OKC Dodgers Game Notes – May 13, 2023

May 13, 2023 – Pacific Coast League (PCL) – Oklahoma City Dodgers News Release

Oklahoma City Dodgers (26-11) at Round Rock Express (21-15)

Game #38 of 150/First Half #38 of 75/Road #23 of 75

Pitching Probables: OKC-LHP Robbie Erlin (1-1, 8.63) vs. RR-RHP James Marvel (0-0, 6.00)

Saturday, May 13, 2023 | Dell Diamond | Round Rock, Texas | 7:05 p.m. CT

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

Today’s Game: The Oklahoma City Dodgers are 4-0 in their current road series, which continues at 7:05 p.m. Saturday against the Round Rock Express at Dell Diamond. The Dodgers have won four straight games, as well as five of the last six games, and are in the midst of their longest winning stretch since a season-high seven-game streak April 22-30…The Dodgers own the best record in the PCL and have a 4.5-game lead ahead of second-place Round Rock.

Last Game: Led by starting pitcher Matt Andriese, the Oklahoma City Dodgers pitched a two-hit shutout and scored six runs over the final four innings of the game to win, 6-0, over the Round Rock Express Friday night at Dell Diamond. Andriese completed the first six innings and combined with relievers Mark Washington and Alex Vesia on the team’s first nine-inning shutout of the season, as the trio faced two batters over the minimum. For most of the night, Round Rock starting pitcher Robert Dugger matched zeroes with Andriese, and the game was scoreless through five innings. The Dodgers scored four runs in the sixth inning, including RBI singles by Steven Duggar, Devin Mann and Patrick Mazeika. Mann added another RBI single in the eighth inning, and Luke Williams provided a sacrifice fly in the ninth inning to finish the scoring. The Express was limited to a season-low two hits and were shut out for the third time this season.

Today’s Probable Pitcher: Robbie Erlin (1-1) is set to make his eighth start of the season, tying him with Matt Andriese for the team lead…Tonight is his third appearance of the road trip after he last pitched May 7 in the series finale in El Paso, allowing a season-high nine runs on a season-high 11 hits over a season-low 3.1 innings, including three home runs. It marked his highest hit total since May 19, 2015 with El Paso against Fresno when he allowed 13 hits and most runs since July 7, 2013 with San Diego at Washington when he allowed nine runs…Erlin has allowed 14 home runs through his first seven outings of the season – most in the Minors – and has allowed…