First, it was Rylan Bannon, then Mitchell Hansen. Finally, Garrett Hope joined the party.All three Ogden Raptors hitters launched opening-frame home runs to seemingly put the visiting team at Melaleuca Field on track for a blowout win over the Idaho Falls Chukars.The Raptors did end up taking a win by

Ogden Raptors first baseman Nick Yarnall continued his hot hitting Friday night in the second game at Missoula, leading the Raptors to an 8-2 win with his three runs batted in.Yarnall stepped to the plate in the first inning and saw Jeren Kendall steal both second and third bases, then

For the first time in five games, the Ogden Raptors scored before their opponent. The last time they did so, July 9 at Grand Junction, Starling Heredia hit a first-inning home run and the Raptors cruised to a win.In the four game since then, Ogden allowed the opposition on the

Saturday night, the Grand Junction Rockies hit five home runs to beat the Ogden Raptors.Sunday evening, the Raptors returned the favor.The Pioneer League's leading home run-hitting team launched five bombs, including Starling Heredia's first two as a Raptor and a grand slam from Romer Cuadrado, to crush the host Rockies

Carlos Felix wasn't as good as he was in his previous start, but it didn't matter as his offense picked him up.Felix, who earned the win and pitched the first five innings of a shutout last Saturday at Grand Junction, threw a solid four innings and saw his team come

Pitch after pitch, inning after inning, Carlos Felix focused on stealing first pitch strikes and keeping the ball down in the zone.With that plan he and two relief pitchers kept the Grand Junction Rockies hitters off-balance Saturday night as the Ogden Raptors offense plated six runs the first two innings