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OKC Dodgers Game Notes - June 19, 2022

June 19, 2022 - Pacific Coast League (PCL)
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Oklahoma City Dodgers (41-24) at Reno Aces (34-31)

Game #66 of 150/Road #33 of 75

Pitching Probables: OKC-RHP Andre Jackson (0-5, 5.97) vs. RNO-RHP Dan Straily (2-2, 5.84)

Sunday, June 19, 2022 | Greater Nevada Field | Reno, Nev. | 3:05 p.m. CT

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

Today's Game: The Oklahoma City Dodgers try to match their longest winning streak of the season at five games when they close out their series against the Reno Aces with a Father's Day matinee at 3:05 p.m. CT at Greater Nevada Field...The Dodgers own first place in the Pacific Coast League and have a four-game lead ahead of second-place El Paso in the East Division standings.

Last Game: Jake Lamb hit two homers, Jason Martin drove in four runs and the pitching tandem of Mitch White and Sam Gaviglio combined on a four-hit shutout, as the Oklahoma City Dodgers beat the Reno Aces, 7-0, Saturday night at Greater Nevada Field. Lamb's first home run of the night started the scoring in the first inning. Two batters later, Martin hit a two-run homer, giving the Dodgers a 3-0 lead. OKC plated three more runs in the third inning. With the bases loaded, Martin hit a ground rule double to deep right-center field that was nearly a grand slam. Later in the inning, Jake Amaya added a RBI groundout. Lamb went deep for the second time in the fourth inning, scoring what would be the final run of the game. White and Gaviglio retired 27 of 31 batters overall, including 13 of the final 14 to complete the team's fourth shutout of the season.

Today's Probable Pitcher: Andre Jackson (0-5) seeks his first win of the season when he makes his team-leading 12th start...He pitched in Tuesday's series opener at Greater Nevada Field and was charged with the loss, allowing five runs (two earned) and four hits over 1.2 innings with three walks and one strikeout. It was his third start of the season to not reach two full innings...Prior to Tuesday, Jackson had been in a groove. In his three previous starts combined, Jackson allowed three earned runs and nine hits in 15.0 IP, holding opponents 9-for-52 (.173) overall, 2-for-22 with runners on and 1-for-13 with runners in scoring position...Before his outing June 8 against Sugar Land, OKC had lost each of Jackson's previous six starts, and they are now 3-8 in his starts this season, with losses in seven of the last eight. During his last four starts, the team has scored a total of three runs while he's been in the game...Jackson was selected by the Dodgers in the 12th round of the 2017 MLB Draft out of the University of Utah and made his Major League debut last season...In addition to his start in the current series opener, he also faced Reno in Game 2 of a doubleheader May 26 in OKC. He allowed one unearned run and one hit over 4.0 innings with four walks and four strikeouts and did not factor into the decision of OKC's 4-2 loss to the Aces.

Against the Aces: 2022: 6-5 2021: 3-3 All-time: 34-27 At RNO: 12-13 The Dodgers and Aces are meeting for their second series of the season and first at Greater Nevada Field since 2018 after the teams played three straight series at Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark starting with the 2019 season...Reno won the May 24-29 series in OKC, 4-2, and won three straight games in Bricktown for the first time ever, including a doubleheader sweep May 26. The Aces had a slight edge in runs, 35-33, as Reno won its first series in Bricktown after OKC won or split each of the teams' first seven series in OKC since 2010...Jason Martin led OKC with six hits in the first series this season and tied with Omar Estévez for a team-best six RBI. Estévez also hit two home runs...In 2021, the teams split a six-game series in OKC. The teams were even offensively as well in the series with the Dodgers taking a slight 35-34 edge in runs, a 54-52 edge in hits and 9-8 edge in homers...The last time the Dodgers played in Reno in 2018, they lost three of four games. With wins the last four nights, OKC has won at least three straight games at Greater Nevada Field for the first time ever...Through the first 11 games of the 2022 season series, the road team is 8-3.

Winning Ways: The Dodgers have won four straight games, as well as six of their last seven. OKC is 10-2 in the last 12 games and 12-3 in their last 15 games. The team is also 10-3 in its last 13 road games...At 41-24, the Dodgers are a season-high 17 games above .500 this season, reaching that level for the first time since June 2018. OKC has not been at least 18 games above .500 since finishing the 2016 season with an 81-60 record...The Dodgers lead the current series, 4-1, and are guaranteed a series win regardless of the result in today's series finale. Including the current series, the Dodgers have won four straight series and are 9-1-3 through their first 13 series of the season, with their lone series loss going to Reno in OKC in late May. This is the third time this season the Dodgers have won four straight games within the same series...Today the team will look to match its longest winning streak of the season at five games, first achieved April 15-20. The Dodgers have had four previous winning streaks of at least four games this season but are 1-3 when trying to extend the streak to five games.

Zero Hour: Saturday was OKC's fourth shutout of the season, all of which have been on the road. It's just the second time since July 19, 2017 the Aces have been shut out at home...Starting pitcher Mitch White threw six scoreless innings for his second consecutive scoreless outing since joining OKC. He allowed three hits with no walks and four strikeouts, completing his six frames on 79 pitches. White retired 18 of 21 batters faced overall and did not have a runner advance to third base...Sam Gaviglio pitched the final three innings to complete the shutout, retiring nine of 10 batters. Gaviglio allowed one hit with no walks and three strikeouts. In his 244th professional appearance, he earned his first career save...Reno's Dominic Fletcher went 3-for-4 while the rest of the Aces lineup was 1-for-27. Reno did not have a runner advance to third base until there were two outs in the ninth inning...Last night was the second time this season the OKC pitching staff did not allow a walk (June 9 vs. Sugar Land)...OKC is tied with Tacoma for the most shutouts in the PCL this season. The Dodgers have also matched their shutout total from the entire 2021 season.

On the Lamb: Jake Lamb hit his team-leading 13th and 14th home runs of the season Saturday night - both solo shots - as he finished with a multi-homer game for the first time since Aug. 8, 2017 with the Arizona Diamondbacks against the Los Angeles Dodgers. It was the sixth multi-homer game by a Dodgers player this season. Lamb also walked twice and scored a total of three runs Saturday, tying his season high...Lamb extended his current hitting streak to 10 games, going 17-for-39 (.436) with two home runs, six doubles, nine RBI and 10 runs scored. He has hit safely in 13 of his last 14 games (21x53) and in 15 of his last 17 games (24x66)...Over his last five games, Lamb is 11-for-19 with two homers, three doubles and six RBI...Lamb has also reached base in 24 of his last 25 games as well as in 39 of his last 41 games. Since April 24 (41 games), Lamb is slashing .338/.454/.629 with 11 homers, 11 doubles, 31 walks, 36 RBI and 33 runs scored.

Getting Offensive: The Dodgers have scored at least seven runs in four straight games (39 R) and at least six runs in nine of the last 11 games (84 R)...Over the last 22 games, the Dodgers are 14-8. In the 14 wins, they've batted .294 (144x490) with 115 runs scored, and at least six runs in 13 of the 14 games. In the eight losses, they have batted .194 (49x253) with 18 runs scored, exceeding two runs just in three of the eight games...The Dodgers lead all of Triple-A with 322 walks and a .372 OBP, while their 431 runs scored, .274 AVG and .834 OPS are second and their .462 SLG is third.

Clearance at JMart: Jason Martin drove in a game-high four runs Saturday, going 2-for-5 with a home run and a double. It was his second game of the season with at least four RBI, as he had collected five RBI May 24 against Reno in OKC...Martin is on a season-best 10-game hitting streak, going 15-for-38 (.395) with four home runs, two triples, three doubles and 14 RBI. He has now driven in at least one run in seven of the last eight games and in eight of the last 10 games...During the current series in Reno, Martin is 7-for-18 with four extra-base hits, eight RBI and eight runs scored. In nine games against the Aces, Martin is slashing .406/.513/.844 with seven extra-base hits and 14 RBI...Martin ranks tied for first in the league with five triples and also ranks among the league's top six in SLG (5th, .570), XBH (T-5th, 28), RBI (T-5th, 45) and OPS (6th, .959).

Busch League: Michael Busch extended his hitting streak to 11 games last night, recording his first three-hit game with OKC and going 3-for-4 with a double, walk and two runs scored. During his hitting streak, Busch is 15-for-47 (.319) with six extra-base hits and nine RBI. The streak is the longest active streak among Dodgers players and is tied for the second-longest active streak in the league. It is also tied with Zach McKinstry for the longest streak by an OKC player this season...Busch homered in back-to-back games to open the series Tuesday and Wednesday, and over his last eight games, Busch is 12-for-33 (.364) with five extra-base hits.

Simply Amayazing: Jake Amaya registered a hit, walk and RBI last night and has now hit safely in three straight games and collected an RBI in three straight games. Over the three-game stretch, Amaya is 6-for-13 with two homers, 10 RBI and three runs scored. He hit a grand slam Thursday for his first Triple-A hit and had four more RBI Friday, including a three-run homer...His 11 RBI this week are tied for the most in the league along with former OKC Dodger and current Las Vegas Aviator Sheldon Neuse.

Drew Point: Drew Avans was held 0-for-4 last night, but reached base with a walk, as his stretch of three straight multi-hit games came to an end as did his season-best five-game hitting streak. During the three-game stretch, Avans went 7-for-13 and during the five-game streak, Avans went 9-for-20 with eight RBI...Including last night, he has reached base in 20 of his last 21 games with a plate appearance. Since May 26 (20 games), Avans is slashing .343/.458/.582 with 23 hits, 18 runs and 14 RBI.

Around the Horn: OKC is 8-4 in series finales, including 3-2 on the road, and have won their last three series finales...OKC has homered in 13 of the last 14 games, tallying 21 total homers during the stretch. The Dodgers have gone deep in seven straight game and can match their longest streak of the season with a home run today, first set May 5 (G1)-May 12...The team's +109 run differential this season is the best among all Triple-A clubs and third-best overall across the Minors...Last night the Dodgers scored in the first inning for the second time in four games, but just the third time in the last 23 games. The team improved to 17-2 when scoring in the first inning this season...Through the first five games of the current series, Zach McKinstry has started at five different positions (CF, LF, SS, 3B, 2B)...After being held without a hit in six straight games, Andy Burns has now hit safely in three straight games, going 4-for-12, including two hits and a RBI double last night...Tomás Telis has back-to-back multi-hit games, going 4-for-8...The Dodgers have won their last three day games and are 9-7 in day games this season.

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