Rainiers Topple Oklahoma City Baseball Club, 10-5
September 13, 2024 - Pacific Coast League (PCL)
Oklahoma City Comets News Release
The Tacoma Rainiers scored nine runs through five innings as they overcame an early deficit to defeat the Oklahoma City Baseball Club, 10-5, Friday night at Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark. Oklahoma City (33-34/73-69) built a 4-1 lead through three innings. Ryan Ward gave OKC a quick lead, swatting a three-run homer onto the Miller Lite Landing in left field for his 30th home run of the season and a 3-0 lead. Tacoma loaded the bases in the second inning and brought in a run on a bases-loaded walk. James Outman hit a solo home run out to right field in the third inning to push OKC's lead to 4-1. Tacoma (35-32/78-64) then scored five runs on two hits in the fourth inning, including a bases-clearing double by Jason Vosler. A three-run home run by Tacoma's Samad Taylor in the fifth inning extended the Rainiers lead to 9-4. Drew Avans connected on a RBI double in the sixth inning to cut the lead to four runs and the hit marked the 448th of his career, tying OKC's Bricktown-era career hits record. Tacoma added a run in the ninth inning on a single coupled with an OKC throwing error for a 10-5 lead.
Of Note:
-Oklahoma City has lost back-to-back games as Tacoma has come back to tie the six-game series, 2-2...OKC now has two home games - and eight total games - remaining in 2024.
-Drew Avans finished the game with two hits, going 2-for-5 with a double, RBI and he scored a run. His sixth-inning RBI double was the 448th hit of his career, moving him into a tie with Kelly Dransfeldt (1999-2002) as the Bricktown-era (since 1998) career hits leader with eight games remaining in the season...Avans now has four straight multi-hit games (8x21) and has hit safely in five straight games, going 9-for-24... Throughout this season, Avans has established new Bricktown-era career records for runs scored (340), walks (257) and triples (26). He ranks second all-time in the Bricktown era with 466 career games, 448 hits and 116 stolen bases, while ranking third in doubles (84).
-Ryan Ward hit his league-leading 30th home run of the season with a three-run shot in the first inning. He became just the fifth Oklahoma City player during the team's Bricktown era (since 1998) to hit 30 or more home runs in a season and the first since Jason Martin hit 32 home runs in 2022.
-Oklahoma City allowed 10 runs for the first time since a 10-2 loss in El Paso July 30. OKC has now allowed six or more runs in five straight games (30 R) for the first time since a five-game stretch July 31-Aug. 4 in El Paso (33 R).
-Oklahoma City hit two home runs and has now hit four home runs over the last three games. Friday was OKC's first multi-homer game since Sept. 3 against Sugar Land when OKC had two homers at Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark.
-James Outman hit his 13th home run of the season with OKC via a solo homer in the third inning. He finished with a multi-hit game, going 2-for-4.
-Oklahoma City's pitching staff allowed 10 walks to match the team's season-high mark for walks in a game. It was the second time this series OKC allowed 10 walks (also Sept. 11) and third time during the second half of the season as OKC also issued 10 walks Aug. 9 against Round Rock.
-Andre Lipcius is batting .385 (5-for-13) in the current series after picking up a hit Friday. He has now reached base in 31 of his last 32 games.
Next Up: Oklahoma City and Tacoma continue their series at 6:05 p.m. Saturday as ¡Celebración Cielo Azul! presented by OG&E continues at Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark. Gates open at 5 p.m. and the first 1,000 fans will receive a Cielo Azul sugar skull bobblehead presented by Lime. Tickets for OKC's two remaining 2024 home games are available at okcbaseball.com/tickets. Live radio coverage of each OKC Baseball Club game begins 15 minutes before first pitch and Saturday's game will broadcast on KQKQ-FM Q94.7, q947fm.com and through the free iHeartRadio or MiLB First Pitch apps.
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