PCL1 Oklahoma City Comets

Dodgers Stay Hot at Home with 4-2 Win

Published on June 2, 2018 under Pacific Coast League (PCL1)
Oklahoma City Comets News Release


Oklahoma City - The Oklahoma City Dodgers broke a 1-1 tie in the seventh inning and tacked on two more runs in the eighth inning on the way to a 4-2 win against the Omaha Storm Chasers Saturday night at Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark.

The Dodgers took the field as Cielo Azul de Oklahoma City during ¡CelebraciÃ"n Cielo Azul! and improved to 23-5 at Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark this season in front of a crowd of 9,890.

Oklahoma City (33-19) won a third straight game to take a 3-1 advantage in a five-game series against the Storm Chasers.

Omaha (23-32) threatened in the first inning. Adalberto Mondesi tripled with one out and Frank Schwindel followed, hitting a fly ball to right field that Alex Verdugo caught. Mondesi attempted to score on the play, but Verdugo's throw caught him at the plate to keep the Storm Chasers scoreless in the first inning.

In the third inning, Henry Ramos led off for Oklahoma City with a double for the Dodgers' first hit of the night. He advanced to third base on a groundout and then scored on a two-out RBI single by Tim Locastro for a 1-0 Oklahoma City lead.

A RBI single by Omaha's Mondesi in the sixth inning tied the game, 1-1.

Travis Taijeron singled in the seventh inning and came around to score with two outs when Rocky Gale grounded a single into left field to give the Dodgers a 2-1 lead.

The Dodgers tacked on two more runs in the eighth inning. Locastro's third homer of the season led off the bottom of the inning for the Dodgers and boosted Oklahoma City's lead to 3-1. Edwin RÃ-os' RBI single into left field later in the inning extended Oklahoma City's lead to 4-1.

Paulo Orlando tripled with two outs in the ninth inning and scored on a RBI single by Humberto Arteaga to cut the Dodgers' lead to 4-2. With Omaha runners at first and second base, Dodgers reliever Pat Venditte struck out Jack Lopez to secure the win and his second save of the season with OKC.

Dodgers starting pitcher Daniel Corcino held the Storm Chasers to one run and four hits over 6.0 innings with one walk and six strikeouts, but settled for a no decision, exiting the game in a 1-1 tie. Brian Schlitter (2-0) tossed two scoreless innings, allowing two hits for his second win of the season.

Storm Chasers reliever Jake Kalish (1-1) pitched the final 2.1 innings and was charged with the loss.

The five-game series between the teams wraps up at 2:05 p.m. tomorrow on a Chaparral Energy Family Sunday, featuring pregame player autographs, a mascot meet-and-greet, face painters, inflatables and postgame kids run the bases.

Cecilia Vargas, from Oklahoma City, participated in the EstrellaTV talent competition "Tengo Talento, Mucho Talento," and is scheduled to sing the national anthem prior to Sunday's game.

Five hundred OERB Player of the Month posters, featuring April winner Henry Ramos, will be available to children ages 12 and under as they exit the ballpark Sunday. The posters will showcase an action shot of OKC Dodgers outfielder Ramos, who was selected as the April winner through a social media poll, as well as informational OERB graphics about well site safety.

Live coverage begins 15 minutes before first pitch on AM 1340 "The Game," 1340thegame.com, or through the free iHeartRadio mobile app.

Tickets are available through the OKC Dodgers ticket office located on South Mickey Mantle Drive, by phone at (405) 218-2182, or by visiting okcdodgers.com.

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