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OKC Dodgers Game Notes - June 30, 2016

June 30, 2016 - Pacific Coast League (PCL1)
Oklahoma City Comets News Release


Oklahoma City Dodgers (42-36) vs. Nashville Sounds (47-33)

Los Angeles Dodgers vs. Oakland A's

Game #79 of 144/Road #39 of 71 (23-15)

Pitching Probables: OKC-RHP Jose De Leon (0-0, 3.44) vs. NAS-RHP Angel Castro (0-5, 5.50)

Thursday, June 30, 2016 | First Tennessee Park | Nashville, Tenn. | 7:05 p.m. CT

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

Today's Game: After having Wednesday off, the Oklahoma City Dodgers open a four-game road series against the Nashville Sounds at 7:05 p.m. at First Tennessee Park. The Dodgers have lost back-to-back games for the first time since June 9-10.

Last Game: The Iowa Cubs took the rubber match of a five-game series against the Dodgers with a 3-2 win Tuesday afternoon at Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark. Iowa grabbed the game's first lead in the top of the second inning. With heavy rain beginning to fall, Matt Murton scored from third base on a wild pitch by Hyun-Jin Ryu for a 1-0 I-Cubs lead. Shortly thereafter, play was halted and finally resumed after a delay of 2 hours, 13 minutes in order to make the field playable again. The Dodgers tied the game in the bottom of the second inning when O'Koyea Dickson scored from third base on a balk by Iowa pitcher Aaron Brooks. In the top of the fifth, rehabbing Chicago Cubs infielder Tommy La Stella hit a RBI single on a grounder into right field to break the tie and give Iowa a 2-1 lead. In the top of the sixth, a sacrifice fly by Munenori Kawasaki gave Iowa a 3-1 advantage. Iowa loaded the bases in the top of the ninth with one out. With no more pitchers available, OKC outfielder Alex Hassan pitched and induced two flyouts to escape the jam. Dickson hit a solo home run in the bottom of the ninth to cut Iowa's lead to 3-2 with two outs before Felix Pena (SV, 2) got Zach Walters to ground out and end the game. Ross Stripling (0-1) appeared in his first game off the disabled list and was charged with the loss (2.1 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, BB, 2 K). Brooks (1-1) allowed one run and four hits over four innings to capture the win.

Today's Probable Pitcher: Jose De Leon (0-0) makes his sixth start of the season with the Dodgers...He last pitched June 25 against Iowa in OKC. He allowed a season-high seven hits and matched his season high of three runs over 3.1 innings. He walked one and struck out five in a no decision...Through his first five games this season, De Leon has held opponents to a .194 average (13x67) and has struck out 29 of the 67 batters he has faced over 18.1 total innings...He owns a 4.8 strikeout-to-walk ratio and averages 14.2 strikeouts per nine innings...He joined OKC after spending a month in extended spring training. After making his season debut May 3 against New Orleans, he was shut down for a little over a month with right shoulder soreness. Tonight is his fifth appearance since coming off the DL...He split the 2015 season between High-A Rancho Cucamonga and Double-A Tulsa and made a total of 23 starts, going 6-7 with a 2.99 ERA, .208 opponent average, and a 1.08 WHIP. He ranked tied for fourth in the Minors with 163 strikeouts and topped the Minors with 12.83 strikeouts per nine innings...De Leon was selected by the Dodgers in the 24th Round of the 2013 Draft from Southern University in Baton Rouge, La...Tonight marks De Leon's second career start against the Sounds. On June 12 against Nashville in OKC, he allowed three runs on two hits, including a home run, over three innings, with two walks and six strikeouts (ND).

Against the Sounds: 2016: 6-6 2015: 11-5 All-time: 161-139 In NAS: 75-74

The Dodgers and Sounds are playing their fourth and final series of the season...Nashville has won the last two series, both in OKC, going a combined 5-3 in Bricktown...The Dodgers won the season-opening series between the teams April 7-10 at First Tennessee Park, 3-1. Over the four-game set, the Dodgers allowed just four runs and held Nashville to a .151 average...Entering this series, the Sounds have held the Dodgers to a .206 average and have outscored OKC, 43-35...The Dodgers won the 2015 season series between the teams, 11-5, and took 10 of the first 12 meetings...OKC has won four of the last five season series between the teams.

Star of Stars: Earlier today Dodgers infielder Rob Segedin was named a Triple-A All-Star. Segedin leads the team in almost every offensive category this season, pacing OKC with 77 hits, 45 RBI, and 46 runs scored. His 36 extra-base hits rank fourth in the PCL this season and he is tied for the league lead with seven triples. He also leads OKC with 13 doubles and 13 home runs. His 146 total bases rank fifth in the PCL...It's the first time since 2009 only one OKC player has been selected to the Triple-A All-Star Game (Esteban German)...The 2016 Triple-A All-Star Game will take place July 13 at BB&T Ballpark in Charlotte, N.C.

Road Warriors: The Dodgers have won five of the last six road games and currently own the league's second-best road record at 23-15. They've also won six of the last eight road games, as well as eight of the last 11. During the 11-game stretch, the Dodgers have not allowed more than three earned runs in 10 of 11 games, and have allowed three or fewer runs total nine times. The team's ERA over the last 11 road games is 2.05 (22 ER/96.2 IP), with three solo homers allowed...Each of the team's last four road wins have been by at least three runs, and their run differential over the last 11 road games is +28. Two of the last three road losses have been by just one run.

Fear the Apostrophe: O'Koyea Dickson went 3-for-4 Tuesday with a home run and two runs scored and is 7-for-10 over his last three games with five RBI and four runs scored...Dickson has homered in three of the last four games and hit safely in six straight games, going 10-for-20 with seven RBI, seven runs scored, a double, and three homers...Dickson is batting a Triple-A best .413 in June and 15 of his 33 hits this month have gone for extra bases, to go along with 18 RBI and 17 runs scored. He has had six games this month with at least three hits. In 2015, Dickson had a total of four games with three hits for the entire season (117 games).

Charlie in Charge: Charlie Culberson has hit safely in 13 of his last 14 games, batting .351 (20-for-57) with five doubles, a triple, a home run, 10 RBI, and seven runs. He has notched six multi-hit games in his last 10 contests.

Logan's Run: Reliever Logan Bawcom turned in 2.2 more scoreless innings Tuesday. Over his last 12 appearances spanning 21.0 IP, Bawcom has allowed just one earned run (two runs total) and nine hits, with 16 strikeouts and five walks. During that time he's posted a 0.43 ERA and opponents are batting .138 (9x65)

Revolving Roster: Today the Dodgers added two new players: infielder Cole Figueroa and outfielder Andrew Toles. Figueroa was claimed off waivers from Pittsburgh on Tuesday. He's split this season between the Majors and Triple-A Indianapolis, where he batted .307 with two homers and 11 RBI over 20 games. Figueroa made Pittsburgh's Opening Day Roster and appeared in 23 games for the Pirates...In 65 games between High-A Rancho Cucamonga and Double-A Tulsa, Toles has batted .333 with five homers, 31 RBI, and 22 stolen bases. He leads Dodgers minor leaguers in average, hits (89), runs (49), and steals...In corresponding moves, Shawn Zarraga was transferred to Double-A Tulsa and Alex Hassan was placed on the Disabled List.

UPCOMING SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE PITCHING MATCHUPS (ALL TIMES CENTRAL)

DATE TIME OPPONENT OKC PITCHERS OPP. PITCHER

Friday, July 1 7:05 p.m. at Nashville RHP Jharel Cotton (6-4, 4.98) TBA

Saturday, July 2 7:05 p.m. at Nashville RHP Trevor Oaks (0-0, 9.00) RHP Jesse Hahn (1-3, 3.60)

Sunday, July 3 6:35 p.m. at Nashville RHP Ross Stripling (0-1, 3.38) TBA

Monday, July 4 7:05 p.m. Colorado Springs TBA TBA

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