Las Vegas Rides Early Lead to 10-4 Win

Oklahoma City - The Las Vegas 51s scored in five of the first six innings Monday night as the Oklahoma City Dodgers allowed their highest home run total of the season in a 10-4 loss to the 51s at Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark.
The loss snapped a four-game winning streak for the Dodgers as the teams met for the third time in their four-game series.

The Dodgers had allowed six total runs over their previous four games before giving up their second-highest run total of the season. Oklahoma City lost, 12-8, at Fresno June 10. The last time the Dodgers allowed double-digit runs at home was in an 11-8 loss against Round Rock Aug. 11, 2017.
Oklahoma City (41-25) entered the game with the best home winning percentage and most home wins in the Minors and fell to 27-8 at Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark with the loss.
The 51s (29-42) scored quickly Monday. Kevin Kaczmarski led off with a walk and scored on Zach Borenstein's RBI double for a 1-0 lead. Ty Kelly's RBI single boosted Las Vegas' lead to 2-0. Kelly went on to finish the night with four hits.
RBI singles by Las Vegas' Peter Alonso and Jeff McNeil boosted their 51s' lead to 4-0 in the third inning as they opened the frame with five straight hits. Later with the bases loaded, pitcher Cody Martin drew a walk to boost the 51s' lead to 5-0.
Kyle Garlick belted a two-run homer out to left field, and out of the stadium, to score the first two runs of the night for the Dodgers in the bottom of the third inning. The homer was his team-leading ninth of the season.
Alex Verdugo followed with a solo homer onto the Budweiser Deck in left field to cut Las Vegas' lead to 5-3 in the third inning. The homer was Verdugo's sixth of the season and second in as many nights. He went 3-for-4 in the game with two doubles and a home run to extend his hitting streak to a season-best 13 games.
The back-to-back homers were the first for the Dodgers this season and first since Henry Ramos and Edwin Ríos went back-to-back in Las Vegas Aug. 6, 2017.
The 51s quickly got the runs back in the fourth inning on a RBI double by McNeil and sacrifice fly by Johnny Monell.
Borenstein, who finished the night with three doubles and a homer, crushed a two-run home run out to right field in the fifth inning and Monell connected on a RBI groundout in the sixth inning for a 10-3 Las Vegas advantage.
A sacrifice fly by Edwin Ríos brought home the fourth run of the night for the Dodgers in the eighth inning.
Oklahoma City starting pitcher Justin DeFratus (2-4) was charged with the loss, allowing nine runs and 11 hits over 5.0 innings with four walks and five strikeouts.
Las Vegas starting pitcher Cody Martin (1-2) got the win, allowing three runs and six hits over 7.0 innings with no walks and eight strikeouts.
The Dodgers continue their series against Las Vegas at 11:05 a.m. Tuesday at Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark on a Summer Field Trip Day.
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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.