Aces Fold Dodgers in Series Finale

Reno Aces – 10

Oklahoma City Dodgers – 6

Sunday, May 29, 2022 – Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark – Oklahoma City, Okla.

Game Summary: A leadoff home run sent the Reno Aces to a quick lead they never relinquished Sunday afternoon as they defeated the Oklahoma City Dodgers, 10-6, in the series finale at Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark. Dominic Fletcher led off the game with a home run out to left field before the Aces (26-22) went on to build a 9-0 lead through four innings, including a six-run third inning. The Dodgers (28-20) scored their first runs of the day in the fourth inning. OKC loaded the bases before Tony Wolters hit a two-run single. Both teams were held scoreless in the fifth through seventh innings before OKC’s Ryan Noda hit a two-run homer out to left field in the eighth inning to trim Reno’s lead to 9-4. The Aces scored their 10th run of the day in the top of the ninth inning before the Dodgers put two more runs on the scoreboard in the bottom of the ninth inning with a RBI double by Michael Busch and RBI single by Jake Lamb.

Of Note:

-With Sunday’s defeat, the Dodgers lost the series against the Aces, 4-2, and also lost a series for the first time all season. The Dodgers had won or split each of their first eight series of 2022 and are now 5-1-3 in series this season…The Aces also won their first-ever series in Oklahoma City as OKC entered 2022 having won or split each of the first seven series between the teams at Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark since 2010.

-Tony Wolters went 2-for-3 with a double, walk, run scored and two RBI as he snapped a four-game hitless streak with his sixth multi-hit game of the season.

-Jake Lamb finished with two hits and a RBI and has now reached base safely in 25 of his last 26 games, hitting safely in 20 of those games.

-Ryan Noda hit his seventh home run of the season in the eighth inning — a two-run shot out to left field. It was his first home run since May 12 and third in the month of May. Noda went 2-for-3 with a walk, two RBI and two runs scored…The Dodgers have now homered in three consecutive games and in six of their last eight games.

-Drew Avans doubled and drew a walk and has now hit safely in a season-best four straight games. During the stretch, he is 4-for-10 with a double, RBI, five walks and three runs scored.

-The Dodgers’ offense now has 15 runs and 20 hits over the last two games and went a combined 8-for-20 with runners in scoring position Saturday and Sunday. The boost immediately follows a three-game stretch in which they scored a total of four runs with 13 hits and went 2-for-17 with RISP.

-After allowing a combined five runs over the last two games and nine runs over the last three games, OKC allowed 10 runs Sunday. It was the highest run total allowed by the Dodgers since a 14-13 loss May 15 in Round Rock and just the fourth time in the last 12 games OKC allowed seven or more runs...The 13 hits allowed by OKC Sunday also marked the highest hit total by an opponent since that May 15 loss in which Round Rock tallied 16 hits.

What’s Next: Following a day off Monday, the OKC Dodgers open a six-game road series against the Round Rock Express at 7:05 p.m. Tuesday at Dell Diamond. Live radio coverage of each OKC Dodgers game begins 15 minutes before first pitch on AM 1340 "The Game," 1340thegame.com and through the free iHeartRadio or MiLB First Pitch apps. All OKC Dodgers games are also available streamed live on MiLB.TV with a subscription.