OKC Comets Game Notes - July 31, 2026
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OKC Comets Game Notes - July 31, 2026

Published on July 31, 2026 under Pacific Coast League (PCL)
Oklahoma City Comets News Release


Las Vegas Aviators (18-12/62-41) vs. Oklahoma City Comets (14-15/55-48)

Game #104 of 149/Second Half #30 of 75/Home #53 of 74

Pitching Probables: LV-LHP Dallas Keuchel (0-1, 18.00) vs. OKC-RHP Ryder Ryan (3-4, 5.49)

Friday, July 31, 2026 | Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark | Oklahoma City, Okla. | 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 have won back-to-back games and look for a third consecutive victory when they continue their series against the Las Vegas Aviators at 7:05 p.m. at Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark...The Comets took a 2-1 series lead with last night's win and have now won six of their last seven home games...Tonight is Harry Potter Night and Gymnastics Night with postgame fireworks presented by Oklahoma Highway Safety Office.

Last Game: The Oklahoma City Comets continued their offensive surge with a 9-2 victory over the Las Vegas Aviators Thursday night at Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark. Las Vegas scored the opening run two batters into the game on an RBI single from Darell Hernaiz. The Comets tied the game on a solo blast by Chuckie Robinson in the third inning. The Comets took the lead in the fourth inning on a pair of run-scoring singles by Zach Ehrhard and Jack Suwinski. OKC scored in a third straight frame with a three-run fifth inning thanks to a two-run double by Ehrhard and a Ryan Ward RBI single to extend to a 6-1 advantage. The Aviators got back on the board in the sixth inning before OKC responded with a three-run seventh inning. Alek Thomas laced a two-run double and Ehrhard followed with a RBI single.

Today's Probable Pitcher: Ryder Ryan (3-4) is slated to make his first start since July 4 and 10th overall start this season...He last pitched July 23 in Sacramento, tossing 3.2 innings of relief while allowing one run and four hits with three walks and one strikeout. He followed opener Ronan Kopp and entered the game in the second inning...Over his last six games, Ryan has allowed 18 runs and 26 hits over 18.1 innings, with 16 walks and 17 strikeouts...Ryan was named PCL Pitcher of the Week for June 8-14 following two relief appearances in Charlotte, throwing a combined 6.2 scoreless frames with two hits, one walk and nine K's...The righty has MLB experience with Seattle (2023) and Pittsburgh (2024)..He is the older brother of Comets pitcher River Ryan (IL) and signed with the Dodgers Jan. 28 as a minor league free agent.

Against the Aviators: 2026: 4-5 2025: 8-4 All-time: 82-82 At OKC: 34-39

Oklahoma City plays its final series of the season against the PCL's first-half champions and reigning league champions, meeting for the only time at Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark...The two sides last met March 31-April 5 with the Aviators taking the series, 4-2, notching wins in four of the last five games...Even though OKC lost the series, James Tibbs III was named PCL Player of the Week, going 10-for-25 with five home runs and a double, including a three-homer game April 4...Las Vegas clinched the 2026 PCL first-half crown with a 44-29 record and will have a chance to defend last season's league championship - the franchise's first league title since 1988...The Comets won the 2025 season series against the Aviators, 8-4, winning two of three games at Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark...This will mark the first scheduled six-game series between the two teams in Oklahoma City since 2023 after two straight years of three-game sets in 2024 and 2025.

Goodbye, July: The Comets play their final game of July tonight and have won back-to-back games for the first time following the All-Star Break. They have a chance for their first three-game winning streak since July 8-12 as they went into the All-Star Break having won four straight games...The Comets picked up play out of the break at a season-best 11 games above .500 at 51-40. However, even with wins the last two nights, the Comets have lost eight of 12 games following the break with two three-game losing skids...At 4-8, the Comets are one of three teams in the PCL with four wins or less since the All-Star Break and the Comets are now 14-15 in the second half...With one game remaining in July, the Comets are 10-12 and will finish with the team's second consecutive losing month. OKC is just 22-25 since the start of June (6th in PCL)...With last night's win, the Comets opened a series with two wins in the first three games for just the second time since their June 9-14 series in Charlotte, as they had lost at least two of the first three games to open five of their last six series. The only time OKC has won three of four games to start a series over the last two months was July 7-10 against El Paso.

Getting Offensive: Oklahoma City scored nine runs on 12 hits Thursday night and has scored a combined 20 runs on 28 hits during the last two games, with half of those hits going for extra bases. This is the team's highest two-game run total since May 17-19 when OKC had a combined 26 runs scored over two games, including 20 runs scored in Albuquerque May 17 followed by a six-run outing May 19 against Reno...On Wednesday, Oklahoma City's offense broke out for 11 runs and 16 hits for their highest run total since an 11-7 win June 13 in Charlotte and their most runs scored in a game at Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark since a 12-5 win May 6 against Salt Lake. Their 16 hits were their most in a home game since March 28 against Albuquerque (16 H)...The Comets have now scored at least eight runs in each of their last six victories and in eight of their last nine wins...Through three games against Las Vegas this series, the Comets have six homers and 18 extra-base hits, already exceeding their home run (four) and extra-base hit (11) totals from last week's entire six-game series in Sacramento. OKC has scored in 15 of 25 trips to the plate this series after scoring in just 10 of 54 innings last week...The Comets have started the series by going 16-for-42 (.381) with runners in scoring position.

Hard-Line: Zach Ehrhard matched a season-high mark with four RBI Thursday as part of a 3-for-4 night with a double and two runs scored. The outfielder reached four RBI for the fourth time this season, last doing so June 17 against Sacramento...He has hit safely in nine of his last 11 games, going 17-for-42 (.405) with eight RBI and eight walks, slashing .405/.509/.548...Overall this month, Ehrhard is 24-for-70 (.343) with 14 RBI in 19 games.

History in the Making: Ryan Ward picked up another RBI Thursday night, going 1-for-4. He has now driven in seven runs over the first three games of the series, going 5-for-13 with a home run and a double. During 20 games in July, Ward has 22 hits, including eight extra-base hits, and 21 RBI to lead the Comets - fourth-most in the PCL...With his double in the eighth inning Wednesday, Ward tied Jason Botts for the second-most career doubles during Oklahoma City's Bricktown era and is one shy of Kelly Dransfeldt's record of 93 career doubles...Ward owns OKC's Bricktown-era career records for hits (480), homers (102) and RBI (372).

Runaway Train: Including last night, eight of the last 11 games have been decided by four or more runs. During that time, the Comets are 4-7. In the four wins, the combined score has been 38-6, but in the seven losses, the Comets have been outscored, 54-23...Going back further, each of the Comets' last six wins have been by at least five runs as have eight of their last nine wins. Their closest win in those nine victories was by three runs.

Homeboys: The Comets have won six of their last seven home games and are now 7-2 over the last nine home games. The Comets have scored at least six runs in each of the last seven home games, totaling 59 runs while batting .353 (85-for-241) with 14 home runs and 38 extra-base hits...Between May 22-July 7, the Comets went just 9-13 at home.

Fitz Blitz: Ryan Fitzgerald tallied his 125th hit of the season last night, matching his career high set in 2019 with High-A Salem (BOS). The hit total currently leads all players in the Minors...Fitzgerald has hit safely in 21 of his last 25 games, batting .343 (35-for-102) since June 24...Fitzgerald has a team-best 27 hits in 20 games this month.

Jack Attack: Over his last 21 games starting June 28, Jack Suwinski is batting .370 (27-for-73) with 11 extra-base hits and 18 RBI...Suwinski also ranks second in the league among qualified hitters in OPS (.960), SLG (.569) and XBH (47). He is tied with teammate James Tibbs III for second in homers (21) and third in RBI (72) and total bases (189).

Around the Horn: Alek Thomas has hit four doubles over the last three games, going 6-for-15 with five total extra-base hits, including a triple Wednesday. Last night was his fifth game with three or more hits with OKC since joining the team in early June...The Comets have hit 28 home runs through 22 games in July and have not hit fewer than 29 home runs in a full month this season...The Comets have had at least one player on their roster as part of a ML Rehab Assignment for 80 of 82 games starting April 21.

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