OKC Dodgers Game Notes – April 16, 2023

April 16, 2023 – Pacific Coast League (PCL) – Oklahoma City Dodgers News Release

Sugar Land Space Cowboys (4-9) at Oklahoma City Dodgers (11-3)

Game #15 of 150/First Half #15 of 75/Home #9 of 75

Pitching Probables: SUG-RHP J.P. France (0-1, 7.71) vs. OKC-RHP Gavin Stone (1-1, 7.71)

Sunday, April 16, 2023 | Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark | Oklahoma City, Okla. | 2:05 p.m. CT

Radio: KGHM-AM 1340 The Game, 1340thegame.com, iHeartRadio; Video: Bally Live, MiLB.tv

Today’s Game: The Oklahoma City Dodgers have won three straight games and own the best record in the Pacific Coast League – as well as the best record in all of Triple-A – as they conclude their series against the Sugar Land Space Cowboys at 2:05 p.m. at Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark…Kids can take the field to run the bases following today’s game.

Last Game: Luke Williams recorded four hits and Ben DeLuzio collected three RBI as the Oklahoma City Dodgers defeated the Sugar Land Space Cowboys, 5-2, Saturday night at Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark. The Dodgers took a 3-0 lead in the third inning and led the rest of the game as they picked up a third straight win. The Dodgers loaded the bases in the third inning and DeLuzio grounded a two-run single into right field for OKC’s first runs of the night. Hunter Feduccia followed and hit into a double play, bringing in another OKC run. Sugar Land cut into OKC’s lead via a RBI single by Joe Perez in the fourth inning before Michael Busch answered with a RBI single in the bottom of the inning for a 4-1 Dodgers advantage. DeLuzio’s sacrifice squeeze bunt in the seventh inning put the Dodgers ahead, 5-1, before the Space Cowboys’ Grae Kessinger knocked a RBI single to trim OKC’s lead to three runs in the ninth inning.

Today’s Probable Pitcher: Gavin Stone (1-1) makes his team-leading fourth start of the season…He most recently started the current series opener April 11 against the Space Cowboys. Stone allowed three runs and three hits over four-plus innings with four walks and two strikeouts and did not factor into the decision of OKC’s 4-3 win in 10 innings…Stone allowed two home runs Tuesday, marking just the third time in his career he’s allowed two homers in a game. He’s now allowed three home runs over his first 11.2 innings, matching his season total across 121.2 IP in 2022…Last season Stone was named the Los Angeles Dodgers Branch Rickey Minor League Pitcher of the Year. He compiled a 1.48 ERA and 9-6 record across 26 games (25 starts) at three…