Dodgers Close Series with Walk-Off Win
Oklahoma City Dodgers – 4 El Paso Chihuahuas – 3 Thursday, May 19, 2022 – Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark – Oklahoma City, Okla. Game Summary: A single by Eddy Alvarez coupled with an El Paso Chihuahuas fielding error allowed the winning run to score in the Oklahoma City Dodgers’ 4-3 win
Oklahoma City Dodgers – 4
El Paso Chihuahuas – 3
Thursday, May 19, 2022 – Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark – Oklahoma City, Okla.
Game Summary: A single by Eddy Alvarez coupled with an El Paso Chihuahuas fielding error allowed the winning run to score in the Oklahoma City Dodgers’ 4-3 win against El Paso Thursday night at Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark. With the game in a 3-3 tie and one out in the bottom of the ninth inning, Zach McKinstry drew a walk. Alvarez came up to bat next and lined a single into right field that the El Paso fielder overran, allowing McKinstry to score on the error for OKC’s second walk-off win of the season. El Paso (21-18) scored a run in both the first and second innings to take a 2-0 lead on RBI singles by Aderlin Rodriguez and Shogo Akiyama. The Dodgers (24-15) hit three solo homers in the third inning to take a 3-2 lead as Jason Martin led off with a homer before back-to-back two-out home runs by Miguel Vargas and Jake Lamb. El Paso knotted the score at 3-3 in the top of the ninth inning with a RBI double by Luis Liberato before the Dodgers went on to win the series finale and three-game series between the teams.
Of Note:
-Thursday was Oklahoma City’s second walk-off win of the season and first since Jason Martin hit a walk-off home run in the bottom of the ninth inning on Opening Night April 5 against Albuquerque for a 3-2 victory at Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark.
-The Dodgers hit three home runs in the third inning for the team’s second three-homer inning of the season and second game of 2022 with back-to-back homers. Jason Martin led off the inning for OKC with a homer and later with two outs, Miguel Vargas and Jake Lamb hit back-to-back solo shots. The Dodgers previously hit three home runs in the fifth inning of a 19-0 win in Round Rock May 12, including the team’s first back-to-back homers of the season by Ryan Noda and Andy Burns.
-The Dodgers won the three-game series against El Paso, 2-1, and took a 5-4 lead in the overall season series…OKC improved to 4-3 in series finales this season, including 3-1 at home.
-Eddy Alvarez went 1-for-3 with a walk to extend his hitting streak to seven games, batting .577 (15x26) with four doubles, a triple, two homers, 11 RBI, 11 runs scored and seven walks. He has now reached base in 22 of his last 28 plate appearances (13x19, 7 BB, 2 HBP) and in 10 of his last 12 plate appearances.
-Zach McKinstry drew two walks and scored the winning run, but his 11-game hitting streak came to an end as he was held 0-for-2. During the streak, which was the longest by an OKC player this season, he went 20-for-45 (.444) with 11 runs, six RBI and seven multi-hit games.
-Jake Lamb led OKC with two hits, including his team-best 10th home run of the season. Lamb has hit safely in 11 of his last 12 games, batting .340 (16x47) with seven extra-base hits, six walks, 13 runs scored and 13 RBI.
-Sam Gaviglio entered the game in the fifth inning and pitched 4.0 innings of scoreless relief, allowing two hits and three walks and three strikeouts.
What’s Next: The Dodgers open a three-game road series against the Sugar Land Space Cowboys at 7:05 p.m. Friday at Constellation Field. Live radio coverage of each OKC Dodgers game begins 15 minutes before first pitch on AM 1340 "The Game," 1340thegame.com and through the free iHeartRadio or MiLB First Pitch apps. All OKC Dodgers games are also available streamed live on MiLB.TV with a subscription.
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