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Oklahoma RedHawks Game Notes

June 7, 2006 - Pacific Coast League (PCL1)
Oklahoma City Comets News Release


Oklahoma RedHawks (27-32) at Omaha Royals (25-34) - 7: 05 p.m.

Rosenblatt Stadium - Omaha , Neb.

KEBC 1340 AM and the RedHawks Radio Network

HEADLINES: RedHawks shut down by Oklahoma native ... Hart continues to collect hits ... RedHawks begin 12-game trip

TODAY'S OPPONENT: The Omaha Royals are the Triple-A affiliate of the Kansas City Royals. They have been a member of the Pacific Coast League since 1998. Last year, they were 72-72 and finished second in the American Conference Northern Division.

TODAY'S GAME: The RedHawks begin a 12-game road trip to Omaha, Memphis and Nashville. This is their 60th game this season, 29th road game and first game against Omaha. The RedHawks are on a stretch where they will play 24 of 32 game on the road May 18-June 18.

LAST GAME: The RedHawks were held to four hits, all singles, in their 3-0 loss to Iowa. Iowa starter and former Tulsa Union High School star Les Walrond went eight innings and gave up four hits, walked none and struck out six. Jason Hart broke up Walrond's perfect game bid with a single with two outs in the fifth inning. The RedHawks stranded runners on second and third with one out in the sixth and none out in the eighth.

VS. OMAHA: The RedHawks are 57-39 all-time against Omaha since the two teams joined the PCL in 1998. The RedHawks are 27-21 against Omaha at Rosenblatt Stadium. The RedHawks have lost only one season series against Omaha since 1998 (1999). They have won the last six season series against the Royals.

PITCHING MATCHUP: Starting pitcher Derek Lee makes his seventh start of the season for the RedHawks. He is 1-1 with a 4.54 ERA (17 ER/33.2 IP) as a starter and 0-1 with a 1.23 ERA (1 ER/7.1 IP) in four relief outings. He earned his first win of the year in his last start, a 4-1 RedHawks win over Albuquerque June 2. He went seven innings and gave up one run on four hits with two walks and six strikeouts. Runelvys Hernandez starts for Omaha .

STREAKERS: Catcher Jamie Burke is on a six-game hitting streak dating back to May 23. He is 8-for-23 (.348) with two doubles and an RBI during the streak, raising his average from .254 to .267 (13 rise). Catcher Nick Trzesniak is on a five-game hitting streak dating back to May 30. He is 6-for-18 (.333) with an RBI during the streak, raising his average from .257 to .269 (12 rise). First baseman Jason Hart has hits in his first five games as a RedHawk this season, dating back to June 2. He is 6-for-19 (.316) with two doubles, a triple and an RBI since joining the RedHawks. Relief pitcher Bryan Corey has not allowed an earned run in his last seven outings (8.2 IP). He has six saves, 11 strikeouts and has allowed three hits and one walk in his last seven games.

STARTING PITCHERS: In the last nine games, Oklahoma starters have three wins. They have given up 15 runs, 13 earned over 52 innings (2.25 ERA) with 28 walks and 48 strikeouts.

WILL SMITH: In his last 10 games, outfielder Will Smith is 14-for-39 (.358) with four doubles, a home run and seven RBIs. He has raised his average from .258 to .295 (27 rise) in the last 10 games. He has five two-hit games in his last 10 and was two-for-four with a homer and three RBIs May 23 at Colorado Springs.

ERRORS: The RedHawks have not committed an error in their last six games and committed only one error during their eight-game homestand. They committed 13 errors during their 12-game road trip May 18-29.

ROAD WOES: The RedHawks are 8-20 (.286) on the road this year. They were 37-35 (.513) on the road last year. The worst road record in team history was 24-47 (.338) in 2000. It was the second worst road record in the PCL that year.

HOME SWEET HOME: Going back to July 22 of last season, the RedHawks are 39-17 (.696) at AT&T Bricktown Ballpark including 1-1 in last year's playoffs against Nashville. They are 38-16 (.704) at home in regular season games since July 22.

CLOSE GAMES: Twenty-one of Oklahoma 's 27 wins this season have come by four runs or less, including 13 one-run wins. Also, 24 of Oklahoma's 32 losses this season have come by four runs or less. They have nine losses by one run, eight losses by two runs, four losses by three runs and three losses by four runs.

RADIO UPDATE: The RedHawks' flagship station for most games is KEBC 1340 AM. However, there are a few dates the flagship station will change due to scheduling conflicts. The RedHawks will be on AM 1000 KTOK June 10. They will be on KFXY 1640 The Score June 11.

DOT-DOT-DOTS: The RedHawks last 10 games have been decided by three runs or less, including six one-run games. The RedHawks are 7-3 overall and 5-1 in one-run games in their last 10 games ... Relief pitcher Wes Littleton has stranded five inherited runners (none allowed) in his first four outings as a RedHawk.

PITCHING PROBABLES

Date Opponent RedHawks pitcher vs. Opposing pitcher

Thu., June 8 @Omaha LH Derek Lee (1-2, 3.93) vs. RH Runelvys Hernandez (2-2, 7.25)

Fri., June 9 @ Omaha RH Rob Tejeda (1-2, 4.24) vs. RH Brian Boehringer (0-1, 1.54)

Sat., June 10 @ Omaha RH Edinson Volquez (3-5, 4.48) vs. LH J.P. Howell (3-2, 5.76)

Sun., June 11 @Omaha RH Nick Masset (1-3, 9.00) vs. TBA

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