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RedHawks Game Notes: May 25, 2013

May 25, 2013 - Pacific Coast League (PCL1)
Oklahoma City Comets News Release


Oklahoma City RedHawks (27-20) vs. Iowa Cubs (20-25)

Houston Astros vs. Chicago Cubs

Game #48 of 144/Road #24 of 72 (12-11)

Pitching Probables: OKC-RHP Asher Wojciechowski (1-1, 3.92) vs. IOW-LHP Brooks Raley (3-3, 4.78)

Saturday, May 25, 2013 | Principal Park | Des Moines, Iowa | 7:05 p.m. CT

Radio: KGHM AM-1340 The Game, 1340thegame.com, IHeartRadio - Alex Freedman

Today's Game: The RedHawks play the Iowa Cubs at 7:05 tonight for the second meeting of a five-game series in Des Moines. The teams will play a total of five games in four days to make up for an earlier postponement.

Last Game: The Iowa Cubs took an early four-run lead against the RedHawks and skirted several late offensive threats for a 5-4 win at Principal Park. Following a 55-minute rain delay, Jonathan Villar hit a home run on the second pitch of the game to give OKC the early lead. Iowa quickly answered in the bottom of the inning, scoring four runs with two outs and extended their lead to 5-1 after a home run by Josh Vitters in the third inning. The RedHawks scored twice in the sixth and once in the seventh to pull within one. They had the tying run at third with less than two outs in both the seventh and eighth innings, but the I-Cubs bullpen bore down kept their team in front. Oklahoma City starting pitcher Brad Peacock (1-2) threw 34 pitches in the first inning but battled and tossed 5.2 innings, retiring 15 of the final 17 hitters he faced. Peacock finished with eight strikeouts.

Today's Probable Pitcher: Asher Wojciechowski returns to the mound for Oklahoma City after suffering his first loss in a RedHawks uniform Monday at Fresno. Wojciechowski (1-1) gave up eight runs, matching his season total. In five innings, he allowed a season-high 10 hits, including three homers. Prior to the third inning, Wojciechowski had allowed just one home run over his previous 135.2 innings pitched...Monday was a surprising turn after Wojciechowski allowed just two runs and 11 hits in 15.2 innings with the RedHawks since his promotion to Triple-A earlier this month...Prior to joining the RedHawks, Wojciechowski was 2-1 with a 2.08 ERA in six games for Corpus Christi...Over both levels, opponents are hitting just .221 overall and .118 with runners in scoring position (.130 in the PCL).

Against the Cubs: 2013: 1-3 2012: 12-4 All-time: 99-110 In Iowa: 46-61

Iowa has already matched its home win total from 2012 against the RedHawks...The I-Cubs took two of three in a shortened series earlier this month due to inclement weather. The teams split a doubleheader before Iowa won the finale...It was the first series the Cubs had taken from the RedHawks since July 14-17, 2011, as Iowa had not won any of its previous six series against the RedHawks...The RedHawks were held to just seven runs over the those three games...Former RedHawk Brian Bogusevic is 6-for-12 and reached base in 10 of 16 plate appearances...Josh Vitters is 7-for-18 with three home runs. He has not gone deep against anyone else this year.

Big 12 Big Trip: The RedHawks are in the middle of their annual 12-day road trip while the Big 12 Baseball Championship takes place at Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark. The RedHawks completed the first two legs of the trip on the west coast and are now 4-5 through the first nine games, with four games remaining.

That Was Fast: Jonathan Villar's leadoff home run was the first by a RedHawk since July 24, 2012. In a game that was also against Iowa, Jimmy Paredes connected on a homer off Rodrigo Lopez in the bottom of the first inning. It was the also the team's first leadoff home run on the road since Collin DeLome went deep to start the game on Aug. 4, 2011 in Las Vegas.

Walk This Way: The RedHawks tied a season high for a nine-inning game with nine walks at the plate last night. Jake Elmore drew three of them, becoming the third RedHawk this season to accomplish that feat. Marc Krauss also walked twice to add to his team-leading total of 28. They are tied for third in the league with 191 walks but boast the second-best walk-to-strikeout ratio (0.59).

Wally World: Brett Wallace's six-game hit streak ended last night. He is still batting .370 (10x27) over the last seven games and has reached base in 10 of his last 13 plate appearances. Over the first nine games of the road trip he has collected 11 RBI.

Worth His Wates: Austin Wates has hit safely in nine of his last 10 games, going 12-for-37 (.324). On Thursday he picked up his first two doubles since his promotion to OKC and became the third RedHawk with two doubles in one game this season.

Dinger Details: The RedHawks have cranked seven home runs over their last five games, marking their best five-game stretch of the season. On the other hand, the pitching staff has also allowed seven homers over the same amount of time, also their highest total over five games. They have surrendered just 35 home runs this season, tied for third-least in the league.

Holding the Hits: RedHawks pitchers have held opponents to a league-low 391 hits this season. Nashville (399) is the only other team in the PCL to have allowed fewer than 400 hits in 2013. Last season the RedHawks allowed the third-most hits in the league.

Fab Five: Today marks the one-month anniversary since the RedHawks shifted from the eight-man tandem rotation to the traditional five-man rotation. The results have been noticeable, as the RedHawks posted a 5.37 ERA before the switch and a 3.70 ERA since.

Bases Loaded Bashers: The RedHawks went 0-for-2 in four plate appearances with the bases loaded last night, collecting two sac flies They are seven for their last 11 with 18 RBI with the bases full going back to Austin Wates' game-winning single May 14.

At Your Own RISP: The RedHawks have held their opponents to a .182 average (24-for-132) with runners in scoring position over the last 15 games as well as a .184 mark (28-for-152) during the previous 18 contests.

Starting Line: Over last four games, each RedHawks starting pitcher has gone at least 5.2 innings and combined to toss 24.2 frames. Over the first five games of the current road trip, the starting rotation combined for just 22.2 innings, never surpassing five.

UPCOMING SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE PITCHING MATCHUPS (ALL TIMES CENTRAL)

DATE TIME OPPONENT OKC PITCHER(S) OPP. PITCHER

Sunday, May 26 1:05 p.m. @ Iowa LHP Brett Oberholtzer (3-3, 4.74) RHP Barret Loux (2-2, 7.31)

Game 2 @ Iowa TBA TBA

Monday, May 27 1:05 p.m. @ Iowa RHP Ross Seaton (1-4, 8.21) RHP Guillermo Moscoso (2-1, 4.68)

Tuesday, May 28 7:05 p.m. Omaha RHP Jarred Cosart (4-2, 2.55) LHP Chris Dwyer (4-2, 2.83)

Wednesday, May 29 7:05 p.m. Omaha RHP Brad Peacock (1-2, 4.98) LHP Ryan Verdugo (2-2, 4.44)

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