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OKC Dodgers Game Notes - June 11, 2018

Published on June 11, 2018 under Pacific Coast League (PCL1)
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Oklahoma City Dodgers (36-23) vs. Fresno Grizzlies (38-25)

Los Angeles Dodgers vs. Houston Astros

Game #60 of 140/Road #31 of 70 (13-17)

Pitching Probables: OKC-LHP Chad Girodo (0-1, 4.76) vs. FRE-RHP Josh James (1-2, 2.54)

Monday, June 11, 2018 | Chukchansi Park | Fresno, Calif. | 9:05 p.m. CT

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

Today's Game: The Oklahoma City Dodgers wrap up their West Coast road trip, as well as a four-game series against the Fresno Grizzlies, at 9:05 p.m. CT at Chukchansi Park. Fresno has a 2-1 lead in the series, and the Dodgers are 3-3 on the road trip.

Last Game: Fresno hit five home runs, including back-to-back-to-back homers in the fourth inning, powering past the Dodgers, 12-8, Sunday evening at Chukchansi Park. Kyle Tucker started the home run barrage in the first inning with a solo shot to center field, giving Fresno a 1-0 lead. In the third inning, the Grizzlies hit back-to-back-to-back home runs with two outs. A.J. Reed hit a two-run homer to the concourse in right field. J.D. Davis followed with a homer off the batter's eye, and Derek Fisher capped it with a solo homer to right field. Fresno kept rolling in the fourth with four straight hits with one out, leading to three more runs and an 8-0 lead. The Dodgers got on the board in the fifth inning with RBI singles by Andrew Toles and Alex Verdugo. In the bottom of the sixth, Reed struck a three-run blast again to the concourse in right field. Trailing by nine, the Dodgers rallied for five runs in the seventh inning. Edwin Ríos smacked a grand slam to right-center field to pull OKC within 11-6. Three straight hits followed, including a RBI double by Angelo Mora, cutting the deficit to four. The Grizzlies got one back in the bottom of the eighth when Garrett Stubbs scored on a wild pitch. In the ninth inning, Ríos cranked his second homer of the game off the batter's eye. OKC starting pitcher Guillermo Moscoso (2-4) took the bulk of the damage, allowing 12 runs and eight hits over five innings. Fresno starting pitcher Rogelio Armenteros (4-0) allowed two runs over six innings to claim the win.

Today's Probable Pitcher: Chad Girodo will once again be used as "the opener" and is slated to make his third start of June with the Dodgers and his second in three days...Girodo got the start Saturday in Fresno, pitching 2.0 innings, allowing one run and three hits, no walks and striking out three Grizzlies batters as the Dodgers' bullpen covered all nine innings...He made his OKC Dodgers debut June 3, as well as his first start since April 27, 2017 while with the Triple-A Buffalo Bisons. He held Omaha to one run and three hits over 2.0 innings in OKC. He did not allow a walk and recorded two K's...Lefties are just 1-for-9 against him, but righties are 7-for-17 with three homers...He signed with the Los Angeles Dodgers May 7 after being released by the Toronto Blue Jays April 25...Girodo spent the majority of 2017 with Buffalo, posting a 2-4 record with four saves and 3.02 ERA over 47.2 innings and 30 appearances (one start)...He made his MLB debut April 22, 2016 vs. Oakland and ended up making 14 appearances that season for Toronto...Girodo was selected by Toronto in the ninth round of the 2013 MLB Draft out of Mississippi State University.

Against the Grizzlies: 2018: 1-2 2017: 2-2 All-time: 59-41 At FRE: 27-24 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 nine of the last 12 and 10 of the last 14 meetings between the teams. OKC has not won consecutive games against the Grizzlies since Aug. 14-15, 2014...Over the last seven matchups at Chukchansi Park, the Grizzlies have batted .327 (80x245) with 57 runs and 17 homers. They've scored at least eight runs five times and have been held to less than five runs only once.

Along the Ríos Grande: Edwin Ríos homered twice Sunday night, including a grand slam, to finish 4-for-5 at the plate with five RBI and two runs scored. He became just the second Dodger with three extra-base hits in a game this season (Donovan Solano, May 20 vs. Nashville) and his 11 total bases were the most by a single player in 2018. He also tied team individual single-game highs in hits and RBI...Sunday was his seventh multi-hit game of the season and had his highest hit and RBI totals since also batting 4-for-5 with six RBI, including a grand slam, and three runs scored Aug. 30, 2017 against New Orleans in OKC...He has hit safely in 10 of his first 13 games with OKC this season, joining the team May 25 after missing close to two months of the season due to injury, and is batting .365 (19-for-52) with nine RBI and nine runs scored.

Give Me Some Mora: Angelo Mora tallied a RBI double last night and has hit safely in all seven of his games since rejoining OKC June 3, going 16-for-31 (.516) with 10 RBI and six runs scored. Over that span, he leads the PCL in hits, ranks third in batting average, tied for third in RBI, tied for third in total bases (24) and is fourth in on-base percentage (.559). Over his last four games he is 9-for-14 with four extra-base hits and six RBI...During his first stint with OKC April 16-May 3, Mora batted just .189 (7-for-37).

Winding Road: With last night's defeat, the Dodgers have now lost eight of their last 14 road games, as well as 11 of their last 17 and 15 of their last 22 away games...The Dodgers are 23-6 at Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark this season and have the second-most home wins in the Minors behind Double-A Corpus Christi (24-10), but they are just 13-17 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 40 runs and slashed .326/.400/.522 over the first six 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 21 of their last 46 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 hit safely in seven straight games, going 13-for-32 (.406) with four RBI and three runs scored. He has also hit safely in 18 of his last 19 games, going 30-for-80 (.375) with 11 runs scored and eight RBI...Verdugo ranks tied for second on the team with 51 hits despite playing in just 38 of the team's 59 games.

Mound Maladies: The Dodgers pitching staff allowed a season-high 12 runs, 17 hits, five home runs and nine extra-base hits Sunday night. Before yesterday, the last time OKC allowed back-to-back-to-back home runs was June 28, 2011 at Round Rock when Chris Davis, Brian Barden and Esteban German consecutively went deep against Gustavo Chacin...The Dodgers have allowed 55 runs through their first nine games of June -- second most in the PCL behind Las Vegas (85)...Over the last 11 games, OKC has allowed at least five runs eight times and posted a 5.55 ERA (61 ER/99.0 IP) with 69 runs total (6.3 rpg). Opponents are batting .297 (120x404) with 17 homers. The Dodgers have allowed 46 walks against 102 strikeouts, resulting in a 1.68 WHIP. Prior to the recent rough patch, the team's season ERA was just 2.99, but it has since spiked to 3.47....Including last night, the opponent has scored in the first or second inning in 16 of the last 19 games, including the last seven straight...Due to roster moves and necessary bullpen games, starting pitchers have only covered 36.0 innings over nine games this month.

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