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OKC Dodgers Game Notes - August 28, 2016

August 28, 2016 - Pacific Coast League (PCL1)
Oklahoma City Baseball Club News Release


Colorado Springs Sky Sox (64-66) vs. Oklahoma City Dodgers (74-59)

Milwaukee Brewers vs. Los Angeles Dodgers

Games #134 of 144/Home #68 of 72 (36-31)

Pitching Probables: COL-LHP Wei-Chung Wang (1-1, 5.02) vs. OKC-RHP Jose De Leon (6-1, 2.86)

Sunday, August 28, 2016 | 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 Oklahoma City Dodgers can clinch the American Northern Division title with a victory tonight against the Colorado Springs Sky Sox at 6:05 p.m. at Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark. The Dodgers won both games of a doubleheader Saturday to extend their first-place lead in the division standings to 8.5 games and cut their magic number to one, with 11 games remaining in the regular season.

Yesterday's Games: The Dodgers won both games of a doubleheader against Colorado Springs Saturday night in OKC, winning the first game on a walk-off RBI single by Austin Barnes, 1-0, and taking a commanding lead in the second game on a grand slam by Drew Maggi to win, 5-1...In the first game, the teams played to a scoreless tie through 8.5 innings of the scheduled seven-inning game. Yasiel Puig led off the bottom of the ninth with a double on a fly ball to center field that fell just short of a home run. Later with one out, Barnes lined a single to right-center field to bring home Puig for the walk-off win. Dodgers starting pitcher Trevor Oaks exited the game after facing three batters with an injury. Six relievers followed to combine for the team's 11th shutout win, limiting the Sky Sox to three hits. Ralston Cash (3-0) pitched the ninth inning to earn his third win of the season. Colorado Springs pitcher David Goforth (3-4) was charged with the loss...In the second game, the Dodgers broke open the scoring in the second inning, scoring all five of their runs. A passed ball allowed the first run to score. Later in the inning with two outs and the bases loaded, Maggi connected on a grand slam that landed in the Dodgers bullpen in left-center field for a 5-0 lead. Colorado Springs broke up the shutout with two outs in the top of the seventh on a RBI single by Kyle Wren. Dodgers starting pitcher Lisalverto Bonilla (3-5) went the distance, holding the Sky Sox to one run and five hits over seven innings. He issued two walks and recorded seven strikeouts in the win. Sky Sox starting pitcher Josh Hader (1-6) took the loss.

Today's Probable Pitcher: Jose De Leon (6-1) looks for another dominant performance on the mound tonight...In his last start Aug. 22 at New Orleans, De Leon allowed one hit over seven scoreless innings and struck out 10 batters in OKC's 7-0 win. He retired 21 of the 23 batters and did not allow a hit through six innings, leading OKC to a 7-0 win...With his 10-strikeout performance in New Orleans, De Leon became the first OKC pitcher during the team's PCL era to notch four double-digit strikeout games in one season. It was also his second consecutive start with 10 strikeouts and no walks...Over his last five starts, De Leon has 1.59 ERA and a .161 opponent average. He has lasted at least 7.0 innings in four of those starts...Through 15 starts, De Leon has held opponents to a .199 average, including .192 with runners in scoring position. Right-handed batters are hitting .180 overall...He owns a 4.9 strikeout-to-walk ratio (98 K/20 BB) and averages 11.2 strikeouts per nine innings. In four starts in August, he has 32 strikeouts against just two walks over 27.0 IP...Since coming off the DL on June 7, De Leon ranks first in the PCL in opponent average (.203), second in strikeouts (89), and second in WHIP (1.00)...De Leon was selected by the Dodgers in the 24th round of the 2013 Draft from Southern University in Baton Rouge, La...Tonight is De Leon's third start of the season against the Sky Sox. He is 1-0 with a 1.35 ERA, and the Sky Sox are batting just .136 (6x44).

Against the Sky Sox: 2016: 8-7 2015: 8-8 All-time: 93-70 At OKC: 56-27

Tonight marks the final meeting of the season between the teams...After the Dodgers won six of the first eight meetings, the Sky Sox have won five of the last seven...The Dodgers held the Sky Sox to one run over Saturday's two wins, but over the previous four matchups, the Sky Sox owned a 26-8 scoring advantage...Colorado Springs won the most recent series between the teams July 30-Aug. 2 in Colorado...The Dodgers swept their last series against the Sky Sox in OKC, 3-0, July 4-6...OKC has not lost the season series since 2010.

On the Brink: With wins in both games of Saturday's doubleheader against the second-place Sky Sox, the division-leading Dodgers' magic number is down to one. With a victory tonight, OKC can clinch back-to-back titles, as well as the team's third division title in the last four seasons. OKC has won eight division titles since joining the PCL in 1998. The team previously won back-to-back division titles 2004-05.

Wheelin' and Dealin': The Dodgers pitching staff was phenomenal yesterday, holding the Sky Sox to one run and eight hits over 16 innings. In game one, the Sky Sox didn't put a single runner in scoring position, marking the second time in OKC's last six games they accomplished that feat (Aug. 22 at New Orleans). Over the course of the doubleheader, the Sky Sox went just 1-for-22 with runners on base and were 0 for their first 20...By scoring a run in the seventh inning of game two, the Sky Sox broke a string of 20 consecutive scoreless innings by the OKC pitching staff. Earlier this month, the pitching staff also had a run of 25 consecutive scoreless innings, Aug. 8-12...The team has now allowed two or fewer runs in 11 of the last 18 games, and their 2.97 ERA in August is best in the PCL.

It Only Takes One: In game one, the Dodgers notched their third 1-0 win of the season (May 14 vs. Las Vegas; May 20 vs. Salt Lake)...Not only did Austin Barnes provide the game-winning hit yesterday, but he also provided the game-winner in team's previous 1-0 walk-off win, May 16, 2015 vs. Iowa.

Kings of K's: The Dodgers pace the PCL with 1,180 strikeouts this season, surpassing the previous team record of 1,114 strikeouts set last season...Their total is 45 strikeouts ahead of the next closest team (Fresno), and the Dodgers are on pace to record 1,278 strikeouts this season. The PCL record during the modern era is 1,236, set by the Nashville Sounds in 2014.

'Pen Pals: After covering 8.1 innings in game one yesterday, the OKC bullpen has allowed one run in 23.0 innings over the last six games. Over the last 12 games overall, the relief corps has posted a 1.07 ERA (5 ER/42.0 IP), including a 0.58 ERA over the last six home games (2 ER/31.0 IP)...Ralston Cash has allowed no runs and five hits with 14 strikeouts over 14.1 IP during his last nine appearances. He's held opponents 5-for-45 (.111)...Jacob Rhame has turned in nine consecutive scoreless appearances, spanning 12.1 IP. Opponents are 5-for-38 (.132)...Matt West has not been scored upon in 13 of his last 14 outings. He's allowed one run over 15.2 IP.

Breakthrough?: Oklahoma City tallied five runs in the second game of Saturday's doubleheader, marking their highest offensive output in four games. Prior to that 5-1 win, the Dodgers scored just two runs over their previous three games (27 innings)...Over the last 12 games, the Dodgers have batted just .197 (70x356), including .185 (12x65) with runners in scoring position. The Dodgers have scored two or fewer runs seven times over the 12 games, and have scored three or fewer runs nine times...OKC has scored in just 17 of 105 innings, including three of the last 47 innings at home.

UPCOMING SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE PITCHING MATCHUPS (ALL TIMES CENTRAL)

DATE TIME OPPONENT OKC PITCHERS OPP. PITCHER

Monday, August 29 7:05 p.m. Memphis RHP Alfredo Figaro (0-0, 1.50) RHP Deck McGuire (6-11, 5.43)

Tuesday, August 30 7:05 p.m. Memphis TBA RHP Jeremy Hefner (3-6, 5.21)

Wednesday, August 31 7:05 p.m. Memphis RHP Logan Bawcom (5-5, 2.06) RHP Mike Mayers (4-7, 3.55) Thursday, September 1 7:05 p.m. Memphis TBA RHP Kurt Heyer (2-4, 7.57)

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