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OKC Dodgers Game Notes - July 4, 2022

July 4, 2022 - Pacific Coast League (PCL)
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Today's Game: The Oklahoma City Dodgers open a six-game series and Independence Day celebration with a 7:05 p.m. game against the Las Vegas Aviators at Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark. The evening will be filled with special patriotic festivities and fireworks will follow the game. A July Fourth Block Party presented by Newcastle Casino will take place from 5-7 p.m. on the Mickey Mantle Plaza and feature a hot dog eating contest presented by Schwab Meat Co...This is the eighth consecutive season OKC has played at home on July 4 and OKC has won back-to-back games on July 4 in OKC, as well as five of the last seven July 4 games at Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark.

Yesterday's Games: The El Paso Chihuahuas scored 14 runs during the resumption of a suspended game Sunday evening on the way to an 18-5 win against the Oklahoma City Dodgers at Southwest University Park. On Saturday, the teams played to a 4-4 tie through 4.5 innings before rain forced a delay of 1 hour, 28 minutes and eventually the suspension of the game. When the game resumed Sunday, the Chihuahuas scored five runs in the bottom of the fifth inning, scoring four runs with two outs, including three on a bases-clearing double by C.J. Hinojosa to take a 9-4 lead. The Dodgers scored a run on a RBI double by James Outman in the sixth inning to cut El Paso's lead to four runs. But the Chihuahuas added three more runs in the seventh inning before racking up six more runs in the eighth inning, including a three-run homer by Robinson Canó...In Sunday's regularly scheduled game, El Paso grabbed a quick 4-0 lead and went on to defeat the Dodgers, 12-2, in seven innings at Southwest University Park. The Chihuahuas scored four runs in the first inning, including a two-run home run by Eguy Rosario. OKC's Jason Martin then hit a solo home run in the second inning and the Dodgers went on to load the bases but were unable to bring in another run. Rosario added a three-run homer in the third inning before Kyle Martin followed with a solo homer for an 8-1 Chihuahuas lead. Jake Amaya connected on a RBI single in the fourth inning for the Dodgers, but that would be OKC's final run of the evening. The Chihuahuas added four more runs in the fifth inning all with two outs, including three straight bases-loaded walks for a 12-2 advantage.

Today's Probable Pitcher: José Martínez makes his team and Triple-A debut in a spot start tonight...Martínez joins OKC from Double-A Tulsa where he posted a 3-1 record and 5.36 ERA over 43.2 innings. He has pitched primarily in relief with the Drillers, making 17 appearances including five starts...He most recently pitched June 30 for the Drillers against Arkansas, allowing one run and two hits over 1.1 innings with one strikeout...He last started June 19 against Wichita, pitching 3.0 innings and allowing one run and three hits with two strikeouts (ND)...He recorded a season-high six strikeouts May 10 against Frisco, starting and pitching 4.0 innings...Martínez finished the 2021 season with Tulsa after starting the season with High-A Great Lakes. He went 1-4 with Tulsa, posting a 7.44 ERA with 22 strikeouts in nine outings (seven starts) after going 5-1 with Great Lakes with a 4.19 ERA and 47 strikeouts in 15 appearances (eight starts)...He was originally signed by the Dodgers as a free agent July 2, 2016 out of Caracas, Venezuela.

Against the Aviators: 2022: 0-0 2021: 4-7 All-time: 52-62 At OKC: 24-29 Oklahoma City and Las Vegas are meeting for their only series against one another during the 2022 season...This marks their first meeting since competing in the Triple-A Final Stretch Sept. 23-27, 2021 in Las Vegas with OKC winning the five-game set, 3-2, despite losing the final two games of the series. It was OKC's first series win against Las Vegas since 2015...The Aviators won the 2021 season series, 7-4, as they won a six-game series at Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark, 5-1, in August...Anthony Bemboom had a team-best 12 hits in the 2021 season series while Matt Davidson - currently playing for the Aviators - racked up a team-leading 13 RBI, including four homers...The teams' offenses were almost identical throughout the season series, with OKC edging Las Vegas in hits, 107-106, and the Aviators edging OKC in runs, 66-65. The Aviators hit 17 homers, while the Dodgers hit 14.

Running Free: The 18 runs allowed by the Dodgers in the suspended game were the most runs scored by an opponent this season and the most allowed by an Oklahoma City team since a 19-9 loss June 18, 2019 also in El Paso. It was just the ninth time in the team's Bricktown era (since 1998) that an opponent scored 18 or more runs in a game...El Paso then scored 12 more runs in the regularly scheduled game Sunday. After allowing an opponent to score double-digit runs just once in a 25-game span from May 31-June 28, the Dodgers have now allowed double-digit run totals in three straight games (41 total runs) as well as in four of the last five games, as El Paso also scored 14 runs Wednesday and 11 runs Friday...This is the first time OKC has allowed double-digit runs in three straight games since Aug. 8-10 in Albuquerque (31 total runs) and OKC won two of those three games, and it is the first time in the Bricktown era (since 1998) that an Oklahoma City team has allowed 11 or more runs in three straight games. The 41 runs allowed by the Dodgers over the last three games are the most allowed by the team over a three-game span since allowing 42 runs July 22-24, 2012. The first two games of the span were in Memphis and the third game was against Iowa in OKC, but OKC did not allow double-digit runs in all three games...OKC's 13-run margin of defeat in the suspended game was a season-high for OKC and the largest margin of defeat for OKC since a 14-0 loss Aug. 11, 2018 against Memphis in OKC...Prior to Wednesday's game, the Dodgers had a 4.42 ERA and opponents were batting .240 for the season. Since then, the Dodgers have a 12.46 ERA (54 ER/39.0 IP) and opponents have batted .360 (64x178), swelling their season numbers to a 4.88 ERA and .248 BAA. On Sunday alone their ERA rose from 4.58 to 4.88...Following Tuesday's win, the team's run differential was +111 for the season. In the five games since, the Dodgers have been outscored by 32 runs, whittling down their season run differential to +79.

Bitten by the Chihuahuas: After play resumed Sunday, El Paso went a combined 23-for-52 (.442) with 26 runs and 13 walks in 10 total innings over the two games, including 12-for-23 with runners in scoring position. El Paso went an incredible 11-for-21 with two outs and scored 19 runs...In contrast, OKC went 9-for-41 overall with three runs scored in 11 innings of play Sunday...El Paso racked up 19 hits in the suspended game. It was the second time in four games the Chihuahuas had 19 hits in a game after they also hit the mark Wednesday night. Prior to Wednesday, the last time an opponent had that many hits against OKC was Aug. 3, 2018 in Tacoma.

Skid Marks: The Dodgers have now suffered three straight losses for the first time since May 26-27. Between May 28-June 30, the Dodgers had followed up each of their nine previous losses with a win and had not even lost consecutive games...This is the team's fourth three-game losing streak of the season, and the Dodgers yet to lose four straight games...With two wins Sunday, the Chihuahuas also won the six-game series against Oklahoma City, 4-2, and trimmed the Dodgers' lead atop the PCL East Division to three game. The Dodgers suffered just their second series loss of the season after winning five straight series. They now have a 10-2-3 series record.

Clearance at JMart: Jason Martin homered in the regularly scheduled game Sunday and now has five homers in his last six games and six homers in his last eight games. His 16 home runs with OKC this season are most on the team and tied for fourth-most in the PCL...He hit safely in both games Sunday, going a combined 3-for-7 with a homer and double and has hit safely in seven of his last eight games (11x31)...On Friday, he reached base five times, 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...Since June 5, Martin is batting .337 (28x83) over 22 games with 24 RBI. Eighteen of his 28 hits have gone for extra bases, and during that stretch, he leads the league with a .819 SLG and 1.236 OPS and is tied for the league lead with 10 homers...For the season, his 37 total extra-base hits pace the Dodgers and are tied for second-most among PCL players. Additionally, Martin's .605 SLG and .989 OPS are third in the league, while his five triples are third-most, his 53 runs are tied for third-most and his 55 RBI and 144 total bases are fourth in the league.

Gettin' Miggy With It: Miguel Vargas went 3-for-5 with a homer and two RBI in the suspended game to extended his hitting streak to a season-best 14 games, but his streak stopped there as he was held 0-for-3 in the regularly scheduled game. However, it should be noted the streak ended in a seven-inning game and Vargas was on deck when the game ended. Although he went 0-for-3, all three outs were lineouts with an average exit velocity of 95 mph...During the hitting streak, Vargas went 23-for-56 (.411) with three homers, seven doubles, 14 RBI, eight walks and 13 runs scored. The streak is tied with Jake Lamb's 14-game hitting streak for the longest by an OKC player this season...Vargas paces the PCL with 89 hits and 66 runs scored, while his 154 total bases rank second, his 38 RBI are third, his 34 extra-base hits are fourth, his 18 doubles are tied for fourth and his 42 walks are tied for fifth.

Drew Point: Drew Avans hit his team-leading sixth triple of the season Sunday and is now tied for the PCL league lead with six triples this season. He has reached base in a season-best 18 straight games as well as 32 of his last 33 games. His 18-game streak is tied for second longest by an OKC player this season and one game shy of tying for the longest streak by an OKC player this season. Avans has also hit safely in five straight games as well as in 15 of his last 18 games, batting .324 (22x68).

Around the Horn: Tonight's game opens a stretch of 15 straight games for the Dodgers against West Division foes. OKC is 11-10 against the West Division this season, including 4-5 at home. The Dodgers are 12-21 at home against West Division opponents over the last two seasons...The Dodgers lead all Triple-A teams in walks allowed (379) and are second in walks drawn (376)...Michael Busch homered in the suspended game and has now homered in five of his last 12 games and seven of his last 17 games. He has nine home runs with OKC and 20 home runs overall this season to lead the Dodgers minor league system. He is one of 10 players in all of the Minors with at least 20 home runs this season...Jake Amaya is 6-for-13 with a double, five RBI and four walks during a four-game hitting streak. He's reached base via hit or walk in eight of his last 11 plate appearances. Amaya is up to 17 RBI in his first 18 games since joining OKC...Opponents have scored in either the first or second inning in each of the last 10 games. Over the 10-game stretch, the Dodgers have allowed 29 total runs over the first two innings (20 innings).

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