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OKC Dodgers Game Notes - May 5, 2016

May 5, 2016 - Pacific Coast League (PCL1)
Oklahoma City Comets News Release


New Orleans Zephyrs (13-12) vs. Oklahoma City Dodgers (13-11)

Miami Marlins vs. Los Angeles Dodgers

Game #25 of 144/Home #11 of 72 (4-6)

Pitching Probables: NEW-RHP Dylan Axelrod (0-0, 3.09) vs. OKC-RHP Zach Lee (3-1, 5.66)

Thursday, May 5, 2016 | Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark | Oklahoma City, Okla. | 7:05 p.m. CT

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

Today's Game: The Oklahoma City Dodgers and New Orleans Zephyrs close out their four-game series at 7:05 p.m. New Orleans leads the series, 2-1. Tonight is a $2 Thursday, with soft drinks, bottled water, and select 16 oz. beers on sale for just $2.

Last Game: Starting pitcher Julio Urias fired six no-hit innings and faced the minimum as he led the Dodgers to a 5-0 win against the Zephyrs Wednesday afternoon at Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark. Urias combined with relievers Lisalverto Bonilla and Chin-Hui Tsao on a one-hit shutout. Urias (3-1) retired the first 12 batters he faced before New Orleans' Dan Black reached base on an error by Dodgers shortstop Zach Walters. Bonilla entered the game in the seventh inning to pitch for the Dodgers and worked around two walks to keep the Zephyrs scoreless. He retired the side in order in the eighth inning, but Austin Nola broke up the no-hit bid when he led off the ninth inning with a line drive single to left field. Tsao retired the two batters he faced to complete the shutout. The Dodgers scored the game's first runs in the third inning. Jack Murphy belted his first home run of the season over the Devon Energy Deck in right field for a 1-0 lead. Later in the inning, the Dodgers hit three straight singles with one out, capped with a RBI single by Corey Brown. OKC added two runs in the fourth inning on a RBI sac bunt by Julio Urias and RBI single by Austin Barnes to take a 4-0 lead. Murphy's sacrifice fly in the fifth inning boosted OKC to a 5-0 lead. Former Oklahoma City RedHawks pitcher Paul Clemens (3-3) was charged with the loss, allowing four runs (three earned), seven hits, two walks and striking out four in four innings. The Dodgers outhit the Zephyrs, 12-1.

Today's Probable Pitcher: Zach Lee looks to bounce back after a tough outing last Thursday in Omaha...Lee surrendered a career-high 10 runs over 3.1 innings against the Storm Chasers. He allowed nine hits, with two walks and two strikeouts. Omaha went deep twice. Lee had allowed just one home run over his previous 17 starts with OKC combined (101.2 IP)...Thursday was his first action with OKC a brief stint with the Los Angeles Dodgers. He was recalled April 23 and spent four games with the team, but never appeared in a game, and was optioned to Oklahoma City April 26...Lee picked up wins in each of his first three starts of the season, allowing just three earned runs (four runs total) over 17.1 innings (1.56 ERA)...So far this season, Lee has posted 16 strikeouts against three walks (5.33 K/BB)...He has allowed at least nine hits in three consecutive starts, and opponents are batting .418 during that time...Lee was named the Dodgers' 2015 Branch Rickey Minor League Pitcher of the Year for the second time in his career (also in 2013). He paced OKC's rotation with 11 wins in 2015, going 11-6 with a 2.70 ERA over 19 starts. Lee tied for third in the league in wins and became just the sixth OKC pitcher to notch at least 11 wins since the team joined the PCL in 1998...Lee went 2-0 with a 2.33 ERA in three starts against the Zephyrs last season. He allowed five runs and 14 hits over 19.1 innings with 14 strikeouts and four walks.

Against the Zephyrs: 2016: 1-2 2015: 12-4 All-time: 154-134 In OKC: 82-64

This marks the first series of the season between the teams. The Zephyrs have won two games this series after winning just two games in OKC during the entire 2015 season...The Dodgers won the 2015 series, 12-4, and defeated the Zephyrs in 10 of the final 11 meetings. The 12 victories tied OKC's record for most wins accumulated in one season against New Orleans (1999)...OKC went 6-2 both at home and on the road against the Zephyrs last season...O'Koyea Dickson hit .404 (19x47) and Corey Seager hit .365 (23x63) with a team-leading 23 hits in the series...OKC held New Orleans to just three home runs over the 16-game series, while OKC racked up 10 homers...OKC has won the last two season series between the teams and has lost just one season series against the Zephyrs since 2006.

One-Hit Wonder: Julio Urias, Lisalverto Bonilla and Chin-Hui Tsao put together Oklahoma City's first combined one-hitter since July 24, 2015 at Round Rock - and the ninth one-hitter in the team's 19-year PCL history. It was also the first one-hit shutout by OKC since Asher Wojciechowski went the distance on July 8, 2013 at Round Rock...Yesterday was the second time this season the Dodgers have carried a no-hitter through eight innings, only to see it broken up by the first batter of the ninth inning (also April 9 at Nashville)...Luis Mendoza's no-hitter against Salt Lake on Aug. 14, 2009 remains the team's only nine-inning no-hitter since joining the PCL in 1998. There has still never been a combined no-hitter of any length during the team's PCL era...The last no-hitter pitched at Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark was by the Colorado Springs Sky Sox on Aug. 18, 2009. Although he did not appear in the game, current OKC pitching coach Matt Herges was playing for the Sky Sox at the time.

Call to Arms: The Dodgers picked up their league-leading fourth shutout of the season yesterday. It was also the third time the team has allowed two or fewer hits in game, and it was the first time the team did not allow an extra-base hit since April 10 at Nashville (third time overall)...Over the past four games, starting pitchers have combined to post a 0.47 ERA (1 ER/19.0 IP) and a .113 opponent average (7x62), with five walks and 25 strikeouts...OKC currently ranks second in the PCL with a 3.31 ERA (Nashville - 3.22), but has allowed the fewest runs (86) and fewest hits (188) while recording the third-most strikeouts (221)...Opponents are just 2 for their last 37 with runners in scoring position against the Dodgers pitching staff. OKC leads the PCL with a .207 opponent average with runners in scoring position this season

Barnes Burner: Austin Barnes went 2-for-5 yesterday with a RBI and picked up his second straight multi-hit game. He has now hit safely in 11 of his 13 games since joining OKC on April 18 and is batting .333...Barnes has reached base safely at least twice in eight consecutive games as well as in 11 of 13 games overall (.469 OBP)...Yesterday Barnes played center field, marking the first time he's played the outfield during his professional career. However, he did not have any chances.

What Can Brown Do For You?: Corey Brown is batting .383 (18x47) with nine RBI over his last 11 games. He has hit safely in nine of those contests with seven multi-hit efforts.

Much Better: After starting the series 3-for-32 with runners on base and 1-for-15 with runners in scoring position, the Dodgers were 8-for-23 with runners on base and 4-for-14 with runners in scoring position Wednesday...However, the Dodgers did strand 12 runners on base, marking their highest total for a nine-inning game this season. They have stranded 48 runners on base over their last four games (40 innings).

Thirsty Thursday Tidbits: Yesterday OKC pitchers had more hits (2) than the entire Zephyrs lineup (1)...The Dodgers set a season high with three stolen bases yesterday...OKC is 5-1 in series finales this season, including 2-0 at home.

UPCOMING SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE PITCHING MATCHUPS (ALL TIMES CENTRAL)

DATE TIME OPPONENT OKC PITCHERS OPP. PITCHER

Friday, May 6 7:35 p.m. at Colorado Springs RHP Jeremy Kehrt (2-1, 3.86) RHP Tyler Cravy (0-0, 3.18)

Saturday, May 7 7:05 p.m. at Colorado Springs RHP Sam LeCure (0-1, 3.86) RHP Ariel Pena (0-0, 9.45)

Sunday, May 8 2:35 p.m. at Colorado Springs RHP Jose De Leon (0-0, 0.00) RHP Taylor Jungmann (0-1, 15.75)

Monday, May 9 1:35 p.m. at Colorado Springs LHP Julio Urias (3-1, 1.88) RHP Jorge Lopez (0-2, 8.84)

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