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OKC Dodgers Game Notes - May 31, 2019

May 31, 2019 - Pacific Coast League (PCL1)
Oklahoma City Comets News Release


Oklahoma City Dodgers (19-34) vs. Memphis Redbirds (23-32)

Game #54 of 140/Road #31 of 70 (11-19)

Pitching Probables: OKC-RHP Daniel Corcino (3-2, 4.62) vs. MEM-RHP Ryan Helsley (1-0, 3.05)

Friday, May 31, 2019 | AutoZone Park | Memphis, Tenn. | 7:05 p.m. CT

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

Today's Game: The OKC Dodgers seek three straight wins for the first time this season when they continue their series against the Memphis Redbirds at 7:05 p.m. at AutoZone Park...The Dodgers are in the midst of their longest road trip of the season (14 games). They have won back-to-back games and are 4-7 on the trip so far.

Last Game: The Dodgers exchanged offensive blows with Memphis over the first six innings before OKC had one more punch left in a 10-8 win in 10 innings Thursday night at AutoZone Park. The Dodgers scored three batters into the game on Kyle Garlick's RBI double. In the fourth, Memphis rallied for four runs to take a 4-2 lead. OKC responded with three runs in its next at-bat. Errol Robinson laced a RBI single, and later with the bases loaded and two outs, Zach Reks hit a game-tying, two-run double. Memphis regained the lead in the fifth as Rangel Ravelo hit a RBI double and scored on a sacrifice fly by Tyler O'Neill. Again, OKC answered with a big inning in the sixth. Garlick smashed a three-run homer to put OKC in front, 7-6. Later in the inning, Drew Jackson hit an opposite field homer to push the lead to two runs. The Redbirds pulled even in the bottom half of the inning. After two outs, three straight Memphis batters walked to load the bases, and Lane Thomas sent a two-run single to center field. The game remained tied at 8-8 through nine innings. On the first pitch of the 10th, Reks smoked a grounder down the first base line, scoring designated runner Connor Joe from second base. Garlick then added a RBI single to make it 10-8. Justin Grimm (1-3) worked around a leadoff single in the ninth and struck out the next three batters to take home the win. Jaime Schultz retired all three batters in the bottom of the 10th for his fourth save. Memphis reliever Chris Beck (0-3) allowed both runs in the 10th inning in the loss.

Today's Probable Pitcher: Daniel Corcino (3-2) returns to the mound for his eighth start with the Dodgers this season...His most recent outing was May 26 at Omaha when he was the team's primary pitcher after Tony Gonsolin started the game. Corcino allowed five runs and seven hits over 5.0 innings, issuing a season-high five walks and recording a season-low one strikeout. He was charged with the loss in OKC's 5-0 shutout defeat...Tonight is Corcino's third game since an eight-day stint on the Injured List in mid-May due to back tightness...Corcino has held opponents to two earned runs or less in six of his eight games this season...He spent most of 2018 with OKC, tying for the club lead in starts (19) and ranking second in innings (103.1) and strikeouts (102). He posted a 3.40 ERA and held opponents to a .217 average...The Dodgers went 12-7 in his starts although his personal record was only 3-3...He was originally signed as an amateur free agent with the Reds Jan. 11, 2008 and began his second career stint in the Dodgers organization after signing as a free agent May 11, 2017...Corcino made four starts during the 2018 regular season against the Redbirds, going a combined 1-0 and posting a 2.14 ERA over 21.0 innings. He allowed a total of six runs (five earned) and 15 hits with two walks and 19 strikeouts.

Against the Redbirds: 2019: 1-0 2018: 6-10 All-time: 175-161 At MEM: 77-93 The Dodgers and Redbirds are meeting for the first time in 2019 and first time since the 2018 PCL postseason...Memphis defeated OKC, 3-1, in the American Conference Finals last September, as the Redbirds went on to repeat as PCL champions and win the 2019 Triple-A National Championship. In each of the two games in Memphis, the Dodgers held the lead into the Redbirds' final at-bat, only before Memphis came back to win each time...The Redbirds won the 2018 regular-season series, 10-6, snapping a streak of five consecutive season series victories for OKC, and giving the Redbirds their first win in the season series since 2011. After the teams went 4-4 through the first eight meetings, the Redbirds won six of the last eight matchups...The 2018 season was just the third time in the teams' 21-year history that Memphis won at least 10 games in one season against OKC, last accomplished in 2011 (11). With five wins in OKC, Memphis tied its mark for the most wins in one season at Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark (2000, 2013)...Four of the Dodgers' six wins against Memphis were shutouts.

Breaking Out: The Dodgers scored 10 runs last night in Memphis after tallying 12 runs Wednesday night in Omaha as they racked up double-digit runs in back-to-back games for the second time this season. OKC last scored double-digit runs in consecutive games April 15 at Iowa (10) and April 16 against Omaha (13)...OKC connected on 12 hits last night after picking up 13 Wednesday in Omaha and now has 11 or more hits in three of the last four games...Kyle Garlick and Drew Jackson each had three hits last night, combining for two home runs, a double and six RBI. Zach Reks hit two doubles, three RBI and scored twice Thursday while also drawing three walks...OKC went 6-for-17 with runners in scoring position and is 12-for-29 with RISP over the last two games...Entering Wednesday, OKC had tallied five or fewer hits five times in its previous eight games and over the first nine games of the current road trip was batting .181 (50x276) with 27 runs.

The Garlick Press: Kyle Garlick went 3-for-5 with his team-leading 11th home run of the season, a double and five RBI last night as he picked up five or more RBI for the second time this month (6 RBI, May 5 at New Orleans)...After going hitless in his first six at-bats following his return to the team, Garlick is 6-for-11 with two doubles, a home run, three runs scored and eight RBI...In 18 games with OKC this month, Garlick is slashing .324/.387/.765 with 15 extra-base hits, seven homers and 21 RBI...Garlick's .630 slugging percentage overall this season ranks 10th in the PCL.

Three's Company?: Tonight the Dodgers are aiming for their first three-game win streak of the season. They've previously won consecutive games five times...A win today would give the Dodgers a 2-0 series lead for the first time as well. They are 0-5 when attempting to do so and are 3-10 in Game 2 of a series overall, with losses in five straight and 10 of the last 11.

Perking Up: Cameron Perkins picked up another hit last night to boost his team-leading total to 31 hits through 23 games this month. He has 11 hits over his last eight games...After slashing .207/.270/.310 over 19 games in April, he's up to .348/.414/.584 over 23 games in May...Perkins paces the Dodgers with 43 hits overall this season and his 15 total doubles are tied for seventh-most in the PCL.

On Strike: Seven Dodgers pitchers combined to rack up 12 strikeouts last night for their 25th double-digit strikeout game of the season and eighth in the last 14 games...The Dodgers currently rank third in the PCL in strikeouts this season with 496 over 445.0 innings pitched, trailing league-leader Sacramento (528 K/479.1 IP) and New Orleans (504 K/471.1 IP).

Around the Horn: Drew Jackson has six hits over his last three games (6-for-12) after totaling six hits in his 11 games prior (6-for-36). In addition to his six hits, Jackson has scored five runs and drawn three walks during the last three games...JT Chargois pitched a perfect inning Wednesday night with one strikeout, and over the last seven games, he's retired 20 of 23 batters faced with 11 strikeouts...Zach Reks had been 2-for-30 on the road trip until going 2-for-3 with two doubles and three RBI last night...The Dodgers have outhit their opponent in back-to-back games for just the second time this season and first time since doing it in three straight games April 10-13...Memphis' four-run third inning yesterday was the 16th time in 30 games this month an opponent put together an inning for four or more runs.

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