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OKC Dodgers Game Notes - June 27, 2021

June 27, 2021 - Pacific Coast League (PCL)
Oklahoma City Comets News Release


Oklahoma City Dodgers (23-22) at Sugar Land Skeeters (26-18)

Game #46 of 120/Road #28 of 60

Pitching Probables: OKC-RHP Yefry Ramírez (3-2, 4.20) vs. SUG-RHP Austin Pruitt (NR, -.--)

Sunday, June 27, 2021 | Constellation Field | Sugar Land, Texas | 6:05 p.m. CT

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

Today's Game: The Oklahoma City Dodgers and Sugar Land Skeeters meet for the fourth time in their six-game series at 6:05 p.m. at Constellation Field. The Dodgers lead the series, 2-1, and are 7-2 during their Texas road trip...OKC is now 12-4 over the last 16 road games, including 11-3 in the last 14 road games, and the Dodgers are 8-2 in the last 10 games overall, with each of the two losses by identical 4-3 scores.

Last Game: The Sugar Land Skeeters scored twice with two outs in the sixth inning to take the lead for good and held the Oklahoma City Dodgers to only three hits throughout the game, sending the Dodgers to a 4-3 defeat Saturday night at Constellation Field. The Skeeters scored a run in both the third and fourth inning to take a 2-0 lead. The Dodgers did not notch their first hit until Omar Estévez collected a two-out double in the fifth inning, and OKC still trailed, 2-0, in the sixth inning when they rallied for three runs. Luke Raley plated the first run on a RBI double. Later with the bases loaded and two outs, DJ Peters and Estévez each drew walks to score two more runs and put the Dodgers ahead, 3-2. The lead was short-lived, as the Skeeters scored two runs of their own with two outs in the bottom of the sixth inning to go back in front. The Dodgers did not have another hit after the sixth inning and had the potential tying run advance as far as second base just once over the final three innings.

Today's Probable Pitcher: Yefry Ramírez (3-2) makes his team-leading ninth start of the season for OKC as he tries for his third win of the month...In his last start June 21 in Round Rock, Ramírez allowed two runs on four hits (two homers) over 5.0 innings. He tied his season highs with both three walks and seven strikeouts in OKC's 4-3 loss in 11 innings...In four starts this month, Ramírez has allowed a total of four runs and 15 hits over 21.0 innings (1.71 ERA). He's holding opponents to a .203 batting average and has a 1.10 WHIP...The Dodgers have won four of his last five starts and he has a personal 3-0 record during that time...Ramírez's 52 strikeouts rank second in Triple-A West, while his 4.20 ERA and .244 AVG are fifth, his 40.2 innings pitched are tied for fifth and his 1.33 WHIP is eighth...Ramírez signed with the Dodgers as a free agent March 25...He was invited to 2020 Summer Camp with the New York Mets after signing a minor league contract with the organization Jan. 8, but did not see any formal game action in 2020...In 2019, Ramírez made appearances in the Majors with both Baltimore and Pittsburgh, pitching in 13 total games between the Orioles (four games) and Pirates (nine games). He went 0-2 with a 7.40 ERA and notched 27 strikeouts in 24.1 IP...Ramírez is in his 10th pro season after originally signing with Arizona as an international free agent in 2011...He last pitched against the Skeeters June 4 in OKC, holding Sugar Land to one run and two hits over 4.0 innings with one walk and three strikeouts, but throwing 88 pitches. He did not factor into the decision of OKC's 10-1 win.

Against the Skeeters: 2021: 6-3 2019: N/A All-time: 6-3 At SUG: 2-1 The Dodgers and Skeeters are meeting for their second series of the season and first at Constellation Field...The teams faced off June 3-8 in OKC at Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark for their first-ever series, which the Dodgers won, 4-2. Zach Reks and Rangel Ravelo each led OKC with seven hits, with Ravelo hitting three homers and finishing with a team-high eight RBI. Luke Raley also recorded seven RBI over five games as OKC outscored the Skeeters, 38-21...Triple-A newcomer Sugar Land was previously an independent team and is now the top affiliate of the Houston Astros. The team was established in 2012 and is one of three previously independent teams to become affiliated in 2021 along with the St. Paul Saints (Triple-A East; Twins) and Somerset Patriots (Double-A Northeast; Yankees)...Sugar Land leads the East Division of Triple-A West a 26-18 record and is 13-7 at home this season. The Skeeters' +52 run differential is best in the division and second-highest in the league. The team's .288 batting average is second-best in all of Triple-A while their pitching staff's 4.35 ERA leads Triple-A West, and they have allowed a league-low 202 runs so far in 2021...Skeeters manager Mickey Storey pitched for OKC in both the 2011 and 2012 seasons.

Over the Hump: Despite Saturday's loss, the Dodgers still own a winning record for the first time since the end of the 2018 season and are now 23-22. After starting 2021 with a 4-13 record, the team has gone 19-9 since, including 14-8 in June. Since this current run began May 25, the Dodgers own the best record in Triple-A West...The Dodgers are now 3.5 games behind first-place Sugar Land for the East Division lead.

Bottled Up: The Dodgers tallied only three hits last night, matching their season low. The only other nine-inning game in which the team had three hits was May 15 at home against Sacramento. The Dodgers went 3-for-29 overall last night and 1-for-6 with runners in scoring position. Two of the Dodgers' three hits were doubles...The Dodgers have been held to three or fewer runs in back-to-back games for the first time since they were held to two or fewer runs in four straight games May 11-15 (seven runs total). The Dodgers have scored three or fewer runs just seven times in the last 36 games and have averaged 6.4 runs per game since May 16...Over the last five games, the Dodgers are 3-2. In the two losses, OKC has combined to go 8-for-66 (.121) overall and 2-for-18 with RISP while scoring six runs over 20 innings. In the three wins, they've batted .264 (29x110) overall and 9-for-27 with RISP while scoring 15 runs in 27 innings...The team's streak of eight straight games scoring in the first or second inning ended last night.

Pitching Plaudits: Last night marked the 17th time in the last 23 games the Dodgers allowed four or fewer runs in a game. Over the last 10 games, they've allowed three or fewer earned runs seven times and two or fewer runs in four of nine games during the current road trip...The OKC pitching staff leads Triple-A West with a 3.70 ERA in June - more than 1.3 runs lower than second-place Round Rock (5.17)...OKC's pitching staff racked up 14 strikeouts over eight innings last night for their sixth game of the season with 14-plus strikeouts. It was also the seventh time in the last nine games OKC had 10 or more strikeouts. The Dodgers lead Triple-A West with 213 K's so far in June.

Dinger Details: The Dodgers have been held without a home run in consecutive games for just the second time this season and first time since May 11 and 13. Prior to Friday, the Dodgers had homered in a season-high 10 straight games, hitting 18 homers during the stretch. Also, they have not homered in back-to-back game after hitting at least one homer in 15 of the previous 16 games...They have hit 51 home runs in their last 33 games, including 25 in the last 16 games. In contrast, the Dodgers hit just 11 homers over the first 12 games of 2021...Meanwhile, the Dodgers have held Sugar Land without a homer in three straight games and have now kept an opponent without a homer 10 times in the last 15 games. Opponents have been kept inside the park in 13 of the last 21 games after they had gone deep at least once in 22 of the first 24 games (42 HR)...The Dodgers have allowed just 13 home runs over 22 games in June. The next lowest total in Triple-A West is 29 (Round Rock)...After just two of OKC's first 43 games featured no home runs by either team, no balls have left Constellation Field each of the last two nights.

Luke Uses the Force: Luke Raley collected his team-leading 37th RBI last night, driving in the team's first run with a double in the sixth inning. Over his last 19 starts with OKC, Raley is 26-for-70 (.371) with six doubles, two triples, seven homers, 34 RBI and 23 runs scored. He paces the Dodgers with 37 RBI and nine homers despite playing in just 26 of the team's 45 games this season...His 37 RBI are sixth-most in Triple-A West while his homers are tied for 10th-most in the league. Since May 23, Raley leads Triple-A with 36 RBI and ranks fourth overall in all of the Minors...He has one RBI in each of his last three games and at least one RBI in six of his last seven games.

Reks in Effect: Zach Reks went 0-for-2 with a walk last night, snapping a season-high seven-game hitting streak, but reaching base for a 20th consecutive start. He made a leaping catch and crashed into the left field wall to end the sixth inning, subsequently exiting the game...Reks went 11-for-33 during the seven-game streak with six extra-base hits, and over his last nine starts with OKC, Reks is 13-for-40 (.325) with five multi-hit games, five doubles, two homers and five RBI...Reks leads OKC with 44 hits, 14 doubles, 33 runs scored and 21 walks, and he has reached base in 34 of his 35 starts - including the last 20 straight. His 14 doubles are tied for fourth in Triple-A West, while his .428 OBP is sixth and his 33 runs are tied for sixth and his .326 AVG is 10th...Reks is slashing .328/.451/.586 with 11 extra-base hits, nine RBI and 15 runs over 15 games when batting in the leadoff spot, and the Dodgers are 11-4 in those games.

Rehab Recap: Reliever Scott Alexander made the second appearance of his rehab assignment last night. Alexander inherited the bases loaded with one out in the third inning. The first batter he faced notched a sacrifice fly, but Alexander struck out the next hitter to leave two runners on base. He threw seven pitches, with five strikes...In the ninth game of his rehab assignment, Yoshi Tsutsugo went 0-for-3 with a walk. He is now 3-for-33 with two homers, four RBI, three runs and six walks. Going back to Tuesday in Round Rock, Tsutsugo is 0-for-his-last-14 with two walks.

Walk it Out: The Dodgers took eight walks last night for their sixth game this season with at least eight free passes. OKC now leads the league with 206 walks this season, and their 109 walks in June lead all Triple-A teams. Including last night, the Dodgers now have eight walks with the bases loaded this season, which is also most in Triple-A West.

Please Help, Theo: Last night's game lasted 3 hours, 46 minutes - OKC's 17th game of the season to extend beyond 3 hours, 30 minutes and eighth to last at least 3 hours, 40 minutes. In the team's last five games, the shortest was Thursday night at a brisk 3 hours, 29 minutes. The team's average nine-inning game time this season is 3:20.

Around the Horn: After posting a -49 run differential over the first 13 games (3-10), the Dodgers have a +75 run differential over their last 32 games (20-12)...Matt Davidson did not play last night, but has back-to-back multi-hit games, going 4-for-9 with a home run...Andy Burns recorded his ninth stolen base of the season last night - tied for fourth-most in Triple-A West. At the plate, Burns is 0-for-9 with six strikeouts and two walks over three games since returning to the OKC Dodgers,

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