Dodgers Take Game 1 of PCL Championship Series Over Express  

OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. – The Round Rock Express (0-1 | 89-61) fell in Game 1 of the Pacific Coast League Championship Series to the Oklahoma City Dodgers (1-0 | 77-73) on Tuesday night by a final score of 8-3.

Express starter RHP Robert Dugger (0-1, 27.00) earned the loss after his 1.1-inning outing included four earned runs on four hits with two walks and a strikeout. Dodgers reliever RHP Tyson Miller (1-0, 4.50) took home the win after 2.0 innings that included two runs and one earned run on two hits, three walks and two strikeouts.

Along the Train Tracks:

• Oklahoma City took a 1-0 lead in the first frame. After a leadoff double from CF Drew Avans, he advanced to third base on a ground out from 1B Michael Busch. With two outs, DH Ryan Ward singled to score Avans and give the Dodgers the lead.
• The hot offensive start continued for Oklahoma City in the second inning. Back-to-back walks for LF David Dahl and 2B Jorbit Vivas started the inning. A double from SS Yonny Hernandez scored Dahl to extend the lead at 2-0. C Hunter Feduccia grounded out to add another run as Vivas scored before Avans collected an RBI with a single to increase the lead to 4-0.
• Round Rock cut into the lead in the fourth inning. After 3B Davis Wendzel singled for the first E-Train hit of the night, RF Sandro Fabian came up with a two-out single to make it a 4-1 game.
• The Dodgers defense allowed a run to score for the Express in the fifth inning. After LF Wyatt Langford walked and stole second base, 1B Blaine Crim came up with two outs and hit a ground ball to 3B Miguel Vargas. His throw to first base was off line and Langford trotted home to cut the lead to 4-2.
• Round Rock continued to chip away at the lead in the sixth inning and the Oklahoma City lead was just 4-3. A leadoff double for Wendzel was followed by a walk for SS Jonathan Ornelas. Fabian delivered again with an RBI single to score Wendzel. The E-Train loaded the bases but 2B Justin Foscue popped out to end the threat.
• The Dodgers got a run back in the bottom of the sixth. A solo homer off the bat of Feduccia brought the lead to 5-3. Oklahoma City loaded the bases with one out, but RHP Kyle Cody kept the 5-3 score intact.
• Round Rock couldn’t keep Oklahoma City quiet. A three-spot in the seventh inning lengthened the lead to 8-3. Vivas and Hernandez singled with one out and an error from LHP Antoine Kelly allowed a run to score. A CF Drew Avans single added two more runs for the home team.

E-Train Excerpts:

• Round Rock RHP Edwar Colina gave Round Rock a big lift out of the bullpen. The righty entered in the second inning with Round Rock trailing 4-0. He went 1.2 innings and did not allow a run or hit while walking one.
• Express LF Wyatt Langford walked three times on Tuesday and has walked nine times in his first six games at Triple-A. He has posted 39 walks in his first 45 games in the minors. Langford finished 0-for-2 with a run scored, three walks and two strikeouts.
• The E-Train committed a season-high four errors. They committed three errors only three times this year.
• Round Rock RF Sandro Fabian and 3B Davis Wendzel had all four E-Train knocks. Fabian went 2-for-4 with two RBI while Wendzel went 2-for-4 with a double and two runs scored.

Next up: Round Rock and Oklahoma City return to Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark for Game 2 of the series on Wednesday, September 27. Express RHP Owen White (2-2, 4.99) is scheduled to start up against Dodgers RHP Gavin Stone (7-4, 4.74). First pitch is scheduled for 7:04 p.m. CT.

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