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OKC Dodgers Game Notes - June 10, 2018

Published on June 10, 2018 under Pacific Coast League (PCL1)
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Oklahoma City Dodgers (36-22) vs. Fresno Grizzlies (37-25)

Los Angeles Dodgers vs. Houston Astros

Game #59 of 140/Road #30 of 70 (13-16)

Pitching Probables: OKC-RHP Guillermo Moscoso (2-3, 4.08) vs. FRE-RHP Rogelio Armenteros (3-0, 3.72)

Sunday, June 10, 2018 | Chukchansi Park | Fresno, Calif. | 7:05 p.m. CT

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

Today's Game: The Oklahoma City Dodgers look to take the lead in their four-game series against the Fresno Grizzlies at 7:05 p.m. CT at Chukchansi Park. The series is tied, 1-1. OKC is in the midst of 14 straight games against Pacific Conference teams and is 3-2 so far.

Last Game: Angelo Mora hit a go-ahead two-run homer and finished with three hits and three RBI to lead the Dodgers to a 4-2 win over Fresno Saturday at Chukchansi Park. Trailing, 2-1, in the top of the seventh inning with a runner at first base and two outs, Mora lined a 3-2 pitch from Trent Thornton over the right field fence to give the Dodgers a 3-2 lead. The Dodgers added to their lead in the ninth when Mora sent a RBI single to right-center field to go ahead 4-2. Joe Broussard pitched the bottom of the ninth and retired the side in order to close out the win and earn his third save. Saturday's game was tight throughout. Each team got on the board in the first inning. Andrew Toles led off the game with a double and scored two batters later on a RBI single by Alex Verdugo. Tyler White answered in the bottom of the inning with a solo home run to even the score. The game stayed tied until the bottom the sixth. A.J. Reed led off the inning with a homer, giving the Grizzlies a 2-1 lead. For the second straight night, the Dodgers pieced together all nine innings with the bullpen, including Triple-A debuts by Andrew Istler and Jason Richman (1-0), who ended up being the pitcher of record and was credited with the win. Istler threw three scoreless frames with four strikeouts, and Brian Schlitter kept Fresno scoreless over two innings as well. Thornton (4-4) tossed a season-high seven innings for Fresno in the loss.

Today's Probable Pitcher: Guillermo Moscoso (2-3) makes his 10th start of the season tonight...He pitched the first game of the current road trip June 5 in Sacramento, allowing three runs and six hits over 6.0 innings with two walks and a season-high nine strikeouts. He did not receive a decision in OKC's eventual 7-4 defeat...After beginning the season in the bullpen, Moscoso has posted a 3.83 ERA and .254 BAA in nine starts. He's allowed two earned runs or less in six of those starts...He has 52 K's against 18 walks in 53.0 IP and is holding right-handed batters to a .190 average...Moscoso has thrived on the road, posting a 2.17 ERA over six games (five starts) away from OKC, notching 32 strikeouts against eight walks in 29.0 IP...The 2018 season marks his first playing in the U.S. since 2013, following a three-year run in Japan and last year in Mexico...Over five MLB seasons with Texas (2009-10), Oakland (2011), Colorado (2012) and San Francisco (2013), he has compiled a 4.28 ERA over 222.2 IP and 70 games (26 starts) with 166 K's and 86 walks...This is Moscoso's second career stint with OKC after appearing in 35 games (33 starts) for the RedHawks in 2009-10...He originally signed with Detroit as an amateur free agent Jan. 16, 2003...Tonight is Moscoso's third career start against the Grizzlies and first since July 14, 2011 while with Sacramento. He also started a game in Fresno while playing for the OKC RedHawks in 2009.

Against the Grizzlies: 2018: 1-1 2017: 2-2 All-time: 59-40 At FRE: 27-23 The Dodgers and Grizzlies are meeting for their lone series of the season...During their last trip to Chukchansi Park May 23-26, 2016, the Grizzlies swept the four-game series and outscored the Dodgers, 35-15, with eight home runs. It was the first series sweep by Fresno against OKC since 2010 in Bricktown...The teams split their four-game set at Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark last season, 2-2, with OKC winning the series finale, 14-5. The Dodgers homered six times and held Fresno to two dingers in the set...OKC owns a 12-2-6 all-time series record against Fresno...Entering tonight, the Grizzlies have won eight of the last 11 and nine of the last 13 meetings between the teams. OKC has not won consecutive games against the Grizzlies since Aug. 14-15, 2014...Over the last six matchups at Chukchansi Park, the Grizzlies have batted .307 (63x205) with 45 runs and 12 homers. They've scored at least eight runs four times and have been held to less than five runs only once.

Give Me Some Mora: Angelo Mora stayed hot at the plate Saturday night, finishing with a team-high three hits, including a homer, triple and RBI single. He's been retired just once in his last 12 plate appearances, and over his last three games, Mora is now 8-for-10 with five RBI...Since rejoining OKC last Sunday, Mora has hit safely in all six games, going 15-for-26 with nine RBI and six runs scored. Over that span he leads the PCL in hits, is tied for first in RBI, ranks second in on-base percentage (.621), tied for second in total bases (22), and is third in batting average (.577)...During his first stint with OKC April 16-May 3, Mora batted just .189 (7-for-37).

Winding Road: With last night's win, the Dodgers have won three of their last four road games - the first time it's happened since taking three of four games in Round Rock April 17-20...The Dodgers are 23-6 at Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark this season and are tied with Double-A Corpus Christi (23-10) for the most home wins in all of the Minors, but they are just 13-16 on the road this season...The good news is, after struggling at the plate on the road for most of the season, the Dodgers have performed well with the bats during the current road trip. OKC has scored 32 runs and slashed .340/.423/.527 over the first five games. Prior to Tuesday, the Dodgers had plated just 21 runs over their previous eight road games combined and entered the current trip with a .238/.297/.356 road slashline...Going back to Tuesday, the Dodgers have scored at least one run in 19 of their last 37 innings. Prior to that, the Dodgers had scored in just five of their previous 37 innings on the road.

Teach Me How to Dougie: Alex Verdugo has collected three-hit games in three of his last four outings with OKC and has hit safely in six straight games, going 12-for-28 (.429) with three RBI and three runs scored. He has also hit safely in 17 of his last 18 games, going 29-for-76 (.382) with 11 runs scored and seven RBI...Verdugo ranks second on the team with 50 hits despite playing in just 37 of the team's 58 games.

On Strike: The OKC pitching staff has notched 85 strikeouts through their first eight games of June, which is tops in the PCL, and they have struck out at least nine batters each game, including 11 last night...After setting the PCL single-season record for strikeouts in both 2016 and 2017, the Dodgers currently rank seventh in PCL with 507 strikeouts through 58 games.

Mound Men: Last night the Dodgers allowed two or fewer runs for the 24th time in 58 games. Prior to last night, OKC had allowed 55 runs in the previous nine games...The Dodgers' 3.32 ERA leads the PCL and is tied for tops in Triple-A with Lehigh Valley...Including last night, the opponent has scored in the first or second inning in 15 of the last 18 games, including the last six straight.

Around the Horn: The Dodgers' .621 winning percentage paces all of Triple-A...Andrew Toles doubled last night and has hit safely in all 10 of his games with OKC this season, batting .364 (16x44) with seven extra-base hits, 10 RBI and nine runs scored. In his four games off the Disabled List, he's now 4-for-18...Last night marked the first time since May 22 at Memphis the Dodgers scored in the first inning (16 games). The team is now a league-best 25-5 (.833) when scoring first, but Saturday was just the fifth time in the last 16 games the Dodgers scored first...Henry Ramos did not play last night, but is 10-for-26 (.385) with eight RBI over his last nine games (six starts).

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