Turbulent Ninth Inning Sends Dodgers to 9-4 Loss
Oklahoma City - Three straight Oklahoma City Dodgers errors followed by a wild pitch in the top of the ninth inning allowed the Fresno Grizzlies to score four runs on the way to a 9-4 win Saturday night at Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark.The Dodgers trailed by one run entering the ninth inning before
Oklahoma City - Three straight Oklahoma City Dodgers errors followed by a wild pitch in the top of the ninth inning allowed the Fresno Grizzlies to score four runs on the way to a 9-4 win Saturday night at Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark.
The Dodgers trailed by one run entering the ninth inning before Fresno scored four unearned runs on the way to a 2-0 edge in the series.
Saturday's loss sent the Dodgers to a fourth straight defeat, tying their second-longest losing skid of the season.
The Grizzlies (31-31) took the game's first lead.
The Dodgers (23-38) have now homered in a season-best 10 straight games for the team's longest stretch of consecutive games with a home run since homering in 14 straight games in May 2017.
Edwin Ríos followed and lined a double into left field and then scored on a RBI single by
Fresno went back in front in the sixth inning.
The Grizzlies broke open the game in the ninth inning, taking advantage of Oklahoma City miscues.
Hernandez and Snyder hit back-to-back singles and Hernandez came around to score when Reynolds reached on a fielding error by Dodgers second baseman Jake Peter. Snyder came around to score when Gushue reached on another fielding error by Peter to extend Fresno's lead to 7-4.
Pinch-hitter
A wild pitch by Dodger reliever
Reks and Ríos opened the bottom of the ninth inning with back-to-back singles, but Fresno pitcher
Ríos finished the night a game-best 4-for-5 at the plate, notching four hits in a game for the first time since a four-hit outing June 10, 2018 at Fresno. Ríos has now hit safely in a season-best 10 straight games for his longest hitting streak since a 16-game hitting streak in 2016 with High-A Rancho Cucamonga.
Fresno starting pitcher
The series continues at 6:05 p.m. on a Chaparral Energy Family Sunday, featuring many family friendly activities such as pregame player autographs and postgame kids run the bases.
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