Oklahoma City RedHawks Game Notes
Published on June 11, 2011 under Pacific Coast League (PCL1)
Oklahoma City Comets News Release
RedHawks Continue Omaha Series - The Oklahoma City RedHawks continue a four-game road series at Werner Park against the Omaha Storm Chasers, with first pitch scheduled for 7:05 CT...The current series is tied at a game each...After a win on May 16 that improved the overall record to one game under .500 (16-17), the RedHawks have posted an 9-19 record... Oklahoma City enters Thursday fourth place in the American Southern division, 9.5 games back of first place Albuquerque and Round Rock...Following the current series at Omaha, nine of the next 13 games will be against the first place Albuquerque Isotopes, five in Oklahoma City and four in Albuquerque... The RedHawks and Storm Chasers have played six games at Werner Park in a 16-game season series, with the season series tied 3-3... Omaha has not yet visited RedHawks Field at Bricktown...
Tonight's Probable Pitchers - RedHawks RH Sergio Perez (12GS, 4-4, 4.14 ERA) makes his 13th start of 2011 tonight...In his last three outings, Perez is 1-2 and has produced back-to-back quality starts... Last time out, Perez allowed three runs, two earned, and three hits in 7.0 innings and took a tough luck losing decision as Memphis won 3-2 on June 5...Perez has 8 double plays of support, the most on the OKC staff...Perez did not come up in the rotation when OKC visited Omaha in early May...Omaha starter Jeff Suppan (12G, 11GS, 4-4, 6.30 ERA) makes the start, his second against OKC in 2011 (5/6- L, 6.0 IP, 4H, 2ER, 2BB, 4SO)...Over 17 Major League seasons, Suppan has 442 appearances with 411 starts and a 138-143 record and 4.69 ERA...Suppan was the 2006 National League Championship Series MVP, posting a 0.60 ERA in 15 innings in the series against the Mets...
Last Game: June 10-Omaha 5, Oklahoma City 4 - Omaha got to RedHawks starter Andy Van Hekken with five early runs and held off a late rally as the Storm Chasers took a 5-4 win over Oklahoma City on Friday night at Werner Park...Mario Santiago allowed two runs, one earned, with three hits in 5.0 innings for the win...Van Hekken (0-3) allowed five runs and 10 hits in 2.2 innings for the loss...Jesse Chavez (6) saved the game with a scoreless ninth inning...The RedHawks were 1x6 with runners in scoring position, with the lone hit coming on a Brian Dopirak RBI single in the first inning...Max Ramirez and Tommy Manzella collected the other two RBI in teh game for OKC, both on sacrifice flies...
Recent Transactions - C Carlos Corporan has been purchased by the Houston Astros and collected a pinch hit and a run in last night's game against Atlanta...P Jose Valdez has been optioned to OKC from Houston, while P Francis Beltran was released by the Houston Astros...SS Wladimir Sutil was promoted to Oklahoma City from Double-A Corpus Christi June 8, after IF Jose Vallejo was reassigned to the Corpus Christi Hooks... Sutil batted .295 (54x183) with 2 HR, 13 RBI, 13SB and 3CS in 48 games with the Hooks as the regular starting shortstop...
Runners in Scoring Position in One-Run Games - The RedHawks fell to 9-15 (.375) in one-run games last night, 13th in the PCL by win percentage... In one-run wins, the RedHawks are batting .263 (20x76) with runners in scoring position...In one-run losses, the RedHawks are batting .182 (19x104)...
DH Rule Returns - The designated hitter rule is in effect for this series, as Omaha is affiliated with the American League's Kansas City Royals...The RedHawks are 13-17 in games with a designated hitter...RedHawks designated hitters are batting a combined .274 (31x113) with 2 HR, 11 RBI, 5BB and 24SO...
RedHawks vs. American Northern - The RedHawks have played 26 games against opponents from the American Northern division, posting a 11-15 record...The RedHawks are 1-7 against Memphis, 3-3 against Omaha and 7-5 against Nashville...The RedHawks will play the Iowa Cubs for the first time July 4-6 at RedHawks Field at Bricktown...
Pacific Coast League Stories from June 11, 2011
- Rainiers Fall to River Cats, 11-4 - Tacoma Rainiers
- Chasers Can't Hold Lead, Fall in 11 - Omaha Storm Chasers
- 51s beat Padres - Tucson Padres
- Sky Sox fall to Aces 14-4 - Colorado Springs Sky Sox
- RedHawks Lead Series with 6-4 Win in 11 - Oklahoma City Comets
- Aces rout Sky Sox - Reno Aces
- Round Rock And Iowa Split Doubleheader - Round Rock Express
- Iowa and Round Rock Split Doubleheader - Iowa Cubs
- Keisler the Key to a 5-2 âTopes Win - Albuquerque Isotopes
- Sounds Lose 5-2 In Albuquerque On Saturday Night - Nashville Sounds
- Coleman Recalled by Chicago; Harris to Join Iowa - Iowa Cubs
- Round Rock Express Game Notes - Round Rock Express
- Kinsler Reinstated from Paternity Leave List; Davis Optioned to Round Rock - Round Rock Express
- Oklahoma City RedHawks Game Notes - Oklahoma City Comets
- Padres Avoid Shutout, Not Loss - Tucson Padres
- Robinson Belts Walk-Off Homer as 'Topes Win 7-6 in 10 - Albuquerque Isotopes
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