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August 30, 2007 - Pacific Coast League (PCL1)
Oklahoma City Baseball Club News Release


Homestand (0-3)

Hitting: .225 AVG, 23 H, 102 AB, 9 R, 0 HR, 5 2B, 0 3B, 7 BB, 28 K, 22 LOB

Pitching: 7.33 ERA, 36 H, 22 R, 22 ER, 27.0 IP, 14 BB, 19 K, 7 HR

TODAY'S OPPONENT:

The New Orleans Zephyrs are the Triple-A affiliate of the New York Mets. They have been a member of the Pacific Coast League since 1998. This is the first year the Mets are the parent club. The Zephyrs were affiliated with Washington in 2005-2006. Last year, the Zephyrs finished third in the American South Division with a 72-71 record.

VS. NEW ORLEANS:

The RedHawks lead the season series 8-7. At The Brick, the RedHawks took three of four from the Zephyrs April 26-29. The Hawks outscored the Z's 26-12 in that series. The RedHawks hit three of their nine April homers in the series. The RedHawks took three of four games last week at Zephyr Field. The Zephyrs took two of the three games completed June 15-17 at Zephyr Field. The finale of that series was suspended and was made up Aug. 19, with the RedHawks winning 8-4.

TODAY'S GAME:

This will be game 139 of the season and the finale of a 4-game series between Oklahoma and New Orleans. This is the final of 16 meetings between the RedHawks and Zephyrs this season.

LAST GAME:

The RedHawks dropped their fifth straight game, losing 8-2 to the Zephyrs last night. The Zephyrs scored two runs on three hits in the second inning to take a 2-0 lead. After the RedHawks got a run back in the bottom of the second, David Newhan hit a 2-run homer in the third to give the Z's a 4-1 lead. Newhan hit another 2-run shot in the ninth, finishing the game 2-for-4 with two homers and four RBIs. The RedHawks scored another run in the sixth, making the score 4-2. In the ninth, the Zephyrs add four insurance runs on three hits off reliever Ezequiel Astacio. Starter Derek Lee took the loss as he allowed four runs on eight hits in six innings.

PITCHING MATCHUP:

The RedHawks will send Armando Galarraga to the mound. He won his start Saturday at Nashville, throwing a 7-inning shutout in Game 1 of a doubleheader. Galarraga hasn't faced the Z's in his career. Dave Williams get the ball for the Zephyrs. Williams lost to the RedHawks Aug. 20 at New Orleans, alllowing five runs on seven hits, including three home runs, in six innings. Chris Stewart, Nate Gold and Kevin Mahar all homered off Williams in a 6-2 RedHawk win.

STILL STRUGGLING AT HOME:

The Hawks fell to 9-19 in their last 28 home games, and they have a 5.09 ERA at home during that stretch. Compare that to the last 32 road games where the RedHawks have gone 22-10 with a 2.93 ERA.

HOME/ROAD RIDDLE:

The RedHawks are one of only three teams from low-A ball to the major leagues with a losing record at home and a winning record on road. The Hawks are 34-37 at The Brick and 35-32 on the road. Double-A Portland of the Eastern League is 34-35 at home and 35-32 on road, and Single-A Palm Beach of the Florida State League is 33-36 at home and 36-31 on the road.

LOOKING FOR OFFENSE:

The RedHawks have combined to score just 11 runs in losing their last five games. The Hawks are 7-for-37 with runners in scoring position after going 2-for-14 last night. The RedHawks haven't homered during their 5-game losing streak.

GOLDEN NUMBERS:

Gold has put up big power numbers this month, with 11 homers with 28 RBIs in 29 August games. Gold leads the RedHawks with 24 home runs and 97 RBIs. The RedHawks are 12-2 in the last 14 games Gold has homered.

FRANKLYN THE CLOSER:

German has converted his last three save chances. He leads the Hawks with six saves. German has allowed only one run, with 17 strikouts in his last 11 appearances, spanning 11.1 IP.

LEAGUE LEADERS:

Freddy Guzman leads the league with 51 stolen bases. Tug Hulett is tied for third with 92 runs scored, and Luther Hackman is fourth with 18 saves.

DOT-DOT-DOT:

The RedHawks are 9-12 on Thursday this season, and they're 22-25 against lefties...the RedHawks 16-18 in the final game of a series...they're 2-4 in their last six home series...in the last 10 games, the Hawks are 4-1 when Guzman gets a hit, and 0-5 when he goes hitless...Hulett has three homers and nine RBIs in his last 10 games... Francisco Cruceta hasn't allowed an earned run in his last four appearances, and he has allowed only three earned runs with 24 strikeouts over his last 14 appearances, spanning 27.1 innings...Randy Williams hasn't allowed a run in 9.1 innings over his last six appearances.

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