Sounds' Late Runs Secure Series Sweep in OKC
June 28, 2018 - Pacific Coast League (PCL1)
Oklahoma City Comets News Release
Oklahoma City - The Nashville Sounds scored three runs in the top of the ninth inning on the way to a wild 10-9 win against the Oklahoma City Dodgers in a back-and-forth game Thursday night at Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark.
The Dodgers led, 9-7, entering the ninth inning of the game that included six lead changes as Nashville went on to sweep Oklahoma City in the four-game series between the teams.
The sweep marked the first time the Dodgers have been swept in a four-game series since May 23-26, 2016 in Fresno and their first four-game series sweep at home since June 2-5, 2015 against Sacramento.
Oklahoma City (43-32) has now lost five straight games overall for the first time since July 31-Aug. 4, 2016. The Dodgers have also dropped six consecutive home games for the first time since June 3-13, 2011.
The Dodgers scored in six of nine innings and went on to outhit the Sounds, 15-13, Thursday.
They also took the game's first lead.
Andrew Toles hit a one-out double in the first inning and Kyle Farmer followed with a single to advance Toles to third base. Edwin RÃ-os came up to bat next and hit into a fielder's choice to Sounds first baseman Nick Martini. Martini fielded the ball and threw home trying to catch Toles, who beat the tag to put the Dodgers in front, 1-0.
The Dodgers added two runs in the second inning on a two-out single into left field by Toles for a 3-0 lead.
The Sounds (37-40) took the lead in the fourth inning, scoring five runs.
Jake Smolinski homered for Nashville out to left field to cut the Dodgers' lead to 3-1. Anthony Garcia followed with a walk before Beau Taylor connected on a fly ball over the tall wall in right field to tie the game, 3-3, with his first homer of the season with Nashville. A two-run double into right field by Martini then put the Sounds in the lead, 5-3.
The Dodgers took the lead back in the bottom of the inning.
Connor Joe tripled into center field, bringing home two runs for the Dodgers to tie the game. Joe then scored on the play when an errant throw toward third base by Sounds shortstop Jorge Mateo went into the camera well to put the Dodgers in front, 6-5.
Nashville went in front again in their next at-bat. Steve Lombardozzi connected on a two-run single in the fifth inning to put the Sounds ahead, 7-6, in the fifth inning.
The Dodgers then scored a run in each of the sixth, seventh and eighth innings to retake the lead.
Oklahoma City loaded the bases with one out in the sixth inning. Travis Taijeron struck out for the second out before Henry Ramos drew a bases-loaded walk to tie the game, 7-7. Rocky Gale then struck out to leave the bases loaded for the second time in as many innings for Oklahoma City.
Angelo Mora homered into the Nashville bullpen in right-center field to boost the Dodgers an 8-7 lead in the seventh inning. The home run was his second of the season.
Taijeron led off the bottom of the eighth inning with a solo homer out to right-center field to extend the Dodgers' lead to 9-7. The homer was Taijeron's sixth of the year with OKC.
Nashville responded in the top of the ninth inning.
Anthony Garcia's RBI single cut the Dodgers' lead to 9-8. Taylor followed and tripled to right field to bring home two more runs and move the Sounds into a 10-9 lead before an out was made in the frame.
Dodgers reliever Joe Broussard (4-2) pitched the ninth inning and was charged with the loss, allowing three runs and three hits, along with one walk and one strikeout.
Nashville reliever Danny Coulombe (1-1) picked up the win, allowing one run and three hits over 1.2 innings with one strikeout. Nashville's Ryan Dull followed and retired all three Dodgers he faced in the bottom of the ninth inning for his first save with the Sounds.
Thursday's win gave the Sounds their first four-game series sweep against Oklahoma City since April 14-17, 2006 and their first at Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark since July 12-15, 2001.
The game lasted 3 hours, 41 minutes, marking the longest nine-inning game for the Dodgers this season.
The Dodgers next open a six-game road series against the New Orleans Baby Cakes at 7 p.m. Friday at The Shrine on Airline.
Live radio coverage begins 15 minutes before first pitch on AM 1340 "The Game," 1340thegame.com, or through the free iHeartRadio mobile app.
The Dodgers return home to open a five-game home series against the Round Rock Express July 4-8 at Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark.
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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