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OKC Dodgers Game Notes - July 2, 2022

July 2, 2022 - Pacific Coast League (PCL)
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Oklahoma City Dodgers (47-29) at El Paso Chihuahuas (42-34)

Game #77 of 150/Road #38 of 75

Pitching Probables: OKC-RHP Sam Gaviglio (5-3, 6.45) vs. ELP-LHP Luke Westphal (2-1, 3.86)

Saturday, July 2, 2022 | Southwest University Park | El Paso, Texas | 7:35 p.m. CT

Radio: KGHM-AM 1340 The Game, 1340thegame.com, iHeartRadio; Video: MiLB.tv

Today's Game: The Oklahoma City Dodgers look to regain the lead in their series against the El Paso Chihuahuas at 7:35 p.m. CT at Southwest University Park. The series is tied, 2-2, between the top two teams in the Pacific Coast League East Division. The Dodgers have a five-game lead ahead of the second-place Chihuahuas and have not lost consecutive games since late May.

Last Game: Jason Martin went 4-for-4 with two home runs and a double, but his performance alone could not keep the Oklahoma City Dodgers on pace with the El Paso Chihuahuas in an 11-8 defeat Friday night at Southwest University Park. Martin hit game-tying run home runs in both the fifth and sixth innings, but the Chihuahuas regained the lead following each homer. Martin hit a two-run homer with two outs in the sixth inning to even the score at 7-7. The game was still tied in the bottom of the seventh inning when Luis Liberato hit a go-ahead two-run homer for the Chihuahuas, and C.J. Hinojosa also homered on the very next pitch. The Chihuahuas took an 11-7 lead into the ninth inning, and the Dodgers rallied with three hits in the inning to score one run and bring the tying run to the plate before falling. OKC took a 2-0 lead in the first inning, only to see El Paso score four runs in the bottom of the frame. The Dodgers tied the game at 4-4 in the fifth inning following Martin's first home run of the game, but the Chihuahuas went back in the lead with three runs in the bottom of the fifth.

Today's Probable Pitcher: Sam Gaviglio (5-3) makes his seventh start, but first since June 11 after making his last two appearances out of the bullpen in the back part of a tandem...Gaviglio most recently pitched June 24 in OKC against Round Rock, piggybacking Jon Duplantier with 4.1 inning of relief. He allowed one hit and one unearned run and did not issue a walk while recording five K's to earn his fifth win of the season...Gaviglio combined with starting pitcher Mitch White on a 7-0 shutout June 18 in Reno. He pitched the final three innings and allowed one hit and no walks with three strikeouts, retiring nine of 10 batters faced. As a result, Gaviglio earned the first save of his pro career...Between his last two games, Gaviglio has allowed one unearned run and two hits over 7.1 innings, retiring 22 of 25 batters faced...Gaviglio signed with LAD as a free agent Jan. 31, 2022 after splitting last year with Triple-A Round Rock and SSG Landers of the KBO in Korea...He made his ML debut May 11, 2017 with the Seattle Mariners at Toronto, striking out the first batter he faced...He was selected by St. Louis in the fifth round of the 2011 MLB Draft out of Oregon State University...He has made two prior appearances this season against El Paso, both out of the bullpen. He's allowed two runs and six hits, with four walks and five strikeouts over 7.1 innings.

Against the Chihuahuas: 2022: 7-6 2021: 14-9 All-time: 35-25 At ELP: 20-14 The Dodgers and Chihuahuas meet for their third series of 2022 and second at Southwest University Park...The Dodgers have won seven of the last 10 games against the Chihuahuas entering tonight, including five of seven at Southwest University Park...The teams played a three-game series in OKC May 17-19 with OKC winning, 2-1, after the teams split a six-game series in El Paso April 12-17 with OKC winning the final three games of the series...Jason Martin and Miguel Vargas each have a team-best 13 RBI against the Chihuahuas this season, while Vargas has a team-leading 15 hits. Martin has hit seven homers in 12 games...The Dodgers won the 2021 series between the teams, 14-9, including 8-4 in El Paso. OKC hit 37 homers while holding El Paso to 21 home runs over the 23-game season series. Outside of 2018, OKC has won or split each season series against the Chihuahuas since Tucson's franchise relocated to El Paso for the 2014 season.

Life At the Top: Despite a loss last night, Oklahoma City paces the PCL and all of Triple-A with a 47-29 record. With a win tonight, they can match their season-high mark of 19 games above .500 and match their largest lead in first place in the East Division at 6.0 games...The Dodgers have won 10 of their last 15 games, 12 of their last 18 games and 16 of their last 23 games. They are 12-6 in their last 18 road games...The Dodgers have not lost consecutive games since a three-game losing streak May 26-27, as the Dodgers have followed up each of their previous nine losses with a win in the next game...OKC's 47 wins pace all of Triple-A and are tied for third-most in the Minors...The Dodgers have won five straight series and are now 10-1-3 through their first 15 series of the season.

Clearance at JMart: Jason Martin reached base five times Friday, going 4-for-4 with two home runs, a double and a walk. He scored three times and notched three RBI during his second multi-homer game of the season, with his other also in El Paso April 16. Martin became the first Dodger this season with three extra-base hits in one game and the fifth player with a four-hit game. The four hits were a season high and his most since July 17, 2017 with Double-A Corpus Christi, which is also the only other game of his career he's tallied three extra-base hits...Martin has four homers in his last four games and five homers in his last six games. His 15 home runs this season are now tied for the team lead...Sixteen of Martin's last 25 hits (since June 5) have gone for extra bases and his 35 total extra-base hits this season pace the Dodgers and are second-most among PCL players. Since June 5, he leads the PCL with nine homers, an .803 SLG and 1.219 OPS. Over the 20-game stretch, he is batting .320 (25x76) with 23 RBI...Overall this season, Martin is tied for the league lead with five triples, while his 51 runs scored are tied for second, his 137 total bases and .976 OPS are third-most in the league, his 15 homers are tied for third, while his 54 RBI and .593 SLG are both fourth...In 12 games against El Paso, Martin is batting .317 (13x41) with seven homers and 13 RBI.

Offensive Outburst: The Dodgers picked up 14 hits Friday, marking their second straight game with at least 13 hits. The team is now 27-for-78 (.346) over the last two games with nine doubles and two home runs after batting just .195 over the previous seven games. OKC is 10-for-26 (.385) with runners in scoring position after going 6-for-39 (.154) with RISP during the same seven-game stretch...Friday marked the third time this season the Dodgers have lost a game when scoring at least eight runs, and the second time it's happened at Southwest University Park, joining a 13-11 loss on April 12. Entering Friday, the Dodgers had won 16 of their last 17 games when scoring least six runs and 18 of their last 19 games when scoring at least four runs. It's the team's highest run total in a loss since a 14-13 defeat at Round Rock May 15...The Dodgers lead all of Triple-A with 370 walks and are tied for first with 27 triples, while their 483 runs and .367 OBP rank second. OKC also ranks among Triple-A's top four teams in total bases (3rd), SLG (3rd, .457), OPS (3rd, .824), AVG (4th, .271) and hits (T-4th, 697)...OKC is the only team in the Minors with three players who have recorded 50-plus RBI this season - Miguel Vargas (56), Jason Martin (54) and Jake Lamb (50).

Gettin' Miggy With It: For a second straight game, Miguel Vargas collected two doubles, picking up a RBI on each one. He extended his hitting streak to a season-best 13 games, and during the hitting streak, Vargas is 20-for-51 (.392) with two home runs, seven doubles, 12 RBI, eight walks and 12 runs scored. His hitting streak is the second longest by an OKC player this season and one game shy of matching Jake Lamb's 14-game hitting streak June 5-23. Vargas' streak is also the second-longest current hitting streak in the PCL...Vargas paces the PCL with 86 hits and 65 runs scored, while his 148 total bases rank second, his 18 doubles are tied for second, his RBI total is third, his 34 extra-base hits are tied for third and his 42 walks are tied for fourth.

Drew Point: Drew Avans went 1-for-4 with a walk, RBI and run scored Friday night. He's now reached base in a season-best 17 straight games as well as 31 of his last 32 games. He has hit safely in 14 of his last 17 games, batting .323 (21x65) during that time...His 17-game on-base streak is the longest active streak by an OKC player and is tied for the third-longest streak overall on the team this season. It is tied for the second-longest active on-base streak in the league.

Busch League: Michael Busch picked up a hit and RBI last night as he has hit safely in 18 of his last 21 games. Since June 7, he is 24-for-86 (.279) with 12 extra-base hits, 18 RBI, seven walks and 18 runs scored, raising his batting average with OKC by 44 points. Over his last 17 games, Busch is 21-for-72 (.292) with 11 extra-base hits and has tallied at least one extra-base hit in 10 of his last 16 games...He has four homers in his last 10 games and six homers in his last 15 games. At 19 home runs overall between OKC and Double-A Tulsa, Busch leads all Dodgers minor leaguers.

Ups and Downs on the Mound: For the second time in three games, the Dodgers allowed 11 or more runs. During the team's last 12 games, the pitching staff has allowed three or fewer runs seven times, but allowed eight or more runs four times. And in 17 of the team's last 18 games, the pitching staff has allowed either three or fewer runs (9x) or seven-plus runs (8x). Over the last seven games, the opponent run total has gone 3, 8, 1, 3, 14, 2 and 11...During the current series, in the two wins they've allowed five runs, but in the two losses it's been 25 runs. OKC is now 5-5 in El Paso this season, and in the five wins, they've given up 11 runs total, but in the five losses, they've allowed 49 runs total...For the season, the Dodgers own the best ERA in the PCL (4.58) and have allowed a league-low 615 hits and 381 runs.

Late Risers: After the Dodgers took a 2-0 lead in the first inning Friday, El Paso scored four runs of its own in the bottom of the inning, as opponents have now scored in either the first or second inning in each of the last eight games. Over the eight-game stretch, the Dodgers have allowed 22 total runs over the first two innings (16 innings)...Although the Dodgers' +102 run differential is best among all Triple-A teams, they have a -11 run differential within the first two innings this season.

Around the Horn: The Dodgers lead all Triple-A teams in walks drawn (370) and walks allowed (366). Last night was the team's seventh game this season allowing 10 or more walks...Tomás Telis and Jake Amaya each tallied their second consecutive multi-hit games last night. Telis went 2-for-5, and Amaya went 2-for-3 with a RBI and two walks. Amaya is up to 15 RBI in his first 16 games since joining OKC...The Dodgers have hit a home run in 16 of the last 18 games (25 HR) and in 22 of the last 25 games (35 HR). On the other hand, the Dodgers have allowed six home runs over the last four games. Last night was the third instance this season of an opponent hitting back-to-back home runs.

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