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Okc Dodgers Game Notes - August 10, 2016

August 10, 2016 - Pacific Coast League (PCL1)
Oklahoma City Baseball Club News Release


Oklahoma City Dodgers (64-52) vs. Iowa Cubs (51-67)

Los Angeles Dodgers vs. Chicago Cubs

Game #117 of 144/Road #62 of 72 (35-26)

Pitching Probables: OKC-RHP Trevor Oaks (3-1, 3.91) vs. IOW-RHP Trevor Cahill (0-2, 4.40)

Wednesday, August 10, 2016 | Principal Park | Des Moines, Iowa | 12:08 p.m. CT Radio: KGHM AM-1340 The Game, 1340thegame.com, iHeartRadio - Alex Freedman

Today's Game: The Oklahoma City Dodgers and Iowa Cubs wrap up their four-game series at 12:08 p.m. at Principal Park. The Dodgers seek back-to-back wins for the first time in August and will try for a series split as they play Iowa for the final time in 2016. The Dodgers and Colorado Springs both won Tuesday night, keeping OKC's lead in the American Northern Division standings at seven games.

Last Game: Oklahoma City starting pitcher Brock Stewart drove in three runs and Yasiel Puig brought home two more, including one on his first Triple-A home run, to fuel the Dodgers' offense early in an eventual 6-0 win against Iowa Tuesday night at Principal Park. On the mound, four Dodgers pitchers combined for the team's second one-hit shutout of the season. OKC took a 1-0 lead in the first inning and went on to build an early 5-0 advantage. Puig hit a towering fly ball to left-center field for his first home run with OKC, giving the Dodgers the early lead in the first inning. The Dodgers loaded the bases with none out in the second inning for Stewart, who answered with a bases-clearing double to left-center field to extend OKC to a 4-0 advantage. Puig later lined a one-out RBI single high off the wall in left field to put the Dodgers in front, 5-0, in the second inning. The Dodgers added a run in the sixth inning when Brandon Hicks scored from second base on an errant pickoff attempt by the I-Cubs. On the mound, Stewart retired nine of the 10 batters he faced, allowing one hit and striking out four over 3.0 innings for the Dodgers. Ralston Cash (2-0) followed with 3.1 scoreless and hitless innings, walking two and striking out two in the win. Randy Choate retired the two batters he faced in the seventh inning. Jacob Rhame pitched the final two innings for the Dodgers, also holding Iowa without a hit or run. Iowa starting pitcher Jordan Pries (4-3) was charged with the loss, allowing five runs on eight hits with two walks and three strikeouts over 4.0 innings.

Today's Probable Pitcher: Trevor Oaks (3-1) looks to rebound from a rough start last time out...Oaks allowed a career-high 10 runs (four earned) and seven hits over 5.0 innings against Round Rock Aug. 4. It was his first loss since May 3, breaking a streak of 10 straight winning decisions over 14 starts. He also snapped a string of 12 straight starts with at least 6.0 innings...Since joining OKC, Oaks has 34 strikeouts against seven walks (4.9 K/BB). He did not issue a free pass in his first 19.2 IP in a Dodgers uniform...Over his first six outings with OKC, Oaks has induced 12 ground ball double plays, as well as 22 total ground ball double plays for the season...Across three levels of the Dodgers system, Oaks is 12-3 with a 3.02 ERA over 21 starts. He leads the organization in innings (134.0) and wins, and he ranks fifth in ERA among full season minor leaguers...Today he'll seek to become just the fifth pitcher in the Minors to reach at least 13 wins...Before joining OKC, Oaks made 10 starts for Double-A Tulsa, going 8-1 with a 2.14 ERA. At the time of his promotion, he led the Texas League in wins and ERA, while also ranking third with a 1.03 WHIP...Oaks was selected by the Dodgers in the seventh round of the 2014 draft from California Baptist University...Oaks' previous meeting with the I-Cubs was in his Triple-A debut June 27 in Bricktown. He allowed six runs and 10 hits over 6.0 innings with no walks and six strikeouts in a no decision.

Against the I-Cubs: 2016: 6-9 2015: 12-4 All-time: 130-138 At Iowa: 60-74

The I-Cubs and Dodgers are meeting for their final series of 2016...Until last night, the Dodgers had dropped four straight against Iowa. The I-Cubs have won five of the last seven and eight of the last 11 meetings...Overall in 2016, the I-Cubs have more than doubled their 2015 win total against the Dodgers (four)...Iowa won six of eight meetings in OKC this season to finish with a winning record in Bricktown for the first time since 2010...The Dodgers won the first series of the 2016 season between the teams, 3-1, in Des Moines, April 23-26...Iowa has scored at least five runs in seven of the last 11 games against OKC, as well as nine times in the last 14 meetings...Six of the last eight games have been decided by one run, and nine of the last 10 meetings have been decided by one or two runs (seven by one run).

One-Hit Wonder: Tuesday's 6-0 shutout win marked the eighth of the season for the Dodgers, as well as their second one-hit shutout of 2016. Their previous one-hitter came in a 5-0 victory against New Orleans May 4 in Oklahoma City, when they carried a no-hitter into the ninth inning...Last night marked the 10th one-hitter during the team's PCL era (since 1998), and this is the first season the team has completed multiple one-hitters...OKC last threw a one-hitter in Iowa on Aug. 21, 2011, when J.A. Happ and Fernando Abad combined on a 4-0 shutout...Prior to Tuesday, the Dodgers had allowed at least three runs in each of their last 12 games and allowed five or more runs in seven of those games during the same stretch.

Barnes Burner: Austin Barnes has hit safely in five straight games, going 10-for-22 with three doubles, a triple, two RBI, and four runs scored. Barnes has 86 hits through 72 games with OKC this season, including 24 multi-hit games. He paces the Dodgers with 11 hits through nine games in August.

#PuigYourFriend: In his third game with OKC, Yasiel Puig hit his first Triple-A home run, going 2-for-4 with two RBI and a run scored. His first-inning dinger was the first homer hit against the Iowa pitching staff since July 30. So far with Oklahoma City, Puig is 4-for-11 with two extra-base hits and five RBI.

O'Koyea's O'K: O'Koyea Dickson's impressive streak of 14 straight games with at least one run scored came to an end last night. He crossed the plate a total 17 times during the streak...Over his last 12 games, Dickson is 17-for-46 (.370) with six multi-hit games, eight extra-base hits, eight RBI, and 14 runs. He has also drawn nine walks...Since coming off the Disabled List May 22, Dickson is batting .328 (75x229) with 11 homers, and 43 RBI (71 games). During that time, he ranks second in the PCL in doubles (23), tied for fifth in extra-base hits (36), and tied for eighth in average.

Kings of K's: The Dodgers pitching staff leads the PCL with 1,036 strikeouts this season, and their total is 44 ahead of the next closest team (Fresno)...They are on pace to record 1,286 strikeouts this season, which would blow past the team's single-season record of 1,114 set last year. The PCL record during the modern era is 1,236, set by the Nashville Sounds in 2014.

Short Hops: This is the third straight series the Dodgers enter the finale needing a win to earn a split. They lost the previous two and are 3-4 overall in such situations (1-1 on the road)...The Dodgers are 12-13 in day games...The Dodgers have six stolen bases by five different players over the last five games. Last night Corey Brown swiped his first bag since July 1.

Thursday, August 11 OFF

Friday, August 12 7:05 p.m. El Paso RHP Jose De Leon (4-1, 3.28) RHP Daniel McCutchen (9-8, 6.33)

Saturday, August 13 7:05 p.m. El Paso RHP Lisalverto Bonilla (2-4, 5.03) RHP Bryan Rodriguez (4-5, 4.85) Sunday, August 14 6:05 p.m. El Paso RHP Brock Stewart (4-0, 2.76) LHP Frank Garces (5-6, 4.65)

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