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Oklahoma RedHawks Game Notes

Published on August 16, 2008 under Pacific Coast League (PCL1)
Oklahoma City Comets News Release


Omaha Royals (54-73) at Oklahoma RedHawks (68-59)

Game 128 | August 16, 2008 | AT&T Bricktown Ballaprk | Oklahoma City, OK

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

TODAY'S MATCHUP

LH Jimmy Gobble (0-0, 3.52) vs. LH Michael Ballard (1-3, 9.64)

Gobble:

Allowed 1 R on 2 H over 3.0 IP with 3 K & 2 BB in 8/11 ND @ NAS (3-2 NAS)

Ballard:

Surrendered 7 R on 8 H over 3.1 IP with 2 BB & 4 K in 8/11 loss @ ALB (13-7 ALB)

LAST GAME:

Oklahoma took a 2-0 on solo home runs for the second straight game, but Nashville managed a pair of runs off Steve Rowe in the fourth, and three off Kea Kometani over the next two innings in a 5-3 Sounds win. John Mayberry and Chris Shelton hit the home runs for Oklahoma, which finished the recent roadtrip 3-5. The Sounds outhit the RedHawks 10-5 in the game, and scored three of their five runs on home runs.

PLAYING THE PERCENTAGES:

Oklahoma's 14 wins against Nashville this season equal 21% of their overall win total. The RedHawks finished the season series against the Sounds with a 14-2 mark, after going 6-12 against Nashville in 2007.

ROBERTS STREAK ROLLS ON:

Ryan Roberts singled in the ninth inning last night to extend his current hitting streak to 11 games, the fourth longest streak this season by any RedHawk. The RedHawks infielder also has a ten game streak in May. Roberts is batting .364 during this recent stretch that dates back to August 4.

HARRISON GOES HITLESS:

Ben Harrison went hitless in four at bats and saw his hitting streak stopped at seven games. Harrison went hitless in his first three Triple-A games before reeling of hits in seven straight. The RedHawk outfielder also saw hit on base streak stopped at nine games.

BALLARD ON THE BUMP:

Michael Ballard will make his sixth start of the season for Oklahoma since his promotion from Frisco on July 18. The southpaw has a 1-1 mark at AT&T Bricktown Ballpark with a 4.50 ERA over three starts while going 0-2 with a 27.00 earned run average on the road. The 24 year-old has allowed at least two earned runs in each of his previous five Triple-A starts and at least one earned run in 22 of his 23 combined appearances this season between the RoughRiders and RedHawks.

WITHOUT CRUZ:

Oklahoma dropped to 13-17 in games when Nelson Cruz is not in the starting lineup. Cruz is on the RedHawks disabled list with a strained left quad. The outfielder is still among the Minor League leaders in several major offensive categories, including home runs (2nd), runs batted in (tied for 4th), and runs scored (tied for 3rd), despite having not played since August 1. The RedHawks are 5-8 since Cruz was placed on the disabled list.

OMAHA AT A GLANCE:

Omaha is 20.5 games behind Iowa in the American North... The Royals have gone 13-33 since splitting back-to-back doubleheaders against the RedHawks at Rosenblatt Stadium on June 28 and June 29... Omaha is one of three clubs with a total of four wins this month, matching Las Vegas and Memphis. No PCL club has more losses than the Royals 11 August defeats... Omaha has the league's seventh best team earned run average, but also sports the league's 13th best batting average.

AROUND THE ORGANIZATION:

Texas lost 7-0 to Tampa Bay... Frisco walked off with a 2-1 win over Tulsa... Bakersfield beat Modesto 7-1... Clinton fell 7-4 to Burlington... Spokane upended Salem-Keizer 15-4.

DOT-DOT-DOT:

Oklahoma's magic number is 11... The RedHawks have gone 22-21 since the two twinbills in Omaha at the end of June... Oklahoma has the third highest earned run average in the Pacific Coast League this month at 5.53, ahead of only Fresno (6.37) and Tucson (5.93)... The Rangers optioned Luis Mendoza to the RedHawks roster last night prior to their game with the Tampa Bay Rays. A corresponding move will have to be made to create a spot on the roster for Mendoza.

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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