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RedHawks Game Notes: August 24, 2014

August 24, 2014 - Pacific Coast League (PCL1)
Oklahoma City Baseball Club News Release


Oklahoma City RedHawks (70-66) vs. Albuquerque Isotopes (59-75)

Houston Astros vs. Los Angeles Dodgers

Game #137 of 144/Home #69 of 72 (34-34)

Pitching Probables: OKC-LHP Luis Cruz (1-1, 7.90) vs. ALB-LHP Chris Reed (0-2, 12.71)

Sunday, August 24, 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 open their final home series of the regular season at 6:05 p.m. against the Albuquerque Isotopes at Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark. With eight games remaining, the RedHawks trail American Northern Division leader Omaha by two games.

Last Game: The RedHawks hit a PCL season-high four triples as they rolled to a 10-2 win against El Paso Saturday at Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark. Jonathan Villar led off the first inning with the RedHawks' first triple of the night, and Joe Sclafani then hit a RBI single to give the RedHawks a 1-0. A two-out RBI single by Carlos Perez in the second gave the RedHawks a 2-0 lead. Max Stassi stepped up to bat next and connected on a two-run homer. Leading 5-0 in the fifth, the RedHawks hit three triples within the span of four batters to open up an 8-0 lead. Domingo Santana and Andrew Aplin hit back-to-back RBI triples with one out, and Perez added a third triple with two outs to complete the rally. A two-run double by Tyler Greene cut Oklahoma City's lead to 8-2 in the sixth. Matt Duffy drove in two more runs for the RedHawks in the bottom of the eighth on a single to get the RedHawks into double digits. RedHawks starting pitcher Nick Tropeano (9-5) allowed two runs on five hits over six innings to earn his team-leading ninth win of the season. Three relievers combined to keep El Paso scoreless over the final three innings and totaled six strikeouts.

Today's Probable Pitcher: Luis Cruz (1-1) looks to rebound after his first loss with the RedHawks...On Tuesday night in Sacramento, Cruz allowed five runs and six hits with four walks and one strikeout over 2.2 innings in OKC's 7-4 loss...Earlier in the road trip he earned his first Triple-A win Aug. 14 in Fresno. He allowed three runs and nine hits over 5.1 innings, with five strikeouts and one walk in OKC's 7-3 victory...Tonight marks Cruz's fourth start with the RedHawks. Before his promotion, Cruz went 7-6 with one save in 21 appearances (17 starts) with Double-A Corpus Christi. He posted a 3.14 ERA with 92 strikeouts and 25 walks over 100.1 IP. At the time of his promotion, he led the Hooks in starts, innings, and strikeouts, and was tied for the team lead in wins...Cruz also owned the best WHIP in the Texas League (1.11), ranked fourth with a .231 opponent average, and 10th in ERA...In 17 of his 21 appearances with the Hooks, Cruz allowed two or fewer earned runs...Last season Cruz led all Astros minor leaguers with 150 strikeouts in 130.1 IP.

Against the Isotopes: 2014: 0-0 2013: 11-5 All-time: 93-82 At OKC: 54-33

After meeting each other 16 times per season annually since 2003, this is the first and only series of 2014 between the teams due to divisional realignment. The RedHawks and Isotopes were both members of the American Southern Division from 2005-2013. One of the two teams won the division in five of the last six seasons...The RedHawks went 11-5 against Albuquerque last season and won each of the final seven games, all in OKC...The RedHawks are 12-4 against Albuquerque in Bricktown over the last two seasons and have finished with winning records at home against the Isotopes eight times in 11 seasons...Jonathan Villar hit .405 (15-for-37) against Albuquerque last season with five RBI and six runs scored.

Streaking Sclafani: Joe Sclafani tallied a season-high four hits during a 4-for-5 night and extended his on-base streak to 38 consecutive games. The streak is the longest in the PCL this season and the longest in the league since 2012, when Reno's Jake Elmore reached base in 46 straight games. During the streak, Sclafani is batting .368 with a .447 on-base percentage...Sclafani has hit safely in 24 of his last 26 games, batting .404 (40x99) with 18 RBI and 22 runs. He went 9-for-17 in the previous series against El Paso.

Hot Weather, Hot Bats: The RedHawks lead the PCL and all of the Minors with a .319 batting average in August. The RedHawks have scored at least five runs in 16 of their 22 games this month and have notched 10 or more runs three times. They've also recorded at least 10 hits in a game 16 times. Their 141 runs this month lead the PCL, and they've compiled the high run total despite hitting just 14 home runs, tied for second-fewest in the league.

Triple Triple Play: Last night the RedHawks became the first team in the PCL this season to hit four triples in one game, courtesy of Jonathan Villar, Domingo Santana, Andrew Aplin, and Carlos Perez. The latter three were hit within the span of four batters in the fifth inning, including back-to-back RBI triples by Santana and Aplin. Until last night, the RedHawks had hit two triples in a game only twice all year, with the last occurrence on June 20 at Reno. The four triples were the most by the RedHawks in a single game since they also tallied four on April 29, 2013 versus Nashville. They hit back-to-back triples at one point in that game as well (Jimmy Paredes and Marc Krauss).

Pitching Prowess: The pitching staff has posted a 2.63 ERA (31 ER/106.0 IP) and held opponents to a .225 average (86x382) during their last 12 games. In seven of the 12 contests, they have allowed two or fewer runs...Over the last 13 games, the starting rotation has combined for a 2.43 ERA (22 ER/81.1 IP), while holding opponents to a .213 average (62x291). They've compiled 71 strikeouts against 20 walks over 81.1 IP and turned in 11 quality starts, including five starts of seven or more innings.

Rockin' Ronny: Ronny Torreyes has hit safely in 21 of his last 24 games, batting .371 (36x97) with 15 runs and 11 RBI. His 33 hits this month are tied for second-most in the league...Torreyes has not struck out in 94 consecutive plate appearances and is the hardest player to strike out in the PCL (one per 21.0 PA), and the second-hardest in all of the Minors (Willians Astudillo, Low-A Lakewood - 23.0 PA/K)...Torreyes has 20 sacrifice bunts this season and is tied for the PCL modern era single-season record with Alex Cintron (Tucson, 2001).

Mad Max: Max Stassi has hit safely in 12 of his last 13 games and is batting .360 (18x50) with three homers and nine RBI during that stretch. Until Tuesday night in Sacramento, Stassi had not homered since June 3. He's now gone deep three times in his last four games.

Nip and Tuck: Preston Tucker has recorded his 26 RBI this month, a total that ranks second in the PCL (Carlo Peguero, Omaha - 28). The most RBI by a RedHawk in a single month this season is 27 by Jon Singleton in April. Tucker has seven multi-RBI games this month alone, including five games with three or more RBI. He leads the Astros farm system with 90 RBI this season.

Men of Steal: The RedHawks pace the league with 30 stolen bases this month and have 70 swipes since July 1.

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