Garlick Homers Twice in 5-2 Dodgers Win
Oklahoma City - Kyle Garlick hit two of the Oklahoma City Dodgers' four home runs in a 5-2 win against the Iowa Cubs Tuesday night at Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark.All seven runs scored in the game came via home runs as the Dodgers evened their four-game series with Iowa, 1-1.
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All seven runs scored in the game came via home runs as the Dodgers evened their four-game series with Iowa, 1-1.
The Dodgers (60-73) quickly jumped into the lead as they snapped a seven-game losing skid.
With two outs in the first inning, Edwin Ríos hit a fly ball into the Dodgers' bullpen in left-center field to put Oklahoma City in front with his solo homer, 1-0. The homer was his team-leading 28th of the season.
Ríos led off the bottom of the fourth inning with his second hit of the night, connecting on a single before Garlick followed and homered out to left field. The two-run shot landed beyond the Dodgers' bullpen to put the Dodgers in front, 3-0.
Later in the inning, Garlick homered in a second straight inning when he hit a solo shot out to center field to extend Oklahoma City's lead to 5-0. The home run was Garlick's 22nd of the season and gave him his fourth multi-homer game with Oklahoma City in 2019.
Meanwhile, Dodgers starting pitcher
Bawcom (2-3) was credited with the win, allowing one run and three hits over 6.1 innings with three walks and five strikeouts.
Iowa starting pitcher
The Dodgers outhit the Cubs, 10-6, Tuesday.
The teams continue their series at 7:05 p.m. Wednesday at Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark.
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