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OKC Dodgers Game Notes - June 3, 2018

Published on June 3, 2018 under Pacific Coast League (PCL1)
Oklahoma City Comets News Release


Omaha Storm Chasers (23-32) vs. Oklahoma City Dodgers (33-19)

Kansas City Royals vs. Los Angeles Dodgers

Game #53 of 140/Home #29 of 70 (23-5)

Pitching Probables: OMA-RHP Wily Peralta (0-0, 5.33) vs. OKC-LHP Chad Girodo (NR, -.--)

Sunday, June 3, 2018 | Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark | Oklahoma City, Okla. | 2:05 p.m. CT

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

Today's Game: The Oklahoma City Dodgers will take the field as Cielo Azul de Oklahoma City at 2:05 p.m. against the Cazadores de Tormentas de Omaha as the teams close out their five-game series, as well as the first ¡CelebraciÃ"n Cielo Azul! of the season at Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark. The Dodgers look to take a fourth straight victory, and today is a Chaparral Energy Family Sunday.

Last Game: The Dodgers broke a 1-1 tie in the seventh inning and tacked on two more runs in the eighth on the way to a 4-2 win against Omaha Saturday night at Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark. Omaha threatened in the first inning. Adalberto Mondesi tripled with one out and Frank Schwindel hit a fly ball to right field, caught by Alex Verdugo. Mondesi attempted to score, but Verdugo's throw nabbed him at the plate to keep the Storm Chasers scoreless. In the third inning, Henry Ramos hit a double and scored on a two-out RBI single by Tim Locastro for a 1-0 OKC lead. A RBI single by Mondesi in the sixth tied the game, 1-1. In the seventh, Rocky Gale grounded a RBI single into left field to give the Dodgers a 2-1 lead. The Dodgers tacked on two more runs in the eighth on Locastro's third homer of the season and Edwin RÃ-os' RBI single for a 4-1 lead. Paulo Orlando tripled with two outs in the ninth and scored on a RBI single by Humberto Arteaga to cut the Dodgers' lead to two runs. With runners at first and second base, Dodgers reliever Pat Venditte struck out Jack Lopez to secure the win and his second save. Dodgers starting pitcher Daniel Corcino held Omaha to one run and four hits over 6.0 innings with one walk and six K's, but settled for a no decision. Brian Schlitter (2-0) tossed two scoreless innings for the win. Omaha reliever Jake Kalish (1-1) was charged with the loss.

Today's Probable Pitcher: Chad Girodo is slated to make his OKC Dodgers debut today, as well as his first start since April 27, 2017 while with the Triple-A Buffalo Bisons...He joined OKC June 1 from Double-A Tulsa, where he made seven relief appearances, posting a 5.40 ERA over 11.2 innings with eight strikeouts and three walks...He most recently pitched May 31 against San Antonio in Tulsa, pitching 2.0 scoreless innings and allowing one hit with one strikeout...He signed with the Los Angeles Dodgers May 7 after being released by the Toronto Blue Jays April 25. He appeared in three games for Triple-A Buffalo prior to his release, going 0-1 and allowing five runs and seven hits over 3.2 innings...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, pitching 2.0 scoreless innings, with one hit and one strikeout. He went on to appear in 14 games for the Blue Jays in 2016...Girodo was selected by Toronto in the ninth round of the 2013 MLB Draft out of Mississippi State University.

Against the Storm Chasers: 2018: 3-1 2017: 7-10 All-time: 152-139 At OKC: 79-68

The Dodgers and Storm Chasers are meeting for the first time this season...The Storm Chasers won the 2017 season series, 10-7, marking the fifth time in seven years they won the season series against Oklahoma City, 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 was held to one or no runs five times in the team's last nine games against Omaha last season...Charlie Culberson paced the Dodgers with 21 hits through 15 games...Adalberto Mondesi batted .444 against OKC last season, racking up 28 hits over 15 games for Omaha. Frank Schwindel had 13 RBI in 13 games...OKC went 4-4 against the Storm Chasers at Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark in 2017, but has only finished .500 or better against the Storm Chasers in OKC three of the last seven seasons. Overall, OKC is 1-5-1 in the season series since 2011.

¡Celebracion Cielo Azul!: The OKC Dodgers will again take the field as Cielo Azul de Oklahoma City today. Oklahoma City was one of 33 Minor League Baseball teams invited to participate in MiLB's "Es Divertido Ser Un Fan" ("It's Fun to Be a Fan®") campaign, and each team will don an alternate, culturally relevant identity for select games during the 2018 season with the aim to attract, engage and celebrate Hispanic and Latino fans in each participating team's city. Oklahoma City's Spanish team name Cielo Azul translates to "blue sky." The concept was developed to celebrate the richness and depth of Hispanic and Latino culture in the United States, while also linking the identity to the famous Dodger blue and to the team's home state of Oklahoma, which often boasts vast blue skies. In addition to the players and coaches wearing Cielo Azul uniforms on the field, ¡CelebraciÃ"n Cielo Azul! will offer new specialty foods at Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark. Latin music and a bilingual environment will enhance the gameday experience for fans...The next ¡CelebraciÃ"n Cielo Azul! series is July 27-30 vs. El Paso.

Home is Where the Hits Are: At 23-5, Dodgers have the most home wins in the Minors and own the best home winning percentage in the Minors (.821)...Of their 23 home wins, the Dodgers have trailed at some point in 12 of those games, and have trailed in the eighth inning or later seven times. They also have four comeback wins at home after trailing by three or more runs...OKC is slashing .318/.378/.502 at home, scoring an average of 6.2 runs per game on an average of 10.9 hits per game. The team has scored eight-plus runs in 10 games and collected 14 or more hits in seven games. They've also scored at least four runs in an inning 12 times...Entering today, the Dodgers have scored at least four runs in eight straight home games as well as in nine of the last 10 at The Brick.

New Kids on the Block: Both Matt Beaty and Edwin RÃ-os are off to impressive starts after missing close to two months of the season with injuries. Beaty, the 2017 Texas League Player of the Year, has hit safely in each of his first six games with an at-bat, going 7-for-21. He hit his first Triple-A home run Friday and four of his seven hits with the Dodgers have gone for extra bases. RÃ-os has hit safely in six of his seven games, including four multi-hit efforts. He is 8-for-21 during a five-game hit streak and has picked up a RBI each of the last three nights. His seven hits against Omaha pace the Dodgers in the series.

Rock Steady: Rocky Gale delivered a go-ahead RBI single in the seventh inning last night and has now hit safely in 20 of his last 23 games, batting .366 (30x82) with six extra-base hits (3 HR) and 11 RBI while raising his season average from .200 to .325. He's been even hotter over his last 20 games, going 28-for-70 (.400) with nine multi-hit outings...Between Gale, Cael Brockmeyer and Kyle Farmer, Dodgers catchers have combined to bat .350 (64x183) with 29 RBI this season.

Around the Horn: Alex Verdugo was held without a hit last night, snapping his season-high hit streak at 11 games. During the stretch, he went 17-for-44 (.386) with eight runs scored and four RBI...Tim Locastro is 7-for-15 with three extra-base hits, three RBI and four runs scored during a current four-game hit streak. He's also put together three straight multi-hit games (6x11)...Kyle Farmer has hit safely in 12 of his first 14 games since joining OKC, swatting three homers and driving in 15 runs with 12 runs scored...Pat Venditte allowed a run and a walk Saturday, ending his stretch of 13 straight scoreless outings with OKC (16.1 IP) and 12 straight appearances without issuing a walk (14.1 IP).

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