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OKC Dodgers Game Notes - May 13, 2018

Published on May 13, 2018 under Pacific Coast League (PCL1)
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Oklahoma City Dodgers (24-10) vs. Colorado Springs Sky Sox (22-13)

Los Angeles Dodgers vs. Milwaukee Brewers

Game #35 of 140/Road #15 of 70 (7-7)

Pitching Probables: OKC-RHP Guillermo Moscoso (1-1, 3.81) vs. COS-RHP Aaron Wilkerson (NR, -.--)

Sunday, May 13, 2018 | Security Service Field | Colorado Springs, Colo. | 2:30 p.m. CT

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

Today's Game: The Oklahoma City Dodgers continue their road series against the Colorado Springs Sky Sox at 2:30 p.m. Central time at Security Service Field. With a loss Saturday night, OKC has now lost five of the last seven road games, but only by a combined total of six runs.

Last Game: A walk and a pair of wild pitches provided the formula for the game-winning run in the bottom of the ninth inning, as Colorado Springs defeated the Dodgers, 2-1, Saturday night at Security Service Field. Tied, 1-1, in the bottom of the ninth, Tyrone Taylor drew a walk with one out. With Dylan Moore at the plate, Dodgers reliever Ariel Hernadez fired a wild pitch and Taylor went all the way to third base. The Dodgers then elected to intentionally walk Moore. Facing Gabriel Noriega, Hernandez (1-1) threw his second wild pitch of the inning, allowing Taylor to score the winning run. Colorado Springs broke a scoreless tie in the fifth inning. Noriega led off with a single and advanced to second base on a sacrifice bunt. Nate Orf followed with a RBI single to right field to give the Sky Sox a 1-0 lead. The Dodgers had been shut out through seven innings and trailed, 1-0, when Kyle Garlick led off the eighth inning as a pinch hitter and promptly tied the game with a home run to right-center field. OKC starting pitcher Tyler Pill went a season-high six innings, allowing just the one run and seven hits, with no walks and four strikeouts. Sky Sox reliever Rhadames Liz (4-2) earned the win.

Today's Probable Pitcher: Guillermo Moscoso (1-1) looks to rebound from his first loss of the season as he makes his eighth appearance and fifth start for OKC...He allowed a season-high six runs and six hits, including two home runs, over 5.0 IP May 8 against Memphis, allowing two walks with two strikeouts in OKC's 8-3 loss...After starting the season in the bullpen, Moscoso has posted a 3.15 ERA as a member of the starting rotation...He's averaging better than a strikeout per inning, with 27 K's in 26.0 IP for the season...He signed with the Dodgers as a minor league free agent Jan. 28 after spending the entire 2017 season with Bravos de Leon of the Mexican League...Over five MLB seasons with Texas (2009-10), Oakland (2011), Colorado (2012) and San Francisco (2013), he has compiled a 4.28 ERA over 222.2 innings and 70 games (26 starts) with 166 strikeouts and 86 walks...The 2018 season marks his first playing in the U.S. since 2013, following a three-year run in Japan and last year in Mexico...This is Moscoso's second career stint with OKC after appearing in 35 games (33 starts) for the RedHawks between 2009-10...He originally signed with Detroit as an amateur free agent Jan. 16, 2003...Tonight is Moscoso's fourth career start against the Sky Sox (1-1, 2.70 ERA) and third for OKC. Moscoso made 18 starts for the Sky Sox in 2012 and last pitched against them with Sacramento, tossing six scoreless innings May 7, 2011.

Against the Sky Sox: 2018: 3-2 2017: 4-12 All-time: 101-84 At COS: 39-50

The Dodgers and Sky Sox meet for their second series in a week...The Dodgers won the first series of the season, 3-1, May 4-7 at Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark. The Dodgers outscored the Sky Sox, 15-9, led by Jake Peter, who went 6-for-16 with four RBI and three runs scored. The Sky Sox were held to a .218 average and five total extra-base hits...Colorado Springs won 12 of 16 meetings last season, taking three of four games in each of the four series. The Sky Sox collected more than eight wins in a season against OKC for the first time since the teams started playing in 1998...Colorado Springs outscored the Dodgers, 96-66, and outhit OKC, 161-139...Alex Verdugo led the Dodgers offense in the series, batting .408 over 14 games with a team-best 20 hits...Since joining the PCL in 1998, the only other instance the team lost 12 games in the same season against one opponent was in 2007, when OKC was 6-12 against Nashville.

Rocky Mountain Low: The Dodgers have lost 10 of their last 12 games at Security Service Field, including seven of the last eight. Despite the hitter-friendly reputation, the Dodgers have scored one or two runs in five of the last eight games, including of four the last five.

Out of the Gates: Despite Saturday's loss, the Dodgers have won 24 of their first 34 games of 2018 for the best overall record by an OKC team through 34 games since rejoining the PCL in 1998. The Dodgers own the second-best winning percentage in the Minors (.706), trailing only Double-A San Antonio (Padres), which is 25-10 (.714). OKC is also tied with Double-A Biloxi (Brewers) and Low-A Delmarva (Orioles) for the second-highest win total in the Minors.

Bumps in the Road: With last night's loss, the Dodgers are now 7-7 in road games this season, including losses in five of the last seven. Of those seven defeats, six have come by one or two runs, with the only exception being a 9-6 loss in 10 innings at Round Rock April 18. The last five road losses have been by a combined six runs, including the last four straight each by one run...The Dodgers have been held to two or fewer runs four times over the last seven road games, with three games tallying one or no runs. Overall, the team is slashing .245/.311/.371 with 3.8 runs per game on the road compared to .310/.376/.484 with 5.8 runs per game at home, where the team is 17-3.

Rock Steady: Rocky Gale did not play Saturday, but on Friday extended his hitting streak to 12 games, continuing the longest hitting streak by a Dodger this season. He is batting .435 (20x46) during the streak with five extra-base hits (3 HR) and eight RBI while raising his season average from .200 to .346. He's been even hotter over his last nine games, going 18-for-34 with eight multi-hit games, including the last five straight (11x19)...He has already surpassed his 2017 homer total (3) with four homers through his first 20 games of 2018...Behind the plate, Gale leads the PCL with a 57.9 caught stealing percentage (11x19).

Growing Garlick: Kyle Garlick entered Saturday night's game as a pinch-hitter in the eighth inning and tied the game with a solo homer to right-center field, moving into the Dodgers' team lead with five homers this season. Garlick has now hit four homers over the last three games and five in the last five games...Following a 2-for-21 start after his promotion to OKC, Garlick is 8-for-17 with five home runs over the last five games series...His 10 total homers between OKC and Double-A Tulsa lead all Dodgers minor leaguers.

TWIB Notes: The team record books and archives have gotten a workout this week, with several notable occurrences taking place:

* Last Sunday, Colorado Springs' Corbin Burnes became the first OKC opponent since 2010 to strike out 13 batters in one game. Just three days later on Wednesday, Memphis' Jack Flaherty did it as well.

* On Thursday, the Dodgers hit six home runs, setting a new home record. It was the first time the team went deep six times in one game since June 18, 2008 at Nashville.

* Friday's game was completed in 1 hour, 54 minutes, marking the shortest nine-inning game OKC has played since Aug. 20, 2006 at Iowa (1:54) and the shortest nine-inning game in Bricktown since Aug. 3, 2006 against Las Vegas (1:52).

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