Iowa Evens Series with 4-3 Win in 11 Innings
Oklahoma City - The Iowa Cubs scored a run in the top of the 11th inning to break a tie on the way to a 4-3 win against the Oklahoma City Dodgers Saturday night at Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark.The teams played to a 3-3 tie through nine innings before extending into extra
Oklahoma City - The Iowa Cubs scored a run in the top of the 11th inning to break a tie on the way to a 4-3 win against the Oklahoma City Dodgers Saturday night at Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark.
The teams played to a 3-3 tie through nine innings before extending into extra innings for the second straight night in front of a sellout crowd of 10,370.
The teams have now split their first two games of the four-game series between the American Northern Division teams.
Oklahoma City (64-58) jumped out to a quick 2-0 lead Saturday when outfielder
Oklahoma City starting pitcher
Once Neal exited the game, Iowa was able to get on the scoreboard in the seventh inning.
The Dodgers added to their lead in the bottom of the frame.
Iowa (46-77) knotted the game, 3-3, in the eighth inning. The I-Cubs hit back-to-back one-out singles before
The Dodgers loaded the bases in the bottom of the eighth inning with none out, but were unable to bring home a run.
The game then extended into extra innings for the second straight night and marked the 15th extra-inning game of the season for the Dodgers.
After neither team scored in the 10th inning,
Iowa reliever
Dodgers reliever
The series between the teams continues at Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark with a doubleheader of two seven-inning games starting at 3:35 p.m. on a Chaparral Energy Family Sunday, featuring pregame player autographs, a mascot meet-and-greet, face painters, inflatables and postgame kids run the bases.
Live radio coverage begins 15 minutes before first pitch on AM 1340 "The Game," 1340thegame.com, or through the free iHeartRadio mobile app.
Tickets are available through the OKC Dodgers ticket office located on South Mickey Mantle Drive, by phone at (405) 218-2182, or by visiting okcdodgers.com.