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OKC Dodgers Game Notes - April 25, 2018

April 25, 2018 - Pacific Coast League (PCL1)
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Iowa Cubs (4-12) vs. Oklahoma City Dodgers (12-4)

Chicago Cubs vs. Los Angeles Dodgers

Game #17 of 140/Home #8 of 70 (7-0)

Pitching Probables: IOW-RHP Adbert Alzolay (1-0, 1.50) vs. OKC-RHP Brock Stewart (1-0, 2.65)

Wednesday, April 25, 2018 | Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark | Oklahoma City, Okla. | 7:05 p.m. CT

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

Today's Game: The Oklahoma City Dodgers return home to open a five-game series against the Iowa Cubs at 7:05 p.m. The Dodgers will put their 7-0 home record on the line tonight, as OKC is off to its best home start since Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark opened in 1998.

Last Game: The Dodgers suffered a second straight loss, leaving 12 runners on base in a 3-2 defeat Monday afternoon in New Orleans. The game started out as a pitcher's duel, with each starting pitcher retiring nine of 11 batters faced through three innings. New Orleans' Sandy Alcantara was the first to blink, allowing a home run to Alex Verdugo in the fourth inning, giving the Dodgers a 1-0 lead. Dodgers starting pitcher Manny Bañuelos dealt four no-hit innings, retiring 12 of the 14 batters he faced, including nine via strikeout. The lefty walked one batter and hit another with a pitch, but had to exit after the fourth inning due to a blister on his left thumb. The Baby Cakes got the offense going after Bañuelos left the game in the fifth. With two outs, Alcantara collected his first career RBI with a double to deep right field to even the score. Cristhian Adames gave the "Cakes their first lead with a two-run homer off C.C. Lee (1-2) in the sixth. Still trailing, 3-1, in the ninth, the Dodgers rallied, loading the bases for Henry Ramos, who drew a walk to pull the Dodgers within one run and keep the bases loaded, but Rob Segedin flied out to end the game. New Orleans reliever Severino Gonzalez (1-0) picked up the win, and Jumbo Diaz earned his third save.

Today's Probable Pitcher: Brock Stewart (1-0) makes his fourth start overall and second of 2018 against Iowa...Stewart allowed two runs and three hits over 5.2 innings with three strikeouts and one walk last time out April 18 in Round Rock (ND). At one point he retired 14 consecutive batters....He enters today tied for fourth in the PCL among starting pitchers with a .172 opponent average and fifth with a 0.82 WHIP...Stewart split last season between LAD and OKC while battling injury. With OKC, he went 0-1 with a 3.12 ERA over five starts with 25 K's and three walks...In 17 games (four starts) with LAD, Stewart posted a 3.41 ERA with 29 K's and 19 walks over 34.1 IP...Stewart advanced quickly through the Dodgers system in 2016, starting the season in High-A and ascending to the Majors to make his debut June 29 at Milwaukee. He was named the Dodgers' 2016 Branch Rickey Minor League Pitcher of the Year and to Baseball America's Minor League All-Star Team...Tonight is Stewart's fourth career start against the I-Cubs, and he has yet to allow a run over his 11.2 total innings against Iowa. He's allowed just six singles with two walks and 14 strikeouts.

Against the I-Cubs: 2018: 2-1 2017: 9-7 All-time: 142-146 At OKC: 74-68

The Dodgers and I-Cubs are meeting for the second time this season...The Dodgers won a weather-shortened series in Des Moines to start the season, 2-1, as two of the three games extended into extra innings...Alex Verdugo led OKC with four hits and Breyvic Valera had a team-leading three RBI in the first series...The frigid temps in Des Moines cooled each team's bats, as they combined for just seven runs in non-extra innings. OKC batted .250 while the I-Cubs hit .217...The Dodgers won the 2017 series between the teams, 9-7, and went 4-4 against Iowa at Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark...The first three meetings between the teams this season were each decided by one run, while seven of last year's 16 meetings were decided by one or two runs.

Head Start: Despite dropping consecutive games for the first time this season and losing three of their last five games, the Dodgers have won 12 of their first 16 games of 2018. With a 12-4 record, the Dodgers are tied for the team's best start through 16 games since Oklahoma City rejoined the PCL in 1998. In 2015, 2012 and 2008, Oklahoma City also started the season with 12-4 records. Both the 2015 and 2008 squads improved to 13-4 with a win in Game 17...OKC won nine straight games April 7-17, marking the team's fifth winning streak of at least nine games since rejoining the PCL in 1998.

Offensive Line: The Dodgers scored just two total runs over their weather-shortened two-game series at New Orleans. Over the two losses, the Dodgers batted .200 (13x65), going 3-for-28 with runners on base, including 2-for-15 with runners in scoring position...Prior to the two road losses, OKC scored at least six runs in five of its previous six games and in nine of the last 11 games and was batting a Triple-A-leading .308, including .363 with runners on...OKC outhit the Baby Cakes, 7-6, Monday and has outhit or totaled the same amount of hits as its opponent in 14 of their 16 games overall...Over their first seven home games, the Dodgers have slashed .363/.432/.541 while amassing 59 runs and 94 hits. They have eight-plus runs in five of seven games and totaled four games with 14 or more hits.

It IS How You Start: Following four no-hit innings by Manny Bañuelos Monday, OKC starting pitchers have combined to go 5-0 with a 2.03 ERA (17 ER/75.1 IP), while holding opponents to a .198 batting average (53x268) over the first 16 games. The rotation has also totaled 71 strikeouts against 20 walks, resulting in a 3.55/1 strikeout-to-walk ratio. Only once all season has a starting pitcher allowed more than two runs in a game, and the lone exception was when Brock Stewart surrendered three runs over 5.2 innings against New Orleans April 13.

Dominant Donovan: Donovan Solano went 2-for-4 with a walk Monday to move into the team lead with 21 hits. He's hit safely in nine of his last 10 games, going 19-for-42 (.452) with four RBI and six runs scored, along with seven multi-hit games.

Teach Me How to Dougie: Alex Verdugo belted his team-leading fourth home run of the season Monday. Last season, Verdugo didn't hit his fourth homer until July 25 and didn't even hit his first homer until May 29. Verdugo has collected at least one RBI in eight of his last nine games, compiling 13 total RBI during the stretch...Eleven of his 15 RBI have either tied the game or given the Dodgers the lead, with seven of those RBI coming in the eighth inning or later.

Timmay!!: Tim Locastro's seven-game hitting streak came to an end Monday as he went 0-for-3, although he did reach base twice (BB, HBP). During the streak, Locastro batted .429 (12-for-28) with four multi-hit games and 11 runs scored...He has scored at least once in six of his last eight games, and his 18 runs total rank tied for second overall in the Minors.

Around the Horn: The Dodgers have allowed just nine runs total over their last four games after allowing 26 runs over their four games prior. During that time opponents have batted .177 (20x113), including 2-for-16 with runners in scoring position. Monday also marked the 10th time this season OKC held an opponent to three runs or less...The Dodgers pitching staff racked up 12 strikeouts Monday, marking the team's sixth game of the season with at least 10 strikeouts and third with 12 or more strikeouts...Eight of the team's 16 games have been decided by one run and 11 of 16 by one or two runs. OKC is now 6-2 in one-run games and 8-3 in games decided by one or two runs.

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