Font Fans Team Record 15 Batters Monday
Oklahoma City - Oklahoma City Dodgers starting pitcher Wilmer Font recorded a team-record 15 strikeouts in the Dodgers' 6-4 win against the Sacramento River Cats Monday night at Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark.Font pitched six perfect innings, striking out 12 of the first 18 batters he faced in the series opener between
Oklahoma City - Oklahoma City Dodgers starting pitcher
Font pitched six perfect innings, striking out 12 of the first 18 batters he faced in the series opener between the teams and striking out the side in two separate innings.
He surpassed the previous Oklahoma City team record of 14 strikeouts thrown by Chuck Smith June 23, 1999 in Game 2 of a doubleheader at Memphis.
Font did not allow a baserunner until issuing a leadoff walk to
Font recorded two more strikeouts in the seventh inning before exiting the game in front of a crowd of 3,687.
Font (3-3) allowed one run and two hits and issued one walk against a career-high 15 strikeouts over a season-high 7.0 innings. He threw 98 pitches, including 72 for strikes.
After scoring 14 runs Sunday, the Dodgers' offense stayed hot and built a quick 3-0 lead Monday.
In the first inning,
The Dodgers (19-17) loaded the bases with one out in the third inning for
A sacrifice fly by
The River Cats (15-22) broke through the shutout in the seventh inning against Font with a leadoff walk and back-to-back one out singles by Austin Slater and Chris Marrero.
Sacramento's
Dodgers pitchers recorded 17 strikeouts Monday as they posted back-to-back wins at Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark for the first time since April 24-25 against Memphis.
Oklahoma City's team strikeout total Monday was its highest for a nine-inning game this season and second-most in a game since tallying 18 strikeouts in Game 2 of a doubleheader at Omaha May 1.
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Sacramento starting pitcher
The Dodgers continue their series against the Sacramento River Cats at 7:05 p.m. Tuesday at Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark.
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