PCL Oklahoma City Comets

Bees Down Dodgers, 6-2

August 17, 2023 - Pacific Coast League (PCL)
Oklahoma City Comets News Release


The Salt Lake Bees scored two runs in the first inning and led the entire rest of the game during a 6-2 victory over the Oklahoma City Dodgers Wednesday night at Smith's Ballpark. Salt Lake (17-24/54-62) got the scoring started with a two-out, two-run single by Jared Walsh in the first inning. A solo homer by Trey Cabbage and two-run blast by Livan Soto in the third inning made it a 5-0 lead. The Dodgers (23-18/73-41) got on the board in the sixth inning with a RBI double by Michael Busch and RBI single by David Freitas. The Dodgers threatened to further cut into the lead in the seventh inning but left two runners in scoring position. Soto then hit his second home run of the night in the eighth inning to finish the scoring.

Of Note:

-The Dodgers have lost their last four games, tying a season high, and are now 1-7 on their current road trip. They have lost eight of their last 10 games overall, as well as eight of their last 10 road games, following a stretch in which the team won 12 straight road games and went 26-5 over their previous 31 road games...Until the current road trip, the Dodgers had not started any of their 19 series this season by losing the first two games, but they have now done so during each series in Tacoma and Salt Lake.

-David Freitas went 1-for-3 with a RBI single to extend his hitting streak to 20 games - the second-longest hitting streak by an OKC player this season (Jahmai Jones - 21 games). During the streak, Freitas is 25-for-80 (.313) with 16 RBI. It's also the longest active hitting streak in the PCL.

-Michael Busch went 1-for-4 with a RBI double, extending his on-base streak to 39 games - the longest on-base streak by an Oklahoma City player this season, the longest active on-base streak in the PCL and the third-longest streak in the league this season. During the streak, Busch is batting .329 (54x164) with 16 home runs, 25 extra-base hits, 40 RBI, 27 walks and 35 runs scored...It is also the third-longest on-base streak during OKC's Dodgers affiliation (since 2015).

-Drew Avans recorded a second straight multi-hit game is 4-for-9 with two doubles to start the series.

-Los Angeles Dodgers relief pitcher Shelby Miller made his first appearance with OKC on a Major League Rehab Assignment. He allowed three runs on two hits - both home runs - during his one inning of work. Miller walked one and struck out two while throwing 26 pitches (16 strikes).

-Reliever Alec Gamboa retired all six batters he faced between the sixth and seventh innings, tying a season-high four strikeouts.

What's Next: The Dodgers look to get their first win of the current series at 7:35 p.m. CT Thursday against Salt Lake at Smith's Ballpark. Live radio coverage of each OKC Dodgers game begins 15 minutes before first pitch on AM 1340 "The Game," 1340thegame.com and through the free iHeartRadio or MiLB First Pitch apps.

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