-119 In OKC: 62-54

Oklahoma City leads the current series, 2-1, after Saturday's win. After scoring a total of 27 runs in their first seven games with the I-Cubs, the RedHawks have scored 30 runs over the first three games of this series...The 16 runs scored by the RedHawks Thursday marked their highest run total against Iowa since a 17-6 win July 18, 2010 in OKC...Thursday's game is the only one in the season series to be decided by more than three runs, with five of the 10 decided by one run...The teams split their most recent series July 11-13 in Des Moines, with Oklahoma City taking the final two games...The RedHawks won the first series between the teams, winning two of three July 4-6 in Bricktown. All three games were decided by one run...The RedHawks have won 11 of the last 15 games against Iowa, with seven of the last 12 decided by one run...Since the start of the 2011 season, the RedHawks are 24-6 against Iowa at home.

Slamming into History: Joe Sclafani's walk-off grand slam Saturday marked just the third in RedHawks history, and the first since Tom Quinlan did it July 21, 1998 against Tucson in an 8-4 win. Scott Sheldon hit the first in team history just nine days earlier on July 12, 1998 against Memphis to beat the Redbirds, 7-3, in 12 innings...Sclafani's blast was his first career grand slam, first career walk-off home run, and first career Triple-A home run. It was also the third walk-off home run this season for the RedHawks, but the first that was hit while the team was trailing...Sclafani has hit safely in 12 of his last 13 games, batting .408 (20x49) with 12 RBI and 12 runs scored.

Comeback Kids: Last night was the RedHawks' league-leading sixth win when trailing after eight innings. It also marked the 12th time this season the RedHawks won after trailing by at least three runs.

Offensive Outburst: During the current homestand the RedHawks are batting .373 (91x244) and have scored at least seven runs in five of the seven games. They are outscoring opponents 63-31 and are hitting .463 (38x82) with runners in scoring position...Over the past 11 games, the RedHawks are batting .351 (135x385) and have scored 82 runs, plating at least five runs 10 times.

Rockin' Ronny: Ronny Torreyes has hit safely in 10 of his last 11 games, batting .457 (21x46) with eight RBI. He's collected at least two hits in seven of his last eight games, and last night he picked up his 30th multi-hit game of the season. With the recent surge, he's taken over the team lead with 115 hits and has jumped into the top 10 in the PCL. Over the first three games of the current series, Torreyes is 8-for-14 with six runs scored.

Tucker's Tear: Preston Tucker is in the midst of a huge homestand, going 12-for-31 (.387) with eight extra-base hits (3 HR, 5 2B), 12 RBI, and 10 runs scored over seven games. He's collected at least one RBI in eight of his last 11 games (16 total), and his 16 RBI since July 29 leads the PCL. Tucker leads the Astros farm system with 23 homers and is tied for second with 77 RBI.

Aplin of My Eye: Andrew Aplin went 2-for-3 with three RBI last night. Since joining the RedHawks Aug. 1, he has hit safely in seven of eight games, batting .355 (11x31) with eight RBI and four runs scored. During the current series, he is 5-for-11 with six RBI.

Fowler on the Mend: Astros outfielder Dexter Fowler is 3-for-6 with a walk, a RBI, and run scored through the first two games of his rehab assignment. He's been on the DL since June 27 with a right intercostal strain. In 76 games with the Astros this season, Fowler is hitting .270 with six home runs, 24 RBI, and 43 runs scored. His .377 on-base percentage leads the team.

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