Storm Chasers Even Series with 8-5 Win
Oklahoma City - The Omaha Storm Chasers evened their series against the Oklahoma City Dodgers Wednesday night, defeating the Dodgers, 8-5, at Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark.The Dodgers led, 3-1, after the first inning before the Storm Chasers outscored the Dodgers, 7-2, the rest of the way, scoring in six of nine innings as
Oklahoma City - The Omaha Storm Chasers evened their series against the Oklahoma City Dodgers Wednesday night, defeating the Dodgers, 8-5, at Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark.
The Dodgers led, 3-1, after the first inning before the Storm Chasers outscored the Dodgers, 7-2, the rest of the way, scoring in six of nine innings as they tied the three-game series at 1-1.
Omaha (7-6) tallied eight extra-base hits in the game - a season high for a Dodgers opponent.
The Dodgers (6-7) scored a run in the bottom of the ninth inning on a RBI single by
Omaha loaded the bases with none out in the first inning and brought home the first run of the night on a sacrifice fly by
In the bottom of the first inning, the Dodgers grabbed the lead.
A single by
Omaha's
Lopez led off the fifth inning with a triple and later scored on a two-run homer by
A RBI double by
A RBI single by OKC's Robinson with two outs in the ninth inning cut Omaha's lead to 8-5. Jackson followed and drew a walk to load the bases for
Oklahoma City starting pitcher
Omaha reliever
The three-game series wraps up with a 7:05 p.m. game Thursday at Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark on a $2 Thursday, featuring $2 Pepsi products, bottled water and select beer.
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.
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