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Oklahoma City RedHawks Game Notes

Published on May 22, 2011 under Pacific Coast League (PCL1)
Oklahoma City Comets News Release


Today's Game

The Oklahoma City RedHawks finish a four-game series against the Sacramento River Cats today at 3:05 p.m. CT at Raley Field in Sacramento...Tonight is game four of a 12-game road trip with an eight-game swing through the Pacific Southern Division... The RedHawks will visit Fresno for four games beginning Monday before visiting Nashville Friday through Monday...The 12-game trip is required because of the Big 12 Baseball Tournament at RedHawks Field at Bricktown, running Tuesday through Sunday...The RedHawks enter tonight in fourth place in the American Southern Division, 7.0 games back of first place Round Rock...The Rivercats are in first place in the Pacific Southern Division, 2.0 games ahead of second place Las Vegas... LH Ryan Rowland-Smith makes the start this afternoon for Oklahoma City

Today's Starting Pitcher

OKC starter Ryan Rowland-Smith makes his ninth appearance and eighth start in today's game...Rowland-Smith has made quality starts in three consecutive appearances, lowering his ERA from 6.50 to 4.10 in that time...The left-hander from Sydney, Australia is in his first season with the Houston Astros organization after spending his entire career in the Seattle Mariners system...

Last Game: SAC 3, OKC 2

Josh Donaldson tied the game with a two-out, 13th inning home run and an Eric Sogard walk-off hit in the 16th inning sent the Sacramento River Cats to a 3-2 win over the Oklahoma City RedHawks before 13,039 at Raley Field... The game lasted five hours and four minutes, and snapped a Sacramento three-game losing skid... OKC scored an unearned run in the seventh inning on a two-out double from Robinson Cancel... The RedHawks scored the go-ahead run in the 13th inning on a bases loaded walk of Brandon Barnes...

OKC Starters

RedHawks starters have allowed three or fewer runs in seven consecutive outings, with Oklahoma City posting a 3-4 record in that stretch...The last starter to allow over three runs was Henry Villar on May 13 against Tacoma, when the Rainiers scored seven runs in five innings against Villar...Following the start, Villar was moved to the bullpen upon the designation of Nelson Figueroa...

Cancel Streak Longest for OKC

RedHawks catcher Robinson Cancel has hit safely in 12 consecutive games, batting .370 (17x46) with 3 doubles, 1 HR and 3 RBI... Cancel's streak is the longest from any RedHawks hitter in 2011...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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