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OKC Dodgers Game Notes - May 3, 2018

May 3, 2018 - Pacific Coast League (PCL1)
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Oklahoma City Dodgers (18-6) vs. Memphis Redbirds (19-8)

Los Angeles Dodgers vs. St. Louis Cardinals

Game #25 of 140/Road #13 of 70 (6-6)

Pitching Probables: OKC-RHP Guillermo Moscoso (1-0, 3.00) vs. MEM-RHP Dakota Hudson (3-0, 3.90)

Thursday, May 3, 2018 | AutoZone Park | Memphis, Tenn. | 7:05 p.m. CT

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

Today's Game: The Oklahoma City Dodgers have lost consecutive games for just the second time this season and look to avoid losing three straight games for the first time in 2018 when they wrap up their road series against the Memphis Redbirds at 6:35 p.m. at AutoZone Park. The Dodgers have lost four of their last five road games, with the four defeats by a total of five runs.

Last Game: The Dodgers offense continued to impress with a seven-run, 11-hit effort, but the pitching staff surrendered a season-high 16 hits and six two-out runs, as Memphis defeated the Dodgers, 8-7, Wednesday night at AutoZone Park. Both teams were at their best with two outs, as 11 of the 15 runs scored with two down. Down 1-0 in the third inning, Henry Ramos sent a two-run triple to right-center field, putting the Dodgers ahead, 2-1. Travis Taijeron followed with a RBI single to give the Dodgers a two-run lead. Memphis tied the game in the fourth with RBI singles by Carson Kelly and Randy Arozarena. Angelo Mora put OKC back in front in the fifth with a RBI single. The Redbirds tacked on four runs between the fifth and sixth innings to take a 7-4 lead, all of which scored after Memphis had none on and two out. OKC got back within one in the seventh when Rocky Gale and pinch hitter Wes Darvill hit back-to-back RBI singles make it 7-6. An error with two outs in the bottom of the seventh opened the door for Memphis to score another run, stretching the lead to 8-6. The Dodgers added a run in the ninth when Gale lined a triple to right-center field and pinch hitter Cael Brockmeyer followed with a RBI double, putting the tying run in scoring position. Memphis reliever John Brebbia then got Jake Peter to pop out and struck out Donovan Solano to end the game. Memphis reliever Sean Gilmartin (1-1) earned the win and Brebbia got the save. Dodgers reliever Brian Moran (1-1) took the loss.

Today's Probable Pitcher: Guillermo Moscoso (1-0) makes his sixth appearance and third straight start...Against Iowa in OKC April 28, Moscoso picked up his first win of the season, holding the I-Cubs to one run and six hits over 5.0 innings. He did not issue a walk and recorded five strikeouts...After starting the season in the bullpen, Moscoso has transitioned to the starting rotation. Over his first two starts, he's allowed just one run and nine hits over 9.0 innings, with 10 strikeouts...Overall, Moscoso has racked up 20 strikeouts in his first 15.0 innings...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 having appeared 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 seventh career start against the Redbirds and first since the 2013 season when he played for the Iowa Cubs. He's 5-0 with a 2.11 ERA in his career against the Redbirds. This is also Moscoso's fourth career start against the Redbirds in an OKC uniform.

Against the Redbirds: 2018: 1-2 2017: 8-7 All-time: 169-153 At MEM: 74-90 The Dodgers have won or split eight straight series against the Redbirds entering tonight and will need a win to keep that streak alive...The Dodgers won the 2017 series, 8-7, and have won five consecutive season series against Memphis. OKC has not lost a season series to the Redbirds since 2011...The Dodgers were the only team in the PCL last season to have winning record against the 91-win Redbirds...OKC went 4-3 at AutoZone Park in 2017 and has finished with a winning record in Memphis each of the past five seasons, going 25-14 over that span...Alex Verdugo paced OKC with 18 hits in the 2017 series, while O'Koyea Dickson racked up 10 RBI and four home runs.

Out of the Gates: Despite posting back-to-back losses, the Dodgers have won 18 of their first 24 games of 2018, tying for the best overall record by an Oklahoma City team through 24 games since OKC rejoined the PCL in 1998. The 2015 squad also went 18-6 to start the season. A win tonight would put OKC in a tie for its most wins through 25 games since 1998 (19-6 in 2015)...The Dodgers own the best winning percentage in the Minors (.750). Memphis and High-A Jupiter (Marlins) pace the Minors with 19 wins. OKC, Colorado Springs, Low-A Augusta (Giants) and Low-A Delmarva (Orioles) are tied for the third-most wins with 18.

Hitmen: The Dodgers tallied 11 hits Wednesday night and have totaled 10 or more hits in each of the last five games, as well as in seven of the last eight games. Over the last five games they are batting .316 (54x171) and have scored 29 runs...The Dodgers have collected at least 10 hits in 15 games this season...Wednesday also marked the eighth straight game OKC has scored at least four runs in a game...The Dodgers went 6-for-21 with runners in scoring position Wednesday, but left a season-high 13 runners on base. Their .331 average with runners in scoring position ranks second in PCL behind only Salt Lake (.340).

Brock-N-Roll: Catcher Cael Brockmeyer connected on a pinch-hit RBI double in the ninth inning during his lone at-bat Wednesday night to extend his hitting streak to eight games -- the longest hitting streak for a Dodger this season. Over his last eight games, Brockmeyer is 13-for-24 with five doubles and six runs. It's his longest hit streak since June 4-14, 2015 with the Low-A South Bend Cubs, when he hit safely in nine games. For the season, Brockmeyer is 14-for-28 (.500). He has hit safely in all eight of his starts and in nine of 10 games overall.

Dominant Donovan: Donovan Solano went 2-for-4 with a double, two walks and a run scored Wednesday night, collecting his team-leading 11th multi-hit game of the season. He leads OKC with 32 hits through 21 games and is tied for the team lead with five doubles. His .386 batting average overall this season ranks fourth in the PCL...He has hit safely in five straight games, going 9-for-21 at the plate, and over his last 17 outings, the shortstop is batting .423 (30x71).

Mound Men: The Dodgers enter today with a league-best 2.80 ERA, although they allowed their second-highest run total of the season Wednesday night. The eight runs were the most allowed by OKC in a nine-inning game this season...The Redbirds tallied 16 hits after opponents had been held to a .207 clip over the previous 11 games. During that same time, opponents were batting .136 with RISP, but Memphis went 7-for-16 last night...OKC has allowed 13 total runs in the last two games after allowing 13 runs over their seven previous games combined...The Dodgers bullpen had given up three runs over the previous seven games (30.1 IP) before allowing five runs over 4.0 IP last night.

Around the Horn: Reliever Pat Venditte has put together six straight scoreless relief outings totaling 8.1 innings, allowing two hits and one walk with 11 strikeouts...Rocky Gale has had multi-hit outings in his last three games (6x12, 4 RBI). This season he is 9-for-23 (.391) with 15 RBI with runners in scoring position...Travis Taijeron has nine RBI over his last seven games after collecting four RBI in his first 16 contests.

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