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OKC Dodgers Game Notes - August 27, 2018

August 27, 2018 - Pacific Coast League (PCL1)
Oklahoma City Baseball Club News Release


Colorado Springs Sky Sox (68-61) vs. Oklahoma City Dodgers (70-60)

Milwaukee Brewers vs. Los Angeles Dodgers

Games #131 of 140/Home #70 of 70 (41-28)

Pitching Probables: COS-RHP Adrian Houser (1-3, 6.30) vs. OKC-RHP Brock Stewart (3-2, 2.61)

Monday, August 27, 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 and Colorado Springs Sky Sox close out their four-game series at 7:05 p.m. at Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark as the Dodgers play their final home game of the regular season...With 10 games remaining in the regular season, the Dodgers lead second-place Sky Sox by 1.5 games in the American Northern Division standings...The Dodgers lead the current series, 2-1.

Last Game: Kyle Farmer hit a two-run home run and Alex Verdugo later scored on an error as the Dodgers defeated Colorado Springs, 3-1, Sunday night at Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark. The teams played to a scoreless tie through five innings before Donovan Solano led off the bottom of the sixth with a double and advanced to third base on a groundout by Verdugo. Farmer came up to bat next and hit a home run out to left-center field for a 2-0 Dodgers lead. The Sky Sox cut the lead in half in the eighth when Tyrone Taylor hit a RBI single into left field with two outs to make the score, 2-1. The Dodgers added to their lead in the bottom of the eighth. Verdugo led off with a single and advanced to second base on a wild pitch. Later with one out and Edwin Ríos at the plate, Verdugo stole third base and the throw from Sky Sox catcher Jett Bandy toward third base ended up in left field, allowing Verdugo to score and put the Dodgers in front, 3-1. Dodgers starting pitcher Kyle Lobstein (1-5) picked up his first win of the season with OKC, pitching six scoreless innings. He allowed two hits and one walk with six strikeouts. Brian Schlitter closed out the game for his 20th save of the season. Colorado Springs starting pitcher Aaron Wilkerson (3-5) was charged with the loss, allowing two runs and seven hits over six innings. He did not issue a walk and recorded five strikeouts.

Today's Probable Pitcher: Brock Stewart (3-2) looks to continue his recent string of successful starts...In Stewart's last start, he held Omaha to one run and three hits over 5.0 innings Aug. 22 in OKC, issuing one walk and recording one strikeout. OKC had a 2-1 lead when he exited the game, but he did not factor into the decision of the Dodgers' 5-2 victory...Stewart has allowed one or no runs in five of his last seven starts, and has allowed two or fewer runs six times. During that span the team is 6-1 and his personal record is 2-0 with a 1.98 ERA...Since July 21, he's been one of the top pitchers in the PCL, ranking second in opponent average (.178) and third in ERA...He's been even better at home, allowing just four runs and 11 hits over his last four starts in OKC, spanning 25.1 IP...Overall this season, Stewart is holding PCL left-handed batters to a .182 average and all hitters to a .143 clip with RISP...Stewart has shuttled between the Minors and Majors the last three seasons, going 2-3 with a 4.84 ERA over 33 appearances (11 starts) with the Los Angeles Dodgers...Stewart was selected by the Dodgers in the sixth round of the 2014 MLB Draft from Illinois State and was named the Dodgers' 2016 Branch Rickey Minor League Pitcher of the Year...Tonight is his third career start against the Sky Sox and first since June 1, 2017 in OKC when he was on Major League Rehab Assignment. Over his first two meetings with Colorado Springs, Stewart allowed five runs and eight hits (1 HR), with one walk and 11 strikeouts in a pair of no decisions.

Against the Sky Sox: 2018: 5-5 2017: 4-12 All-time: 103-87 At OKC: 61-34

The top two teams in the American Northern Division finish a pivotal four-game series tonight...The 2018 season series has been streaky, with the Dodgers winning the first three meetings. The Sky Sox then won five in a row before OKC notched victories the last two nights...Colorado Springs won a rain-shortened series May 12-14 at home, 3-0, after the Dodgers won the first series, 3-1, May 4-7 in OKC...Through 10 games, the Dodgers own a slight edge in both runs, 36-32, and hits, 80-75...Colorado Springs won 12 of 16 meetings last season. It was just the second time in OKC's modern PCL era the team lost 12 games in a season against one opponent (6-12 vs. Nashville in 2007)...The teams have finished in the top two spots in the division in each of the last two seasons and one or both teams have been in first place every game this season...The Dodgers and Sky Sox will finish the 2018 regular season playing five games over four days, Aug. 31-Sept. 3, in Colorado Springs.

Dynamic Dodgers Duo: Pitcher Manny Bañuelos and outfielder Alex Verdugo were named to the 2018 All-Pacific Coast League Team, the league announced earlier today. Both rank among the league's best in their respective positions with Verdugo pacing the PCL with a .335 batting average and Bañuelos ranking among the league's top 10 pitchers in ERA (3.59) and strikeouts (126)...This marks the fourth straight year a member of the OKC Dodgers has been named to the end-of-season All-PCL Team, but just the second time since Oklahoma City rejoined the PCL in 1998 that multiple players have made the team in the same season, as well as the first time since 1999.

Race for the Batting Title: Alex Verdugo went 3-for-4 last night with a stolen base and a run scored. It was his team-leading 31st multi-hit game and team-leading 12th game with three hits...Verdugo has five hits over the last three games following an 0-for-13 drought over his five games prior to Friday - his longest streak without hit in his two Triple-A seasons...Verdugo paces the PCL with a .335 batting average - two points ahead of Salt Lake's Jose Fernandez (.333). No OKC player has won the PCL batting title since the team reentered the league in 1998.

Starting Line: Through 10 games on the current homestand, the starting rotation has combined for a 2.10 ERA (13 ER/55.2 IP) and held opponents to a .229 batting average (46x201) with four home runs and 43 strikeouts against 11 walks. No starter has allowed more than two earned runs, and the unit has combined for a 4-1 record...August has been the starting rotation's best month since April, combining for a 3.71 ERA, .245 BAA and totaling 10 quality starts in 25 games.

Schlitt's Malt Liquor: Over his last six appearances, reliever Brian Schlitter has retired 18 of 20 batters faced, holding opponents 1-for-19 with one walk and five strikeouts. He's notched saves in each of his last four games, bringing his season total up to 20 --- second in the PCL. It's the most saves recorded by an OKC pitcher since 2012 (Jose Valdez, 21) and third-most in a single season in the team's PCL era (since 1998)...This is also the fourth season of Schlitter's career with 20-plus saves.

Quiet Riot: The Dodgers tallied eight hits last night, marking the 13th straight game the team has finished a game with nine or fewer hits. During that time, the Dodgers are batting .215 (89x413), including .225 (24x106) with runners in scoring position. They have scored 45 runs during the stretch (3.5 rpg)...The lack of offensive production has also been prevalent at home of late. In the team's last 18 home games, the Dodgers have batted just .234 (135x578) and have scored a total of 63 runs, with two or fewer runs seven times.

Around the Horn: Tim Locastro has been hit by pitch in five straight games and 18 times this month --- most in the Majors or Minors. His 28 total HBP's between OKC and the AZL Dodgers rank second among all players in the Majors or Minors. Only Travis Jones of High-A Wilmington has been plunked more often (33)...The Dodgers are 41-28 at home this season, marking the 14th time in 21 seasons in Bricktown the team has notched at least 40 wins...OKC has won five straight home series finales and is 10-6 in home series finales this season.

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