Dodgers Shut Down Aces, 4-0
Oklahoma City - Oklahoma City Dodgers pitchers Wilmer Font and Justin Marks combined to shut out the Reno Aces in the Dodgers' 4-0 win Thursday night at Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark.Wilmer Font pitched six shutout innings, allowing four hits in his team-leading 20th start of the season. He issued one walk
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Wilmer Font pitched six shutout innings, allowing four hits in his team-leading 20th start of the season. He issued one walk and recorded nine strikeouts.
Marks followed with three scoreless frames, allowing three hits and recording two strikeouts as he picked up his third save of the season.
The shutout was the seventh of 2017 for the Dodgers, who took a 2-1 lead in their four-game series with the Aces.
After a weather delay of 1 hour, 15 minutes, the Dodgers took the lead in the first inning in front of a crowd of 4,922.
With two outs,
The RBI hit extended Rios' hitting streak to seven straight games. Dickson went on to finish the night with a team-leading two hits as he picked up his fourth multi-hit outing over his last five games.
The Dodgers (56-47) added to their lead in the sixth inning when
Aces starting pitcher
Reno (61-44) outhit the Dodgers, 7-6.
The Dodgers and Aces conclude their series at 7:05 p.m. Friday at Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark. The gates open at 6 p.m. and the first 2,000 fans through the gates receive an OKC Dodgers blanket presented by New Amsterdam. Fireworks are scheduled to follow the game presented by Francis Tuttle.
Live coverage begins at 6:50 p.m. on AM 1340 "The Game," 1340thegame.com, or through the free iHeartRadio mobile app.
Tickets are available through the box office on S. Mickey Mantle Drive, by calling (405) 218-1000, or by ordering through okcdodgers.com.