OKC Comets Game Notes - August 22, 2026
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OKC Comets Game Notes - August 22, 2026

Published on August 22, 2026 under Pacific Coast League (PCL)
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Oklahoma City Comets (27-21/68-54) vs. Sugar Land Space Cowboys (34-15/66-57)

Game #123 of 149/Second Half #49 of 75/Road #62 of 75

Pitching Probables: OKC-LHP Jackson Ferris (2-5, 6.69) vs. SUG-RHP Jackson Nezuh (1-0, 4.43)

Saturday, August 22, 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 look to snap a three-game losing skid when they continue their series against the Sugar Land Space Cowboys at 7:05 p.m. at Constellation Field...The Comets have lost three of their first four games against the Space Cowboys during their six-game series this week and will try to avoid matching their longest losing streak of the season tonight...OKC is 6-6 in the last 12 games following a nine-game winning streak.

Last Game: The Oklahoma City Comets suffered a third straight one-run loss, falling, 4-3, in 10 innings Friday night at Constellation Field. Sugar Land scored the opening run in the second inning. The Comets went ahead in the fifth inning after an RBI triple from Noah Miller followed by an Alex Freeland RBI single. The Space Cowboys regained the lead at 3-2 in the sixth inning when César Salazar hit a two-run homer. James Tibbs III connected on a solo shot in the eighth inning to pull the Comets into a 3-3 tie. The Comets couldn't score in the ninth inning after having the bases loaded with one out and then failed to score the placed runner at second base in the 10th inning. Trenton Brooks won the game for Sugar Land with two outs in the bottom of the 10th inning when he hit a sharp ground ball deflected by Comets second baseman Hyeseong Kim for a RBI single.

Today's Probable Pitcher: Jackson Ferris (2-5) returns to the mound after a strong outing in his previous start...Ferris struck out a season-high nine batters Aug. 16 vs. Albuquerque across 5.0 scoreless innings with four hits and one walk, earning the win during a 5-0 victory. He recorded the most strikeouts by an OKC pitcher this season, later matched by Tyler Glasnow Aug. 19. It was Ferris' most strikeouts in a game since July 6, 2024 with High-A Great Lakes (11 K)...Over his last seven appearances, Ferris has 45 strikeouts against 14 walks in 35.2 IP, with at least six strikeouts in six of seven outings...He faces Sugar Land for the third time this season, and in the last meeting July 3, he held the Space Cowboys to one run and two hits over 6.0 innings...Ferris ranks as the Dodgers' No. 15 prospect per Baseball America and No. 17 on MLB Pipeline...He was traded to the Dodgers from the Chicago Cubs with OF Zyhir Hope for IF Michael Busch and RHP Yency Almonte Jan. 11, 2024.

Against the Space Cowboys: 2026: 9-7 2025: 5-10 All-time: 66-55 At SUG: 34-30

The Comets play their third of four series against Sugar Land this season as OKC makes its second and final trip to Constellation Field...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 visit to Sugar Land May 26-31, OKC outscored the Space Cowboys by a combined tally of 44-11 while winning five of six games. 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...In the Comets' nine wins against the Space Cowboys, they have scored a total of 65 runs. But in the team's seven losses, they've scored a total of 19 runs. All of the Space Cowboys' wins over the Comets have been by one or two runs, including five one-run victories...Sugar Land enters tonight 26-5 in the last 31 home games

Summer Dip: After going 15-3 between July 29-Aug. 18, the Comets have equaled that loss total by dropping each of the last three games. OKC last lost three straight games July 25-28 and have not lost four consecutive games since April 23-26 when they lost four straight contests against Tacoma at Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark...Despite losses each of the last three nights, the Comets are 15-6 since July 29 and are tied with Sacramento for the best record in Triple-A during that time.

Close Calls: This marks the second time this season the Comets have lost three straight games all by one run. The previous instance was June 21-24, with a 6-5 loss against Sacramento followed by losses of 5-4 and 4-3 (10 innings) at Reno. Before that, the last time OKC was handed three straight one-run losses was during a four-game skid June 26-28, 2018 at home against Nashville, including a doubleheader...Four of the Comets' last six losses have been by one run as OKC is now 16-19 in one-run games this season. Seven of OKC's last eight losses have been by one or two runs and the Comets are 22-33 in games decided by two runs or less this year.

Late Languish: The Comets fell to 2-5 in extra innings with last night's loss, including 1-3 on the road. The team is 5-12 when playing extra innings on the road over the past three seasons. In the seven games to go to extra innings this season, the Comets are batting a paltry .158 (3-for-19) and they have managed to score in only two of those seven at-bats for a total of three runs...The Comets are now 1-6 in games tied after eight innings this season and are 5-17 over the last two seasons, including 2-11 on the road...Last night marked the 14th last at-bat loss of the season for the Comets and sixth walk-off defeat.

K Cups: Comets pitchers struck out 11 batters Friday night despite not recording their first strikeout until the fifth inning. The Comets recorded at least 10 strikeouts for the fifth straight game (61 K) and the eighth time in the last nine games for a total of 109 strikeouts. This is OKC's longest streak of consecutive games with double-digit strikeouts since a season-best six-game stretch June 27-July 3...OKC's 109 strikeouts since Aug. 12 (9 G) are the most among all Triple-A teams...The Comets have recorded at least 10 K in 15 of the last 19 games, totaling a Triple-A-best 211 strikeouts since July 31...They also own the most strikeouts in the league this season with 1,116 K.

Pitching Prowess: The Comets have limited opponents to 12 total runs (9 ER) over the last six games and have held opponents to four runs or less in each of the last nine games (19 R), including three shutouts and a stretch of 22 consecutive scoreless innings between Aug. 14-18...The Comets have allowed 12 runs over the last 55 innings, while keeping opponents scoreless in 47 of the 55 frames. In that 55-inning stretch, the Comets have allowed two hits in an inning only four times, with no more than two hits in any of those innings. There have been 29 hits total during that span...The Comets have allowed a Triple-A-low 19 runs (13 ER) since Aug. 12. OKC's 1.47 ERA over the nine games is lowest among all full-season teams in the Minors as is their .165 BAA and 0.93 WHIP.

The Third Degree: James Tibbs III finished a perfect 3-for-3 with a homer and two walks Friday night. He is 7-for-14 with three home runs this series, and over 10 games at Constellation Field this season he is 16-for-38 (.421) with nine homers and 20 RBI, with a homer in seven of 10 games...Tibbs has now hit 27 home runs this season, including six over his last 11 games..He has hit safely 16 of his last 19 games, going 29-for-71 (.408) with 10 extra-base hits and 20 RBI...His 87 walks are most in the league, while his 27 homers are second-most in the PCL, as are his 93 RBI, 56 extra-base hits, 244 total bases, 94 runs scored, .566 SLG and .988 OPS.

Quiet Riot: The Comets scored three runs last night and have been held to three runs or less (6 R) in three straight games for the second time this season, along with July 21-23 at Sacramento (6 R). OKC's 16 hits the last three nights are the fewest over a three-game stretch since May 22-24 against Reno (12 H)...Between July 28-Aug. 13, the Comets slashed .326/.426/.534 with 122 runs (8.1 RPG), reaching at least six runs in 14 of the 15 games. But over the last seven games starting Aug. 14, OKC's 20 runs are second-fewest in the league, while their 47 hits are tied for second-fewest in the PCL. OKC is batting .211 (47-for-223) over the seven games with a .211/.309/.336 slashline. The team is 7-for-59 (.119) with runners in scoring position, including 3-for-34 this series and 2-for-the-last-33.

Around the Horn: Zach Ehrhard has reached base in 27 of his last 28 games, batting .333 (35-for-105) while recording 28 walks, 18 RBI and scoring 29 runs since July 18, posting a .474 OBP...Los Angeles Dodgers reliever Blake Treinen continued a Major League Rehab Assignment Friday and made his second appearance with OKC. Treinen tossed a scoreless fifth inning with two strikeouts. He threw nine pitches (seven strikes)...The Comets are 12-17 last 29 road games. Each of their last four losses have been by one run, and the Comets have been limited to four runs or less in 12 of the last 15 road defeats, including all three losses this week...Alek Thomas was recalled by the Dodgers today in placed of the injured Andy Pages. Thomas had hit safely in 11 of his last 12 games with the Comets, going 18-for-49 (.367) with five doubles, two triples, one homer and 13 RBI.

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