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OKC Dodgers Game Notes - August 5, 2018

Published on August 5, 2018 under Pacific Coast League (PCL1)
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Oklahoma City Dodgers (60-49) vs. Reno Aces (58-54)

Los Angeles Dodgers vs. Arizona Diamondbacks

Game #110 of 140/Road #54 of 70 (26-27)

Pitching Probables: OKC-RHP Logan Bawcom (0-1, 3.48) vs. RNO-RHP NeftalÃ- Feliz (5-4, 5.31)

Sunday, August 5, 2018 | Greater Nevada Field | Reno, Nev. | 3:05 p.m. CT

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

Today's Game: The Oklahoma City Dodgers and Reno Aces meet for a Sunday matinee at 3:05 p.m. CT as they continue their series at Greater Nevada Field. Through four games of their current West Coast road trip, the Dodgers are 2-2, and they are trying to avoid their second three-game losing skid in the last 10 days.

Last Game: Jake Buchanan carried a shutout into the eighth inning, and an early four-run lead for Reno led the way to a 5-2 win over the Dodgers Saturday night at Greater Nevada Field. Buchanan - who spent parts of three seasons with OKC between 2012-14 - kept the Dodgers scoreless over his first seven innings while scattering three singles, with no runners advancing to second base. After a leadoff single by Edwin RÃ-os in the second inning, Buchanan (9-8) proceeded to retire 19 of the next 20 batters. The Dodgers rallied for two runs with two outs in the eighth inning, ending Buchanan's night. He was charged with two unearned runs over a season-high 7.2 innings on five hits - all singles - with one walk and four strikeouts. The Dodgers fell into a 2-0 hole in the first inning. Kevin Cron hit a two-run triple to right-center field to bring home both runs. Ildemaro Vargas added a two-out RBI double in the second inning. A RBI single by Jamie Westbrook in the third inning made it 4-0. In the sixth inning, Vargas added a two-out, broken-bat RBI single. Following an error by Cron with two outs in the eighth, Andrew Toles hit a RBI single to get the Dodgers on the board. Alex Verdugo drew a bases-loaded walk to bring in another run, but the Dodgers ended up leaving the bases loaded to end the inning. Jake Barrett recorded the final four outs to close out the win and earn his sixth save. Kyle Lobstein (0-2) made his first start for OKC since July 4 and took the loss. He allowed five runs and nine hits over 5.1 innings.

Today's Probable Pitcher: Logan Bawcom (0-1) makes his third start of the season with OKC tonight...His most recent start was July 29 for Double-A Tulsa at Arkansas. He turned in a season-high 6.1 innings and allowed only two earned runs (four runs total) and four hits in the Drillers' 4-3 loss...In his last outing with the Dodgers July 24, he held Albuquerque to one run and four hits over 5.0 innings with five walks and one strikeout. He did not factor into the decision of OKC's 3-1 win...Bawcom has spent most of his time this season with Tulsa, making 12 starts and going 4-6 with a 4.43 ERA, 42 K's and 19 walks over 61.0 innings...Bawcom signed a minor league contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers May 16 after making three starts with the independent Sugar Land Skeeters to begin the season...The 2018 season marks his third stint in the Dodgers organization. He was originally drafted by the Dodgers in the 17th round in 2010 from UT-Arlington...He split the 2017 season between Triple-A El Paso (San Diego) and Triple-A Nashville (Oakland), going a combined 2-5 with a 3.31 ERA over 47 relief appearances...Bawcom made 31 appearances (12 starts) for OKC during the 2016 season, posting a 6-5 record and 1.92 ERA over 89.0 IP while holding opponents to a .216 average. In those 12 starts, Bawcom posted a 1.62 ERA with a 4-3 record...Today is Bawcom's 21st career appearance against the Aces and second career start (0-2, 4.01 ERA).

Against the Aces: 2018: 0-1 2017: 2-2 All-time: 22-15 At RNO: 7-10 The Dodgers and the Aces are playing their lone series of the season and are meeting in Reno for the first time since 2016...The teams split their 2017 series, 2-2, at Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark with the Dodgers winning back-to-back games in the middle of the set. The Dodgers outscored the Aces, 20-18, and each team collected 38 hits. Edwin RÃ-os, Max Muncy and O'Koyea Dickson each had five hits in the series, while RÃ-os, Alex Verdugo and Mike Freeman each had four RBI...The Aces won the 2016 season series between the teams, 3-1, in Reno, including winning the final two games by a combined score of 14-5...The series loss was OKC's first against the Aces since the 2009 season when the teams played each other for the first time...The Dodgers last won a series against the Aces in 2015, going 3-1 in OKC.

Where Have the Hits Gone?: The Dodgers were held to two runs and five hits (all singles) last night, and have now been held to two or fewer runs six times over the last eight games. They are batting just .202 (53x262) and have totaled 19 runs over the eight-game stretch, which includes a .208 clip with RISP (11x53). They have also been held to seven hits or less six times and have totaled 10 hits just once...Over the last 22 innings, the Dodgers have tallied three runs and scored in two of 22 frames.

Trend Breaker: The Dodgers have allowed at least five runs in back-to-back games for the first time since July 13-14 at Round Rock. Entering Friday night's series finale in Tacoma, the Dodgers had allowed a total of nine runs over the previous five games before the Rainiers exploded for 13 runs Friday and the Aces scored five runs last night. Between the two games, opponents have combined to bat .390 (30x77)...Dodgers starting pitchers had combined for a 1.25 ERA and .193 BAA over the previous nine games prior to Friday, but over the last two games the starters have allowed 11 runs in 11.1 innings with opponents batting .346 (18x42)...The Rainiers tallied seven extra-base hits Friday night, including four homers, and the Aces added three more last night. The Dodgers had allowed two or fewer extra-base hits in 17 of the previous 18 games, including nine straight entering Friday.

Dominant Donovan: Donovan Solano singled and walked last night, and since returning from the DL July 15, he is batting .370 (20x54) with 10 RBI and seven runs scored over 15 games. He's recorded six multi-hit outings, including three games with three or more hits...Since his return, the Dodgers are 11-4 when Solano is in the starting lineup and 1-5 when he is not, with losses in five straight.

For Whom the Bell Toles: Andrew Toles picked up one of OKC's five hits last night, along with a RBI, and has now hit safely in 14 of his last 15 starts with OKC and in 13 of his last 15 games overall. Since July 7, he is batting .345 (19x55) with five multi-hit outings in PCL play.

The Ol' Switcheroo: Switch-handed reliever Pat Venditte allowed one hit with two strikeouts over a scoreless eighth inning last night. It was just the third hit he's allowed over his last 10 appearances (11.0 IP), and during that same time he has allowed one run...Venditte leads all PCL relievers with both a .163 BAA and an 8.06 baserunners per nine inning rate.

Around the Horn: The Dodgers are in a stretch of 14 straight games against Pacific Conference opponents. They are 14-11 against Pacific Conference teams so far in 2018, including 6-5 on the road...Over his last eight starts, Angelo Mora has gone 10-for-27 (.370) with four multi-hit games, three RBI and six runs scored...Including last night, the Dodgers are now 10-31 the last 41 times they did not score first...Today the Dodgers are playing in their first day game since Game 1 of a doubleheader July 21 vs. New Orleans, and first game to start as early as 1:05 p.m. local time since the All-Star Break. OKC is 8-12 in day games this season (3-7 road), with losses in seven of nine and 10 of 14 under the sun...Reno starting pitcher NeftalÃ- Feliz made 25 appearances (13 starts) for OKC in 2009, going 4-6 with a 3.49 ERA.

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