RedHawks Game Notes - August 1, 2011
Published on August 1, 2011 under Pacific Coast League (PCL1)
Oklahoma City Comets News Release
Omaha Storm Chasers (59-49) vs. Oklahoma City RedHawks (48-61)
Kansas City Royals vs. Houston Astros
Game #110 of 144/Home #54 of 72 (25-28)
Pitching Probables: OMA-RH Lucas Harrell vs. OKC-RH Jeff Suppan
Monday August 1, 2011 | RedHawks Field at Bricktown | Oklahoma City, Okla. | 7:05 p.m. CT
Radio: KGHM AM-1340 The Game, 1340thegame.com, IHeartRadio - J.P. Shadrick-play-by-play, Darren Headrick- Pre-game, Post-game
UPCOMING SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE PITCHING MATCHUPS (ALL TIMES CENTRAL)
Tuesday, August 2 vs. Omaha Storm Chasers (KC): OKC-RH Nelson Figueroa (6-6, 6.23) vs. OMA-RH Luis Mendoza (7-4, 4.37) - 7:05 p.m., KGHM-AM 1340, 1340thegame.com, IHeartRadio
Wednesday, August 3 at Las Vegas 51s (TOR): OKC-LH Andy Van Hekken (6-4, 2.98) vs. LV-RH Kyle Drabek (2-2, 6.93) - 9:05 p.m., KGHM-AM 1340, 1340thegame.com, IHeartRadio
Thursday, August 4 at Las Vegas 51s (TOR): OKC-RH Sergio Perez (5-9, 4.29) vs. LV-RH Scott Richmond (6-9, 7.23) - 9:05 p.m., KGHM-AM 1340, 1340thegame.com, IHeartRadio
Friday, August 5 at Las Vegas 51s (TOR): OKC- vs. LV-RH Robert Ray (0-3, 8.55) - 9:05 p.m., KGHM-AM 1340, 1340thegame.com, IHeartRadio
Saturday, August 6 at Las Vegas 51s (TOR): OKC-RH Lucas Harrell vs. LV-TBA - 9:05 p.m., KGHM-AM 1340, 1340thegame.com, IHeartRadio
RedHawks Continue Series vs. Omaha-- The Oklahoma City RedHawks continue a 12-game homestand with game three of a four-game series against the Omaha Storm Chasers...Omaha lead the season series 8-6, and hold a 2-0 edge in the current series...The RedHawks are 6-4 in the current homestand, including a four-game sweep of the Memphis Redbirds and a 2-2 split with the Nashville Sounds...Every game of the current homestand is against American Northern division opponents, the tightest division in the PCL...Oklahoma City enters Monday in fourth place in the American Southern division, 16.0 games behind first place Round Rock...Omaha enters Monday first place in the American Northern division, 5.0 games ahead of second place Memphis...
Tonight's Probable Pitchers-- RedHawks starter Lucas Harrell (3GS, 2-0, 1.00) makes his fourth start in the Astros organization after he was claimed off waivers from the White Sox on July 9...Harrell has allowed two earned runs in 18 innings with 9 walks and 16 strikeouts...With Triple-A Charlotte in the White Sox organization, Harrell made 13 appearances (12 starts) with a 7-3 record and 3.27 ERA...Harrell also made three relief appearances with Chicago in 2011 (0-0, 7.20)...Omaha starter Jeff Suppan has spent the entire 2011 season in Omaha (21G, 20GS, 9-5, 4.66)...In three starts against OKC, Suppan is 0-1, with a 3.66 ERA with 5 BB and 12 SO...
Last Game: July 31- Omaha Storm Chasers 12, OKC RedHawks 3-- The Storm Chasers scored nine runs over the first three innings and never looked back in a 12-3 win over the Oklahoma City RedHawks before 4,408 Sunday afternoon at RedHawks Field at Bricktown...Omaha starter Mike Montgomery (4-6) allowed three runs over seven innings for the win while Brad Hennessey (0-3) allowed nine runs and 11 hits over 2.2 innings in the loss...J.B. Shuck paced the RedHawks offense with three hits and an RBI...Johnny Giavotella finished 5-for-6 with 4 RBI for Omaha...Lorenzo Cain, Lance Zawadski, Cody Clark and Kila Ka'aihue each hit home runs for Omaha in the win over OKC...
Abreu Joins Hawks, Bogusevic and Durango Recalled-- Juan Abreu, one of four players traded by the Braves to the Astros for outfielder Michael Bourn, is scheduled to join the RedHawks bullpen...With Triple-A Gwinnett Abreu made 41 appearances with a 4-2 record and 2.25 ERA, 27 BB and 68SO...International League opponents were batting only .198 against the right-hander...RH Brad Hennessey has been released by the Houston Astros...Brian Bogusevic has been recalled to Houston for a third time, while Luis Durango was recalled to Houston in the spot of the traded Michael Bourn...The RedHawks have 22 active players, 12 pitchers and 10 position players, for tonight's game...Brett Wallace and Chris Johnson have been optioned to OKC from Houston, but are scheduled to join the club in Las Vegas on Wednesday...They do not currently count against the roster limit...
Double Play Defense-- The Oklahoma City RedHawks lead the Pacific Coast League with 130 double plays...The next-closest team is Salt Lake with 126 double plays...Iowa is last in the PCL with 82 twin-killings...
Pacific Coast League Stories from August 1, 2011
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