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Oklahoma RedHawks Game Notes

Published on April 15, 2008 under Pacific Coast League (PCL1)
Oklahoma City Comets News Release


Round Rock Express (5-6) at Oklahoma RedHawks (9-3)

Game 13 | April 15, 2008 | AT&T Bricktown Ballpark | Oklahoma City, OK

Radio: Fox Sports Radio AM 1340, RedHawks Radio Network | Jim Byers & Adam Marco

TODAY'S MATCHUP

RH Chad Reineke (0-1, 16.20) vs. RH Doug Mathis (2-0, 2.57)

Reineke-

Surrendered 6 R on 5 H and 3 BB with 2 K over 3.1 IP in 4/07 loss @ OMA

Mathis-

Allowed 3 R on 7 H and 2 BB with 4 K over 6 IP in 4/10 win vs NAS

LAST GAME: The RedHawks had their string of seven consecutive wins snapped in the finale at Albuquerque, dropping a 7-6 decision. The Isotopes grabbed a 4-1 lead after two innings and held a 6-3 advantage after five. The RedHawks rallied, however, to tie the game at six. Kevin Mench and Casey Benjamin hit solo home runs in the sixth inning, and Brandon Boggs tied the game with a double that scored Drew Meyer. Bill White came on in relief for Oklahoma to start the bottom of the ninth and promptly gave up a single to Albuquerque's Jason Wood. Dallas McPherson followed with a walk, and John Gall sacrificed both runners to second and third, respectively. Paul Hoover delivered a walk-off single to give the Isotopes their first home win this season.

SEVEN STRAIGHT:

The RedHawks seven-game winning streak was their longest since 2005, when they won nine straight from August 2 through 12. That year, Oklahoma also strung seven consecutive wins together from May 28 through June 3.

LAUNCHING LAB-

Oklahoma hit six home runs at AT&T Bricktown Ballpark during the first homestand of the year. The RedHawks hit all six against Memphis and followed with a four-game drought in the sweep of Nashville. Oklahoma hit six more home runs while in Albuquerque for the four-game set.

SUBTRACTION AND ADDITIONS:

Wes Littleton was promoted to the Rangers roster prior to yesterday's game in Albuquerque. Littleton's addition to the Rangers bullpen cleared room on the RedHawks roster for Robinson Tejeda to be activated. Tejeda pitched one scoreless inning in Monday's loss. Texas, however, needs to make one more roster move in Triple-A to clear a spot for reliever Kazuo Fukumori, who was optioned on Sunday.

RECOVERED:

Sidney Ponson is slated to start tomorrow against the Express in his regular spot in the rotation. Ponson left his start last Friday in the third inning after he was struck by a line drive off the bat of John Gall.

ROUND ROCK AT A GLANCE:

The Express take to the road after splitting a four game homestand with New Orleans, winning the first and last games of the series... Round Rock features five players on the Houston Astros 40-man roster, and one of the organization's top ten prospects according to Baseball America (RH Chad Reineke (9))... Trades jumbled the look of the Astros top 10 as three prospects were dealt this off-season: LHP Troy Patton, OF Mike Costanzo, and RHP Juan Gutierrez.

AROUND THE ORGANIZATION:

Texas lost 7-4 to the LA Angels... Frisco swept a doubleheader with Arkansas, winning 1-0 and 6-4... Bakersfield beat Rancho Cucamonga 2-0... Clinton fell 6-5 to Quad Cities.

DOT-DOT-DOT:

Manager Bobby Jones notched his 500th Oklahoma City managerial win during the four game trip to Albuqueque. Jones record stands at 501-512 over three stints at the helm of Triple-A baseball in Oklahoma City... German Duran missed his third straight game yesterday with a sore left hand. The problem occurred when the RedHawks infielder slid into third base in Friday night's win. When Duran returns to action, he will carry a five-game hitting streak to the plate... Jason Ellison is riding a six game hitting streak, dating back to last Wednesday. He is hitting .400 since his run began.

ON THE AIR:

Every game this season can be heard on the RedHawks Radio Network, led by broadcaster Jim Byers for the ninth season, and joined by Adam Marco during each homestand. Fox Sports Radio AM 1340 in Oklahoma City will serve as the flagship station in 2008. The network affiliates this season are KSIW 1450 AM in Woodward, KXCA 1380 AM in Lawton, KPNS 1350 AM in Duncan, KTJS 1420 AM in Hobart, KGFF 1450 AM in Shawnee, and KWSH 1260 AM in Wewoka. Each game will also be broadcast on the internet through the audio link at www.oklahomaredhawks.com.

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