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September 3, 2016 - Pacific Coast League (PCL1)
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Oklahoma City Dodgers (78-60) vs. Omaha Storm Chasers (58-79)

Los Angeles Dodgers vs. Kansas City Royals

Game #139 of 141/Road #68 of 70 (39-28)

Pitching Probables: OKC-RHP Alfredo Figaro (0-0, 3.00) vs. OMA-RHP Christian Binford (3-11, 5.42)

Saturday, September 3, 2016 | Werner Park | Papillion, Neb. | 2:05 p.m. CT Radio: KGHM AM-1340 The Game, 1340thegame.com, iHeartRadio - Alex Freedman

Today's Game: The American Northern Division champion Oklahoma City Dodgers continue their final series of the regular season at 2:05 p.m. against the Omaha Storm Chasers at Werner Park. The Dodgers seek a fourth straight win and seventh win over the last eight games. With a win today, the Dodgers would improve to a season-best 19 games above .500.

Last Game: The Dodgers broke open a scoreless tie with eight runs between the seventh and eighth innings, leading the way to an 8-5 win over Omaha Friday night at Werner Park. The Dodgers and Storm Chasers combined for just five hits over the first six frames. Corey Brown led off the seventh inning with a solo homer for a 1-0 lead. The Dodgers proceeded to pile up five more runs and six more hits in the seventh. Shawn Zarraga and Will Venable hit back-to-back doubles to make it 2-0. Brandon Hicks and Tyler Ogle then each followed with RBI singles. O'Koyea Dickson finished the rally with a two-run triple off the center field fence, giving OKC a 6-0 advantage. The Dodgers rallied for two more runs with two outs in the eighth inning. After Venable drew a walk, Jordan Schafer and Ogle followed with back-to-back RBI doubles. The Omaha offense perked up late in the game as well, as the Storm Chasers batted around and scored four runs in the eighth inning. The Storm Chasers added another run in their final at-bat following an error with two outs in the ninth inning. Dodgers starting pitcher Lisalverto Bonilla (4-5) picked up his second win in as many starts, throwing six scoreless innings. He finished with six strikeouts. Ralston Cash picked up his first save with OKC, recording the final five outs. Rehabbing Kansas City Royals pitcher Kris Medlen ended up with the loss.

Today's Probable Pitcher: Alfredo Figaro makes his third start with the OKC Dodgers...In his last start Aug. 29 against Memphis, Figaro allowed three runs and six hits over 6.0 innings with three walks and no strikeouts. He did not figure in the decision in OKC's eventual 11-4 defeat...Figaro joined OKC from Double-A Tulsa where he made five appearances and three starts for the Drillers, going 2-0 with a 3.50 ERA...Between OKC and Tulsa, Figaro has thrived in his five starts, posting a 2.42 ERA and .219 opponent average (2-0)...Figaro signed with the Dodgers as a free agent in mid-June...Last season he played for the Samsung Lions of the Korea Baseball Organization...He spent the majority of the 2014 season with the Nashville Sounds, posting a 3.73 ERA over 70.0 IP with 22 walks and 55 strikeouts...Figaro has appeared in 52 career games in the Major Leagues between Detroit and Milwaukee...Figaro last pitched against Omaha during the 2014 season while with Nashville, tossing 4.0 scoreless innings of relief over three appearances.

Against the Storm Chasers: 2016: 8-3 2015: 6-10 All-time: 139-128 In OMA: 67-65

With last night's victory, OKC has clinched a win in the season series for the first time since 2010 -- back when Omaha was known as the Royals and had current Dodgers pitching coach Matt Herges on the roster. Omaha went 4-0-1 in the season series over the past five years...The Dodgers took three of four each time the teams met in OKC this season...Rain washed away the final two meetings of a four-game series at Omaha, April 28-May 1. Before the inclement weather struck, the Dodgers and Storm Chasers won one game each...The Dodgers have won eight of the last 10 meetings after Omaha won 10 of the previous 11 going back to 2015...The Dodgers have outscored Omaha, 69-57, this season, and each team is averaging over five runs per game.

We Ain't Done Yet: The Dodgers have clinched back-to-back American Northern Division titles, as well as their third division title in the last four seasons. OKC last won consecutive division titles in 2004 and 2005, and this season's title marks the team's ninth division crown since joining the PCL in 1998. OKC will meet the American Southern Division champion Nashville Sounds in a best-of-five series beginning Wednesday, Sept. 7 in Oklahoma City. The Dodgers will host the first two games of the series Sept. 7-8 before the series shifts to Nashville for the final three games.

O'Koyea's O'K: O'Koyea Dickson collected his fifth straight multi-hit game Friday and finished a home run shy of the cycle. Dickson is 14-for-26 (.538) during his current seven-game hitting streak with three doubles, one triple, two homers, seven RBI, and four runs scored...Since Aug. 1, Dickson leads the Dodgers with 38 hits, 23 runs, 21 RBI, and six home runs...Since coming off the Disabled List May 22, Dickson is batting .337 (103x306) with 16 homers and 59 RBI (94 games). During that time, he ranks second in the PCL in extra-base hits (46), third in doubles (27), fourth in slugging percentage (.601), fourth in OPS (1.006), fifth in batting average, seventh in hits, and seventh in on-base percentage (.405).

Kings of K's?: The Dodgers pitching staff added six more strikeouts to their league-leading total Friday and now pace the PCL with 1,217 strikeouts this season. They surpassed the previous team record of 1,089 strikeouts set in 2014. Their total is 29 strikeouts ahead of second-place Fresno, who has played three more games than OKC...The Dodgers currently sit 20 strikeouts away from breaking the PCL modern era record of 1,236 K's, set by the Nashville Sounds in 2014. OKC will need to average 6.7 strikeouts per game over their final three games to set the new mark...Additionally, the Dodgers have allowed the fewest walks in the PCL (369). They're attempting to become the first team to lead the league in strikeouts and have the fewest walks since Sacramento in 2004.

The Brown Bomber: Corey Brown's solo home run in the seventh inning Friday pushed him into sole possession of the team lead with 22 dingers. After hitting just three homers in his first 48 games, Brown has swatted 19 homers over his last 66 games and ranks tied for second in the PCL in homers since June 9...It's his highest home run total since 2012, when he collected 26 between Triple-A Syracuse and the Washington Nationals.

RISPy Business: The Dodgers went 6-for-12 with runners in scoring position last night and have now gone 19-for-49 (.388) with runners in scoring position over the last six games.

Straight Cash, Homey: Ralston Cash recorded the final five outs last night and picked up his first save since joining OKC this season. Cash has allowed one earned run (two runs total) and seven hits with 17 strikeouts over 17.0 IP during his last 11 appearances. He's held opponents 7-for-56 (.125).

Saturday Night Day Special: The Dodgers are 18-4 in Saturday games this season, including 8-2 on the road.

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