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OKC Dodgers Game Notes - September 11, 2015

September 11, 2015 - Pacific Coast League (PCL1)
Oklahoma City Baseball Club News Release


Round Rock Express (2-0/78-66) vs. Oklahoma City Dodgers (0-2/86-57)

Texas Rangers vs. Los Angeles Dodgers

American Conference Finals, Game 3 (RR Leads, 2-0)

Pitching Probables: RR-RHP Phil Klein (2-1, 2.97) vs. OKC-LHP Eric Stults (2-1, 3.19)

Friday, September 11, 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 2015 American Northern Division champion OKC Dodgers continue play in the best-of-five American Conference Finals with a must-win Game 3 against the Round Rock Express at 7:05 p.m. at Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark. Round Rock leads the series, 2-0. Fireworks are scheduled to follow tonight's game, presented by Francis Tuttle Technology Center.

Last Game: A six-run first inning by Round Rock led the Express to a 7-1 win against the Dodgers Thursday night in Game 2 at Dell Diamond. After a delayed start of 28 minutes due to rain in the area, the Express quickly took the lead. With one out in the first inning, Tommy Field hit a solo home run to center field. The next three Express batters reached base to load the bases for Ryan Rua, who hit a RBI groundout. Dodgers starting pitcher Julio Urias walked the next batter to re-load the bases for Beamer Weems, who belted a grand slam to boost Round Rock to a 6-0 advantage. Kyle Jensen got Oklahoma City on the scoreboard in the second inning, connecting on a home run to cut Round Rock's lead to 6-1. Oklahoma City loaded the bases with one out for Jensen in the third inning, but Jensen struck out and Lars Anderson grounded out. In the top of the fourth, the Dodgers put two men on base with none out on back-to-back singles, but were unable to bring home a run. The Express pitching staff then retired 16 straight Dodgers batters. Round Rock added a run to its lead in the sixth inning with back-to-back two-out doubles by Weems and Jared Hoying to go ahead, 7-1. Round Rock starting pitcher Anthony Ranaudo (1-0) held the Dodgers to one run and six hits over 7.0 innings in the win. Urias (0-1) exited the game after throwing 35 pitches in the first inning. In his third Triple-A start, the 19-year-old pitcher allowed six runs on three hits, walked two and recorded one strikeout in the loss.

Today's Probable Pitcher: Eric Stults (2-1) tries to keep the Dodgers' season alive...Stults earned his second win with OKC Sept. 6 against Memphis, holding the Redbirds to two runs and five hits over 6.0 innings. He issued one walk and recorded three strikeouts as OKC won, 5-3...Since returning to OKC in late August, Stults has made two starts, allowing four runs and 12 hits, with two walks and nine strikeouts over 13.0 innings (1-0)...In six total starts with OKC this season, Stults turned in four quality starts...Stults started the season with the Atlanta Braves, going 1-5 in nine appearances (eight starts) with a 5.85 ERA. He was traded to the Dodgers from the Braves May 27 as part of a six-player deal, was designated for assignment, cleared waivers and accepted an assignment to Double-A Tulsa...Tonight marks his third start of the season against the Express. He is 1-0 with a 2.84 ERA against Round Rock this season. He's allowed five runs (four earned) and nine hits over 12.2 innings. OKC won both of his July starts against the Express.

Against the Express: 2015: 11-5 2014: 7-9 All-time: 94-81 In RR: 48-39 Playoffs: 0-2

OKC and Round Rock are meeting in the playoffs for the first time. They were both members of the American Southern Division between 2005-2013...After the Express won on Opening Night, the Dodgers won 11 of the final 15 meetings to take the season series, 11-5...Three of Round Rock's five wins against OKC during the regular season were in games started by Anthony Ranaudo, who defeated the Dodgers again last night...Kyle Jensen paced the Dodgers with 19 hits and 15 RBI, along with 11 runs scored, against the Express this season...The Dodgers outscored the Express, 82-72, during the regular season and had a slight 17-16 advantage in home runs...Including the playoffs, the Express have now hit 20 homers over 18 total meetings, including 14 in 10 games at Dell Diamond.

The Second Season: Oklahoma City is making its second playoff appearance in the last three years and eighth playoff appearance since rejoining the PCL in 1998. Oklahoma City most recently lost to Omaha, 3-0, in the first round of the 2013 playoffs...Oklahoma City won its first-round playoff series and advanced to the PCL Finals in 1999 and 2008, but still seeks its first PCL title in the modern era. The team's all-time PCL playoff record is 12-26 (6-12 at home)...Oklahoma City last won a baseball championship in 1996 when the 89ers won the American Association championship. The Oklahoma City 89ers won PCL titles in 1963 and 1965 as Houston affiliates...OKC enters tonight on a 10-game playoff losing streak, including five straight home losses. The team's last playoff victory was Sept. 10, 2008 in Game 2 of the PCL Championship Series at Sacramento (W, 11-2). They have been swept in the first round each of the last two times the team qualified for the postseason (2010, 2013)...The last Dodgers Triple-A affiliate to win a championship was the 1994 Albuquerque Dukes.

Not Done Yet: Only three times since the PCL expanded to its current 16-team format in 1998 has a team come back from a 0-2 deficit to win a series. Sacramento was the last team to do so in 2011, winning the final three games of the series against Reno at Raley Field. Sacramento also accomplished the feat in 2007 and Tacoma also did it in 2005. (Note courtesy of Andrew Cockrum, PCL)...OKC has never forced a Game 4 in the three previous times they got down 0-2. OKC is 2-8 all-time in PCL elimination games (lost three straight).

Winning Ways: The Dodgers finished the regular season with the best record in the PCL at 86-58, establishing a new team record for most wins in one season during the modern era. The last OKC team to win at least 86 games was the 1965 Oklahoma City 89ers (91-54)...This marks the third time Oklahoma City owned the best regular-season record since joining the PCL in 1998 (2005, 2013). The Dodgers collected the most wins by any PCL team since Sacramento finished the 2012 season with an identical 86-58 record...OKC finished the season with the fourth-most wins in the Minors, behind Double-A Corpus Christi (89), Low-A Quad Cities (88), and Low-A West Virginia (87)...The team with the PCL's best regular season record has not won the league championship since the 2006 Tucson Sidewinders.

Pushing Boundaries: The Dodgers allowed two home runs Thursday and have allowed four over the first two games of the postseason. The Dodgers pitching staff had allowed just one home run over the final 12 games of the regular season...The Dodgers gave up 89 homers during the regular season, which was the fewest in the PCL since the 2003 Tucson Sidewinders allowed just 88.

Strikeouts for Soldiers: For each strikeout the OKC Dodgers pitching staff records during the playoffs, the Dodgers and McRoof will donate $50 to Honoring America's Warriors. The Dodgers have notched 13 strikeouts -- including 12 last night -- to total $650 so far.

Sixth Element: Round Rock's six-run first inning was the highest scoring first inning by an OKC opponent this season. The Dodgers allowed as many as four runs in the first inning just twice during the regular season, with highest being five by Omaha on July 22...After winning a fourth straight game Sept. 3, the Dodgers have scuffled over the last six games. They are 1-5 and are batting .253 (46x182) with 16 runs and a team 6.75 ERA (36 ER/48.0 IP)...Kyle Jensen has hit four home runs over those six games, accounting for five runs.

UPCOMING SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE PITCHING MATCHUPS (ALL TIMES CENTRAL)

DATE TIME OPPONENT OKC PITCHER OPP. PITCHER

Saturday, September 12* 7:05 p.m. Round Rock LHP Eric Surkamp (9-3, 3.57) RHP Stolmy Pimentel (5-3, 5.40)

Sunday, September 13* 2:05 p.m. Round Rock TBA TBA

*If necessary


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