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OKC Dodgers Game Notes - June 1, 2016

June 1, 2016 - Pacific Coast League (PCL1)
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Iowa Cubs (24-26) vs. Oklahoma City Dodgers (26-24)

Chicago Cubs vs. Los Angeles Dodgers

Game #51 of 144/Home #21 of 73 (9-11)

Pitching Probables: IOW-RHP Drew Rucinski (3-4, 5.93) vs. OKC-RHP Carlos Frias (0-1, 10.29)

Wednesday, June 1, 2016 | 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 play the Iowa Cubs at 7:05 p.m. in the second meeting of their four-game series at Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark. The Dodgers look to snap out of their recent funk, having lost eight of the last 10 games.

Last Game: An early series of Dodgers miscues opened the door for a four-run first inning for Iowa, as the I-Cubs went on to an 11-6 win Tuesday night at Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark. The I-Cubs scored four times in the first inning, with two key errors committed by first baseman O'Koyea Dickson, resulting in four unearned runs. Iowa added to its lead in the third inning when Dan Vogelbach led off with a solo homer. With the bases loaded and two outs in the third inning, OKC's Zach Walters hit a triple that ricocheted off the top of the wall in left field and cleared the bases to cut Iowa's lead to 5-3. Iowa added two more runs in the fourth on RBI singles by Arismendy Alcantara and Willson Contreras. In the sixth, a two-run triple by Contreras, a RBI single by Almora, and a RBI single by Watkins gave Iowa an 11-3 lead. The Dodgers strung together four hits in the bottom of the ninth and scored three runs, with RBI singles by Antoan Richardson and Austin Barnes. OKC starting pitcher Zach Lee (6-3) took the loss. Although he allowed seven runs over four innings, only two of the runs were earned. Iowa starting pitcher Alex Sanabia (1-1) got the win.

Today's Probable Pitcher: Carlos Frias (0-1) makes his third start of the season with OKC...He most recently pitched Friday in Sacramento, allowing four runs and five hits over four innings. He allowed four walks and had four strikeouts in the no decision...Frias opened the season on OKC's roster, but sustained a strained oblique muscle during a bullpen session on April 7...He was sidelined until May 12, when he joined Double-A Tulsa. In two starts with the Drillers, Frias allowed one run and three hits over seven innings. He did not issue a walk and recorded five strikeouts...Frias has got off to a slow start since rejoining OKC. In his first two starts he has allowed eight runs and 12 hits over 7.0 IP. PCL opponents are currently batting .429 (12x28)...Frias spent the majority of the 2015 season with the Los Angeles Dodgers, making 17 appearances, including 13 starts, going 5-5 with a 4.06 ERA. He allowed one or no runs in six of his 13 starts with LAD. He missed more than two months of the 2015 season with low back tightness (July 5-Sept. 17)...Frias has spent his entire career in the Dodger organization after being signed as a non-drafted free agent Jan. 3, 2007...He has made four career appearances against Iowa, including one start, going 1-0 with a 2.53 ERA.

Against the I-Cubs: 2016: 3-2 2015: 12-4 All-time: 127-131 At OKC: 68-59

Going back to last season, the Dodgers have won seven of their last nine meetings against Iowa and have also won six of the last nine games between the teams in OKC, including four of the last five...The Dodgers won the first series of the 2016 season between the teams, 3-1, in Des Moines, April 23-26. Rob Segedin hit .400 in the series with a team-leading eight hits, two home runs, six RBI, and nine runs scored...The Dodgers won the 2015 series between the teams, 12-4, but the Dodgers hit just .216. Nine of the 16 meetings were decided by one or two runs, including a 6-4 Dodgers win during the teams' epic 19-inning showdown Sept. 1 in OKC.

Special K: Last night the Dodgers pitching staff struck out 15 batters, including 12 by the bullpen over the final five innings. It's the fourth time this season the Dodgers struck out at least 15 batters in one game and fell one strikeout shy of their season high, set April 11 in Memphis. Tuesday marked the 22nd time this season (50 games) they have struck out at least 10 batters in a game. The Dodgers rank second in the league with 448 strikeouts this season. Nashville leads the league with 460 strikeouts, but has played two more games than OKC...Despite striking out 15 times, the I-Cubs collected 16 hits last night, meaning they went 16-for-27 (.593) when putting the ball in play.

On the Mend: Scott Van Slyke returned to the lineup last night and went 1-for-3 with a double and a walk. In six games with OKC during his rehab assignment, Van Slyke is 5-for-25 with a homer and three RBI.

Barnes Burner: Austin Barnes notched his third consecutive multi-hit game last night, going 2-for-5 with a RBI. He's now hit safely in a season-best five straight games, going 8-for-20 during the stretch.

Rico Suave: Rico Noel has hit safely in a season-high six straight games. During the six-game stretch he is 7-for-21 with four extra-base hits. The hitting streak is his longest since last hitting safely in six straight games Aug. 8-13, 2014 with El Paso.

Grant Application: Since rejoining the OKC Dodgers in mid-May, Grant Dayton has been nearly untouchable. Over seven appearances, the lefty reliever has allowed one unearned run and four hits over 9.2 IP (4x33; .121 BAA). He's impressively struck out 51.5 percent of the batters he's faced during that time (17/33).

Turn the Page: With last night's loss, the Dodgers finished May with a 14-15 record. After starting the month 9-4, the team stumbled to a 5-11 finish, with losses in eight of the final 10 games...Including last night, the Dodgers allowed at least eight runs a total of seven times during the final 16 games of the month.

Error 404: The Dodgers committed a season-high four errors Tuesday night. As a result, five of the 11 runs allowed by the Dodgers were unearned...It was the team's highest error total in a game since also committing four errors July 16, 2015 against Round Rock in OKC.

A New Pitcher...Gus Who?: Pitcher Gus Schlosser was recently signed by the Los Angeles Dodgers as a free agent and has been added to the OKC roster. Schlosser had been playing independent ball with the Somerset Patriots of the Atlantic League. In 15 appearances for Somerset, Schlosser allowed just two unearned runs over 15.0 IP, with 19 strikeouts against four walks...Schlosser was drafted and signed by the Atlanta Braves in 2011 and made 15 appearances for Atlanta in 2014.

Short Hops: Zach Walters has hit safely in five straight games, going 5-for-16 with seven RBI. He batted .280 in May after hitting just .170 in April...Yesterday was the Dodgers' longest nine-inning game of the season, clocking in at 3 hours, 17 minutes. Including an 83-minute rain delay, the Dodgers and I-Cubs logged 4 hours, 40 minutes from the originally scheduled start time until the final out.

UPCOMING SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE PITCHING MATCHUPS (ALL TIMES CENTRAL)

DATE TIME OPPONENT OKC PITCHERS OPP. PITCHER

Thursday, June 2 7:05 p.m. Iowa RHP Jeremy Kehrt (3-3, 4.79) RHP Michael Wagner (0-1, 5.00)

Friday, June 3 7:05 p.m. Iowa RHP Jharel Cotton (4-3, 5.45) LHP Rob Zastryzny (1-0, 3.75)

Saturday, June 4 6:05 p.m. at Round Rock RHP Sam LeCure (2-2, 5.26) TBA

Sunday, June 5 7:05 p.m. at Round Rock RHP Zach Lee (6-3, 4.58) TBA

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