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June 8, 2006 - Pacific Coast League (PCL1)
Oklahoma City Comets News Release


PCL Baseball - June 9, 2006

Oklahoma RedHawks (28-32) at Omaha Royals (25-35) - 7: 05 p.m.

Rosenblatt Stadium - Omaha , Neb.

KEBC 1340 AM and the RedHawks Radio Network

HEADLINES: Hart homers in RedHawks win ... Tejeda starts tonight ... Smith collects three hits

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 continue their 12-game road trip in Omaha. This is their 61st game this season, 30th road game and second game against Omaha. The RedHawks are on a stretch where they will play 24 of 32 games on the road May 18-June 18.

LAST GAME: The RedHawks held Omaha scoreless after the fourth inning in a 5-3 win. Jason Hart hit is 47th career home run as a RedHawk and his first with the team this season. Starting pitcher Derek Lee went seven innings and gave up three runs on five hits with two walks and a strikeout. Bryan Corey picked up his sixth save in as many appearances, his eighth of the year. Will Smith went three-for-four with a double for the RedHawks.

VS. OMAHA: The RedHawks are 58-39 all-time against Omaha since the two teams joined the PCL in 1998. The RedHawks are 28-21 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 Rob Tejeda makes his ninth start of the season for the RedHawks. In his last four starts, he is 1-0 with a 1.33 ERA (3 ER/20.1 IP), 14 walks and 20 strikeouts. All four of those starts came at home. This is his first road start since April 21. Brian Boehringer starts for Omaha.

STREAKERS: Catcher Jamie Burke is on a seven-game hitting streak dating back to May 23. He is 10-for-27 (.370) with four doubles and an RBI during the streak, raising his average from .254 to .273 (19 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 six games as a RedHawk this season, dating back to June 2. He is 8-for-24 (.333) with two doubles, a triple, a home run and two RBIs since joining the RedHawks. Outfielder Will Smith is on a five-game hitting streak dating back to May 30. He is 9-for-19 (.474) with three doubles and three RBIs during the streak, raising his average from .278 to .312 (34 rise) during the streak. Relief pitcher Bryan Corey has not allowed an earned run in his last eight outings (9.2 IP). He has seven saves, 12 strikeouts and has allowed four hits and two walks in his last eight games.

STARTING PITCHERS: In the last 10 games, Oklahoma starters have four wins. They have given up 18 runs, 16 earned over 59 innings (2.44 ERA) with 30 walks and 49 strikeouts. RedHawks starters have seven quality starts in the last 10 games.

ERRORS: The RedHawks have not committed an error in their last seven 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 9-20 (.310) 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-two of Oklahoma 's 28 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 11 games have been decided by three runs or less, including six one-run games. The RedHawks are 8-3 overall and 5-1 in one-run games in their last 11 games ... Relief pitcher Wes Littleton has stranded six inherited runners (none allowed) in his first five outings as a RedHawk ... The RedHawks were 0-4 in their first four games in which their starter went seven innings or more. However, they have won the last eight games in which the starter went at least seven innings ... Last night was Will Smith's first three-hit game of the season.

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