OKC Held to Two Hits in Saturday Loss

Albuquerque Isotopes – 4

Oklahoma City Dodgers – 2

Saturday, July 8, 2023 – Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark – Oklahoma City, Okla.

Game Summary: The Oklahoma City Dodgers were held to two hits in a 4-2 loss to the Albuquerque Isotopes Saturday night at Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark. The Dodgers (6-5/56-28) led the game, 2-1, before the Isotopes scored three runs over the sixth and seventh innings to take the lead and send the Dodgers to their fourth consecutive loss. The Isotopes (9-2/36-50) scored the first run of the night on a sacrifice fly in the first inning. Kole Calhoun hit a solo home run in the bottom of the first inning that landed in the visiting bullpen to tie the score, 1-1. The Dodgers added a run on a passed ball in the fourth inning for a 2-1 advantage. Albuquerque then knocked a RBI single in the sixth inning to tie the game, 2-2. They loaded the bases in the seventh inning and Coco Montes hit a two-run single for a 4-2 advantage.

Of Note:

-The Dodgers have lost four consecutive games for their longest losing skid of the season and have lost four consecutive games for the first time since Sept. 21-24, 2022 in El Paso…Albuquerque leads the series, 4-1, and regardless of Sunday’s result has won the six-game series against the Dodgers. OKC will suffer just its third series defeat of the season and second at home.

-The Dodgers were held to two hits, tying their season-low mark for hits in a nine-inning game April 16 against Sugar Land in OKC…The Dodgers went 0-for-2 with runners in scoring position and had a season-low two at-bats with runners in scoring position. It was just the second time since May 7 the Dodgers did not collect a hit with runners in scoring position.

-Kole Calhoun accounted for both of the Dodgers’ hits — connecting on a home run in the first inning and a double in the fourth inning — and scored both of the team’s runs. He has hit safely in 10 of his last 11 games, going 18-for-53 (.340) with four doubles, a triple, two homers, 12 RBI and seven runs scored.

-The Dodgers fell to 26-16 at home at Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark and have lost five of their last six home games as well as six of their last eight home games. The Dodgers are 6-8 at home since June 13.

-Saturday was the eighth time in the last 11 games the Dodgers held their opponent to four runs or less…On the other hand, the Dodgers have scored a total of three runs in the last two games for their lowest two-run run total since June 21 and June 23 against Las Vegas in OKC when the team was also held to a total of three runs.

What’s Next: The Dodgers and Isotopes conclude their series at 1:05 p.m. Sunday at Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark. Following the game, kids can take the field to run the bases. Single-game tickets for OKC Dodgers home games are available at okcdodgers.com/tickets. 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. Video broadcasts of all OKC Dodgers home games are now available to be streamed live for free on the Bally Live app.