Homers Help Express Chug to 3-1 Win

Round Rock, Texas - The Oklahoma City Dodgers took the first lead of Tuesday night's game, but the Round Rock Express hit two home runs to come from behind and take a 3-1 win at Dell Diamond.
The Round Rock win in the series finale between the teams ended Oklahoma City's three-game winning streak and allowed the Express to avoid a series sweep.

The Dodgers (16-15) took the game's first lead in the top of the second inning.
With two outs, Brett Eibner and Max Muncy hit back-to-back singles. With runners at the corners and Jack Murphy batting, Max Muncy took off for second base and was caught stealing while Brett Eibner ran toward home plate and scored on the throw to put Oklahoma City ahead, 1-0.
The Express (14-19) grabbed the lead in the bottom of the inning. Brett Nicholas lined a single to left field before Josh Wilson connected on a two-run homer to left field to put Round Rock ahead, 2-1. The home run was Wilson's third of the season and the first in the month of May for the Express.
Oklahoma City outfielder Trayce Thompson led off the seventh inning with a single to extend his hitting streak to five games. Alex Verdugo drew a one-out walk, but Express pitcher Allen Webster struck out Scott Van Slyke and got Eibner to ground out to end the inning.
The Express then extended their lead in the bottom of the seventh inning when Brett Nicholas hit a solo homer to lead off for the Express and put Round Rock ahead, 3-1.
In the top of the ninth inning, Verdugo and Van Slyke hit back-to-back, two-out singles to put the tying runs on base for the Dodgers, but Express pitcher Preston Claiborne struck out Eibner to end the game.
The Dodgers were held to their lowest run total since May 1 in Omaha, as they lost at Dell Diamond for just the second time in their last 12 games in Round Rock. Oklahoma City fell to 10-5 in road games overall this season.
The Dodgers outhit the Express, 6-5, but were held without an extra-base hit for the first time since April 23 against Memphis at Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark and for just the third time this season.
Infielder Drew Maggi collected a single for the Dodgers and finished the four-game series in Round Rock batting 9-for-13 with two doubles, a home run, three RBI and four runs scored.
Webster (2-2) held the Dodgers to one run and four hits over 7.0 innings, allowing two walks and recording six strikeouts for the win. Claiborne pitched a scoreless ninth inning to earn his fourth save of the season for Round Rock.
Dodgers starting pitcher Wilmer Font (2-3) was charged with the loss. He allowed two runs and four hits over 5.1 innings, did not issue a walk and recorded six strikeouts.
After a day off Wednesday, the Dodgers return home to Oklahoma City to open an eight-game homestand at 7:05 p.m. Thursday against the Fresno Grizzlies at Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark. The game falls on a $2 Thursday, featuring $2 soda (21 ounces), bottled water (20 ounces) and beer (16 ounces) from a line of Pepsi and Budweiser products.
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