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OKC Dodgers Game Notes - July 27, 2015

July 27, 2015 - Pacific Coast League (PCL1)
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Oklahoma City Dodgers (62-38) vs. Round Rock Express (57-43)

Los Angeles Dodgers vs. Texas Rangers

Game #101 of 144/Road #57 of 73 (35-21)

Pitching Probables: OKC-RHP Trevor Cahill (0-1, 5.19) vs. RR-RHP Ross Wolf (9-5, 5.51)

Monday, July 27, 2015 | Dell Diamond | Round Rock, Texas | 7:05 p.m. CT

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

Today's Game: The Dodgers wrap up their current series, as well as the season series, against the Round Rock Express at 7:05 p.m. at Dell Diamond. Oklahoma City leads the current set, 2-1, and is 11-4 against Round Rock in 2015.

Yesterday's Game: The Dodgers scored four runs in the sixth inning and leaned on their pitching staff to work out of jams all night, defeating Round Rock, 4-2, Sunday at Dell Diamond. The first run of OKC's rally scored on an errant pickoff throw to third base by Round Rock catcher Brett Nicholas. Corey Seager then tied the game with a RBI groundout. O'Koyea Dickson later smashed a go-ahead, two-run double. In the bottom of the seventh, the Express drew back-to-back two-out walks to load the bases. Juan Gonzalez replaced Danny Coulombe on the mound and got Tyler Pastornicky to fly out to shallow right field on the first pitch to end the inning. Gonzalez breezed through the eighth inning and stayed in the game to pitch the ninth. The Express put the tying runs on base with two outs, but Gonzalez struck out Michael Choice to end the game and earn his fifth save of the season. On the first pitch of the bottom of the third, Ryan Strausborger homered to left field to give Round Rock a 1-0 lead. Strausborger drove in another run in the fourth inning with a sac fly. OKC starting pitcher Joe Wieland (6-4) pitched into the sixth inning for the first time this season and tossed a season-high 5.2 innings, earning his first win since June 13. He allowed two runs and seven hits, with three walks and three strikeouts. Round Rock starting pitcher Chi Chi Gonzalez (4-7) ended up being charged with all four runs in the loss. He finished with two walks and two strikeouts over 5.1 innings.

Today's Probable Pitcher: Trevor Cahill (0-1) is slated to make his third start with OKC since joining the team in mid-July...He suffered his first loss Wednesday in Omaha, allowing five runs (four earned) and eight hits over four innings. All five runs scored in the first inning, and he was able to finish strong by retiring 10 of the last 12 batters faced. He did not issue a walk and struck out two...Cahill signed a minor league contract with the Dodgers June 30 after starting the season with the Atlanta Braves. He was designated for assignment June 11 and later released...With the Braves this season, Cahill went 0-3 with a 7.52 ERA in 15 appearances (three starts) with 14 strikeouts and 11 walks over 26.1 IP. He was acquired by the Braves in an April 2 trade with Arizona...He spent parts of four seasons with Arizona (2012-15) after six seasons in the A's organization (2006-11)...Tonight marks his second start against the Express. In his team debut July 17, Cahill tossed 4.2 innings and held Round Rock to one run and two hits. He issued one walk and struck out three in a no decision.

Against the Express: 2015: 11-4 2014: 7-9 All-time: 94-80 In RR: 48-38

After Round Rock won on Opening Night, the Dodgers have won 11 of the last 14 meetings against the Express. Three of Round Rock's four wins have been in games started by Anthony Ranaudo, including Saturday night...The teams met last week in OKC, July 16-19, with the Dodgers winning their third series against the Express this season, 3-1. Round Rock won the series opener before OKC won the final three games, including the series finale in walk-off fashion on a RBI double by Scott Schebler in the 12th inning...The teams last met in Round Rock June 6-9, with the Dodgers taking three of four games.

Keeping it 100: The Dodgers played their 100th game of the season Sunday and secured the team's best record through 100 games since joining the PCL in 1998. Oklahoma City collected its 62nd win Sunday, besting the team's previous top record through 100 contests by four games (58-42 in 2012)...The PCL-leading Dodgers' 62 wins are third-most in all of the Minors behind Double-A Corpus Christi (64) and Low-A Quad Cities (63).

Tales from the Road: The Dodgers are 3-5 on their current 13-game road trip and have won two of their last three games. They began the trip with a nine-game lead in first place, but it has since been whittled down to just five games...The Dodgers are in the midst of a stretch where 26 of 33 games are on the road (11-10 road; 14-14 overall)...Even with the recent struggles, OKC still owns the league's best road record at 35-21. Only High-A Visalia (36) has more road wins in the Minors this season.

Table Setter: Leadoff man Darnell Sweeney collected his team-leading 32nd multi-hit game of the season Sunday, going 2-for-3 with a walk and a run scored. He is 6-for-13 through the first three games of the current series. Sweeney leads the PCL with 28 stolen bases, ranks fourth with 109 hits, and fifth with 60 runs scored. Since June 1, he is second in the PCL with 64 hits (Jesus Montero, Tacoma - 66).

Barney and Friends: Darwin Barney is off to a hot start in the current series, going 7-for-13. He's tallied two RBI and two stolen bases and has reached base safely in eight of 14 plate appearances.

The O'Koyea O'ffensive: O'Koyea Dickson has hit safely in a team-best 12 straight road games and is hitting .311 (14x45) with 12 RBI on the road since July 3...Dickson has also hit safely in a season-high nine straight games overall (9x36, 2 HR, 3 2B, 6 RBI). The hitting streak marks his longest since Aug. 16-29, 2013 when he put together a 13-game hitting streak while with High-A Rancho Cucamonga.

Going Gonzo: Juan Gonzalez pitched a season-high 2.1 innings last night and recorded the final seven outs to pick up his fifth save. He has not been scored upon in 17 of his 18 outings with OKC, including the last 15 straight (16.0 IP). He's 5-for-5 in save situations and has allowed just two hits with two walks and four strikeouts over 6.1 IP when closing out games. Combined with his time with Double-A Tulsa, Gonzalez has kept his opponent scoreless in 29 of 31 outings and has posted a 0.75 ERA with a .165 opponent average.

RISPy Business: Last night the Dodgers held the Express 0-for-10 with runners in scoring position and stranded 14 runners on base. Entering last night, OKC opponents had batted .391 (36x92) with runners in scoring position over the previous 11 games.

Closing Arguments: The Dodgers are 13-12 in series finales this season, including 6-7 on the road and 3-0 against the Express. When the Dodgers enter the final game of a series with a chance to win the series, they are 10-2.

Like Clockwork: Last night's game lasted 3 hours, 12 minutes, which is tied for the team's longest nine-inning game this season. The only other nine-inning game to last that long was May 28 in Salt Lake -- a game that had a 14-11 final score.

UPCOMING SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE PITCHING MATCHUPS (ALL TIMES CENTRAL)

DATE TIME OPPONENT OKC PITCHER OPP. PITCHER

Tuesday, July 28 7:05 p.m. @ Memphis LHP Eric Surkamp (4-2, 4.11) RHP Zach Petrick (5-5, 4.27)

Wednesday, July 29 11:35 a.m. @ Memphis LHP Eric Stults (1-0, 2.89) LHP John Gast (5-7, 4.86)

Thursday, July 30 7:05 p.m. @ Memphis RHP Brandon Beachy (1-1, 3.52) LHP Tyler Lyons (6-5, 3.33)

Friday, July 31 7:05 p.m. @ Memphis RHP Joe Wieland (6-4, 5.42) LHP Nick Greenwood (9-3, 5.30)

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