Okc RedHawks Game Notes
Published on May 24, 2011 under Pacific Coast League (PCL1)
Oklahoma City Comets News Release
Oklahoma City RedHawks (19-25) vs. Fresno Grizzlies (21-24)
(Houston Astros vs. San Francisco Giants)
Chukchansi Park - Fresno, Calif. - 2:05 p.m. CT - Radio: AM 1340 (beginning at 1:35 p.m.)
Probable Starters: OKC-RH Nelson Figueroa vs. FRE-RH Josh Banks
Today's Game
The Oklahoma City RedHawks continue a four-game series against the Fresno Grizzlies today at 2:05 p.m. CT at Chukchansi Park in Fresno, with Fresno leading the series 1-0...Tonight is game five of a 12-game road trip, starting with an eight-game swing through the Pacific Southern Division... The RedHawks just split a series at Sacramento and will travel to Nashville starting Friday for the final four games of the trip...The 12-game trip is required because of the Big 12 Baseball Tournament at RedHawks Field at Bricktown, running Tuesday (practice day) through Sunday...The RedHawks enter Tuesday in fourth place in the American Southern Division, 7.0 games back of first place Round Rock...The Grizzlies are in third place in the Pacific Southern, 8.0 games behind first place Sacramento... Today RH Nelson Figueroa will face Fresno RH Josh Banks...
Today's Starting Pitchers
RedHawks starter Nelson Figueroa makes his third appearance and second start with Oklahoma City today... Last time out Figueroa allowed two runs, three hits and three walks in five innings for a winning decision at Sacramento on May 19 (game one of series)...Figueroa won the #5 starting job with the Houston Astros during spring training and made five starts with Houston in the regular season before moving to the Astros bullpen for three appearances...Figueroa was designated for assignment, cleared waivers and accepted the assignment to Oklahoma City... Fresno starter Josh Banks is in his ninth season as a professional, and his first season with the Giants organization...Banks spent last year with the Astros, making 27 starts with Triple-A Round Rock (9-12, 4.04, 37 BB, 72 SO) and one start with Houston (0-1, 13.50)...In 2011, Banks has made 10 appearances with seven starts, posting a 3-2 record and 5.68 ERA with 7 walks and 23 strikeouts...Over his last three appearances, Banks has allowed a total of three earned runs in 16.0 innings (1.69 ERA)...
Last Game: FRE 7, OKC 5
Fresno built an early 6-1 lead and held off a late RedHawks charge for a 7-5 win over Oklahoma City before 4,638 Monday night Chukchanci Park...Andrew Kown (6-3) allowed one run and four hits over six innings for the win while Douglas Arguello (2-5) gave up a season-high six runs with four hits and four walks over six innings in the losing decision... Marc Kroon (10) saved the game with a perfect ninth inning...Four different RedHawks recorded two hits, while Robinson Cancel extended a hitting streak to 14 games with an eighth inning pinch-hit RBI single...
RedHawks Bats Hot, then Frozen
In the previous series at Sacramento, RedHawks hitters were .268 (19x71) with three home runs in the first two games (two wins)... In the last three games (three losses) RedHawks hitters have combined to bat .183 (22x120)...
OKC Pitchers Issuing Walks
For the majority of the 2011 season the OKC pitching staff has dealt the lowest amount of walks in the PCL, until the last three days (now 5th-least)... Of 167 walks, the RedHawks have issued 22 during the current three-game losing skid...
Pitchers Handling the Lumber
OKC pitchers are a combined .104 (3x29) with 1 RBI, 1 BB, 1 Sac Fly and 4 Sac bunts... Today's starter Nelson Figueroa entered 2011 as a career .182 (42x231) hitter in the Minor Leagues and .168 (18x107) in the Major League, with a combined 54 career sacrifice hits... During 2011 with Houston, Figueroa was 2x9 with one sacrifice...
Cancel Streak Continues
RedHawks catcher Robinson Cancel has hit safely in 14 consecutive games, batting .400 (21x51) with 3 doubles, 1 HR and 5 RBI, starting May 5... Cancel extended the streak last night with an eighth inning, pinch-hit RBI single... Cancel's streak is the longest from any RedHawks hitter in 2011... During the streak Cancel's average has blossomed from .194 to .322... Gil Velazquez of Salt Lake has the longest hitting streak in the PCL during 2011 at 18 games from April 11 through May 3...
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