RedHawks Game Notes for July 10
Published on July 10, 2009 under Pacific Coast League (PCL1)
Oklahoma City Comets News Release
Iowa Cubs (44-42) at Oklahoma City RedHawks (42-43)
Game 86 | July 10, 2009, 7:05 pm CDT | AT&T Bricktown Ballpark | Oklahoma City, OK
News Radio 1000 KTOK, RedHawks Radio Network | Play-by-Play: Jim Byers & Adam Marco
Tonight's scheduled starting pitchers:
RH Bryan Corey 3-3, 6.16 vs. RH Mitch Atkins 5-9, 6.77
TONIGHT: The RedHawks and Iowa Cubs play Game 2 of a 5-game series at AT&T Bricktown Ballpark. OKC won the opener last night 6-5. All 3 of OKC's wins in the 7-game season series have been in series openers. The RedHawks are 3-2 during this 9-game homestand and remain in second place, 1.5 games back of Albuquerque in the American South. Iowa is second in the American North, 4.5 games behind Nashville. Righthander Bryan Corey gets the start for OKC. He made a relief appearance behind Willie Eyre's spot start in his last game July 5 vs. Omaha. Righthander Mitch Atkins is set to face OKC for the first time this year.
Homestand Stats
AVG. G AB H R HR BB SO SB CS
OKC Hitting .300 5 150 45 22 1 21 28 3 0
ERA W-L IP H R ER BB SO HR
OKC Pitching 3.00 3-2 42.0 30 15 14 16 30 2
HUFFMAN'S DOUBLE CAPS 6-5 WIN: Each team had leads that disappeared last night, but Royce Huffman's one-out double in the ninth scored Joaquin Arias as the RedHawks beat Iowa 6-5 in the series opener. OKC had 3-0 and 4-1 leads, while Iowa rallied for a 5-4 edge in the seventh inning before the game was tied in the bottom of the seventh. Chris Davis belted a solo homer, his first in 3 Triple-A games this season, while Jose Vallejo went 4-for-4 to lead OKC. Neftali Feliz (4-5) pitched a 1-2-3 ninth to earn the win, his first as a reliever. Greg Reinhard (1-3) pitched the ninth for Iowa to take the loss.
BULLPEN UPDATE: In the 16 games in which it was used before last night, the OKC bullpen had allowed 9 earned runs in 62 innings, a 1.31 ERA. Last night, the pen allowed 4 runs in a 2-inning stretch, taking its first blown save since June 18, but wound up working 5 innings and picking up the win. Mike Hinckley's 10-1-inning scoreless streak ended last night when he was charged with a pair of runs in the seventh.
WIN WITH EL DUQUE: He didn't get the decision last night, but Orlando Hernandez has appeared in 7 games for the RedHawks and OKC has won them all.
ALL ABOUT WINNING: OKC's bullpen has not had a losing decision since June 17, when Mike Hinckley was charged with an unearned run in the 11th inning of a 5-4 loss to Iowa. Each of the RedHawks last 7 losses has gone to the starting pitcher. The relief corps has earned 6 wins since its last loss.
GERMAN KEEPS ON GOING: Esteban German brings a team-best 12-game hitting streak into today's contest, during which he's 19-for-48 (.396) with 9 RBIs. German also has a 24-game on-base streak, the longest active streak in the PCL and 14 back of Matt Murton's season high. OKC's All-Star representative, German is seventh in the league in batting with a .322 average, tied for second in the PCL in on-base percentage at .426 and fourth in walks with 50.
MAD DOG ALERT: OKC reliever Warner Madrigal has not allowed a run in 8 games (7.1 innings) since being optioned most recently June 17.
ANOTHER NARROW DECISION: The RedHawks lead the league in victories in one-run games at 19-11. The closest teams in that category have 16. OKC is tied with Round Rock for the most wins in games tied after 8 innings at 10-3. The Express is 10-4 in games tied after 8.
R & R FOR CLARK AND COOLBAUGH: OKC pitching coach Terry Clark and hitting coach Scott Coolbaugh are missing this series for their Ranger-mandated, in-season vacation. In their absence, former Ranger pitching coach Mark Connor is handling the pitching staff while Harry Spilman is looking after the hitters. Spilman, Nashville's hitting coach the past 2 seasons, is a special assistant to Texas' Director of Player Development Scott Servais.
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