3-Homer 5th Pushes Dodgers Past Omaha, 7-2

OKLAHOMA CITY - Home runs by Ryan O'Hearn and Jorge Soler weren't enough for Omaha, as Oklahoma City enjoyed a homer barrage of their own to defeat the Storm Chasers 7-2 on Tuesday night at Bricktown Ballpark.

O'Hearn opened the scoring with a solo homer in the top of the 2^nd against Dodgers starter Trevor Oaks. It was O'Hearn's 8^th longball of the season.
The Dodgers tied it in the bottom of the 2^nd, on a double by Kyle Farmer and a single by Charlie Culberson. They grabbed the lead in the last of the 3^rd, as Alex Verdugo doubled, stole 3^rd, and scored on a sacrifice fly by Willie Calhoun.
Jorge Soler pulled Omaha level in the top of the 4^th with his 6^th home run in 8 games since returning from Kansas City. It was 2-2.
Oklahoma City pulled away in the last of the 5^th, however, blasting 3 home runs against Christian Binford . After the first 2 batters were retired, O'Koyea Dickson homered, Willie Calhoun tripled, and Trayce Thompson and Kyle Farmer hit back-to-back round-trippers for a quick 4 runs and a 6-2 lead.
Binford (L, 3-4) went 5 innings, and was charged with 6 earned runs on 9 hits, with 4 strikeouts and 1 walk.
Kyle Zimmer made a successful return from the Disabled List with 2 flawless innings of relief, retiring all 6 batters he faced.
Oaks (W, 3-1) was strong over 7 innings, allowing 2 runs, 6 hits, and no walks, while striking out 7.
The Dodgers added another run in the bottom of the 8^th; Trayce Thompson doubled, went to 3^rd on a groundout, and scored on a single by Charlie Culberson.
Omaha couldn't mount another late-game comeback, and fell to 32-30 on the season.
The Chasers continue the series with the Dodgers tomorrow morning. RHP Luke Farrell (5-2, 4.41) will toss for Omaha, while Oklahoma City will counter with RHP Wilmer Font (4-3, 3.74). First pitch will be at 11:05am.
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