Dodgers Sweep Zephyrs in Extra Innings Oklahoma City ties a team record with 40th road win of the se
August 14, 2015 - Pacific Coast League (PCL1)
Oklahoma City Comets News Release
Metairie, La. - RBI singles by Ronny Torreyes and Andy Wilkins in the top of the 10th inning broke a 4-4 tie and helped push the Oklahoma City Dodgers to a 6-4 win, as well as a series sweep, against the New Orleans Zephyrs Friday at Zephyr Field.
Pitcher Adam Liberatore closed out the game for the Dodgers to earn his third save of the season.
The Dodgers (72-47) won a fifth straight game and improved to 40-22 in road games, tying the team record for most road wins in a season set in 2004.
The Dodgers won the season series with the Zephyrs, 12-4, tying the 1999 squad for the most wins for an Oklahoma City team in one season against New Orleans.
Oklahoma City took an early lead Friday.
Darnell Sweeney led off the game with a double to the wall in left field, then scored on a sacrifice fly by Corey Seager for a 1-0 Dodgers lead in the first inning.
A sacrifice fly by Shawn Zarraga as part of an inning-ending double play in the top of the fourth inning put Oklahoma City ahead, 2-0.
New Orleans (51-69) took the lead in the bottom of the inning. Vinny Rottino drew a walk to lead off the inning and Marcell Ozuna followed with a single. Brady Shoemaker then hit a three-run homer to left field to give the Zephyrs a 3-2 lead on one swing. The home run was just the third hit by the Zephyrs in their 16 meetings this season with the Dodgers.
In the eighth inning, the Dodgers loaded the bases for Wilkins with one out. On the 13th pitch of his at-bat, Wilkins lined a two-run single into center field for a 4-3 Oklahoma City lead.
New Orleans answered in the bottom of the eighth inning. Shoemaker hit a RBI single that deflected off Oklahoma City reliever Ramon Troncoso to tie the game, 4-4.
Neither team scored in the ninth, sending the Dodgers to their ninth extra-inning game of the season.
O'Koyea Dickson drew a walk to open the 10th inning. He tagged and advanced to second on a deep fly out to center field by Sweeney. Torreyes then connected on a RBI single to right field. Dickson ran toward home and beat the tag to give the Dodgers a 5-4 lead. Torreyes advanced to second base on the throw home.
A groundout by Seager advanced Torreyes to third base and Torreyes scored on a RBI single by Wilkins to give Oklahoma City a 6-4 advantage.
Wilkins finished the night 2-for-5 with three RBI. Sweeney and Jose Tabata also recorded two hits each for Oklahoma City, which improved to 5-4 in extra-inning games.
Troncoso (4-1) got the win on the mound for the Dodgers, allowing two hits over 1.2 scoreless innings as the Dodgers improved to 5-4 in extra-inning games this season.
Pitcher Nick Wittgren (1-4) was pegged with the loss for New Orleans, allowing two runs on two hits in the 10th inning.
Oklahoma City outhit New Orleans, 9-8, in the game.
The Dodgers return home to open an eight-game homestand with a four-game series against the Tacoma Rainiers starting at 7:05 p.m. Saturday at Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark. Special entertainment act ZOOperstars will perform throughout the game, courtesy of Francis Tuttle Technology Center.
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