RedHawks Game Notes
Published on June 21, 2010 under Pacific Coast League (PCL1)
Oklahoma City Comets News Release
Oklahoma City RedHawks (39-30) at Nashville Sounds (37-32)
Game 70 | June 21, 2010, 7:05 pm CDT | Greer Stadium | Nashville, TN
News Radio 1000 KTOK, RedHawks Radio Network | Play-by-Play: Jim Byers
RH Doug Mathis (2-2, 4.24) vs. LH Chuck Lofgren (6-4, 5.15)
TONIGHT: The RedHawks seek a series split in the fourth and final game of this series at Greer Stadium against the Nashville Sounds (Milwaukee Brewers). OKC took yesterday's game 5-4, but trails this set 2-1 and the season series 4-3, with all games played so far in Nashville. Yesterday, each team in the American South Division beat its American North opponent after the opposite occurred on Saturday. OKC leads the American South by 3.5 games. Nashville is tied for third, a half-game back of the lead in the American North. Doug Mathis gets the start for OKC, his first this season against Nashville. Lefty Chuck Lofgren goes for Nashville.
NO THREES: OKC's 5-4 win yesterday stopped their road losing streak at 2 games. The RedHawks have not lost 3 road games in a row this season. At 19-14, the RedHawks have the PCL's third-best road record behind Fresno (22-13) and Omaha (18-12).
ANOTHER WINNING KIRKMAN START: OKC lefty Michael Kirkman improved to 7-1 with yesterday's win, allowing 4 runs (3 earned) on 5 hits in 6 innings. Kirkman added 5 walks and 6 strikeouts. The RedHawks have won 13 of Kirkman's 14 starts. Kirkman is tied with Iowa's Jay Jackson for the fourth-lowest opponents' batting average among PCL starters at .229.
PLAYER OF THE MONTH?: Chris Davis has hit safely in 18 of 19 games in June and is leading the PCL in batting average this month at .471 (32-for-68) with 3 homers and 13 RBIs. He's also tops in on-base percentage in June at .518 and hits with 32. Davis has hit safely in 8 straight (14-for-28) and has 2-hit games in each of his last 5 contests. For the season, Davis second in the PCL in hitting at .355 and tied for sixth in on-base percentage at .410.
TURNING ON THE JETS: Catcher Kevin Richardson stole second in yesterday's eighth inning, his first steal at any level since Aug. 5, 2006 against Midland, when he swiped his fourth and final base of that season for Double-A Frisco. Yesterday's steal was the 10th of his professional career, which began in 2002.
HOMER HAPPY: The RedHawks have homered in 8 straight games, totaling 13 in that span, and are 28-13 when hitting at least 1 homer in a contest. They are 11-17 when homerless. Gregorio Petit's solo shot in yesterday's fifth gave OKC the lead for good at 3-2. It was the RedHawks' 17th home run that tied a game or gave the RedHawks the lead from the fifth inning on, upping their record to 13-4 in that category.
TIDBITS: OKC is 1-8 in Monday games, with the lone win April 26 vs. Memphis...Pedro Strop notched his seventh save yesterday. OKC has won each of the last 5 games in which Strop has pitched...yesterday's game was the first all season that OKC won when scoring exactly 5 runs, improving their record to 1-6 when landing on 5 runs.
PITCHING NO. 1: OKC leads the PCL lead in team ERA at 3.50. Iowa is second at 3.52. The RedHawks have allowed the fewest home runs in the league (33), 15 fewer than the closest team, Tacoma. OKC has not allowed a homer in this series through 25 innings.
Unearned runs allowed, team-by-team: Home runs allowed, team-by-team:
Team UER Team UER Team HR Team HR
1. Sacramento 82 9. Iowa 33 1. Omaha 69 T8. Round Rock 61
2. Las Vegas 63 T10. Albuquerque 32 2. Colo. Springs 68 T10. Nashville 57
3. Tacoma 44 T10. Memphis 32 3. Memphis 67 T10. Iowa 57
4. Reno 43 12. New Orleans 31 4. Albuquerque 65 12. Sacramento 56
5. Round Rock 42 13. Nashville 27 5. Las Vegas 63 13. Reno 52
6. OKC 40 14. Salt Lake 23 6. Portland 62 14. Fresno 49
7. Omaha 39 15. Fresno 25 7. Salt Lake 61 15. Tacoma 48
8. Portland 38 16. Colo. Springs 24 T8. New Orleans 60 16. OKC 33
UPCOMING PROBABLES:
Date Opponent Oklahoma City Pitcher Opposing Pitcher Radio
Tuesday June 22 @ N.O. RH Guillermo Moscoso 3-2, 3.61 RH Rick VandenHurk 4-3, 5.40 KTOK AM 1000
Wed. June 23 @ N.O. RH Tanner Scheppers 1-0, 2.36 RH Brian Lawrence 5-5, 4.28 KTOK AM 1000
Thursday June 24 @ N.O. RH Brandon McCarthy 2-0, 2.48 LH Wes Whisler 0-0, 6.00 KTOK AM 1000
Friday June 25 @ N.O. LH Michael Kirkman 7-1, 3.22 RH Tom Mastny 1-0, 2.25 KTOK AM 1000
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