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OKC Dodgers Game Notes - September 3, 2015

September 3, 2015 - Pacific Coast League (PCL1)
Oklahoma City Baseball Club News Release


Iowa Cubs (78-61) vs. Oklahoma City Dodgers (84-55)

Chicago Cubs vs. Los Angeles Dodgers

Games #139 of 144/Home #67 of 71 (40-26)

Pitching Probables: IOW-LHP Eric Jokisch (5-3, 3.94) vs. OKC-RHP Zach Lee (10-6, 2.71)

Thursday, September 3, 2015 | Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark | Oklahoma City, Okla. | 7:05 p.m. CT

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

Today's Game: The newly crowned 2015 American Northern Division Champion OKC Dodgers wrap up their series with the Iowa Cubs at 7:05 p.m. at Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark. The Dodgers lead the series, 3-1, and seek a fourth-straight win. Tonight is a $2 Thursday and fans can enjoy soft drinks, bottled water, and select 16-ounce beers for just $2.

Last Night: The Dodgers rolled over the I-Cubs, 11-3, and clinched the American Northern Division title. OKC took a 3-0 lead in the first inning on a three-run homer by Andy Wilkins and never looked back. The Dodgers added two runs in the bottom of the second inning on a RBI double by starting pitcher Eric Surkamp and a sacrifice fly by Darwin Barney for a 5-0 lead. Iowa cut into OKC's lead in the top of the third with a pair of runs. The Dodgers added five runs in the fourth to take a 10-2 lead. Corey Seager hit a two-out, two-run double. Chris Heisey followed with a two-run homer to left field. Wilkins stepped up to the plate next and delivered his second home run of the night - a solo shot to the upper deck in right field. Barney drove in another OKC run in the bottom of the fifth inning for an 11-2 lead. A RBI double by Iowa's Taylor Davis in the top of the seventh inning cut OKC's lead to eight runs. Iowa loaded the bases with two outs in the top of the ninth inning, but in his team debut, OKC reliever Ralston Cash struck out Christian Villanueva to end the game. Surkamp (9-3) pitched a season-high 8.0 innings for the Dodgers to earn the win. He allowed three runs and nine hits, walked two and recorded seven strikeouts. Iowa starting pitcher Fernando Cruz (0-1) was charged with the loss in his team debut.

Today's Probable Pitcher: Zach Lee (10-6) tries for his team-leading 11th victory of the season tonight...He endured a tough night in his last start Aug. 28 in El Paso and exited after 5.0 innings. He allowed a season-high seven runs, although only three of them were earned, as the defense committed three errors behind him. He allowed 10 hits, with no walks and two strikeouts in a 7-1 loss...Lee enters tonight leading the Dodgers minor league system with both 12 overall wins (new career high) and a cumulative 2.63 ERA. He currently ranks tied for first on the team in wins, and is second in innings (106.1), starts (18), and strikeouts (76) -- all behind Joe Wieland. He joined Wieland in the 10-win club on Aug. 23 in Albuquerque, marking the first time in OKC's PCL era (since 1998) the team has featured two 10-game winners...This season he has allowed one or no runs in eight of 18 starts with OKC and has lasted at least 6.0 innings 13 times (12 QS)...Tonight marks Lee's third start of the season against the I-Cubs, and the fourth of his career. The I-Cubs are seemingly the only team that has given him trouble in 2015. He's 0-2 with a 5.91 ERA, and Iowa is batting .413 as a team.

Against the I-Cubs: 2015: 11-4 2014: 6-10 All-time: 123-129 In OKC: 67-58

This marks the final meeting of the season between the division foes...Nine of the 15 meetings between the teams this season have been decided by one or two runs...The Dodgers won eight of the first 11 games against the I-Cubs this season and won the first two series by matching 3-1 margins in Des Moines. The only other season Oklahoma City won at least six games at Principal Park was in 2004 (6-2)...Oklahoma City has outscored Iowa, 67-45, despite batting just .211 as a team. The I-Cubs are batting .234...OKC is 9-6 against Iowa in Bricktown the last two seasons, but is 29-10 against the I-Cubs at home since the start of the 2011 season.

Poppin' Bottles: Oklahoma City won its second division title in the last three seasons Wednesday and earned the team's eighth trip to the postseason since joining the PCL in 1998. The Dodgers will play American Southern Division champion Round Rock in a best-of-five series beginning Wednesday, Sept. 9 in Round Rock. The first two games will be played at Dell Diamond and the final three games will be played at Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark, starting Friday, Sept. 11, with games four and five to follow, if necessary, on Sept. 12 and 13.

Winning Ways: The league-leading Dodgers improved their record to 84-55 with Wednesday's win, establishing a new team record for most wins in one season, with five games left to play in the regular season. They currently have the most wins by a PCL team since Sacramento finished the 2012 season with an 86-58 record...OKC also has the third-most wins in all of the Minors this season, trailing only Double-A Corpus Christi and Low-A Quad Cities, which each have 85 victories.

Wilk This Way: Andy Wilkins homered twice in his first three at-bats Wednesday and racked up a season-high four RBI. It was the ninth multi-homer game of his career, and his first since July 23, 2014 at Indianapolis while playing for Triple-A Charlotte. Wilkins has a team-leading 20 multi-RBI games this season and has a team-best 70 RBI overall. Since he collected his first home runs and RBI's of the season with the Dodgers on May 17, he has the fourth-most RBI in all of Triple-A and fourth-most homers in the PCL...The multi-homer game was the sixth of the season for Oklahoma City and first since Corey Seager homered twice June 24 against Colorado Springs.

Buck Wild: Buck Britton went 3-for-5 Wednesday, notching his first three-hit game since April 22 at Nashville. Since returning from the Disabled List, Britton is batting .406 (13x32) during a season-best eight-game hitting streak, with six extra-base hits and six RBI. He has also collected four multi-hit outings in his last six starts...Britton has batted leadoff in each the last three games, going 6-for-17. Leadoff hitters had been a combined 10-for-54 (.185) over the first 12 games since Darnell Sweeney was traded on Aug. 19.

Hello Again, Heisey: Chris Heisey returned to the OKC Dodgers lineup Wednesday and went 1-for-3 with a two-run homer, two runs scored and two walks. He was reacquired by the Dodgers Tuesday from Toronto. In 64 games with OKC, Heisey has bashed 15 homers, averaging one per 14.1 at-bats. He's gone deep five times in 10 games against Iowa.

Dinger Details: Last night the Dodgers hit three home runs in one game for the first time since July 12 at Colorado Springs, and the first time at home since July 6 vs. Omaha. They also hit back-to-back home runs for the seventh time this season, with Chris Heisey now involved in three instances...On the other hand, the Dodgers have also kept their opponent inside the park in a season-best seven straight games. The I-Cubs (84) and Dodgers (88) have surrendered the fewest homers in the PCL.

Slump Busting: One day after collecting just 14 hits over 25 innings during Tuesday's doubleheader, the Dodgers busted out for 14 hits in just eight innings Wednesday. It was the sixth time they've scored in double digits this season. Over the previous six games, the Dodgers batted just .179 (38x212) and scored 19 runs. They were 5-for-8 with runners in scoring position last night after going 9 for their previous 56.

UPCOMING SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE PITCHING MATCHUPS (ALL TIMES CENTRAL)

DATE TIME OPPONENT OKC PITCHER OPP. PITCHER

Friday, September 4 7:05 p.m. Memphis TBA TBA

Saturday, September 5 7:05 p.m. Memphis LHP Julio Urias (0-0, 27.00) RHP Arturo Reyes (0-3, 10.24)

Sunday, September 6 2:05 p.m. Memphis LHP Eric Stults (1-1, 3.23) LHP Kyle Hald (1-2, 4.76)

Monday, September 7 11:05 a.m. Memphis LHP Eric Surkamp (9-3, 3.57) RHP Zach Petrick (7-7, 4.52)

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