Tacoma's Offense Takes Off in Series Opener
Oklahoma City - The Tacoma Rainiers scored seven runs through four innings and tallied five runs in two separate innings Saturday night on the way to a 14-9 win against the Oklahoma City Dodgers at Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark.Tacoma broke a scoreless tie with five runs in the third inning and
Oklahoma City - The Tacoma Rainiers scored seven runs through four innings and tallied five runs in two separate innings Saturday night on the way to a 14-9 win against the Oklahoma City Dodgers at Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark.
Tacoma broke a scoreless tie with five runs in the third inning and scored two more runs in the fourth inning to extend to a 7-0 advantage.
The Dodgers responded with five runs in the fifth inning to cut the Rainiers' lead to two runs, but that would be the closest the Dodgers would come on the scoreboard.
Tacoma outscored Oklahoma City 7-4 over the final four frames in front of a crowd of 9,610 as the Dodgers allowed their highest run total since a 15-11 loss to Omaha June 15.
The Rainiers (54-53) broke open the game in the third inning.
In the fourth inning, the Rainiers hit three straight singles with one out to load the bases for Vogelbach, who connected on a sacrifice fly to center field for a 6-0 Tacoma lead. A RBI single by Beckham followed for a 7-0 Rainiers lead.
The Dodgers got on the scoreboard in the fifth inning. Infielder
Tacoma added runs in the sixth inning. Ian Miller led off with a single and scored on a RBI double into the right-field corner by Motter for an 8-5 lead. Later in the sixth inning, the Rainiers loaded the bases with two outs for
Alex Verdugo hit a two-out double into center field to bring home a run for the Dodgers in the seventh inning and cut Tacoma's lead to 9-6.
The Rainiers loaded the bases with none out in the eighth inning and Muno hit a two-run single into left field to take an 11-6 lead. Gosewisch followed with a RBI single to boost the Rainiers to a 12-6 lead.
The Dodgers made a late push in the bottom of the ninth inning, scoring three runs.
Tacoma starting pitcher
Dodgers starting pitcher
The Dodgers continue their series against the Rainiers at 6:05 p.m. Sunday at Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark. The game falls on a Chaparral Energy Family Sunday featuring family friendly activities throughout, including pregame player autographs and kids can run the bases after the game.
Live coverage begins at 5:50 p.m. on AM 1340 "The Game," 1340thegame.com, or through the free iHeartRadio mobile app.
Tickets are available through the OKC Dodgers ticket office on South Mickey Mantle Drive, by calling (405) 218-1000, or by ordering through okcdodgers.com.