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Oklahoma City RedHawks Game Notes

Published on July 2, 2011 under Pacific Coast League (PCL1)
Oklahoma City Comets News Release


RedHawks Continue Road Trip in Memphis-- The Oklahoma City RedHawks play game 11 of a 12-game roadtrip tonight with game three of a four-game series against the Memphis Redbirds at AutoZone Park at 6:05 p.m....The RedHawks are 4-6 on the current road trip with a 3-1 series win at Albuquerque and a 1-3 series loss at Round Rock...The RedHawks are 20-26 on the road in 2011...Memphis leads the current series 2-0 and the season series against Oklahoma City 9-1, with the Redbirds winning nine consecutive meetings with OKC...The RedHawks lone win against Memphis came April 7 in an 8-7 victory on Opening Night...The RedHawks enter today 13.5 games behind first place Round Rock in the American Southern Division, the RedHawks largest deficit behind the first place team in 2011...Memphis is 1.5 games behind first place Omaha in the American Northern division...

Tonight's Probable Pitchers-- RedHawks RH Brad Hennessey makes his second appearance with OKC, his first start with the RedHawks...The Astros signed Hennessey as a free agent on June second, sent him to extended spring and to Double-A Corpus Christi before a recent promotion to OKC...Hennesseey spent parts of five seasons with the San Francisco Giants (2004-08)...Hennessey missed all of 2009 in the Orioles system (elbow) and pitched in 2010 with Triple-A Rochester in the Twins organization...Memphis RH P.J. Walters (16GS, 6-4, 4.45) makes the start tonight, coming off five consecutive quality starts, and quality starts in 7 of his last 8 appearances...Walters had a four outing winning streak snapped with a tough-luck loss (6.0IP, 6H, 2ER) last time out on June 27 at Omaha...In five starts in the month of June, Walters was 4-1 with a 2.10 ERA, 8 BB and 34 SO...Walters made two starts against OKC in 2011 (1-1, 4.91 ERA)...

Last Game: July 1- Memphis 5, Oklahoma City 2-- Aaron Luna and Steven Hill hit home runs leading the Memphis Redbirds to a 5-2 win over the Oklahoma City RedHawks before 5,861 Friday night at AutoZone Park...Reliever Pete Parise took the winning decision, while Andy Van Hekken allowed five runs and three hits, including both home runs, in the losing decision...Victor Marte saved the game with a one-hit ninth inning...The RedHawks took an early lead in the first inning on a two-out, two-run single from Robinson Cancel...Luna's leadoff home run in the third inning cut the RedHawks lead to 2-1...Memphis loaded the bases with three walks in the sixth inning before a two-out grand slam home run from Hill put the Redbirds ahead for good...The RedHawks finished 1x12 with runners in scoring position...

Quintero Joins ‘Hawks on Rehab-- Astros catcher Humberto Quintero was 1x3 with a double and a run scored from second base in his first rehab appearance last night...Quintero went on the 15-day disabled list on May 28 after suffering a high right ankle sprain in a collision at home plate with Arizona's Ryan Roberts...In 32 games, Quintero was batting .248 with 9 RBI at the time of the injury...

Home Run Road Trip-- The RedHawks have allowed 22 home runs in the first 10 games of the current road trip...Albuquerque hit 10 home runs in four games at Isotopes Park...Round Rock hit 8 home runs in four games at the Dell Diamond...In the current series, Memphis has scored all of their runs on long balls....

Scoring Position Struggle-- In the first two games of the current series, Oklahoma City is 1x16 with runners in socring position....In the previous four-game series at Round Rock, the RedHawks were 5x46 (.109) with runners in scoring position...

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