RedHawks Game Notes
August 23, 2010 - Pacific Coast League (PCL1)
Oklahoma City Comets News Release
Oklahoma City RedHawks (68-59) at Round Rock Express (54-75) Game 128 | Aug. 23, 2010, 7:05 pm CDT | The Dell Diamond | Round Rock, TXNews Radio 1000 KTOK, RedHawks Radio Network | Play-by-Play: Jim Byers
LH Derek Holland (6-2, 1.91) vs. RH Yorman Bazardo (4-4, 3.77)
TONIGHT: Derek Holland returns after a one-game assignment with Texas to make the start in the third of a 4-game series at Round Rock. The RedHawks used 3 homers to produce all 4 of their runs last night in a 4-2 win to take a 2-0 series lead. OKC has won 7 straight against the Express and lead the season series 12-2. The RedHawks have won 3 straight overall and 5 of the last 6, maintaining a 5-game division lead over Albuquerque. The Isotopes are OKC's next stop on this 9-game trip, the final road swing of the regular season.
MAGIC NUMBER DROPS TO 12: The magic number for OKC to eliminate Albuquerque is 12. Albuquerque beat New Orleans 7-4 last night to remain 5 games back of the RedHawks in the American South. OKC, Albuquerque and New Orleans have all had a game cancelled without the possibility of a makeup, so they will play 143 games barring further postponements.
IRIBARREN EXTENDS STREAK EARLY: Hernan Iribarren tripled in last night's first inning as part of a 3-for-4 game, extending his hitting streak to 11. During the streak, which is his longest of the season and fifth-best on the team this year, he's 20-for-42 (.476). Iribarren has hit safely in 16 of his last 17 dating to Aug. 5, going 29-for-65 (.446) with 3 homers and 15 RBIs in that span. Since Aug. 5, Iribarren features the PCL's third-best batting average behind Iowa's Marquez Smith (.449) and Portland's Mike Baxter (.448). Iribarren has lifted his batting average from .240 to .273 in the last 17 games.
TAVERAS, TOMLIN NOTCH FIRST REDHAWKS HOMERS: Willy Taveras hit his first home run of the year last night, a solo shot in the third inning. It was Taveras' first homer of 2010. He has seen time this year in the majors with Washington and in Triple-A with Lehigh Valley and Gwinnett. Taveras' lone homer of 2009 came as a Cincinnati Red on May 7 off Milwaukee's Braden Looper. James Tomlin connected on his first Triple-A homer last night off Sergio Perez in the eighth inning. Tomlin hit 5 this year at Double-A Frisco.
PITCHING LEADERBOARD: The RedHawks maintain the PCL's best ERA at 3.83. Omaha is second at 4.09. The RedHawks have allowed the fewest home runs (84) in either affiliated Triple-A league, 18 fewer than the closest PCL team, Tacoma. The only team to have more than a 2-homer game against the RedHawks is Iowa, which collected a pair of 3-homer games and one 4-homer contest in the season series.
ODDS AND ENDS: OKC is 3-14 on Monday this season...last night's 2 triples matched OKC's season high, accomplished two previous times...both of last night's were in the first inning.
UPCOMING PROBABLES:
Tuesday Aug. 24 @ Round Rock RH Guillermo Moscoso vs. RH Brian Moehler (rehab), KTOK AM 1000
Wed. Aug. 25 @ Albuquerque RH Brandon McCarthy vs. RH Charlie Haeger, KTOK AM 1000
Thursday Aug. 26 @ Albuquerque RH Omar Beltre vs. RH Edgar Gonzalez, KTOK AM 1000
Friday Aug. 27 @ Albuquerque RH Doug Mathis vs. RH Tim Corcoran, KTOK AM 1000
Pacific Coast League Stories from August 23, 2010
- Big Inning Gives Fresno Win Over Sky Sox, 12-3 - Colorado Springs Sky Sox
- Round Rock Express Clipped by Oklahoma City 5-4 - Round Rock Express
- Royals Back Into Second, Gain on Iowa - Omaha Storm Chasers
- Isotopes and Zephyrs Postponed - Albuquerque Isotopes
- Early Lead Enough for Sounds - Iowa Cubs
- Nashville Beats Iowa, 8-6, on Monday - Nashville Sounds
- Z's and Isotopes Rained Out - New Orleans Baby Cakes
- PCL Playoff Race Heats up as Highly Anticipated 5-Game Series Unfolds - Sacramento River Cats
- Locke, Cramer Earn PCL Weekly Awards - PCL1
- Major League Veteran Mike Hampton Assigned to Reno - Reno Aces
- Round Rock's Locke Named PCL Player of the Week - Round Rock Express
- Isotopes, Dodgers Extend Partnership - Albuquerque Isotopes
- Rainiers Set to Play First Playoff Series at Safeco Field - Tacoma Rainiers
- Bobby Cramer Earns Pacific Coast League Pitcher of the Week Honors - Sacramento River Cats
- New Orleans Zephyrs Visit Greer For Season Finale - Nashville Sounds
- Sky Sox Announce College Night at the Ballpark - Colorado Springs Sky Sox
- RedHawks Game Notes - Oklahoma City Comets
- Beavers Rout 51s 15-1 Behind Cunningham, Kazmar Slams - Portland Beavers
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