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OKC Dodgers Game Notes - July 3, 2021

July 3, 2021 - Pacific Coast League (PCL)
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Salt Lake Bees (23-26) at Oklahoma City Dodgers (27-23)

Game #51 of 120/Home #21 of 60

Pitching Probables: SL-LHP Dillon Peters (1-2, 5.52) vs. OKC-RHP Yefry Ramírez (3-2, 4.53)

Saturday, July 3, 2021 | Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark | Oklahoma City, Okla. | 7:05 p.m. CT

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

Today's Game: The Oklahoma City Dodgers try to take the edge in their series against the Salt Lake Bees during tonight's 7:05 p.m. game at Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark. The series is tied between the teams, 1-1, after the Bees snapped OKC's four-game winning streak Friday...The Dodgers are 12-3 over the last 15 games, and since June 15, the Dodgers have gone from 8.0 games out of first place to 0.5 games out of first place in the Triple-A West East Division standings. They are currently tied for second place at the 50-game mark of the season.

Last Game: The OKC Dodgers scored one run in the bottom of the ninth inning and put the potential tying and winning runs on base, but lost to the Salt Lake Bees, 2-1, Friday night at Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark. Salt Lake carried a 2-0 lead into the ninth inning. Drew Butera tripled with one out in the fifth inning and scored on a RBI single by Jack Mayfield. Mayfield then tripled in the seventh inning and later scored on a sacrifice fly by Jo Adell. The Dodgers were held scoreless through eight innings and only had two runners advance as far as second base. In the ninth, Luke Raley singled with one out and Andy Burns drew a four-pitch walk. Both runners advanced on a groundout, and with Raley at third base and DJ Peters at the plate, a wild pitch by Tim Peterson allowed Raley to score for the Dodgers' first run of the night. With Burns representing the tying run at third base, Peters drew a walk to put the potential winning run on, but Peterson struck out Matt Davidson to end the game.

Today's Probable Pitcher: Reigning Triple-A West Pitcher of the Month Yefry Ramírez (3-2) makes his team-leading 10th start of the season...He was named league Pitcher of the Month for June on Friday after going 2-0 with a 2.77 ERA in five starts. He allowed 20 hits and struck out 27 over 26.0 innings while holding opponents to a .213 batting average. Ramírez led the league in ERA and opponent average while he tied for the best WHIP (1.12). He also ranked third in strikeouts and innings...In his previous start June 27 in Sugar Land, Ramírez allowed four runs on five hits over 5.0 innings with one walk and three strikeouts in a no decision. He allowed home runs in three consecutive innings (third, fourth, fifth) to account for all four runs. It's the second time this season he's allowed three homers in one game...Ramírez's 55 strikeouts are tied for second in Triple-A West, while his .244 AVG is fourth and his 4.53 ERA and 1.31 WHIP are both seventh...The Dodgers have won five of his last six starts and he has a personal 3-0 record during that time...Ramírez signed with the Dodgers as a free agent March 25...At home, Ramírez has allowed only four runs and 15 hits in 23.2 IP, going 2-1 with a 1.52 ERA, 0.97 WHIP and .185 BAA...In 2019, Ramírez made appearances in the Majors with both Baltimore and Pittsburgh, pitching in 13 total games between the Orioles (four games) and Pirates (nine games). He went 0-2 with a 7.40 ERA and notched 27 strikeouts in 24.1 IP...Ramírez is in his 10th pro season after originally signing with Arizona as an international free agent in 2011...Tonight is his first career appearance against the Bees.

Against the Bees: 2021: 1-1 2019: 2-1 All-time: 53-51 At OKC: 30-23 The Dodgers and Bees are meeting for their first of two series in 2021 and their lone series at Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark...The teams played a three-game series in 2019 as the teams met at Smith's Ballpark. OKC won the first two games of the series by a combined score of 14-8 before the Bees won the series finale, 14-4. Edwin Ríos homered twice and had six RBI...Since OKC became affiliated with the Dodgers, the team owns a 14-6 advantage against the Bees in the Triple-A version of the Freeway Series. The Dodgers enter tonight having won eight of the last 11 meetings overall...OKC has won five straight season series and has not lost a season series against the Bees since going 1-3 in 2013 in OKC...The Dodgers won the 2018 series, 2-1, losing the series opener at Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark before winning the final two games by a combined score of 10-2...Salt Lake's Jo Adell is tied for the Triple-A West lead with 16 homers this season, while his 41 RBI, 29 extra-base hits and 117 total bases are tied for second and his 37 runs scored are tied for fourth...Tonight the Bees are aiming to win consecutive games against OKC for the first time since 2013.

Moving On Up: Despite last night's loss, the Dodgers have won seven of the last nine games and are tied for the Triple-A West East Division lead with 27 wins. They initially surpassed the .500 barrier last Thursday (June 24) for the first time since the end of the 2018 season...After starting 2021 with a 4-13 record, OKC has gone 23-10. Since the turnaround began May 25, OKC owns the best record among all Triple-A teams and is tied with Omaha (23-11) for the most wins in all of Triple-A...During the team's current 12-3 run, they've gone from 8.0 games out of first place to 0.5 games out of first place and are now tied for second place in the division standings.

Stalled Out: One night after scoring 11 runs, including 10 runs in one inning, the Dodgers were held to their lowest run total since a 6-1 loss to Sacramento in OKC May 18. Friday night's loss ended a streak of 37 games with at least two runs scored. That same game on May 18 was also the last time OKC was held without an extra-base hit, as all seven hits last night were singles...Over the last 10 games, the Dodgers are 7-3. In the three losses, OKC has combined to go 15-for-96 (.156) overall and 2-for-23 with RISP while scoring seven runs over 29 innings. In the seven wins, they've batted .265 (67x253) overall and 20-for-62 with RISP (.323) while scoring 43 runs in 64 innings.

Keibert Goes Kaboom: Keibert Ruiz singled and walked last night and is now 10-for-23 (.438) over his last seven games with one double, three homers, six runs scored, nine walks, eight RBI and a .576 OBP (19/33 PA). On Thursday, he hit two home runs, including a sixth-inning grand slam to give OKC the lead. It was his third multi-homer game of the season and sixth multi-homer game of his career, but just the second time the switch-hitter has homered from each side of the plate in the same game. Ruiz finished the game 3-for-4 with a walk and five RBI to tie his season and career high RBI mark. He now paces the OKC Dodgers with 11 homers this season as well as three multi-homer games. He also moved into a tie with his team-leading 12th multi-hit game this season...Ruiz's .638 SLG ranks second in Triple-A West while his 1.015 OPS is fifth. Ruiz entered this season with a career .420 SLG...His 22 extra-base hits pace OKC, while his 37 total hits are second-most among OKC players as are his 28 RBI...Between OKC and his time with the Los Angeles Dodgers this season, Ruiz has hit 12 homers and 11 doubles in 153 total plate appearances (39 games). During his last full season in 2019, Ruiz hit six homers and nine doubles between OKC and Double-A Tulsa over 350 plate appearances (85 games). He has matched his career high with 12 homers, set in 2018 over 415 plate appearances...Ruiz has homered in three of his last four home games, going 7-for-13 with four homers and nine RBI. He's also gone deep seven times in his last eight games at The Brick (10x27, 13 RBI).

Luke's Using the Force: After missing the previous three games due to a minor injury, Luke Raley went 2-for-3 Friday as the lone OKC player with a multi-hit game and scored the team's only run on a wild pitch in the ninth inning. Last night was his 10th multi-hit game with OKC this season...Over his last 21 starts with OKC, Raley is 30-for-77 (.390) with seven doubles, two triples, seven homers, 34 RBI and 25 runs scored. He has hit in a season-best five straight games (7-for-18, HR, 2 2B, 3 RBI) and paces the Dodgers with 37 RBI in 27 games this season - tied for sixth-most in Triple-A West despite playing in just over half of OKC's total games...Since May 23, Raley's 36 RBI are tied for the most in Triple-A while his .728 SLG and 1.178 OPS both pace all Triple-A players during the span.

Dinger Details: After hitting five homers over the previous two games, including three Thursday night, the Dodgers were held without a homer Friday night, marking the fourth time in the last seven games OKC did not go deep. They have been held with a homer in back-to-back games just twice previously this season, June 25 and 26 and May 11 and 13...On the other hand, Salt Lake was held without a homer for a second straight game last night as the Dodgers have now held an opponent without a homer 13 times in the last 20 games and in 16 of the last 26 games after opponents had gone deep at least once in 22 of the first 24 games (42 HR)...Since June 3, the Dodgers have allowed 16 HR in 26 games. The next lowest total in Triple-A West is 29 (Round Rock) and the next lowest total in all of Triple-A is 19 (Buffalo)...Entering tonight, the Dodgers have not allowed a home run in eight consecutive home games...Last night was the sixth time in 50 games this season neither the Dodgers nor their opponent homered. Only eight such games occurred across 139 contests during the 2019 season.

Rehab Recap: Last night Los Angeles Dodgers reliever Scott Alexander appeared for a second consecutive day and threw a scoreless and hitless sixth inning with two strikeouts. He inherited two runners with none out and retired all three batters he faced, throwing 10 pitches, including eight strikes. While pitching on back-to-back days, Alexander retired six of seven batters faced while throwing just 20 total pitches (18 strikes)...Yoshi Tsutsugo went 1-for-4 Friday and overall is 6-for-50 with three homers and five RBI through 13 games of his rehab assignment.

Fast Track: Friday's game was completed in 2 hours, 41 minutes - the shortest nine-inning game at Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark this season. The Dodgers' average nine-inning game time at home this season is 3:21 - the longest across the 120 teams ranging from the Major Leagues to High-A. Prior to last night, the Dodgers had played nine consecutive games of at least 3:13, with six of those eclipsing 3:30.

Around the Horn: Including last night, nine of the Dodgers' last 10 games have been decided by one or two runs, with OKC going 6-3 in those games. Each of the team's last four losses going back to June 14 have been by one run, as have six of their last seven losses going back to June 7...Elliot Soto extended his hit streak to a season-high eight games Friday night, going 1-for-3 with a stolen base. He is 11-for-32 with three doubles during the streak...The OKC offense tied its season low with four strikeouts Friday, but hit into a season-high four double plays...Zach Reks returned to action after missing four games due to a hand injury. He went 0-for-4, snapping a streak of 20 consecutive starts reaching base. It's also just the second time in 36 starts this season he failed to reach base...Matt Davidson is 8-for-26 with three multi-hit games, three homers eight RBI over his last six starts...Sheldon Neuse had Friday off, but has hit safely in 14 of his last 16 games, going 22-for-64 (.344) with 15 RBI.

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