Dodgers Walk Off to Win Home Opener, 8-7
Oklahoma City - Travis Taijeron's RBI single in the bottom of the ninth inning capped a four-run rally in the frame and secured a walk-off win for the Oklahoma City Dodgers, 8-7, against the Round Rock Express Tuesday night at Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark.The Dodgers trailed, 6-1, in the fifth inning and
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The Dodgers trailed, 6-1, in the fifth inning and trailed, 7-4, entering the bottom of the ninth, but came back to seal a victory in a home opener for the first time since 2011.
José Leclerc entered the game to pitch for Round Rock in the bottom of the ninth inning. Dodgers
After an Express pitching change,
The Dodgers (3-1) took the first lead of the night as Henry Ramos' RBI groundout in the bottom of the third inning gave Oklahoma City a 1-0 advantage in front of a crowd of 5,614.
Round Rock (1-5) tied the game, 1-1, on a solo homer by
The Express'
The Dodgers chipped away at the Express lead in the bottom of the fifth inning. Valera led off with a double and Toles followed with a single before Ramos hit a RBI groundout to bring home Valera for OKC's second run of the night. Later with Toles at third base and Rob Segedin batting, a wild pitch by Express pitcher
Muncy answered with his second homer of the season in the eighth inning. He belted a solo shot into right-center field to cut Round Rock's lead to 7-4, as the Dodgers went on to score a total of five unanswered runs to close out the game.
Taijeron finished the night 3-for-3 with a walk and was hit by a pitch to reach base in each of his five at-bats of the night. Ramos paced OKC with three RBI.
Dodgers reliever
Oklahoma City is now 8-13 all-time in home openers at Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark.
The Dodgers continue their seven-game homestand against the Express at 7:05 p.m. at Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark.
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