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OKC Dodgers Game Notes - April 28, 2018

Published on April 28, 2018 under Pacific Coast League (PCL1)
Oklahoma City Comets News Release


Iowa Cubs (4-15) vs. Oklahoma City Dodgers (15-4)

Chicago Cubs vs. Los Angeles Dodgers

Game #20 of 140/Home #11 of 70 (10-0)

Pitching Probables: IOW-LHP Michael Roth (0-1, 0.52) vs. OKC-RHP Guillermo Moscoso (0-0, 3.60)

Saturday, April 28, 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 look to continue their best home start ever when they meet the Iowa Cubs for the fourth time in their five-game series at 7:05 p.m. at Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark. The Dodgers are 10-0 in Oklahoma City to start 2018, marking just the fourth time in the stadium's history OKC has had a home win streak of nine or more games.

Last Game: A four-run fourth inning provided all of the offense the Dodgers needed to maintain their home winning streak and collect a 4-1 win against Iowa Friday night at Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark. After collecting just one hit through the first three innings, the Dodgers' offense broke through in the fourth inning. Henry Ramos walked and Rob Segedin singled before Travis Taijeron brought home the first two runs of the night with a triple to deep right field. Jake Peter followed with a RBI single to add another run for a 3-0 Dodgers lead. Later with two outs, OKC starting pitcher Tyler Pill lined a RBI single into left field for a 4-0 advantage. The Dodgers' pitching staff held Iowa off the scoreboard and to five hits for seven innings. The I-Cubs scored their lone run of the night in the eighth inning when Iowa's Efren Navarro tripled with two outs and then scored on a single by Mark Zagunis to cut OKC's lead to 4-1. Pill pitched four scoreless innings in his second start with Oklahoma City, allowing four hits with three strikeouts. Brian Moran (1-0) followed Pill on the mound, tossing 1.2 scoreless innings, allowing one hit to earn his first win of the season. Iowa starting pitcher Jen-Ho Tseng (0-4) was charged with the loss, allowing all four Dodgers runs and six hits in 6.0 innings.

Today's Probable Pitcher: Guillermo Moscoso (0-0) makes his fifth appearance and second start for OKC...Moscoso made his first start of the season April 21 in New Orleans, pitching 4.0 scoreless innings, allowing three hits and three walks with five strikeouts and matching his longest outing of the season...Moscoso has racked up 15 strikeouts in his first 10.0 innings and opponents have reached base to start an inning just once...He signed with the Dodgers as a minor league free agent Jan. 28 after spending the entire 2017 season with Bravos de Leon of the Mexican League...Over five MLB seasons with Texas (2009-10), Oakland (2011), Colorado (2012) and San Francisco (2013), he has compiled a 4.28 ERA over 222.2 innings and 70 games (26 starts) with 166 strikeouts and 86 walks...The 2018 season marks his first playing in the U.S. since 2013, following a three-year run in Japan and last year in Mexico...This is Moscoso's second career stint with OKC after having appeared in 35 games (33 starts) for the RedHawks between 2009-10...He originally signed with Detroit as an amateur free agent Jan. 16, 2003...Tonight is Moscoso's seventh career appearance and sixth career start against Iowa, but first since 2012 while playing for Colorado Springs. He also made five appearances against the I-Cubs in 2009-10 with the OKC RedHawks and carries a 2-2 record and 6.56 ERA...Moscoso made 17 starts for the I-Cubs in 2013, going 7-5 with a 3.93 ERA.

Against the I-Cubs: 2018: 5-1 2017: 9-7 All-time: 145-146 At OKC: 77-68

Entering tonight, the Dodgers have won seven of the last eight meetings against Iowa home...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: The Dodgers have won 15 of their first 19 games of the season and their 15-4 record is tied for the team's best-ever start through 19 games since rejoining the PCL in 1998. The 2008 squad also started 15-4, but no team has won 16 of the first 20 games. The 2015 and 2008 teams were 15-5 through 20 games...The Dodgers 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...The Dodgers are 10-0 at Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark for the best start in OKC since the ballpark opened in 1998. The team's previous best start was 5-0 in 2006...The Dodgers have trailed at some point in seven of 10 home contests, including six of the last seven, and have trailed in the eighth inning or later in five games...The Dodgers are the only team in pro baseball still undefeated at home.

Home is Where the Hits Are: The Dodgers are batting a PCL-leading .338 at home and are tied with the Syracuse Chiefs for best home batting average in Triple-A...OKC has outscored opponents, 73-33, at Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark and has also outhit opponents, 120-72, at home this season...Over their first 10 home games, the Dodgers have slashed .338/.409/.493. They have eight-plus runs in five of 10 games and totaled four games with 14 or more hits...Last night's fourth-inning rally already marked the seventh time they've put together an inning with four or more runs at home.

It IS How You Start: OKC starting pitchers have combined to go 5-0 with a 1.99 ERA (19 ER/86.0 IP) while holding opponents to a .215 batting average (67x312) over the first 19 games. The rotation has also totaled 80 strikeouts against 23 walks, resulting in a 3.48/1 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...However, there have only been two starts of 6.0 innings, and entering tonight, the starting rotation has barely thrown more innings (86.0) than the bullpen (83.1).

Mound Men: The Dodgers have allowed just 15 runs total over their last seven games after allowing 26 runs over their four games prior. During that time opponents have batted .192 (42x216), including 5-for-31 with runners in scoring position. Friday also marked the 13th time this season OKC held an opponent to three runs or less and fifth time surrendering just one run...Over the last three nights, the Dodgers bullpen has covered 16.1 innings, but held Iowa to three runs while going 8-for-57 (.140) with 18 strikeouts and one walk...OKC's pitching staff did not issue a walk Friday for the first time since Aug. 26, 2017 against Omaha. It was also the team's eighth game with 10-plus strikeouts.

Around the Horn: Henry Ramos' hit in the fifth inning Friday night moved him into a tie with Donovan Solano for the team lead with 23 hits this season, along with his team-best 19 RBI - fifth-most in the PCL. In nine home games, Ramos is 19-for-38 with seven extra-base hits and 17 RBI....Cael Brockmeyer is 7-for-16 over a five-game hitting streak. He has hit safely in all six of his starts this season while batting .400 overall (8x20)...Travis Taijeron tripled Friday and has now hit safely in a season-best four straight games. He's picked up five RBI over the last three games after collecting four RBI in his first 16 contests...Friday night marked just the third time through the first 19 games the Dodgers were outhit by an opponent. Ironically, the Dodgers have won all three of those games.

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