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Oklahoma City Dodgers Game Information Pacific Coast League Affiliate of the Los Angeles Dodgers Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark | 2 S. Mickey Mantle Drive | Oklahoma City, OK 73104 | Phone: (405) 218-1000 Alex Freedman: (405) 218-2126 | [email protected] | Lisa Johnson: (405) 218-2143 | [email protected] Round Rock Express (1-6) vs. Oklahoma City Dodgers (4-1) Texas Rangers vs. Los Angeles Dodgers Game #6 of 140/Home #3 of 70 (2-0) Pitching Probables: RR-LHP Yohander Mendez (0-1, 13.50) vs. OKC-LHP Manny Bañuelos (0-0, 2.25) Thursday, April 12, 2017 | Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark | Oklahoma City, Okla. | 7:05 p.m. CT Radio: KGHM AM-1340 The Game, 1340thegame.com, iHeartRadio - Alex Freedman Today’s Game: The Oklahoma City Dodgers continue their first homestand of the season and wrap up a three-game set against the Round OKC Dodgers Trends Overall Record ................................. 4-1 Rock Express at 7:05 p.m. at Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark. Tonight is a $2 Thursday, featuring $2 Pepsi products, bottled water and select Home Record.................... .............. 2-0 beer. The Dodgers lead the series, 2-0, and try to start the season with three straight home wins for the first time since 2007 when OKC won Road Record.................... ............... 2-1 its first three home games against Memphis. Current Streak.................... ............. W3 Current Road Trip............... ................... Last Road Trip..................... ............ 2-1 Last Game: The Dodgers scored 18 runs between the second and fifth innings on the way to a 19-1 win against Round Rock Wednesday night Current Homestand .............. ............2-0 Last Homestand.................................... at Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark. A RBI single by Donovan Solano gave OKC a 1-0 lead in the second inning. The Dodgers then added nine runs Last 5 Games...................... ............ 4-1 on seven hits in the third inning. Tim Locastro tripled and hit a RBI double in the inning. Andrew Toles collected two singles and three RBI in Last 10 Games.................... ............ 4-1 Series Record ............................... 0-0-0 the frame. Travis Taijeron added a two-run double as the Dodgers built a 10-0 advantage. Round Rock’s lone run of the night scored on a wild Scoring 3 or less ............................. 1-1 pitch by Walker Buehler in the fourth. The Dodgers offense quickly got the run back on a sacrifice fly by Breyvic Valera. The Dodgers piled on Scoring 4-6 ..................................... 1-0 Scoring 7+ ...................................... 2-0 seven more runs in the fifth inning, including a three-run homer by Rocky Gale. In the bottom of the eighth, Toles brought home Locastro with Allowing 3 or less ............................. 2-1 a RBI single for a 19-1 lead. The Dodgers also showcased solid pitching throughout the night. Buehler (1-0) tossed 5.0 innings, allowing one Allowing 4-6 ..................................... 1-0 Allowing 7+ ..................................... 1-0 run, four hits and one walk with six strikeouts. Dodgers relievers Adam Liberatore, C.C. Lee and Pat Venditte combined to hold the Express Shutouts.......................................... 0-0 to one hit over four scoreless frames. The Dodgers pitching staff combined to rack up 12 strikeouts in the game. Express starting pitcher In One-Run Games............ ................ 3-1 Adrian Sampson (0-2) was charged with the loss. In Two-Run Games.............. .............. 0-0 vs. LH Starting Pitcher......... ............. 0-1 vs. RH Starting Pitcher....... ............... 4-0 Today’s Probable Pitcher: Veteran lefty Manny Bañuelos makes his second start of the season for the Dodgers...In his team debut April 5 at Day Games/AM Start........................ 1-0 Night Games (5 p.m.or later)..... ........ 3-1 Iowa in Game 2 of a doubleheader, Bañuelos allowed two runs (one earned) and three hits over 4.0 innings with one walk and three strikeouts Score First........... ........................... 3-0 in a no decision...Bañuelos signed with the Dodgers as a free agent Nov. 14, 2017 after spending 2017 with Triple-A Salt Lake in the Los Opponent Scores First .............. ........1-1 Outhit Opponent ............... ................3-1 Angeles Angels organization...Bañuelos appeared in a team-leading 39 games (nine starts) with Salt Lake, pitching 95.0 innings to a record Outhit by Opponent ................ ..........0-0 of 5-6, a 4.93 ERA and 85 strikeouts...Bañuelos has appeared in seven career ML games (six starts), all with Atlanta in 2015. He compiled Equal Hits ................ ........................1-0 Walkoff Wins .............................1 (0 HR) a 1-4 record over 26.1 IP, with a 5.13 ERA, and 19 K’s....The Durango, Mexico native signed as an amateur free agent with the New York Come-from-Behind Wins .......................2 Yankees out of the Mexican League March 30, 2008. He was traded to Atlanta Jan. 1, 2015 and signed as a free agent with the Angels Aug. Largest Deficit in W .............................5 Losses after Leading ...........................0 18, 2016...Today is Bañuelos’ second career appearance against the Express. He pitched 1.1 innings of scoreless relief in Round Rock May Largest Lead in L ............................ N/A 21 while with the Salt Lake Bees last season. He allowed two walks and struck out three batters. Extra Innings.......... .......................... 1-1 vs. AL Affiliates ................................ 2-0 vs. NL Affiliates ................................ 2-1 Against the Express: 2018: 2-0 2017: 9-6 All-time: 116-92 At OKC: 57-48 This marks the first series of the season between the teams...The Dodgers won the 2017 head-to-head series, 9-6, and have won three After Six Innings: Lead: 2-0..Tied: 1-1...Trail: 1-0 straight season series against Round Rock...OKC went 5-2 against the Express at Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark and has not posted a losing After Seven Innings: record at home against Round Rock since 2014...The Express won the last three meetings against OKC in September 2017 at Dell Diamond, Lead: 2-0..Tied: 1-1...Trail: 1-0 After Eight Innings: handing OKC its first series loss in Round Rock since June 25-28, 2011...Drew Maggi collected a team-leading 18 hits against the Express Lead: 1-0..Tied: 1-0...Trail: 1-1 last season, posting a .419 average over 14 games. Max Muncy led OKC with 10 RBI, along with 12 hits, 10 walks and a team-best 13 runs Vs. American Northern.......... .......... 2-1 scored...Former OKC Dodger Willie Calhoun racked up three homers and 11 RBI in eight games against his former team...The Dodgers have Vs. American Southern .................... 2-0 scored eight or more runs in seven of their last nine home games against the Express, reaching double digits four times. Vs. Pacific Northern................. ....... 0-0 Vs. Pacific Southern.................. ...... 0-0 Travel Days: Bus/Fly.......... ........ 0-0/0-0 Playing All the Hits: The Dodgers’ 19 runs Wednesday night tied for the fifth-most runs scored by an Oklahoma City team in the modern PCL After Off Day....................... ............ 0-0 era and tied for third-most at Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark. It stands as one of eight games in which the team scored at least 19 runs and Doubleheader Games/Series.....1-1/0-0-1 one of four times to happen at home...Wednesday’s run total was the highest by an OKC team since the RedHawks defeated Colorado Springs, Series Openers: 2-0 24-5, Aug. 3, 2013 in Bricktown...OKC’s nine-run third inning marked the team’s highest inning run total since also scoring nine runs in the Home: .... 1-0 Road: .... 1-0 bottom of the seventh inning July 18, 2015 against Round Rock...Oklahoma City outhit the Express, 19-5, Wednesday, posting the Dodgers’ Series Finales: 1-0 highest hit total since also picking up 19 hits last season in a 17-9 win Aug. 21, 2017 at Colorado Springs. Home: .... 0-0 Road: .... 1-0 Wiggle Room: After each of the Dodgers’ first four games of the season were decided by one run, the Dodgers defeated Round Rock by an PCL Standings 18-run margin Wednesday. The margin of victory was the third-largest since Oklahoma City rejoined the PCL in 1998 and second-largest at American Northern Record GB Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark, only topped by a 24-5 win over Colorado Springs on Aug. 3, 2013. Colorado Springs (MIL) 5-1 -- Oklahoma City (LAD) 4-1 -0.5 Iowa (CHC) 1-4 -3.5 For Whom the Bell Toles: Andrew Toles paced OKC’s offense Wednesday, going 4-for-6 with a double, two runs scored and five RBI. The Omaha (KC) 1-5 -4.0 five RBI tied his career high, set Aug. 31, 2016 while with the Los Angeles Dodgers at Colorado. His four hits were the most he’s totaled in a game since June 15, 2016 when he connected on five hits for Double-A Tulsa at Arkansas, and it marked his fourth career game with at least American Southern Record GB Memphis (STL) 6-1 -- four hits...Toles has hit safely in each of his first five games and leads the Dodgers with nine hits and six RBI (9x23). His five runs scored and New Orleans (MIA) 4-3 -2.0 four doubles are tied for the team lead. Nashville (OAK) 3-4 -3.0 Round Rock (TEX) 1-6 -5.0 Ya Better Call Taijeron: After reaching base in all five of his plate appearances in Tuesday’s home opener, Travis Taijeron reached base in Pacific Northern Record GB each of his first three plate appearances Wednesday, hitting two doubles and drawing a walk before he flied out to right field in the fifth inning. Fresno (HOU) 4-3 -- Through his first five games of the season, Taijeron is 7-for-11 with four doubles, four RBI, three walks and four runs scored.