Dodgers Plate a Dozen Straight to Dispatch Albuquerque
April 9, 2022 - Pacific Coast League (PCL)
Oklahoma City Comets News Release
The Oklahoma City Dodgers scored 12 straight runs on the way to a 12-5 win Saturday night against the Albuquerque Isotopes at Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark. Trailing, 3-0, early, the Dodgers then scored 12 runs over the next four innings. A two-run double by Jason Martin and RBI triple by Zach McKinstry tied the game, 3-3, in the second inning. Oklahoma City (4-1) scored five runs over the next two innings, including a solo homer by Jake Lamb for his first homer of the season. With an 8-3 lead, the Dodgers added four additional runs in the fifth inning on a fielder's choice and a three-run homer out to left-center field by Kevin Pillar for a 12-3 advantage. The Isotopes (1-4) tacked on two additional runs via Scott Schebler's solo homer in the seventh inning and his sacrifice fly in the ninth inning.
Of Note:
-The 12 runs scored by the Dodgers Saturday were the most for the team since a 13-4 win in Las Vegas Sept. 24, 2021. It marked the team's highest run total in a home game since also scoring 12 runs Sept. 6,
2021 against the Isotopes in a 12-5 win...OKC's 14 hits Saturday were also the most since that Sept. 24 win in Las Vegas when they tallied 15 hits and the most in the home game since that Sept. 6 game against Albuquerque in which they had 16 hits.
-The Dodgers have won three straight games and are 4-1 to open a season for the first time since 2018 when the team started 10-1.
-Zach McKinstry tripled for a second straight night and went 4-for-5 with a RBI triple and scored two runs. He has a team-leading nine hits over the last four games, including two doubles and two triples, with a team-best six RBI.
-Jason Martin has now hit safely in each of his first five games of the season. He went 2-for-5 with a double, two RBI and two runs scored and has seven total hits this season, along with five RBI.
-The Dodgers hit two home runs for their first multi-homer game of the season and now have five homers through five games.
-Eddy Alvarez, Jake Lamb and Kevin Pillar also recorded multi-hit games for OKC as they combined to score seven runs and post six RBI.
What's Next: The Dodgers wrap up their season-opening series against the Albuquerque Isotopes at 2:05 p.m. Sunday at Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark. Following the game, kids can run the bases.
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