RedHawks Game Notes
Published on May 11, 2011 under Pacific Coast League (PCL1)
Oklahoma City Comets News Release
Tacoma Rainiers (12-21) vs. Oklahoma City RedHawks (15-17)
(Seattle Mariners vs. Houston Astros)
RedHawks Field at Bricktown - Oklahoma City, Okla. - 7:05 p.m. CT - Radio: AM 1340 (beginning at 6:35 p.m.)
Probable Starters: TAC-RH Chaz Roe vs. OKC-LH Ryan Rowland-Smith
Tonight's Game
Tonight the Oklahoma City RedHawks continue an eight-game home stand with game two of a four game series against the Tacoma Rainiers... The current homestand will be the longest to date for OKC, as the opening homestand of 2011 lasted seven games (one game moved to June to accomodate Bedlam Series)...The RedHawks are coming off a series split against the American Northern Division's first place Omaha Storm Chasers, while the Rainers just lost three of four against the Las Vegas 51s... The current series is the first for OKC against a Pacific Conference team in 2011, and the start of a 16-game stretch against the Pacific Conference (vs. TAC, vs. SLC, @SAC, @FRE)...The RedHawks enter Wednesday 6.0 games back of first place Round Rock in the American Southern division...Tacoma is 9.0 games back of first place Reno in the Pacific Northern Division...
Today's Starting Pitchers
OKC starter Ryan Rowland-Smith makes his first start against the Mariners organization after spending the first 10 years of his professional career with the Seattle system... Rowland-Smith makes his seventh appearance and sixth start of 2011 tonight, carrying a 1-2 record and 5.18 ERA with 7 walks and 20 strikeouts... RH Chaz Roe makes his seventh start of the season for Tacoma, with an 0-3 record and 8.10 ERA, 14 walks and 22 strikeouts...
Transactions
The Astros have signed C Max Ramirez, who reported to Oklahoma City in time for tonight's game...Ramirez started the season with the Iowa Cubs before his release... P David Carpenter has been promoted to Oklahoma City from Double-A Corpus Christi... OF Collin Delome has been placed on the disabled list with a left biceps strain, retroactive to May 10...The RedHawks have 23 active players, one short of the league maximum, with one Major League rehabilitation assignment and five players on the disabled list...
Last Game: OKC 10, TAC 5
Tommy Manzella became the first in the PCL during 2011 to hit for the cycle while leading the RedHawks to a 10-5 win over Tacoma last night at RedHawks Field at Bricktown...Manzella, Brandon Barnes and Anderson Hernandez each hit home runs, the first three-home run game for OKC in 2011...Sergio Perez took the winning decision after allowing three runs and nine hits over five and one-thirds innings...Chris Seddon fell in the loss for Tacoma, charged with six runs and seven hits over six innings...
OKC vs. TAC
Today's game is the second of a four-game season series between the RedHawks and Rainiers...Tacoma, Salt Lake, Reno and Colorado Springs (all Pacific Northern) visit RedHawks Field at Bricktown for one series during 2011 without a return trip for the RedHawks...The RedHawks will travel to each Pacific Southern team (Sacramento, Fresno, Las Vegas, Tucson) for a single series each during 2011...
Series Openers
Last night's win moved Oklahoma City to 8-1 in series-opening games...The RedHawks have posted only a 2-4-2 series record, with the only series wins coming April 23-26 at Round Rock and May 2-5 vs. Nashville...
Pacific Coast League Stories from May 11, 2011
- River Cats Blank 'Birds - Memphis Redbirds
- Fifth Inning Rally Leads to RedHawks Win - Oklahoma City Comets
- Rainiers Fall to Oklahoma City, 3-1 - Tacoma Rainiers
- Koehler Masterful as Zephyrs Blank Bees - New Orleans Baby Cakes
- C Max Ramirez, P David Carpenter Join RedHawks - Oklahoma City Comets
- Round Rock Express - Game Notes at Tucson Padres - Round Rock Express
- RedHawks Game Notes - Oklahoma City Comets
- Caleb Gindl's Two-Run Bomb Gives Sounds 4-3 Victory Over Grizzlies - Nashville Sounds
- I-Cubs, Sky Sox Postponed - Iowa Cubs
- Sky Sox and I-Cubs Postponed - Colorado Springs Sky Sox
- Aces, Microsoft Team up for Book Drive - Reno Aces
- Kyle Turley Band Plays Zephyr Field Saturday - New Orleans Baby Cakes
- Round Rock Express Drop Opener at Tucson 11-8 - Round Rock Express
- Streaks End in Tucson Win - Tucson Padres
- 'Topes Blanked by 51s 7-0 - Albuquerque Isotopes
- Mulvey and Aces Shut Down Storm Chasers - Omaha Storm Chasers
- Big Inning Sinks Cubs in the Springs - Iowa Cubs
- Manzella Cycle Paces RedHawks Win - Oklahoma City Comets
- Carpenter Leads 'Birds by River Cats - Memphis Redbirds
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