Missions Take Series Opener Against OKC
SAN ANTONIO - The San Antonio Missions jumped out to an early 4-0 lead and never looked back on their way to a 4-2 victory Friday night at Nelson Wolff Stadium. Aaron Wilkerson and Freddy Peralta dominated on the mound and Tyler Austin's home run proved to be the difference
SAN ANTONIO - The San Antonio Missions jumped out to an early 4-0 lead and never looked back on their way to a 4-2 victory Friday night at Nelson Wolff Stadium.
The Missions got the scoring going in the bottom of the second inning.
In the following inning, the Missions added two more runs. After a two-out double from
After two scoreless innings, the Missions added an insurance run in the sixth inning. With two outs,
The Dodgers tried to make things interesting in the top of the ninth inning. After a lead-off walk to D.J. Peters, Peters scored two at-bats later thanks to a sacrifice fly from
Aaron Wilkerson started for the Missions. In five innings of work, he allowed two hits, two walks, no runs, and struck out five batters. This was his first scoreless outing with the Missions since June 5th. With the win, he improves to 8-2 on the season.
Freddy Peralta dominated in his second appearance since joining the Missions. In two innings, he allowed no runs, two hits, and struck out five batters.
The Missions continue their three-game series with the Oklahoma City Dodgers at Nelson Wolff Stadium Saturday night. Right-hander
Post-Game Notes
-With the win, San Antonio improved to 76-54 on the season.
-Tyrone Taylor extended his season-long hitting streak to 10 games after collecting a base hit in the third inning.
-Travis Shaw walked four times which tied his career high for most walks in a game. This is the third time he has done so and first time since 2013.
-Aaron Wilkerson tossed his first scoreless outing with the Missions since June 5 against Salt Lake.
-Missions catcher
2019 is the 118th season of baseball in San Antonio and first as the Triple-A affiliate of the Milwaukee Brewers. Single game tickets are on sale now at the Wolff Stadium Box Office or online at samissions.com. Season seat memberships are available now by calling 210-675-PARK (7275).