Dodgers Eclipse Sky Sox in Slugfest

Colorado Springs, Colo. - The Oklahoma City Dodgers scored 17 runs, including 15 over the final five innings, marking the team's highest scoring game in four years in a 17-9 win over the Colorado Springs Sky Sox Monday night at Security Service Field.
Monday's offensive explosion was the most runs scored in a game by OKC since a 24-5 win over the Sky Sox on Aug. 5, 2013 at Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark. It was also the team's highest scoring road game since plating 17 runs during a 17-3 victory in Nashville on April 16, 2009.
The Dodgers (67-61) tied their season high with 19 hits. Six players finished with multi-hit games, including a career-high five hits by Bobby Wilson. Wilson was also one of three Dodgers to notch four RBI, joining Kyle Farmer and O'Koyea Dickson, who had a game-high five RBI.
Between the Majors and Minors, Wilson played in his 1,200th career game Monday, and it was the first time he ever had a five-hit game as well as score four runs in one game. He also became the first OKC Dodger with a five-hit game since Austin Barnes on Aug. 19, 2015 versus Reno.
Monday also marked the team's largest comeback win of the season, as they trailed by five runs on two occasions. After falling behind, 7-2, after four innings, the Dodgers outscored the Sky Sox, 15-2, for the remainder of the game. They also collected 16 hits over the last five innings.
 
The Sky Sox (74-52) kept their recent roll at the plate going early in the game, scoring five runs in the first inning. With the bases loaded and one out, Nate Orf hit a sacrifice fly to open the scoring. After a walk to Tyler Heineman to reload the bases, Kirk Nieuwenhuis followed with a two-run single. Yaidel Rivera then delivered a two-run triple to put the Dodgers down in a 5-0 hole.
The Dodgers cut into the big deficit in the third inning, when Farmer hit a two-run double with two outs, pulling OKC within 5-2.
The Sky Sox added runs in each of the next two innings to match their largest lead of the night at 7-2 heading into the fifth inning.
That's when the Dodgers offense went into overdrive. They tied the game with a five-run rally in the fifth. Wilson and Farmer each hit RBI singles, and Dickson evened the scored with a three-run homer out to center field.
In the sixth, Wilson put the Dodgers in the lead for good. He belted a solo home run to center field, putting OKC ahead, 8-7.
Still leading by one in the seventh inning, the Dodgers had the bases empty with two outs before six straight batters reached base, leading to five runs. Trayce Thompson hit a two-run single with the bases loaded, and Charlie Culberson followed with a RBI single.
Wilson capped the rally with a two-run double to give the Dodgers a 13-7 lead.
Nieuwenhuis answered with a two-run double of his own in the bottom of the inning to make it a four-run game, but it ended up being the last time the Sky Sox scored.
Dickson knocked a two-run single on a 0-2 pitch in the eighth inning, resulting in his second game this season with at least five RBI. Thompson added a RBI triple to extend the lead to 16-9.
Farmer appropriately finished the scoring with a two-out RBI single in the ninth inning, as 14 of the team's 17 runs scored with two outs.
The Dodgers went 10-for-16 with runners in scoring position. Entering Monday's game, they had been 0-for-the-last 23 with runners in scoring position.
The Dodgers bullpen was able to hold the Sky Sox two runs and five hits over the final five innings, including a 1-for-10 mark with runners in scoring position. Madison Younginer (4-5) covered the middle innings and earned the win, allowing two runs and three hits over 2.2 innings. Yaisel Sierra and Jeremy Bleich kept the Sky Sox scoreless over the final two innings.
Sky Sox starting pitcher Paolo Espino (4-2) retired the side in order in three of the first four innings before faltering. He allowed a season-high eight runs on nine hits, which tied his season high. He did not allow a walk and recorded six strikeouts.
The Dodgers tagged the Colorado Springs bullpen for nine runs and 10 hits over the final three innings.
The Dodgers finish their nine-game road trip and face the Sky Sox for the final time this season at 7:40 p.m. CT Tuesday at Security Service Field. Live coverage begins at 7:25 p.m. p.m. on AM 1340 "The Game," 1340thegame.com, or through the free iHeartRadio mobile app.