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OKC Dodgers Game Notes - June 22, 2018

Published on June 22, 2018 under Pacific Coast League (PCL1)
Oklahoma City Comets News Release


Oklahoma City Dodgers (42-26) vs. Omaha Storm Chasers (33-38)

Los Angeles Dodgers vs. Kansas City Royals

Game #69 of 140/Road #33 of 70 (15-17)

Pitching Probables: OKC-RHP Guillermo Moscoso (3-4, 4.57) vs. OMA-RHP Glenn Sparkman (4-0, 3.79)

Friday, June 22, 2018 | Werner Park | Papillion, Neb. | 7:05 p.m. CT

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

Today's Game: The Oklahoma City Dodgers try to take a 2-0 lead in their series against the Omaha Storm Chasers at 7:05 p.m. at Werner Park. The Dodgers have won back-to-back road games and will try to win a third straight road game for the first time this season.

Last Game: The Dodgers scored seven runs between the second and fourth innings, and starting pitcher Manny Bañuelos turned in six scoreless innings to lead OKC to a 7-1 win over Omaha Thursday night at Werner Park. The Dodgers got some early breathing room with a four-run rally in the second inning. Edwin Ríos led off the frame with a solo home run to right-center field. Later in the inning, the Dodgers loaded the bases with one out, and Andrew Toles provided a RBI groundout to make it 2-0. Breyvic Valera doubled the lead with a two-run single. In the third inning, Angelo Mora brought two runners home with a single to make it 6-0. Henry Ramos joined the two-out scoring trend with a RBI single in the fifth. It was more than enough run support for Bañuelos (8-3), who pitched six scoreless innings for a second consecutive start. The lefty gave up five hits, with two walks and nine strikeouts, becoming the second pitcher in the PCL with at least eight wins. He held Omaha 1-for-7 with runners in scoring position. For the second time in the Dodgers' last six games, a shutout bid ended with two outs in the ninth inning. After Ariel Hernandez retired the first two batters, Donnie Dewees kept the game alive with an infield single, and Ramon Torres followed with a RBI double. Omaha starting pitcher Josh Staumont (1-2) labored through three innings and allowed six runs and six hits in the loss.

Today's Probable Pitcher: Guillermo Moscoso (3-4) makes his 12th start of the season for the Dodgers tonight...He earned his third win of the season in his last start June 16 against Las Vegas, pitching 5.0 shutout innings, allowing four hits and two walks with four strikeouts. At the plate he went 1-for-2 with a double and three RBI, collecting his second career double and equaling his career RBI total entering the game...After beginning the season in the bullpen, Moscoso has made 11 straight starts. He's allowed two earned runs or less seven times...He has 58 K's against 21 walks in 63.0 IP...Although he is holding right-handed batters to a .205 average, lefties are batting .383...The 2018 season marks his first playing in the U.S. since 2013, following three years in Japan and last year in Mexico...Over five MLB seasons with Texas (2009-10), Oakland (2011), Colorado (2012) and San Francisco (2013), he 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 his second start of the season and ninth career start against Omaha. On May 30, he allowed six runs on eight hits over 5.0 innings with three walks and one strikeout in a loss.

Against the Storm Chasers: 2018: 4-2 2017: 7-10 All-time: 153-140 At OMA: 74-71

Division foes OKC and Omaha are meeting for their second series of the season and first at Werner Park...The Dodgers won their first series of the season, 3-2, at Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark, with the Dodgers winning the middle three meetings of the series...Each team scored 31 runs in the series. Edwin Ríos paced OKC with nine hits in five games and batted .409 in five games. Kyle Farmer collected a team-best five RBI and scored five runs as the Dodgers batted .302 in the series...On the other side, Frank Schwindel went 10-for-22 with two homers and six RBI...The Storm Chasers won the 2017 season series, 10-7, marking the fifth time in seven years they won the season series, as well as the seventh time in 10 years. The teams split their final series of 2017, 2-2, in OKC, but the Dodgers dropped eight of the last 11 meetings...OKC went 3-6 at Werner Park last season, but won five of six meetings there in 2016...Overall, OKC is 1-5-1 in the season series since 2011.

A Smoother Road: The Dodgers are 5-2 in their last seven road games and have won seven of their last 12 away from Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark after starting the season with an 8-12 road record...After struggling at the plate on the road for most of the season, the Dodgers have scored at least four runs in each of their last eight road contests and scored seven or more runs four times during the stretch, totaling 52 runs (6.5 rpg) while batting .305 (90x295)...Overall, the Dodgers are slashing .256/.320/.390 and scoring 4.4 runs on 8.9 hits per game on the road this season, compared to .309/.369/.483 with 5.8 runs and 10.6 hits per game at home...This is the fourth time the team has won consecutive road games, but they have yet to win three straight.

Like A Rock: Rocky Gale led OKC with three hits last night and scored two runs. He has now hit safely in six straight games, going 11-for-22. During the stretch, he has three multi-hit games, four doubles, a triple, five RBI and four runs scored...Behind the dish, Gale leads the PCL with a 43.2 percent caught stealing rate, 46 games played and 397 putouts.

Teach Me How to Dougie: Alex Verdugo doubled Thursday night and has hit safely in 25 of his last 27 games, going 43-for-111 (.387) with 15 runs scored and 14 RBI. The 27-game stretch includes an 11-game and a 13-game hitting streak. His 13-game hitting streak June 3-18 is tied with Rocky Gale for the longest Dodger hitting streak this season...Verdugo paces the Dodgers with 64 hits despite playing in just 46 games, and his .342 average ranks sixth in the PCL...His 27 hits in June are second-most the PCL, trailing Fresno's Kyle Tucker by just one hit...Each of his last eight hits have gone for extra bases (six doubles, two homers)...After committing no errors in an OKC uniform spanning 292 total chances between 2017-18, he has committed a throwing error in each of the last two games.

Mound Men: The Dodgers held their opponent to one earned run last night for the fifth time in their last seven games and dropped their league-best ERA to 3.38 this season...The team has allowed just one home run over the last seven games, and their 50 home runs allowed overall are tied for second-fewest in the PCL...The Dodgers racked up 12 strikeouts last night in Omaha and pace the PCL with 176 strikeouts this month, averaging 9.7 strikeouts per nine innings...Opponents over the last 20 games are batting just .207 with RISP (45x217), but are averaging 10.85 at-bats per game with RISP during that time.

CWS Memories: This series at Werner Park is concurrent with the 2018 College World Series at TD Ameritrade Park in downtown Omaha. Four players on the current OKC roster were on teams that made it to the College World Series: Joe Broussard (LSU, 2013), Alex Burg (Clemson, 2006), Tyler Pill (Cal State-Fullerton, 2009) and Josh Sborz (Virginia, 2014-15). Sborz was named the 2015 College World Series Most Outstanding Player, going 3-0 with a save in 13.0 shutout innings.

Around The Horn: Angelo Mora reached base three times last night and leads the PCL with a .492 OBP since rejoining the Dodgers on June 3...Edwin Ríos has hit safely in his last five starts, going 7-for-19 with five RBI and four runs scored...Henry Ramos has five multi-hit games in his last seven starts, going 11-for-31 with five extra-base hits.

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