Oklahoma City RedHawks Game Notes
Published on August 6, 2011 under Pacific Coast League (PCL1)
Oklahoma City Comets News Release
RedHawks Continue Trip in Vegas-- The Oklahoma City RedHawks continue an eight-game roadtrip with the final game of a four-game series against the Las Vegas 51s tonight at 9:05 p.m. CT...Las Vegas lead the current series 2-1...The RedHawks finished the previous 12-game homestand 6-6...The RedHawks will follow the current four-game series in Las Vegas with a four-game set at the Tucson Padres...OKC is 24-35 in road games during 2011...Oklahoma City enter Saturday fourth place in the American Southern division, 18.0 games behind first place Round Rock, and 6.0 games behind third place New Orleans...Las Vegas are second place in the Pacific Southern, 13.0 games behind first place Sacramento...
Tonight's Probable Pitchers-- RH Lucas Harrell (4GS, 2-1, 1.86) makes his fifth start with OKC tonight...Harrell was ejected from his last start on August 1 after 1.1 innings after arguing a safe-out tag play between third and home...Harrell spent the majority of 2011 with Charlotte in the International League (13G, 12GS, 7-3, 3.27) and made three relief appearances with the Chicago White Sox (3G, 0-0, 7.20)...The Astros claimed Harrell off waivers from the White Sox on July 8...Las Vegas sends RH Chad Beck (2GS, 1-1, 5.06) to the mound tonight...Beck made one outing in Class A-Advanced Dunedin (1G, 0-0, 1.69), moved to Double-A New Hampshire (22G, 14GS, 7-4, 3.69) before a promotion to Las Vegas...
Last Game: August 5- Las Vegas 51s 6, OKC RedHawks 5-- Ricardo Nanita hit a three-run double in the eighth inning to give Las Vegas a 5-4 lead, Robinson Cancel tied the game in the ninth with a two-out, two-strike single before Brian Jeroloman singled in the game-winning run in the tenth inning for a 6-5 Las Vegas win on Friday night...The loss spoiled a brilliant start from Henry Sosa in his OKC debut, dealing seven shutout innings with five hits, three walks and three strikeouts...The RedHawks bullpen walked four hitters and hit another in the eighth inning, with all five runners coming in to score...Ricardo Nanita paced the 51s throughout the night, going 4x5 with three RBI in the eighth inning and the game-winning run scored in the tenth...Anderson Hernandez logged three extra-base hits and a walk, leading the RedHawks attack...
Fulchino, Wright to Houston, Esposito to CC-- The RedHawks bullpen lost two today as the Astros recalled RH Jeff Fulchino and LH Wesley Wright...Fulchino made 13 appearances with OKC, with a 0-0 record and 0.73 ERA (1ER/12.1 IP) with 3 BB and 12 SO...Fulchino started the season with Houston, making 30 appearances with a 1-3 record and 4.88 ERA before an option to OKC...Wright made 35 appearances (3 starts) with OKC with a 2-1 record and 2.29 ERA...Wright saw a few days with Houston during paternity leave for Matt Downs, but did not enter a game...In addition, C Brian Esposito has been activated from the disabled list and assigned to Double-A Corpus Christi...
Wallace, Johnson Since Option-- Brett Wallace went 0x5 last night, falling to 6x14 with four RBI since his option from Houston...Chris Johnson was 1x5 with an RBI, improving to 3x14 with a home run and three RBI...
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