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OKC Dodgers Game Notes - August 19, 2018

Published on August 19, 2018 under Pacific Coast League (PCL1)
Oklahoma City Comets News Release


Iowa Cubs (46-77) vs. Oklahoma City Dodgers (64-58)

Chicago Cubs vs. Los Angeles Dodgers

Games #123 & 124 of 140/Road #61 of 70 (28-32)/Home #63 of 70 (36-26)

Pitching Probables: IOW-RHP Jen-Ho Tseng (2-12, 6.52) vs. OKC-RHP Justin DeFratus (2-4, 6.17)

IOW-LHP Kyle Ryan (1-2, 2.65) vs. OKC-RHP Daniel Corcino (2-3, 3.38)

Sunday, August 19, 2018 | Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark | Oklahoma City, Okla. | 3:35 p.m. CT

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

Today's Game: The Oklahoma City Dodgers and Iowa Cubs wrap up their four-game series with a doubleheader of two seven-inning games starting at 3:35 p.m. on a Chaparral Energy Family Sunday at Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark. Today's doubleheader makes up a game that was postponed April 9 in Des Moines due to inclement weather, and as a result, Iowa will play as the home team in Game 1.

Last Game: Iowa scored a run in the top of the 11th inning to break a tie on the way to a 4-3 win against the Dodgers Saturday night at Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark. OKC jumped out to a quick 2-0 lead when outfielder Andrew Toles hit a two-run homer out to right-center field in the bottom of the first inning. OKC starting pitcher Zach Neal pitched six scoreless innings to keep the Dodgers in the lead. He held Iowa to three hits and did not issue a walk, while racking up a season-high seven K's. Once Neal exited the game, Iowa got on the scoreboard in the seventh inning when Jacob Hannemann hit a solo homer. The Dodgers added to their lead in the bottom of the frame on a RBI single by Tim Locastro for a 3-1 advantage. Iowa knotted the game, 3-3, in the eighth on a two-run double by Mike Freeman. The Dodgers loaded the bases in the bottom of the eighth inning with none out, but were unable to score. After neither team scored in the ninth or 10th inning, Iowa went on to load the bases with one out in the 11th and Bijan Rademacher grounded into a fielder's choice to score the go-ahead run for a 4-3 Iowa lead. Iowa reliever James Norwood (1-0) then retired all three OKC batters he faced in the bottom of the inning to seal the win. He pitched 2.0 scoreless innings total, allowing one walk with three strikeouts. Dodgers reliever Tyler Pill (3-4) allowed the eventual winning run in the 11th inning and was charged with the loss.

Today's Probable Pitchers: Justin DeFratus (2-4) returns to the Dodgers from Double-A Tulsa to make his 11th start with OKC in Game 1...DeFratus has made three starts for Tulsa this month, posting a 1-2 record and 3.86 ERA over 18.2 innings with 17 K's and three walks. He most recently started Aug. 14 against Corpus Christi and was charged with the loss, allowing eight runs (five earned) and nine hits over 4.0 IP...He last started for OKC against New Orleans July 18, allowing four runs on seven hits over 5.0 innings (ND)...Between OKC and Double-A Tulsa over 21 starts, DeFratus is 6-9 with a 5.12 ERA...DeFratus was named PCL Pitcher of Week for May 7-13 after his second career complete game and first career shutout May 11 against Memphis, throwing 89 pitches (64 strikes)...He signed with the Dodgers as a free agent Feb. 17...DeFratus made his MLB debut Sept. 18, 2011 with Philadelphia and appeared in 191 MLB games with the Phillies. He was originally drafted by the Phillies in the 11th round of the 2007 MLB Draft from Ventura (Calif.) College...Today is his second start of the season against Iowa. He held the I-Cubs to two runs on seven hits over 5.0 innings April 26 in OKC, with one walk and three strikeouts (ND).

Daniel Corcino (2-3) has pitched a season-high 7.0 innings in back-to-back starts, holding opponents to one run and six hits combined, and he takes the mound in Game 2...In his last start Aug. 14 in Omaha, Corcino pitched 7.0 scoreless innings and held Omaha to just two hits. He allowed three walks and had four K's, but did not factor into the decision as OKC was blanked, 1-0, in 10 innings...This season as a starter, Corcino has a 3.27 ERA and .215 BAA over 15 starts, yet only has a 1-3 record. He has not received a win in 14 straight starts dating back to April 30, and during that time, he's turned in seven starts of at least five innings with two or fewer runs allowed that resulted in a no decision...Corcino has also made two appearances for the Los Angeles Dodgers this season, reaching the Majors for the first time since 2014 with the Cincinnati Reds. On July 4, he was designated for assignment following a trade with Cincinnati and outrighted to OKC July 8...He was originally signed as an amateur free agent with the Reds Jan. 11, 2008 and began his second career stint in the Dodgers organization after signing as a free agent on May 11, 2017...Tonight is his third appearance first start of the season against the Iowa Cubs. He pitched a combined 4.0 innings of relief over two games in April, allowing two runs and three hits with three walks and six strikeouts.

Against the I-Cubs: 2018: 8-2 2017: 9-7 All-time: 148-147 At OKC: 80-69 Iowa's win last night snapped a seven-game win streak for OKC against the I-Cubs. Both of Iowa's wins over the Dodgers this season have been in extra innings...The Dodgers swept the last series between the teams April 25-29 at Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark, 5-0...The Dodgers also won a weather-shortened series in Des Moines to start the season, 2-1, as two of the three games extended into extra innings...Dodgers pitchers have held Iowa to a .212 batting average over the first 10 meetings as OKC has outscored Iowa, 45-27, and outhit the I-Cubs, 88-72...The Dodgers won the 2017 series between the teams, 9-7, and went 4-4 against Iowa at Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark.

For Whom the Bell Toles: Andrew Toles has homered in back-to-back games and is 5-for-11 with a triple, two homers, six RBI and three runs scored through the first two games of the current series with Iowa. He hit a walk-off two-run homer in the 11th inning Friday night before hitting another two-run shot in the first inning of Saturday's game...He has homered in back-to-back games for the second time this season, previously done June 30 and July 1 at New Orleans...Entering Friday, Toles had been held 0-for-11 over his last three games and 2-for-22 over his last seven games. He also had not homered since July 8 vs. Round Rock.

Timmy Lo-Down: Tim Locastro picked up two hits last night along with a RBI and has now hit safely in three straight games, going 5-for-12 with a double, two RBI and three runs scored...Locastro leads OKC with 19 hits this month, as well as a .434 on-base percentage in August...Locastro leads the Minors with 11 HBP's in the month of August, and his 19 total HBP's overall this season are tied for second-most in Triple-A.

Broken Bats: The Dodgers tallied just seven hits over 11 innings last night and went 0-for-the-last-11, including 0-for-8 with RISP. Going back to Tuesday, the Dodgers are just 25-for-the-last-155 (.161). During the last five games, they've gone 15-for-74 (.203) with runners on and 7-for-45 (.156) with RISP. The team has scored 14 runs and has been held scoreless in 43 of 50 innings...Over the last 15 games, the Dodgers are 4-11, and in each of their four wins have scored six or more runs. The team has batted .331 (51x154), with 37 total runs, 22 extra-base hits (4 HR) and are 22-for-62 (.355) with RISP. But in the 11 losses, the Dodgers have batted .224 (84x375), with 22 runs, 20 extra-base hits (1 HR) and are 15-for-86 (.174) with RISP...OKC has scored two or fewer runs in 11 of the last 21 games.

"Pen Out of Ink: Last night the OKC bullpen was charged with its third blown save in the last six games. Yesterday also marked just the third time all season the Dodgers lost a game when leading after seven innings...This month, the bullpen has a 5.53 ERA, .321 BAA and 1.61 WHIP.

Double Dippin': The Dodgers are 1-1-3 in their four doubleheaders this season (4-1 in Game 1 and 1-4 in Game 2). They still have two doubleheaders remaining on the schedule following today (Aug. 29 at Iowa and Sept. 1 at Colorado Springs).

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