Dodgers Win Series with 8-3 Sunday Victory

Oklahoma City Dodgers – 8

Salt Lake Bees – 3

Sunday, June 12, 2022 – Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark – Oklahoma City, Okla.

Game Summary: The Oklahoma City Dodgers scored eight straight runs through six innings and Mitch White pitched 5.2 scoreless frames in an 8-3 Dodgers win against the Salt Lake Bees Sunday afternoon at Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark. Miguel Vargas hit a two-run home run out to left field in the third inning with two outs to give the Dodgers a 2-0 lead. Jason Martin connected on a two-out RBI double in the fourth inning to extend OKC to a 3-0 lead. The Dodgers (37-23) then scored five runs in the sixth inning to take an 8-0 lead. With the bases loaded, Tony Wolters drew a walk. With the bases loaded again, Drew Avans hit a bases-clearing double into left field before Omar Estévez hit a RBI single for OKC’s eighth run of the day. The Bees (31-29) ended the shutout in the eighth inning as they loaded the bases and went on to score three runs via two walks and a wild pitch in the series finale between the teams.

Of Note:

-Mitch White (1-0) made his first start and first appearance of the season with Oklahoma City after being optioned by the Los Angeles Dodgers Friday. He started and pitched 5.2 scoreless and hitless innings with two walks and six strikeouts in the win. White has made nine appearances (four starts) with the Los Angeles Dodgers this season, going 1-1 with a 3.86 ERA in 25.2 innings.

-With Sunday’s victory, the Dodgers recorded their eighth series win of the season and third straight, winning two of three games against the Bees. They improved to a season-best 14 games above .500 (37-23), remaining in first place in the PCL. The Dodgers went 5-1 during their six-game homestand and have now won six of their last seven games, as well as eight of their last 10 games.

-The Dodgers scored eight runs Sunday after scoring 10 runs Saturday night as they have now scored eight or more runs in consecutive games for the first time since scoring 13 runs in back-to-back games May 15 in Round Rock and May 17 against El Paso in OKC…The Dodgers also posted a five-run inning Sunday for a second straight game after they also scored five runs in the eighth inning of a comeback win against the Bees Saturday night. Sunday was also the third time during the homestand that OKC scored four or more runs in an inning after the team recorded four runs in the ninth inning of an extra-innings win Wednesday against Sugar Land.

-Miguel Vargas hit his 10th home run of the season and his second in the last four games with a two-run shot out to left field for the Dodgers’ first runs of the game. He has now reached base in 13 consecutive games for the longest current on-base streak by a Dodgers player and his second on-base streak of the season of at least 13 games. He also had a 19-game on-base streak April 26-May 17.

-Drew Avans recorded a game-high three RBI with his bases-clearing double in the sixth inning. He has five RBI in his last two games and has tallied 10 of his 18 total RBI this season during his first 11 games of June.

-Tony Wolters collected a team-high two hits, including his first triple of the season. He also finished with a walk, RBI and scored two runs.

-Jason Martin doubled and drove in a run as he has now hit safely in six straight games, going 8-for-22 with five extra-base hits and six RBI. He is tied with Miguel Vargas for a team-best 24 extra-base hits this season.

What’s Next: Following a day off Monday, the OKC Dodgers open a six-game road series against the Reno Aces at 8:35 p.m. CT Tuesday at Greater Nevada Field. 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.