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RedHawks Game Notes

Published on August 6, 2010 under Pacific Coast League (PCL1)
Oklahoma City Comets News Release


Oklahoma City RedHawks (59-52) at Salt Lake Bees (58-55)

Game 112 | Aug. 6, 2010, 8:05 pm CDT | Spring Mobile Ballpark | Salt Lake City, UT

News Radio 1000 KTOK, RedHawks Radio Network | Play-by-Play: Jim Byers

RH Guillermo Moscoso (7-4, 4.95) vs. RH Matt Palmer (1-0, 0.00)

TONIGHT: An 8-game road swing continues with the third of a 4-game series at Salt Lake. The RedHawks leveled the series 1-1 with a 12-8 win last night, scoring 4 runs in the second inning and 6 in the third before adding single runs in the sixth and ninth. Matt Brown, Craig Gentry and Gregorio Petit had 3-hit games among the 18 hits collected by OKC. Brown tripled twice and doubled, while Hernan Iribarren and Brandon Boggs hit 2-run homers. OKC leads the American South Division by 2.5 games over Albuquerque. Guillermo Moscoso gets the start for the RedHawks, the second of career against the Bees. Moscoso earned a win Aug. 15, 2009 over Salt Lake at The Brick (5.2 IP, 4 H, 3 ER).

BROWN TRIPLES TWICE: Matt Brown tripled in the third and sixth innings last night, becoming the first RedHawk to triple twice in a game since Ruben Rivera on June 15, 2002 at The Brick against Memphis. Brown has hit safely in 19 of his last 20 games dating to July 18. He had a 16-game hitting streak snapped on Monday against Iowa. In those 20 games, Brown is batting .354 (28-for-79) with 3 homers and 13 RBIs.

DAVIS SITS: Chris Davis sat out last night's game with inflammation of his right foot. Davis has hit safely in all 4 starts since being optioned by Texas on Thursday night, going 4-for-12 with 6 RBIs, 4 walks and 4 runs in that time. Dating to his previous OKC stint, Davis owns a personal season-high 12-game hitting streak, during which he's 21-for-48 (.438) with 2 homers and 17 RBIs. Davis is tied for second in the PCL in hitting (.353) and tied for fifth in on-base percentage (.408).

ANOTHER NIGHT AT THE OFFICE: Brandon Boggs went 2-for-6 with a 2-run homer last night. Boggs has reached base by hit or walk in 57 of his last 58 starts beginning May 24, the only breaks in the streak being Tuesday's 0-for-4 game and a strikeout as a pinch hitter June 19. Boggs is third in the league in walks with 68 and seventh in on-base percentage at .406.

TEAM SUPERLATIVES: The RedHawks continue to lead the league with a 3.81 ERA. Iowa is second at 4.02. The RedHawks have allowed the fewest home runs (72) in the PCL. OKC has the best run differential in the league at +101. Iowa is second at +100.

TWO-OUT UPDATE: In 23 games since the All-Star break RedHawks pitching has allowed 119 runs, 56 with 2 outs in an inning (47.1%). OKC is 10-13 since the break. For the season, 186 of OKC's 487 runs allowed (38.2 %) have been with 2 outs.

LAST NIGHT'S LEFTOVERS: Cody Eppley earned his first Triple-A win last night, stranding his first 2 inherited runners at this level while pitching 1.2 scoreless innings...last night's game snapped OKC's season-high equaling 5-game road losing streak...at 3 hours, 40 minutes, it was OKC's longest 9-inning contest of the season...it marked the first time this season the RedHawks won when allowing 8 runs...they had been 0-8 when giving up 8...the 8 runs were the second-most surrendered in a win behind the RedHawks' 10-9 tally over Memphis June 3...OKC has out-scored the opposition in the first inning 76-46 and in the ninth inning 47-30.

UPCOMING PROBABLES:

Date Opponent Oklahoma City Pitcher Opposing Pitcher Radio

Saturday Aug. 7 @ Salt Lake LH Derek Holland 5-2, 1.68 RH Ryan Vogelsong 0-1, 1.93 KTOK AM 1000

Sunday Aug. 8 @ Colo. Springs LH Michael Kirkman 11-3, 2.99 RH Alan Johnson 10-6, 5.37 KTOK AM 1000

Monday Aug. 9 @ Colo. Springs RH Omar Beltre 2-8, 2.67 LH Josh Muecke 4-6, 5.85 KTOK AM 1000

Tuesday Aug. 10 @ Colo. Springs RH Doug Mathis 4-4, 4.78 RH Jhoulys Chacin 3-2, 1.88 KTOK AM 1000

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