Dodgers Ride Early Lead to 7-6 Win Against Omaha
Oklahoma City - The Oklahoma City Dodgers raced out to a six-run lead Saturday night before the Omaha Storm Chasers responded by scoring five unanswered runs, but the Dodgers held on for a 7-6 win at Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark.Oklahoma City led, 7-1, after three innings before Omaha scored five runs between the
Oklahoma City - The Oklahoma City Dodgers raced out to a six-run lead Saturday night before the Omaha Storm Chasers responded by scoring five unanswered runs, but the Dodgers held on for a 7-6 win at Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark.
Oklahoma City led, 7-1, after three innings before Omaha scored five runs between the fifth and eighth innings to cut the Dodgers' lead to one run entering Omaha's final at-bat.
The Storm Chasers put the tying run on third base and go-ahead run on first base in the top of the ninth inning with two outs, but Dodgers pitcher
The Dodgers (14-26) have now won three of their last four games and took a 2-1 lead in their current series with the Storm Chasers with Saturday's victory.
Oklahoma City grabbed a 4-0 lead in the second inning.
The Dodgers loaded the bases with no outs. Later with one out,
Omaha's
In the bottom of the frame, Edwin Ríos belted a two-run homer into the Omaha bullpen in right-center field to boost the Dodgers' lead to 6-1.
The Storm Chasers (19-23) started chipping away at Oklahoma City's lead in the fifth inning, adding a run on a balk by
Omaha scored a run on a wild pitch by
Dodgers starting pitcher Dennis Santana allowed three runs on six hits over 4.2 innings with one walk and seven strikeouts.
Dodgers pitcher Broussard (1-1) entered the game in the fifth inning and was credited with the win, allowing one run and two hits over 1.1 innings. Dodgers relievers
Omaha starting pitcher
The Dodgers' series against Omaha continues at 2:05 p.m. on a Chaparral Energy Family Sunday at Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark, featuring pregame player autographs, a mascot meet-and-greet, face painters, inflatables and postgame kids run the bases.
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