Farmer's Walk-Off Homer Caps Wild Ninth

Oklahoma City - Kyle Farmer capped a six-run bottom of the ninth inning for the Oklahoma City Dodgers with a three-run homer for a 10-7 walk-off win against the Round Rock Express Sunday night at Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark.
The two teams combined for 10 runs in the ninth inning as Oklahoma City completed a three-game sweep of the Express and won a fourth straight game in front of a crowd of 4,858.

The Dodgers led, 4-3, entering the ninth inning.
The Express loaded the bases for third baseman Will Middlebrooks, who hit a grand slam onto the Budweiser Deck in left field for his first hit of the night to give Round Rock a 7-4 lead.
In the bottom of the ninth, Oklahoma City second baseman Drew Maggi and center fielder Alex Verdugo hit back-to-back singles to put runners at the corners with none out for first baseman Scott Van Slyke. A passed ball by Express catcher A.J. Jimenez allowed Maggi to score from third base and cut Round Rock's lead to 7-5.
Later with one out, left fielder Willie Calhoun hit a two-run double to right field to tie the game at 7-7.
Farmer stepped up to the plate with two outs and two runners on base, and the catcher blasted his third homer of the season into the Oklahoma City bullpen in left-center field for the walk-off win. Farmer finished the night with four RBI - his highest RBI total of the season and most since a four-RBI night April 11, 2016 with Double-A Tulsa.
The walk-off victory was the second of the season for the Dodgers (34-27).
Round Rock second baseman Drew Robinson led off the game with a home run out to center field for a quick 1-0 Express lead. Rehabbing Texas Rangers outfielder Carlos Gómez followed with a single and Brett Nicholas doubled, but Dodgers starting pitcher Brock Stewart escaped the jam by retiring the next three batters.
With two outs in the bottom of the inning, Calhoun hit a soft grounder toward Express starting pitcher Clayton Blackburn, who fielded the ball and tossed it toward first base. Calhoun reached safely as the ball bounced wide of first baseman Nicholas. Van Slyke ran toward home, but Nicholas was able to field the ball and throw to catcher Jimenez in time to tag out Van Slyke and keep Round Rock in the lead.
The first four Dodgers of the second inning reached base, including back-to-back RBI singles by Farmer and Charlie Culberson. Later with one out, Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Joc Pederson, on a rehab assignment, hit a fly ball to right field for a RBI single to extend the Dodgers' lead to 3-1.
Through the first three games of his rehab assignment with Oklahoma City, Pederson is 3-for-9 with two homers and four RBI.
Round Rock's Drew Stubbs led off the seventh inning with a walk before Robinson hit a two-run homer onto the Budweiser Deck in left field to knot the game, 3-3, on his second homer of the night. Robinson finished the night 4-for-5 with three RBI and three runs scored.
The Dodgers answered in the bottom of the frame. Van Slyke doubled with two outs into the right-field corner. O'Koyea Dickson followed and hit a RBI single on a grounder into center field to break the tie and give Oklahoma City a 4-3 lead.
With one out in the top of the ninth inning, Round Rock's Drew Stubbs walked and Robinson followed with a single. With Gomez at the plate, Dodgers pitcher Josh Ravin attempted a pickoff at second base. Maggi was unable to make the catch and the ball went into center field allowing the runners to advance.
Ravin got Gomez to strike out for the second out and then intentionally walked Nicholas to load the bases for Middlebrooks. His grand slam that followed was the third homer of the night for the Express.
The grand slam was the second allowed by the Dodgers this season and first since April 7 by Iowa's Jeimer Candelario also at Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark.
The Dodgers went on to score six runs in the bottom of the ninth inning for their highest run total in an inning this season.
Oklahoma City scored a combined 32 runs over the three-game series, racking up at least 10 runs in each contest.
Dodgers starting pitcher Stewart allowed one run and three hits over 3.1 innings and retired the final 10 batters he faced Sunday.
He combined with four relievers to rack up a combined 14 strikeouts for Oklahoma City's fourth straight double-digit strikeout total and 29th of the season.
Ravin (3-0) was credited with the win.
Round Rock reliever Brady Dragmire (0-4) was charged with the loss, allowing three runs on two hits over one-third of the ninth inning.
After a day off Monday, the Dodgers continue their homestand and open a four-game series against the Omaha Storm Chasers at 7:05 p.m. Tuesday at Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark.
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A Field Trip Day game follows at 11:05 a.m. Wednesday. Thursday's 7:05 p.m. game against Omaha falls on a $2 Thursday, featuring $2 soda, water and beer from a line of Pepsi and Budweiser products. Fireworks are scheduled to follow the homestand finale with first pitch slated for 7:05 p.m. Friday in Bricktown.
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