OKC Comets Game Notes - August 18, 2026
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OKC Comets Game Notes - August 18, 2026

Published on August 18, 2026 under Pacific Coast League (PCL)
Last updated: August 18, 2026
Source: Oklahoma City Comets News Release


Oklahoma City Comets (26-18/67-51) vs. Sugar Land Space Cowboys (31-14/63-56)

Game #119 of 149/Second Half #45 of 75/Road #58 of 74

Pitching Probables: OKC-RHP Landon Knack (2-0, 2.50) vs. SUG-LHP Josh Hendrickson (9-3, 3.92)

Tuesday, August 18, 2026 | Constellation Field | Sugar Land, Texas | 7:05 p.m. CT

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

Today's Game: The Oklahoma City Comets open a pivotal series against the Sugar Land Space Cowboys at 7:05 p.m. at Constellation Field...With five series remaining in the regular season, Sugar Land leads the PCL second-half standings and the Comets sit 4.5 games behind in second place. The winner of the second half advances to play first-half champion Las Vegas in the PCL Championship Series...The Comets enter the series with wins in four of the last five games and in 14 of the last 17 games.

Last Game: The Oklahoma City Comets fired a second straight shutout, producing a 5-0 victory against the Albuquerque Isotopes Sunday night at Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark. Ryan Ward hit a two-run homer in the third inning to give OKC a 2-0 lead. Ryan Fitzgerald tallied RBI singles in both the sixth and seventh innings to extend the lead to 4-0. The Comets also scored in the eighth inning when Ward grounded into a double play. Albuquerque was held to six hits and finished without an extra-base hit for the third straight game, while the Comets pitching staff racked up 13 strikeouts.

Today's Probable Pitcher: Landon Knack (2-0) makes his first appearance with the Comets since Aug. 5...Knack last pitched for the Dodgers in relief Aug. 12 vs. Kansas City, recording the final eight outs during a 4-2 win for his third career save. He allowed two hits and notched two strikeouts...Knack was optioned to OKC for the second time this season Aug. 13...He last pitched for OKC Aug. 5 at Salt Lake following a rehabbing Bobby Miler, tossing 5.1 innings with one run, six hits and four strikeouts in a 12-2 Comets win...Across two stints with the Dodgers this season, Knack has pitched in three games out of the bullpen, allowing five runs and eight hits across 7.2 innings with four homers, two walks and six strikeouts...Knack was placed on the Dodgers' IL March 22 with a right intercostal strain and did not return to action until June 24 with the Comets...Knack ranks fourth all-time in OKC's Bricktown-era with 230 career strikeouts and tonight will be his 45th career start, breaking a tie for sixth place...He was drafted by the Dodgers in the second round of the 2020 MLB Draft out of East Tennessee State.

Against the Space Cowboys: 2026: 8-4 2025: 5-10 All-time: 65-52 At SUG: 33-27

The Comets play their third of four series against Sugar Land this season as OKC makes its second of two trips to Constellation Field in 2026...The teams split their last series June 30-July 5 at Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark. Each of the middle four games of the set were decided by one or two runs, including three by one run...During the Comets' first trip to Sugar Land May 26-31, OKC outscored the Space Cowboys by a combined score of 44-11. They hit 14 homers, which still stands the team's season high in a series this year, and held Sugar Land to one or two runs in five of the six games. James Tibbs III won his second PCL Player of the Week award after going deep six times while driving in 16 runs...Zach Ehrhard enters this series leading the Comets offense with a .415 average and 17 hits across 11 games against the Space Cowboys while Christian Romero is 3-0 with a 1.88 ERA on the mound...Sugar Land enters this series with a 20-4 record at Constellation Field in the second half.

August Ascent: The Comets' 14-3 record since July 29 is best among all teams in the Minors, and OKC has won three consecutive series for the first time since winning five series in a row in May...The team's overall record of 67-51 sits a season-best 16 games above .500, as the Comets own the second-most wins in the PCL this season overall behind Sacramento (68-49)...After winning four of the last five games of their series against Albuquerque, the Comets have won 13 of their last 16 games at Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark and own the best home record in the league at 36-25...Their recent 14-3 stretch overall includes a nine-game winning streak July 29-Aug. 7, which was the team's longest 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).

Zero Hour: The Comets recorded a second straight shutout Sunday night, their third shutout in five games, as well as their ninth shutout win of the season...OKC has recorded consecutive shutouts for the first time since July 30-Aug. 1, 2018 against El Paso and at Tacoma, and accomplished the feat for the first time in the same series since April 24-25, 2017 against Memphis. The Comets collected three shutouts within the same series for the first time since recording three straight Aug. 3-5, 2006 against Las Vegas in OKC...The Comets lead all Triple-A teams with nine shutouts this season, marking the team's most since also recording nine shutouts in 2018...The Comets have now tossed six shutouts since July 12 (28 G), while the rest of the league has five shutouts combined in that same timeframe. It's also most by any team in the Minors by two during that period...Going back to Friday night, the Comets have tossed 20 consecutive scoreless innings to tie for the team's longest streak since 23 straight innings July 29-Aug. 2, 2018.

Starting Line: Starting pitcher Jackson Ferris fired 5.0 scoreless innings with four hits, one walk and a season-high nine strikeouts in Sunday's victory. His strikeout total was the highest by an Oklahoma City pitcher since Landon Knack fanned 11 batters Aug. 2, 2025 against Salt Lake...Over the last five games, starting pitchers have allowed one run and nine hits, with eight walks against 38 strikeouts over 24.0 innings. The one run scored on a solo homer, with opponents batting just .108 in that time (9-for-83).

Singled Out: The Comets limited Albuquerque to 15 hits over the final three games of the previous series - all singles. This is the first time OKC has held an opponent without an extra-base hit in at least three straight games since a four-game stretch July 20-23, 2005, including two wins at New Orleans and two wins against Iowa in OKC...On the other hand, the Comets have recorded just two extra-base hits across the last three games (21 H total), both by Ryan Ward.

History in the Making: Ryan Ward went 1-for-3 with a home run, two RBI and two walks Sunday to extend his season-best hitting streak to nine games. He is 15-for-37 (.405) with a double, four homers and 12 RBI during the hitting streak, which is his longest since he hit safely in 17 straight games July 6-29, 2025...On Friday, Ward set the Bricktown-era record with his 94th career double, breaking a tie with Kelly Dransfeldt. He also owns OKC's Bricktown-era career records for hits (499), homers (107) and RBI (391), while ranking second in career games played (484), runs (339) and walks (246)...Ward has collected 26 RBI in his last 17 games for the most RBI in Triple-A since July 28.

The Third Degree: James Tibbs III picked up a hit Sunday to push his on-base streak to 15 games. During the stretch, Tibbs is 22-for-57 (.386) with seven extra-base hits and 16 RBI as he has matched his longest on-base streak of the season (March 27-April 12) and of his pro career. He's picked up at least one hit in 14 of the 15 games...Tibbs is tied for the PCL lead with 83 walks, while ranking second with 89 RBI, a .963 OPS, 53 XBH, 228 total bases and 90 runs, tied for second with 24 homers and third with a .416 OBP and .547 SLG.

K Cups: Oklahoma City pitchers struck out 13 batters Sunday, recording double-digits for the fourth time in the last five games. The Comets have struck out 61 batters during the five-game stretch, including matching their season-high mark Friday with 16 K...The Comets have recorded at least 10 strikeouts in 11 of the last 15 games, totaling a league-best 163 strikeouts since July 31...They also own the most strikeouts in the league this season with 1,068 K.

Hard Line: Zach Ehrhard drew four walks Sunday, matching his career high initially set May 15 at Albuquerque. He also stole a base and scored a run...Ehrhard has now reached base in 23 of his last 24 games starting July 18, recording 24 walks and scoring 27 runs with a .479 OBP. During that time, Ehrhard is batting .348 (32-for-92) with 18 RBI...His eight stolen bases in August lead the PCL and his 23 stolen bases overall this season pace the Comets.

Around the Horn: OKC recorded two stolen bases Sunday and has 10 steals across the last six games. The Comets have now stolen 24 bases in August (14 G), ranking second in the PCL. From the start of the season through July 31, OKC was tied with Reno for the fewest stolen bases in the league at 72...Ryan Fitzgerald leads all Triple-A players with 138 hits this season...Despite the team's recent success overall, Oklahoma City is 1-5 in its last six series openers. They have dropped four of the last five road series openers.

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