Solano's Return Sparks Dodgers in 11-1 Win
Round Rock, Texas - Donovan Solano returned from the disabled list Sunday night, collecting four hits and four RBI, as the Oklahoma City Dodgers won their series finale against the Round Rock Express, 11-1, at Dell Diamond.Solano missed close to two months of the season due to a hamstring injury and
Round Rock, Texas -
Solano missed close to two months of the season due to a hamstring injury and played in his first game with the Dodgers since May 22 Sunday night.
The infielder finished the night 4-for-5 with a double, four RBI and a run scored. The four-hit outing was his second of the season with Oklahoma City and marked his first four-RBI game since Aug. 26, 2017 with Scranton/Wilkes-Barre against Syracuse.
While the Dodgers' offense built a 9-0 lead through four innings, Oklahoma City starting pitcher
The victory gave the Dodgers (49-40) a three-game winning streak for the first time since winning four in a row June 14-17 and marked three straight road victories for Oklahoma City for the first time this season.
The Dodgers took a quick 3-0 lead in the first inning, scoring all three runs with two outs and marking the fifth straight game that Oklahoma City took the first lead.
Locastro homered out to left-center field in the second inning for a 4-0 Dodgers advantage. The homer was Locastro's fourth of the season.
The first four batters of the third inning reached for the Dodgers, including a two-run homer by Taijeron out to center field that boosted the Dodgers' lead to 5-0. The homer was Taijeron's ninth of the season. Then with one out,
A RBI single by Solano in the fourth inning boosted Oklahoma City's lead to 9-0.
The Express (44-49) loaded the bases in the bottom of the seventh inning, but reliever
Round Rock was able to break through in the eighth inning on a sacrifice fly by
Round Rock position player
Reliever
Express starting pitcher
The win in the series and season finale between the two teams gave the Dodgers a 3-1 win in the current series and a 10-6 win in the season series between the teams. Oklahoma City won the season series against the Express for the fourth straight year.
Oklahoma City's 10-run margin of victory Sunday tied for the team's second-largest winning margin of the season behind a 19-1 win against the Express April 11 at Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark. The Dodgers also defeated Nashville by 10 runs, 13-3, May 17 in OKC.
The Dodgers next return home for a five-game series against the New Orleans Baby Cakes starting at 7:05 p.m. Monday at Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark.
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