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OKC Dodgers Game Notes - May 22, 2016

May 22, 2016 - Pacific Coast League (PCL1)
Oklahoma City Baseball Club News Release


Salt Lake Bees (22-18) vs. Oklahoma City Dodgers (24-16)

Los Angeles Angels vs. Los Angeles Dodgers

Game #41 of 144/Home #19 of 73 (9-9)

Pitching Probables: SLC-LHP David Huff (1-1, 4.18) vs. OKC-RHP Carlos Frias (NR, -.--)

Sunday, May 22, 2016 | Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark | Oklahoma City, Okla. | 1:05 p.m. CT

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

Today's Game: The Oklahoma City Dodgers wrap up their series against the Salt Lake Bees at 1:05 p.m. at Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark, trying for their second series sweep of the season, and their first series sweep at home since June 11-14, 2015 against Nashville. A win would put the Dodgers above .500 at home for the first time this season. Today is a Chaparral Energy Family Sunday.

Last Game: The Dodgers scored twice in the eighth inning and starting pitcher Zach Lee earned his PCL-leading sixth victory of the season in the Dodgers' 5-4 comeback win Saturday against Salt Lake at Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark. The Dodgers trailed, 4-3, entering the bottom of the eighth inning, but back-to-back two-out RBI singles by Micah Johnson and Zach Walters gave the Dodgers their first lead of the night. Dodgers pitcher Luis Avilan retired all three Bees batters he faced in the ninth inning to earn his second save. Salt Lake took the game's first lead when Ji-Man Choi hit a two-run homer in the top of the first inning. The Dodgers cut the Bees lead to 2-1 in the bottom of the first on a RBI groundout by Corey Brown. In the third inning, the Dodgers loaded the bases for Rob Segedin, who hit a sacrifice fly to tie the game, 2-2. Kaleb Cowart tripled with one out in the fourth, then scored on a RBI single by Rey Navarro to retake the lead for the Bees, 3-2. Brown to knotted the game, 3-3 with a RBI double in the fifth, but Navarro responded with his second RBI single in the sixth inning to push the Bees in front again. Lee (6-1) pitched a career-high eight innings, allowing four runs and eight hits. He walked three and had four strikeouts. Bees reliever Lucas Luetge (0-1) was charged with the loss.

Today's Probable Pitcher: Carlos Frias makes his 2016 OKC Dodgers debut today after recently returning to game action...Frias opened the season on OKC's roster, but sustained a strained oblique muscle during a bullpen session on April 7...He was sidelined until May 12, when he joined Double-A Tulsa. In two starts with the Drillers, Frias allowed one run and three hits over seven innings. He did not issue a walk and recorded five strikeouts. In his last game Tuesday in Springfield, Frias fired four scoreless innings and retired 12 of the 14 batters he faced...Frias spent the majority of the 2015 season with the Los Angeles Dodgers, making 17 appearances, including 13 starts, going 5-5 with a 4.06 ERA. He allowed one or no runs in six of his 13 starts with LAD. He missed more than two months of the 2015 season with low back tightness (July 5-Sept. 17) and allowed just one run over 8.0 innings after returning from the DL...He owns a 19-5 strikeout-to-walk ratio (3.8) in games with OKC...Frias has spent his entire career in the Dodger organization after being signed as a non-drafted free agent Jan. 3, 2007...Today marks Frias' fourth career start against the Bees. He went 1-2 against Salt Lake in 2014 while pitching for the Albuquerque Isotopes. He allowed 19 runs (17 earned) and 26 hits over 15 innings with eight walks and 11 strikeouts.

Against the Bees: 2016: 3-0 2015: 3-1 All-time: 45-46 In OKC: 27-20

OKC is seeking a series sweep against Salt Lake for the first time since 2009 in OKC...This four-game set is the lone series of the season between the teams...Oklahoma City claimed the team's second-ever series win in the Beehive State last season, winning 3-1, May 25-28...Corey Seager had an incredible series, going 13-for-18 with four doubles, three homers, 10 RBI and six runs scored. He became the second player in Oklahoma City history (since 1998) to record six hits in a game. Seager went 6-for-6 with two doubles and a home run, six RBI and two runs scored in OKC's 14-11 win on May 28...2015 marked OKC's first series win against the Bees since 2009 when they swept Salt Lake, 4-0...The Bees last played in OKC June 9-12, 2014, with the teams splitting the four-game set.

Barnes Burner: Austin Barnes went 3-for-5 Saturday with a double, two runs scored and a stolen base. It was his fourth game with three or more hits, which is second-most on the team (Rob Segedin - 5)...Barnes is now a perfect 10-for-10 in stolen base attempts to pace the Dodgers, and is only one of two players in the PCL to have at least 10 steals without being caught stealing (Arismendy Alcantara, Iowa - 13/13)...He currently leads the Dodgers with five hits against the Bees this series, as he is hitting 5-for-11 (.455).

Robert's Rules of Order: Rob Segedin has hit safely in five of the last six games. His 47 hits so far this season rank tied for ninth in the PCL, but his 82 total bases and 29 runs scored are each tied for fifth. He also leads the Dodgers with 17 extra-base hits and with 23 RBI...Segedin is hitting .500 (4-for-8) in three games against the Bees.

King James: James Ramsey has hit safely in a season-best five straight games, going 7-for-18 (.389), and over his last four games, he is 6-for-13 with two homers and seven RBI...Ramsey has hit four of the team's last six home runs, and since May 11, he's tied for third in the league with four dingers and tied for fourth with 11 RBI. With the recent boom, Ramsey has moved to second on the team with 22 RBI, one shy of team leader Rob Segedin.

Comeback Kids: Last night marked OKC's second win this season when trailing after seven innings. On May 7 in Colorado Springs, the Dodgers trailed 2-1 after seven innings and 3-1 heading to the ninth before rallying for three runs in their final at-bat to win, 4-3...Yesterday also marked just the second time this season the Dodgers won when their opponent scored first (2-10).

Uncle Charlie: Charlie Culberson was added to the OKC roster Saturday after being optioned by the Los Angeles Dodgers on Wednesday and went 1-for-4 with a double, as well as making a highlight catch at shortstop. Signed as a minor league free agent during the off-season, Culberson made the LAD Opening Day roster and played in 15 games (seven starts), going 7-for-27 with four RBI.

Sweep Seekers: The Dodgers are gunning for their second series sweep in the last three series after taking all four games in Round Rock, May 10-13...When aiming for a sweep last season, the Dodgers were 3-5 in the series finale, including 1-2 at home...Overall, the Dodgers are 7-3 in series finales this season, including 3-1 at home.

Short Hops: Zach Lee's eight-inning outing last night was the longest start by an OKC Dodgers pitcher since Eric Surkamp also went eight innings in the Dodgers' division clinching win against Iowa on Sept. 2, 2105 ...The Dodgers are in the midst of a stretch of 16 consecutive games against Pacific Conference foes and are 4-3 so far...OKC is 6-4 in day games, including 1-2 at home. The team has lost three of the last four games played under the sun...Salt Lake starting pitcher David Huff was a key member of the 2015 OKC Dodgers, going 5-2 with a 2.20 ERA over 23 appearances (four starts). The lefty impressively posted 43 strikeouts against eight walks.

UPCOMING SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE PITCHING MATCHUPS (ALL TIMES CENTRAL)

DATE TIME OPPONENT OKC PITCHERS OPP. PITCHER

Monday, May 23 8:35 p.m. at Fresno RHP Mike Bolsinger (0-0, 2.25) LHP Tommy Shirley (3-3, 3.03)

Tuesday, May 24 8:35 p.m. at Fresno RHP Jharel Cotton (3-3, 6.67) RHP Joe Musgrove (1-0, 2.45)

Wednesday, May 25 1:05 p.m. at Fresno TBA RHP Brad Peacock (0-1, 5.67)

Thursday, May 26 9:05 p.m. at Fresno LHP Julio Urias (4-1, 1.10) RHP Brady Rodgers (2-3, 4.30)

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