Avans, Jones Homer in OKC's 7-4 Win
Oklahoma City Dodgers – 7 Reno Aces – 4 Sunday, June 4, 2023 – Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark – Oklahoma City, Okla. Game Summary: Drew Avans and Jahmai Jones each hit go-ahead home runs during the Oklahoma City Dodgers’ eventual 7-4 win Sunday afternoon in their series finale against the Reno
Oklahoma City Dodgers – 7
Reno Aces – 4
Sunday, June 4, 2023 – Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark – Oklahoma City, Okla.
Game Summary: Drew Avans and Jahmai Jones each hit go-ahead home runs during the Oklahoma City Dodgers’ eventual 7-4 win Sunday afternoon in their series finale against the Reno Aces at Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark. The Aces (32-25) took the game’s first lead in the third inning on a RBI single by Dominic Fletcher. Avans’ two-run homer in the fifth inning put the Dodgers in front, 2-1. Devin Mann’s RBI double in the sixth inning extended OKC’s lead to 3-1. The Aces came back to tie the score, 3-3, with two runs in the eighth inning. The Dodgers (41-16) responded with four runs in the eighth inning to build a 7-3 lead. Jones hit a home run out to right-center field to give OKC a 4-3 edge. Bryson Brigman and David Freitas later hit back-to-back RBI doubles, with Freitas driving in two runs, for a 7-3 Dodgers lead before Reno added a run in the ninth inning.
Of Note:
-The Dodgers improved to 41-16 overall and their 41 wins are the most by an OKC team through 57 games in the Bricktown era (since 1998)…OKC picked up its 20th win of the season at Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark and leads the PCL with a 20-7 home record.
-The Dodgers won the six-game series against the Aces, 4-2 and improved to 9-1-0 through their first 10 series of 2023. The series featured the top two teams in the Pacific Coast League and the league-leading Dodgers now have a nine-game lead ahead of second-place Reno.
-Jahmai Jones homered in a second straight game, hitting his sixth homer of the season in the eighth inning. He has now hit safely in 12 straight games, going 16-for-34 with eight doubles, two homers and 12 walks. The streak is the second-longest by a Dodgers player this season. Jones has also reached base in 20 consecutive games for the third-longest on-base streak for an OKC player this season.
-Devin Mann went 2-for-4 with a double and RBI as he extended his on-base streak to 24 consecutive games — the second-longest on-base streak of the season by an OKC player and one game shy of Michael Busch’s team-best 25-game streak. Mann also collected his league-leading 22nd double of the season in his 48th game of 2023. He has now exceeded his doubles total from 2022 (21 doubles in 118 G)…During his on-base streak, Mann is 27-for-80 (.338) with seven doubles, four homers, 25 RBI and 21 runs scored.
-The Dodgers recorded their first multi-homer game in an eight-game span and have now homered in four of the last five games (5 HR).
-Bryson Brigman hit a RBI double Sunday and in his three games since re-joining OKC is 5-for-12 with two doubles, a triple, four RBI and three runs scored.
-In his first game since being activated from the Development List and in his first game with OKC since May 9, David Freitas went 2-for-3 with a double, two RBI and a run scored. He has hit safely in both of his games with the Dodgers this season (3x7) with a double, home run and six RBI.
-Dodgers starting pitcher Matt Andriese matched his season high with 6.0 innings, allowing one run, seven hits and one walk with three strikeouts.
-The 14 hits allowed by OKC Sunday were the most by an opponent since April 19 in Albuquerque and the most allowed by OKC at home since a 10-inning game April 1 against Tacoma at Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark (15 H).
What’s Next: Following a day off Monday, the OKC Dodgers open a six-game road series against the El Paso Chihuahuas at 7:35 p.m. CT Tuesday at Southwest University Park. 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.
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