OKC Comets Game Notes - August 11, 2026
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OKC Comets Game Notes - August 11, 2026

Published on August 11, 2026 under Pacific Coast League (PCL)
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Albuquerque Isotopes (20-19/59-55) vs. Oklahoma City Comets (22-16/63-49)

Game #113 of 149/Second Half #39 of 75/Home #56 of 74

Pitching Probables: ABQ-RHP Jack Mahoney (0-0, 3.60) vs. OKC-RHP José Rodríguez (3-3, 4.22)

Tuesday, August 11, 2026 | Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark | Oklahoma City, Okla. | 6:35 p.m. CT

Radio: KGHM-AM 1340 The Game, 1340thegame.com, iHeartRadio; Video: MLB+, Bally Sports Live

Today's Game: The Oklahoma City Comets return home to open a six-game series against the Albuquerque Isotopes at 6:35 p.m. at Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark. The Comets have won 10 of their last 11 games and have equaled their season-high mark at 14 games above .500 with a 63-49 record overall...Tonight is a $2 Tuesday.

Last Game: After losing a ninth-inning lead, the Oklahoma City Comets fought back to claim a 6-5 victory over the Salt Lake Bees in 10 innings Sunday night at The Ballpark at America First Square. Salt Lake took a fast lead, scoring on a wild pitch in the first inning. The Comets got on the board soon after and took the lead with a two-run double from Griffin Lockwood-Powell in the second inning. The Comets extended their lead with a two-run opposite field home run by James Tibbs III in the third inning. Salt Lake swatted a homer of its own in the fourth inning by Jeimer Candelario. Both teams traded a run in the sixth inning with the Comets scoring on an RBI single from Lockwood-Powell. With the Comets ahead, 5-3, in the ninth inning, the Bees scored twice, including the game-tying run with two outs due to an error by Noah Miller. Alek Thomas puts the Comets back in front with a RBI single in the 10th inning before Griff McGarry stranded a pair of Bees on base in the bottom half of the frame to secure the victory.

Today's Probable Pitchers: José Rodríguez (3-3) is slated to make his 16th appearance and third start of the season, serving as an opener in tonight's game...Rodríguez last pitched Aug. 8 at Salt Lake, allowing a season-high three runs and five hits over two-thirds of an inning with two strikeouts and was charged with the loss in the team's 14-13 defeat...He last opened a game July 12 against El Paso, retiring all three batters he faced, including two strikeouts...Overall in 2026, Rodríguez owns a 4.22 ERA in 21.1 IP with 26 K's against 13 walks...He was originally signed by the Dodgers as an international free agent out of Mexico June 13, 2019.

Bobby Miller (0-0) continues a ML Rehab Assignment with Oklahoma City as he's set to serve as tonight's primary pitcher behind Rodríguez...Miller made his season debut Aug. 5 at Salt Lake, starting and completing 2.0 innings with one run, two hits and three strikeouts. He allowed his lone run via solo homer to Logan Porter...Miller has been on the Los Angeles Dodgers' 60-day IL all season due to right shoulder soreness...He spent most of last season with OKC, finishing 3-6 with a 5.66 ERA, 1.56 WHIP, .233 BAA and one save in 35 appearances (14 starts). He has now appeared with OKC in five straight seasons...Miller also made two appearances (one start) with the Dodgers in 2025, allowing seven runs and 11 hits across 5.0 innings and has made 37 appearnaces (36 starts) with the Dodgers in his career...He was originally selected by the Dodgers as the 29th overall pick in the 2020 MLB Draft out of the University of Louisville.

Against the Isotopes: 2026: 8-7 2025: 10-8 All-time: 172-142 At OKC: 92-63

The Comets play their fourth and final series of the season against the Isotopes...OKC has won two of the first three series of 2026, most recently taking four of six games at Isotopes Park May 12-17. The Comets won the final four games of that series while scoring double-digit runs in each win, including a season-high 20 runs in the finale...The Isotopes won the April 14-19 series in Albuquerque, 4-2, after the Comets won two of three games at Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark on Opening Weekend March 27-29...Of the Comets' eight victories in the season series, they've won by at least seven runs five times...The Comets enter this week's series hitting .323 against the Isotopes with Noah Miller, Ryan Fitzgerald and James Tibbs III each recording 20 or more hits. Tibbs holds a team-leading 20 RBI...The Comets won the 2025 series, 10-8, with eight of those games decided by one run...OKC seeks a third straight season series win against Albuquerque this week as the Isotopes last won a season series between the teams in 2023.

August Ascent: The Comets have won 10 of their last 11 games to jump from five games above .500 overall to 14 games above .500 overall, and the Comets' 10-1 record since July 29 is best among all teams in the Minors...Their 7-1 record to start August is best among all Triple-A teams...The 11-game stretch included a nine-game winning streak July 29-Aug. 7, which was the longest for an Oklahoma City team since winning 10 games in a row May 9-19, 2023. It was also OKC's seventh winning streak of at least nine games during the Bricktown era (since 1998)...The Comets also won seven straight games earlier this season May 14-21, and this is the fourth time in the Bricktown era that OKC has recorded multiple winning streaks of at least seven games within the same season...OKC has won back-to-back series following a 1-2-5 stretch in series in June and July while going 20-24...OKC last won two or more consecutive series in May when they won five series in a row.

That's Offensive: The Comets have scored at least six runs in six consecutive games and in 12 of their last 13 games. Since July 26, the Comets' 106 runs scored are second-most among all Triple-A teams only behind this week's opponent Albuquerque (120)...During the previous series in Salt Lake, the Comets scored at least 10 runs in four of the six games and finished with 58 runs for their second-most in a six-game series this season. They set highs for a single series this season with 18 doubles, 42 walks and 11 stolen bases...On Sunday, the Comets finished with 11 hits and have reached double-digit hits in five of their last six games and in nine of their last 12 games. Over the 12-game stretch starting July 28, the Comets are batting .324 (140-for-432) overall and .370 (60-for-162) with runners in scoring position...Sunday did see the end of an impressive streak of 12 straight games with at least one inning of three-plus runs (19 total).

Extra Credit: OKC played in its sixth extra-inning game of the season Sunday as the Comets picked up their second win in extras this season. OKC last won an extra-inning game against Sacramento in OKC, 5-4, in 10 innings June 18...Sunday's road win in extra innings was the team's first since July 2, 2025 in Las Vegas - a 13-7 win in 10 innings.

No Doubting Thomas: Alek Thomas collected his third straight multi-hit game Sunday, finishing 3-for-5 with a double, RBI and run scored. He's 9-for-16 with three doubles, one triple and nine RBI in his last three contests and finished the series against the Bees with 12 hits and 10 RBI, going 12-for-31 (.387)...Thomas has collected at least two hits in seven of the last 10 games, going 20-for-47 (.426) with nine extra-base hits and 15 RBI.

On the Mend: Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Tyler Glasnow made the second start of his Major League Rehab Assignment and first with OKC Sunday. Glasnow tossed 2.2 innings with one run, one hit and one walk allowed with two strikeouts. He threw 47 pitches (26 strikes). The 2024 National League All-Star and two-time World Series Champion has been on the Injured List since May 8 while recovering from a low back injury...Dodgers reliever Ben Casparius also continued a rehab assignment Sunday with a scoreless seventh inning, allowing one hit. He threw 21 pitches (13 strikes) in his sixth appearance with OKC as he recovers from right shoulder inflammation.

Hard-Line: Zach Ehrhard picked up a hit and walk and scored two runs Sunday as he extended his on-base streak to 18 games - the fourth-longest on-base streak by a Comet this season. The outfielder is batting .348 (24-for-69) with 14 RBI, 19 walks and 21 runs scored during the stretch, posting a .484 OBP...His .407 OBP ranks fifth in the league.

The Third Degree: On Sunday, James Tibbs III hit his 22nd homer of the year and first since June 27 at Reno, finishing 1-for-4 with two RBI and a walk. He's now on a season-high nine-game hitting streak, going 15-for-36 (.417). He's also hit safely in 12 of his last 13 contests (.367; 18-for-49)...Tibbs' nine-game hitting streak matches a career-high.

Around the Horn: The Comets have won nine of their last 10 home games and are 10-2 in their last 12 games in Bricktown. However, the team has lost four of the last five home series openers, including each of the last two...Noah Miller is on a seven-game hitting streak, going 12-for-31 (.388). He has hit safely in nine of his last 10 games, batting .378 (17-for-45) with nine RBI...Ryan Fitzgerald leads all of Triple-A with 133 hits...Griffin Lockwood-Powell drove in three runs Sunday as part of a 2-for-5 night with a double. Over his last 10 games, Lockwood-Powell is 12-for-37 (.324) with seven doubles, six RBI and six walks.

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