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OKC Dodgers Game Notes - July 24, 2018

Published on July 24, 2018 under Pacific Coast League (PCL1)
Oklahoma City Comets News Release


Albuquerque Isotopes (49-52) vs. Oklahoma City Dodgers (54-44)

Colorado Rockies vs. Los Angeles Dodgers

Game #99 of 140/Home #50 of 70 (30-19)

Pitching Probables: ABQ-RHP Jeff Hoffman (4-4, 3.77) vs. OKC-RHP Logan Bawcom (0-1, 5.06)

Tuesday, July 24, 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 return home to open a seven-game homestand with a three-game series against the Albuquerque Isotopes starting at 7:05 p.m. The Dodgers are coming off back-to-back losses for the first time since the PCL All-Star Break.

Last Game: Monday was a league-wide day off, but on Sunday, Nashville scored seven of its eight runs with two outs, sending the Dodgers to an 8-5 loss at First Tennessee Park. The Sounds jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the second inning. Jorge Mateo hit a RBI double to start the scoring. Later in the inning with runners at second and third base and two outs, J.P. Sportman hit a fly ball to shallow left field that went in and out of Andrew Toles' glove on a diving catch attempt and resulted in a two-run double. Nashville added two more runs with two outs in the third inning when Sheldon Neuse hit a two-run homer, extending the lead to 5-0. The Dodgers went deep in the fourth when Kyle Farmer hit a solo blast to left field. OKC got back within two runs in the fifth inning. A RBI groundout by Edwin RÃ-os and a sacrifice fly by Farmer cut Nashville's lead to 5-3. In the bottom of the inning, Neuse came through with another big hit, delivering a two-run double with two outs to push the advantage back to four runs. The Dodgers again battled back to trim the deficit to two. Connor Joe hit a solo home run in the sixth inning, and a sacrifice fly by RÃ-os in the seventh made it a 7-5 game. But the Sounds tallied one more two-out run in the bottom of the inning, this time coming on a bloop RBI single by Anthony Garcia. Nashville starting pitcher James Naile (6-9) allowed five runs (three earned) and nine hits, with two walks and two strikeouts over 6.1 innings. Dodgers starting pitcher Manny Bañuelos (8-5) surrendered a season-high seven runs on six hits. He walked three and struck out eight.

Today's Probable Pitcher: Logan Bawcom (0-1) makes his second start of the season with OKC tonight...Bawcom made his first start with the Dodgers since 2016 in his last outing July 19 against New Orleans at Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark. He took the loss after allowing four runs (three earned) and six hits over 5.1 IP, with three walks and five strikeouts in the team's 4-2 defeat...Bawcom previously made 11 starts with Double-A Tulsa, going 4-5 with a 4.61 ERA, 35 strikeouts and 17 walks over 54.2 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...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. He posted 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...The 2018 season marks his third stint in the LAD organization. He was originally drafted by the Dodgers in the 17th round in 2010 from UT-Arlington. After being traded to Seattle in 2012, he was acquired by the Dodgers from Seattle in the Triple-A portion of the Rule 5 Draft in December 2015...Tonight is Bawcom's 17th career appearance against the Isotopes, but his first start against Albuquerque. He most recently pitched 6.0 innings of relief over four appearances against Albuquerque while with El Paso last season, and he held the Isotopes without a run and to five hits.

Against the Isotopes: 2018: 0-0 2017: 1-3 All-time: 101-90 At OKC: 59-36 The Dodgers and Isotopes are meeting for their lone series of the season and at Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark for the first time since 2016...The Isotopes won the 2017 series in Albuquerque, 3-1. OKC won the series opener before the Isotopes won the final three games, including a 6-4 win in 10 innings in the series finale. Albuquerque outscored OKC, 32-25, and batted .315 over the four games. Kyle Farmer led the Dodgers by going 6-for-15 with three doubles, two homers, four RBI and four runs scored...Albuquerque also won the 2016 series at Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark, 3-1. The Isotopes outscored the Dodgers, 14-7, and OKC batted just .174 during the series...Going back to 2015, the Isotopes have taken eight of the last 11 games against the Dodgers.

The Wild Horse Gets Back in the Saddle: Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Yasiel Puig will begin a rehab assignment with OKC tonight. Puig was placed on the Disabled List with a right oblique strain July 9 after suffering the injury during a swing the day prior. This season Puig is slashing .265/.325/.462 with 11 homers and 35 RBI over 76 games with LAD...He last appeared with OKC during the 2016 season, batting .348 (24x69) with four homers and 12 RBI over 10 games.

Farm to Plate: Kyle Farmer went 2-for-3 with a homer and two RBI Sunday in Nashville and has now hit safely in eight of his last nine games, batting .378 (14x37) with seven doubles, a homer, eight RBI and six runs scored. Farmer has also hit safely in 14 of his 17 games since June 30. He paces the Dodgers with 22 hits in July (16 games), and 11 of those hits have gone for extra bases. His 10 doubles since July 3 lead all of Triple-A and are third-most overall in the Minors.

For Whom the Bell Toles: Andrew Toles went 2-for-4 Sunday to collect his third multi-hit outing in his last four games while playing with OKC. He has now hit safely in five straight PCL games, dating back to July 7. During the five-game stretch, he is 9-for-21 with three RBI, a homer and four runs scored...Through 37 games total with OKC, Toles is batting .333 (50x150) with 16 extra-base hits, 23 RBI and 26 runs scored.

Welcome Back: Since returning from the Disabled List last week, both Tim Locastro and Donovan Solano have had noticeable impacts. Solano is 9-for-23 with a pair of games with three-plus hits, seven RBI and four runs scored over six games total. Locastro has hit safely in eight of his nine starts, going 11-for-35 with 11 runs scored...July 15 was the first day both players were active, and since then, the team is 4-0 when both are in the starting lineup and 2-4 when one or neither is in the lineup.

On The Home Front: Tonight marks the start of the team's first true homestand in over one month. The Dodgers are 3-12 over their last 15 home games, and after starting the season 15-0 at home, they are 15-19 since. They have also gone 7-14 over their last 21 home games following a 23-5 start...Over the last 15 home games, the team has batted .275 (139x505) with 60 runs (4.0 per game) after starting the season batting .315 and averaging 6.03 runs per game at home...During that same time, the pitching staff has also struggled, posting a 5.56 ERA (81 ER/131.0 IP) and 1.66 WHIP, with 90 runs, 161 hits, 57 walks and 115 strikeouts. Opponents are batting .313 (157x501) and have tallied at least five runs nine times and at least 10 hits nine times.

Around the Horn: The Dodgers begin a stretch of 14 straight games against Pacific Conference opponents tonight. OKC went 8-6 during a 14-game stretch against Pacific Conference foes in June, including a 4-3 record at home...Entering tonight, the Dodgers have lost five of their last six series openers overall, including three straight in OKC. The Dodgers are 12-13 in series openers this season, going 6-6 at home.

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