Dodgers Hit Two Pinch-Hit Homers; Ramírez Pitches Six Scoreless Innings

OKC Dodgers - 8

El Paso - 3

Tuesday, June 15, 2021 – Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark – Oklahoma City, Okla.

Game Summary: Keibert Ruiz and Omar Estévez each hit pinch-hit homers and OKC Dodgers starting pitcher Yefry Ramírez threw six scoreless innings in the Dodgers’ 8-3 win in their series finale against the El Paso Chihuahuas Tuesday night at Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark. Sheldon Neuse’s RBI single in the fifth inning broke a scoreless tie as he finished with a team-high three hits. The Dodgers (16-20) scored four runs in the seventh inning, including a RBI triple by Carlos Asuaje and a two-run pinch-hit homer by Ruiz out to right field. Matt Davidson capped the inning with a RBI single. El Paso (16-19) broke through the shutout with two runs in the eighth inning and another in the ninth. In between, the Dodgers scored three runs in the bottom of the eighth inning. Omar Estévez hit OKC’s second pinch-hit homer of the game with a two-run shot in the Dodgers’ bullpen in left-center field and DJ Peters’ RBI single extended OKC’s lead to six runs.

Of Note:

-Keibert Ruiz hammered his fifth home run in the series against the Chihuahuas with a two-run shot out to right field in the seventh inning. The Dodgers' top prospect homered in back-to-back games and in back-to-back at-bats after also homering in the ninth inning Monday night. He also went deep once on Thursday and twice on Friday for his second multi-homer game of the season…Between OKC and his time with the Los Angeles Dodgers this season, Ruiz has hit nine homers and nine doubles in 96 total plate appearances (27 games). During his last full season in 2019, Ruiz hit nine doubles and six homers between OKC and Double-A Tulsa over 350 plate appearances (85 games)...In 21 games with OKC this season, 17 of his 24 hits have gone for extra bases and he is slugging .695.

-Tuesday’s win snapped a three-game losing skid for OKC and closed out a six-game series with the Chihuahuas, as well as a 12-game homestand at Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark. The Dodgers and Chihuahuas split the series, 3-3, with OKC winning the first two games of the series, as well as the finale. The Dodgers finished their homestand, 7-5.

-Sheldon Neuse went 3-for-4 Tuesday night with a season-high three hits. He also drew a walk, scored a run and finished with one RBI as he has now hit safely in a season-high four straight games, going 7-for-17 with a homer, four RBI, three runs scored and two walks.

-The Dodgers have now homered at least once in eight of the last nine games (13 HR total) and have hit 37 homers in their last 24 games, including 11 in the last seven games.

-In the fourth game of his Major League Rehab Assignment, Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Garrett Cleavinger retired the side in order in the seventh inning, including two strikeouts. So far with OKC, he has thrown 4.0 scoreless innings with three hits, three walks and seven strikeouts. He joined OKC on a Major League Rehab Assignment June 7 after being placed on the Injured List May 18 with left elbow inflammation.

-Dodgers starting pitcher Yefry Ramirez pitched 6.0 scoreless innings in his team-leading seventh start of the season. He held the Chihuahuas to three hits with three walks and seven strikeouts. He tied his season highs with 6.0 innings pitched and seven strikeouts in his first scoreless outing of 2021.

What’s Next: Wednesday is a league-wide day off for Triple-A West teams. On Thursday, the OKC Dodgers open a 12-game Texas road trip with six-game series in Round Rock followed by a six-game set in Sugar Land. The trip begins with a 7:05 p.m. game Thursday against the Round Rock Express 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.