Dodgers' Bats Dismantle Grizzlies in 14-5 Win
Oklahoma City - A five-run sixth inning by the Oklahoma City Dodgers broke open Sunday afternoon's game against the Fresno Grizzlies at Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark as the Dodgers went on to a 14-5 win in the series finale between the teams.The Dodgers built a 5-1 lead through three innings, then
Oklahoma City - A five-run sixth inning by the Oklahoma City Dodgers broke open Sunday afternoon's game against the Fresno Grizzlies at Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark as the Dodgers went on to a 14-5 win in the series finale between the teams.
The Dodgers built a 5-1 lead through three innings, then added five more runs in the sixth inning to take a 10-2 advantage. Oklahoma City tacked on four more runs in the eighth inning for an 11-run advantage.
Oklahoma City (18-17) finished the game with 14 runs for the team's highest run total since also recording 14 runs May 28, 2015 at Salt Lake.
The Dodgers also notched 17 hits Sunday to tie for their second-highest hit total of the season, trailing only their 19-hit outing April 9 against Iowa.
Dodgers starting pitcher
The Dodgers quickly grabbed the lead in the first inning as they went to split their four-game series with the Grizzlies, 2-2.
Fresno's
Oklahoma City added a run in the second inning on a two-out RBI single by Dickson to take a 3-1 lead.
Thompson connected on his first home run of the season to lead off the third inning on a fly ball that landed in the Dodgers' bullpen in left-center field for a 4-1 Oklahoma City advantage. The Dodgers loaded the bases with one out later in the inning for
In the sixth inning, Fresno's
The Dodgers scored five more runs in the sixth inning after loading the bases with one out. After a Fresno pitching change, a wild pitch by
Muncy hit a sacrifice fly to right field for a five-run lead before the Dodgers tacked on three more runs with two outs. A RBI single for Thompson, RBI double by Davis and RBI single by
The five-run inning tied for the Dodgers' highest single-inning run total of the season, first accomplished in the eighth inning April 15 at Memphis.
A RBI double by Fresno's Kemp brought home the Grizzlies' third run of the day in the seventh inning.
The Dodgers opened the bottom of the eighth inning with five straight hits, including two-run doubles by both Darnell Sweeney and Jack Murphy for a 14-3 Dodgers lead.
Kemp collected his fifth hit of the day on a RBI single in the top of the ninth inning for Fresno (15-22), which finished the game with 10 hits total.
Fresno starting pitcher
The Dodgers continue their homestand and open a four-game series against the Sacramento River Cats at 7:05 p.m. Monday at Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark.
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