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RedHawks Game Notes

Published on May 5, 2010 under Pacific Coast League (PCL1)
Oklahoma City Comets News Release


Oklahoma City RedHawks (16-10) vs. Omaha Royals (13-12)

Game 27 | May 5, 2010, 11:05 am CDT | Rosenblatt Stadium | Omaha, NE

1340 AM Fox Sports, RedHawks Radio Network | Play-by-Play: Jim Byers

LH Michael Kirkman (3-0, 2.12) vs. RH Luis Mendoza (0-0, 3.00)

TODAY: The RedHawks and Omaha Royals tangle in the third of a 4-game series at Rosenblatt Stadium starting at 11:05 am. OKC snapped a 3-game losing streak last night with a 10-5 win to even the series at 1-1. The RedHawks lead the American South Division by 2 games over Albuquerque. Omaha is second, 3.5 games back of Nashville, in the American North. Lefty Michael Kirkman, riding a 17.2-inning scoreless streak, gets the start for the RedHawks. OKC has won all 5 games Kirkman has started, with him getting 3 winning decisions. Former RedHawk Luis Mendoza makes his first start against OKC as gets the nod for Omaha.

HOLLAND GETS WIN, SCHEPPERS DEBUTS: Derek Holland upped his record to 4-1 by getting the decision in last night's 10-5 OKC win. Holland went 5 innings (83 pitches) allowing a 2-run third inning, matching his earned run total from his first 5 starts. He surrendered 4 hits while walking 1 and striking out 8. His ERA rose four-tenths of a run, from 0.53 to still a league-best 0.93 (see table below). Tanner Scheppers, a 2009 Texas draftee, made his Triple-A debut, entering with a 6-2 lead in the seventh. He allowed a hit and a walk in the seventh before giving up a two-out, solo homer to Scott Thorman in the eighth. The walk was Scheppers' first this season after 11 walk-free innings at Double-A Frisco.

SETTING THE PACE: OKC leads the PCL with 158 runs, 21 more than second place Albuquerque. The RedHawks are second in the PCL in home runs (27), on-base percentage (.364) and team batting (.289), while first in triples (14) and slugging (.464). The RedHawks have outscored the opposition 158-109, owning the best run differential (+49) in the league.

FROM THE MOUND: Despite having its ERA rise after each of the past 4 games, OKC's 3.33 mark remains second behind Nashville's 3.15. Derek Holland leads the PCL in ERA at 0.93, while Michael Kirkman is eighth at 2.12. Brandon McCarthy, on the DL with a stress reaction in his right shoulder, is 11th at 2.51.

CLEAN SLATE: OKC snapped a 6-game error streak yesterday. The RedHawks had amassed 11 errors in their previous 6 games, contributing to 11 unearned runs. For the season, the RedHawks are 7-8 in games with an error and 9-2 when error-free.

SALTY KEEPS HITTING: Jarrod Saltalamacchia extended his hitting streak to 11 games last night, the best by a RedHawk this year. During the streak, Saltalamacchia is 17-for-44 (.318) with 3 homers and 9 RBIs.

DE-FROSTING: Emerson Frostad extended his hitting streak to 7 games on Tuesday. During the streak, Frostad is 9-for-22 (.409) with 5 RBIs...Frostad has played in 6 straight games, twice appearing as a substitute, after appearing in only 5 of the team's first 20.

MR. HOLLAND'S ERA: Derek Holland's 0.93 ERA ranks seventh in all of professional baseball (majors, affiliated minors and Mexico) among those with enough innings to qualify for the ERA race in their particular league. Here are the top ERA qualifiers to date:

PITCHER ERA TEAM, LEAGUE IP

Scott Schneider 0.39 Quad Cities (Class A Midwest) 23.0

Liam Hendriks 0.64 Beloit (Class A Midwest) 28.0

Su-Min Jung 0.78 Peoria (Class A Midwest) 23.0

Charles Shirek 0.84 Birmingham (Class AA Southern) 32.0

Ubaldo Jimenez 0.87 Colorado (MLB) 41.1

Amaury Rivas 0.90 Huntsville (Class Southern) 30.0

Derek Holland 0.93 OKC (Class AAA PCL) 38.2

UPCOMING PROBABLES:

Date Opponent Oklahoma City Pitcher Opposing Pitcher Radio

Thursday May 6 @ Omaha RH Guillermo Moscoso 1-2, 4.30 RH Bryan Bullington 2-0, 1.63 1340 Fox Sports

Friday May 7 @ Iowa LH Michael Ballard 2-0, 4.33 RH Thomas Diamond 1-0, 1.65 KTOK AM 1000

Saturday May 8 @ Iowa RH Tommy Hunter 0-0, 0.00 RH Casey Coleman 2-2, 3.69 KTOK AM 1000

Sunday May 9 @ Iowa LH Derek Holland 4-1, 0.93 RH Mike Parisi 0-3, 8.50 1340 Fox Sports

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